1908 Summer Olympics / Participant (Belgium)

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Belgium participated in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London , Great Britain , with 70 athletes. The athletes were able to win one gold, five silver and two bronze medals.

Medalist

Olympic champion

Surname	sport	competition
Paul van Asbroeck	shoot	Revolver and pistol

Second

Surname	sport	competition
Oscar Taelman Marcel Morimont Rémy Orban Polydore Veirman Georges Mijs François Vergucht Oscar de Somville Rodolphe Poma Alfred van Landeghem	rowing	Eighth
Reginald Storms	shoot	Revolver and pistol
Paul van Asbroeck Réginald Storms Charles Paumier du Verger René Englebert	shoot	Rapid fire gun crew
Léon Huybrechts Louis Huybrechts Henri Weewauters	sailing	6 meter class
Victor Boin Herman Donners Fernand Feyaerts Oscar Grégoire Herman Meyboorn Albert Michant Joseph Pletincx	Water polo	Men

Third

Surname	sport	competition
Paul Anspach Désiré Beaurain Fernand Bosmans Fernand de Montigny Ferdinand Feyerick François Rom Victor Willems	fencing	Epee team
Joseph Werbrouck	Cycling	20 km

Participants by sport

fencing

discipline	space	athlete	First round	Second round	Semifinals	final
Men
Epee single	fifth	Paul Anspach	5-2 (second in Group H)	3-1 (first in group 7)	5-2 (first in group 2)	2-5
	Semi-finalist	Gaston Renard	3-2 (second in Group C)	2-2 (second in group 2)	3-5 (fifth in group 1)	not reached
		François Rome	4-1 (first in group F)	3-1 (first in group 6)	3-5 (fifth in group 1)
		Fernand Bosmans	4-3 (third in group G)	4-2 (second in group 6)	4-7 (eighth in group 1)
		Pierre le Blon	3-2 (second in Group K)	4-1 (first in group 1)	2-6 (eighth in group 2)
	Second round	Marcel Van Langenhove	2-2 (second in group M)	2-3 (third in group 6)	not reached
		Fernand de Montigny	5-3 (second in group E)	2-2 (third in group 7)
		François Stuyck	5-1 (first in group L)	1-3 (fourth in group 1)
	First round	André Sarens	3-6 (seventh in group D)	not reached
Saber single	Semi-finalist	Joseph Van der Voodt	2-2 (second in Group B)	3-1 (first in group 3)	1-6 (seventh in group 2)	not reached
	Second round	Étienne Grade	3-2 (second in Group C)	2-2 (third in group 1)	not reached
		Paul Anspach	5-2 (second in Group J)	0-4 (fifth in group 5)
	First round	Antoine Van Tomme	2-2 (fourth in Group F)	not reached
		André du Bosch	2-3 (fourth in Group I)
		Henri Six	1-4 (fifth in group A)
		Alexis Simonson	2-3 (fifth in group L)

discipline	space	Athletes	qualification	First round	Semifinals	final	Round of hope	Fencing for 2nd place
Men
Epee team	Third	Paul Anspach Désiré Beaurain Ferdinand Feyerick François Rom Fernand de Montigny Victor Willems Fernand Bosmans	bye	Defeated Sweden 11-6 → semi-finals	Defeated Italy 9-8 → final	Lost to France 9-7 → game for 2nd place	bye	Lost to Great Britain 9-5 → bronze medal
Saber crew	Sixth	André du Bosch Etienne Grade Antoine Van Tomme Joseph van der Voodt	not carried out	Lost to France 10-6 → Eliminated sixth	not reached		not qualified

athletics

discipline	space	Athlete (s)	Preliminary round	Semifinals	final
Men
100 m	Prelims	Victor Jacquemin	11.5 seconds second, sixth forerun	not reached
		Jean Konings	11.6 seconds second, fourth preliminary round
200 m	Prelims	Fernand Halbart	k. A. Fifth, tenth forerunners	not reached
400 m	-	Victor Jacquemin	DNF -, Tenth forerun
1500 m	Semi-finalist	François Delloye	not carried out	k. A. Fifth, eighth semifinals	not reached
110 m hurdles	Semi-finalist	Fernand Halbart	bye	DNS , fourth semifinals	not reached
marathon	-	François Celis	not carried out		DNF
discipline	space	Athlete (s)			Height / width
Men
high jump	16.	Léon Dupont	not carried out		1.67 m
Stand long jump	Eighth-25th	Léon Dupont	not carried out		k. A.
Standing vault	Eighth	Léon Dupont	not carried out		1.42 m

Cycling

discipline	space	Athlete (s)	Preliminary round	Semifinals	final
Men
660 yards (603.491 m)	Semi-finalist	Lucien Renard	55.2 seconds first, 14th preroll	k. A. Second, fourth semifinals	not reached
	Preliminary round	Jean Patou	k. A. Second, fourth preroll	not reached
		Joseph Werbrouck	k. A. Second, eighth preroll
		Léon Couckelberg	k. A. Second, 15th lead
		Jean van Benthem	k. A. Third, twelfth preroll
5 km	Semi-finalist	Guillaume Coeckelberg	not carried out	k. A. Fourth-seventh, seventh semifinals	not reached
20 km	Third	Joseph Werbrouck	not carried out	33: 21.4 third, first semifinals	k. A.
	Semi-finalist	Jean van Benthem		k. A. Seventh-ninth, second semifinals	not reached
	-	Léon Couckelberg		DSQ -, Sixth Semi-Final
100 km	Ninth-17th	Guillaume Coeckelberg	not carried out	k. A. Seventh-ninth, second semifinals	DNF
2000 m tandem	Semi-finalist	Léon Coeckelberg Jean Patou	2: 25.0 first, fourth heat	k. A. Fourth, first semifinals	not reached
1980 yards team pursuit	-	Four unknown athletes	DNS -, first lead	not reached

Wrestling

discipline	space	athlete	First round	Round of 16	Quarter finals	Semifinals	final
Men
Greco-Roman style
Lightweight (up to 66.6 kg)	17th	Lucien Hansen	Lost to Lindén	not reached
		Fernand Steens	Lost to Carlsen
Light heavyweight (up to 93 kg)	fifth	Marcel Dubois	Defeated Foskett	Defeated Brown	Lost to Saarela	not reached
	Ninth	August Meesen	bye	Lost to Banbrook	not reached

rowing

discipline	space	Athlete (s)	First round	Quarter finals	Semifinals	final
Men
One	fifth	Joseph Hermans	bye	k. A. Second, fourth quarter-finals	not reached
Eighth	Second	Oscar Taelman , Marcel Morimont , Rémy Orban , Georges Mijs , François Vergucht , Polydore Veirman , Oscar de Somville , Rodolphe Poma , Alfred van Landeghem	not carried out	bye	8.22 First, First Semifinals	k. A.

shoot

discipline	space	Athlete (s)	Points
Men
Free rifle three position fight	35.	Ernest Ista	701
	36.	Fernand Rey	698
Free rifle three position team	fifth	Paul van Asbroeck Joseph Geens Ernest Ista Edouard Poty Henri Sauveur Charles Paumier du Verger	4509
Revolver and pistol	Olympic champion	Paul van Asbroeck	490
	Second	Reginald Storms	487
	15th	René Englebert	441
	37.	Jacques Pinchart	372
Rapid fire gun crew	Second	Paul van Asbroeck René Englebert Réginald Storms Charles Paumier du Verger	1863

swim

discipline	space	athlete	leader	Semifinals	final
Men
100 m freestyle	Prelims	André Duprez	1: 18.0 second, ninth forerun	not reached
		Herman Meyboom	k. A. Third-sixth, first preroll
		Victor Boin	k. A. Third-fourth, fourth forerun
		Fernand Feyaerts	k. A. Third-fourth, sixth forerun
100 m back	-	Oscar Grégoire	DNF -, Sixth forerun	not reached
200 m chest	Semi-finalist	Félicien Courbet	3: 16.4 first, seventh forerun	k. A. Fourth, second semifinals	not reached
	Prelims	Pierre Strauwen	k. A. Fourth, third preroll	not reached

sailing

The Belgian crew in the 6-meter class at the 1908 Summer Olympics

discipline	space	Athletes
Men
6 meter class	Second	Zut Léon Huybrechts , Louis Huybrechts , Henri Weewauters

do gymnastics

discipline	space	athlete	Points
Men
Individual all-around	k. A.	Antoine de Buck	k. A.
		Jean van Guysse	k. A.

Water polo

The Belgian water polo team at the 1908 Summer Olympics

discipline	space	Athletes	Quarter finals	Semifinals	final
Men
Men	Second	Victor Boin , Herman Donners , Fernand Feyaerts , Oscar Grégoire , Herman Meyboom , Albert Michant , Joseph Pletinckx	Defeated Netherlands 8-1	Defeated Sweden 8-4	Lost to Great Britain 9-2

Diving

discipline	space	athlete	Preliminary round	Semifinals	final
Men
Diving	-	Joseph Huketick	DNF -, Second Preliminary Round	not reached

Web links

• Olympic team from Belgium 1908 in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ).