1976 Summer Olympics / Participant (Belgium)
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Belgium participated in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montréal with a delegation of 101 athletes (75 men and 26 women) in 80 competitions in 16 sports. The most successful participant was the athlete Ivo Van Damme , who won the silver medal in the 800 and 1500 meters. Show jumper François Mathy won two bronze medals, in the individual and in the team. Furthermore, cyclist Marcel Vaarten won silver in the time trial and Karel Lismont bronze in the marathon. The youngest athlete was the swimmer Pierrette Michel , she was 14 years and 126 days old. The oldest participant was François "Frans" Lafortune, who was 43 years old and 227 days old. The flag bearer at the opening ceremony was the athlete Gaston Roelants , who did not take part in the competitions.
Participants by sport
Archery
Men
Boxing
Men
fencing
Men |
Women |
Weightlifting
Men
hockey
Men
- 9th place
- Bruno De Clynsen
- Serge Dubois
- Jean-François Gilles
- Robert Maroye
- Bernard Mauchien
- Guy Miserque
- Jean-Claude Moraux
- Bernard Smeekens
- Frank Smissaert
- Armand Solie
- Jean Toussaint
- Paul Urbain
- Michel Van Tuyckom
- Carl-Eric Vanderborght
- Michel Vanderborght
Judo
Men
canoe
Men |
Women |
athletics
Men |
Women |
Cycling
Men
- Jean-Louis Baugnies
- Fons De Wolf
- Dirk Heirwegh
- Frank Hoste
- Eddy Schepers
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Michel Vaarten
- Silver 1000 m time trial
- Daniel Willems
horse riding
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Edgar Henri Cuepper
- Bronze jumping team
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François Mathy
- Bronze individual jumping
- Bronze jumping team
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Stanny Van Paesschen
- Bronze jumping team
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Eric Wauters
- Bronze jumping team
Wrestling
Men
rowing
Men
- Paul De Weert
- Frank Dedecker
- Claude Dehombreux
- Johan Ghoos
- Jozef Jordaens
- Didier Vermeersch
- Patrick Willems
shoot
swim
Men |
Women |
sailing
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Jacques Rogge
- Finn dinghy: 22nd place
- Carl Winters
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Peter Winters
- 470s: 19th place
do gymnastics
Women
Web links
- Belgian Olympic team from 1976 in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )