- Source: Belgium at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Belgium competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events). 54 competitors, 51 men and 3 women, took part in 37 events in 12 sports.
Medalists
= Silver
=André Nelis — Sailing, Men's Finn Individual Competition
Joseph Mewis — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Featherweight
Athletics
Men's Marathon
Aurèle Vandendriessche — 2:47:18 (→ 24th place)
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
Sprint
Evrard Godefroid — 10th place
Time trial
Evrard Godefroid — 1:16.5 (→ 19th place)
Team pursuit
André BarFrançois De WagheneireGuillaume Van TongerlooGustaaf De Smet — 5th place
Team road race
Norbert VerougstraeteGustaaf De SmetFrançois Vandenbosch — 89 points (→ 7th place)
Individual road race
Norbert Verougstraete — 5:26:47 (→ 23rd place)
Gustaaf De Smet — 5:26:47 (→ 24th place)
François Vandenbosch — 5:38:16 (→ 42nd place)
François De Wagheneire — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Fencing
Six fencers, all men, represented Belgium in 1956.
Men's foil
André Verhalle
Ghislain Delaunois
François Dehez
Men's team foil
Jacques Debeur, Ghislain Delaunois, Marcel Van Der Auwera, André Verhalle
Men's épée
Ghislain Delaunois
Jacques Debeur
Roger Achten
Men's team épée
François Dehez, Roger Achten, Ghislain Delaunois, Marcel Van Der Auwera, Jacques Debeur
Men's sabre
Marcel Van Der Auwera
Hockey
Rowing
Belgium had seven male rowers participate in three out of seven rowing events in 1956.
Men's double sculls
Fernand Steenacker
Henri Steenacker
Men's coxless pair
Bob Baetens
Michel Knuysen
Men's coxed pair
Livien Ven
Antoon Ven
Jos Van Thillo (cox)
Sailing
Shooting
Two shooters represented Belgium in 1956.
50 m pistol
Marcel Lafortune
50 m rifle, three positions
Frans Lafortune
50 m rifle, prone
Frans Lafortune
Swimming
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
External links
Official Olympic Reports
International Olympic Committee results database
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