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Belgium at the 1952 Summer Olympics

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Belgium at the
1952 Summer Olympics
IOC codeBEL
NOCBelgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee
Websitewww.olympic.be (in Dutch and French)
in Helsinki
Competitors135 (130 men and 5 women) in 16 sports
Flag bearer Charles Debeur[1]
Medals
Ranked 14th
Gold
2
Silver
2
Bronze
0
Total
4
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Belgium competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 135 competitors, 130 men and 5 women, took part in 75 events in 16 sports.[2]

Medalists

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Gold

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Silver

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Athletics

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Basketball

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Men's Team Competition
  • Qualification Round (Group A)
    • Lost to Cuba (51-59)
    • Defeated Switzerland (59-49)
    • Lost to Cuba (63-71) → did not advance

Boxing

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Canoeing

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Cycling

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Road Competition

Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)

Track Competition

Men's 1.000m Time Trial

Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race

Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit

Men's 2.000m Tandem Race

Fencing

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14 fencers, all men, represented Belgium in 1952.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre

Gymnastics

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Hockey

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Modern pentathlon

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One male pentathlete represented Belgium in 1952.

Rowing

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Belgium had 12 male rowers participate in five out of seven rowing events in 1952.[3]

Men's single sculls
Men's double sculls
Men's coxless pair
Men's coxed pair
Men's coxless four

Sailing

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Shooting

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Four shooters represented Belgium in 1952.

50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone
Trap

Swimming

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Water polo

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Weightlifting

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Wrestling

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References

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  1. ^ "Charles Debeur". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Belgium at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Belgium Rowing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2018.