1956 Summer Olympics / Participant (Belgium)
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Belgium took part in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne with a delegation of 54 athletes (51 men and three women) in 37 competitions in twelve sports. The flag bearer at the opening ceremony was the sailor André Nelis , one of the two medalists. In addition to him, the wrestler Jef Mewis also won the silver medal. Belgium was previously represented at the equestrian games in Stockholm with three participants (two men and one woman).
Participants by sport
Boxing
Men
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Danny Hellebuyck
- Bantamweight: 2nd round
fencing
Men
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Roger Eighth
- Epee, singles: quarter-finals
- Epee, team: 5th place
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Marcel Van Der Auwera
- Foil, team: preliminary round
- Epee, team: 5th place
- Saber, singles: semi-finals
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Jacques Debeur
- Foil, team: preliminary round
- Epee, singles: quarter-finals
- Epee, team: 5th place
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François Dehez
- Foil, singles: preliminary round
- Epee, team: 5th place
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Ghislain Delaunois
- Foil, singles: preliminary round
- Foil, team: preliminary round
- Epee, singles: semi-finals
- Epee, team: 5th place
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André Verhalle
- Foil, singles: semi-finals
- Foil, team: preliminary round
Weightlifting
Men
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Willy Claes
- Lightweight: 9th place
hockey
Men
- 7th place
- Squad
canoe
Men
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Germain Van De Moere & Rik Verbrugghe
- Two kayaks, 1000 meters: 6th place
athletics
Men
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André Ballieux
- 1500 meters: heats
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Frans Herman
- 10,000 meters: 14th place
- 3000 meter obstacle: DNF / prelims
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Walter Herssens
- Triple jump: 29th place in qualification
- Decathlon: DNF
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Marcel Lambrechts
- 400 meter hurdles: prelims
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Émile Leva
- 800 meters: 7th place
- 1500 meters: heats
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Aurèle Vandendriessche
- Marathon: 24th place
Cycling
Men
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André Bar
- 4000 meters team pursuit: 5th place
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Frans Van Den Bosch
- Road race, individual: 42nd place
- Road race, team: 7th place
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Evrard Godefroid
- Sprint: quarter-finals
- 1000 meters TIME driving: 19th place
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Gustaaf De Smet
- Road race, individual: 24th place
- Road race, team: 7th place
- 4000 meters team pursuit: 5th place
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Guillaume Van Tongerloo
- 4000 meters team pursuit: 5th place
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Norbert Verougstraete
- Road race, individual: 23rd place
- Road race, team: 7th place
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François De Wagheneire
- Road race, individual: DNF
- Road race, team: 7th place
- 4000 meters team pursuit: 5th place
horse riding
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Brigitte Schockaert
- Jumping, singles: 34th place
- Jumping, team: DNF
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Raymond Lombard
- Jumping, singles: 43rd place
- Jumping, team: DNF
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Georges Poffé
- Jumping, singles: DNF
- Jumping, team: DNF
Wrestling
Men
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Maurice Mewis
- Flyweight, Greco-Roman: 3rd round
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Omer scouting
- Bantamweight, Greco-Roman: 2nd round
- Bantamweight, freestyle: 2nd round
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Jef Mewis
- Featherweight, freestyle: silver
rowing
Men
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Fernand Steenacker & Henri Steenacker
- Double sculls: hope run
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Bob Baetens & Michel Knuysen
- Two without a helmsman: reunion
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Jos Van Thillo , Antoon Ven & Livien Ven
- Two with a helmsman: semi-finals
shoot
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François Lafortune
- Small caliber, three-position battle: 19th place
- Small caliber, lying: 42nd place
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Marcel Lafortune
- Free pistol: 23rd place
swim
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Women
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sailing
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André Nelis
- Finn dinghy: silver
Web links
- Belgian Olympic team from 1956 in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
- Belgian Olympic team at the 1956 Equestrian Games