Belgium at the 1900 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	BEL
Nocname:	Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee
Games:	Summer Olympics
Year:	1900
Website:
Location:	Paris, France
Date:	14 May, 1900 – 28 October, 1900
Competitors:	78
Sports:	11
Events:	31
Rank:	5
Gold:	6
Silver:	7
Bronze:	4
Appearances:	auto
App Begin Year:	1900
See also:	1906 Intercalated Games

Belgium competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.It was the first appearance of the European nation. Belgium was represented in France by 78^[1] athletes, all of them male, who competed in 11 disciplines. They comprised 95 entries in 28 events.

Medalists

Medals awarded to participants of mixed-NOC teams are represented in italics. These medals are not counted towards the individual NOC medal tally.In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.

Name	Sport	Event
	Archery	Sur la Perche à la Herse
	Archery	Au Cordon Doré 33 metres
	Archery	Au Chapelet 33 metres
	Equestrian	Individual jumping
	Equestrian	Long jump
	Equestrian	Mail coach
	Archery	Sur la Perche à la Herse
	Archery	Au Cordon Doré 50 metres
	Archery	Championnat du Monde
	Equestrian	Individual jumping
Prosper Bruggeman Oscar Dessomville Oscar De Cock Maurice Hemelsoet Marcel Van Crombrugge Frank Odberg Maurice Verdonck Alfred Van Landeghem	Rowing	Men's eight
	Shooting	Men's trap
Brussels Swimming and Water Polo Club	Water polo	Men's tournament
	Archery	Sur la Perche à la Pyramide
	Equestrian	High jump
	Shooting	Men's 300 metre free rifle, three positions
	Shooting	Men's 300 metre free rifle, standing
Université de Bruxelles	Football	Men's tournament

Medals by sport
Sport				Total
Archery	3	3	1	7
Equestrian	3	1	1	5
Rowing	0	1	0	1
Shooting	0	1	2	3
Water polo	0	1	0	1
Total	style=background:gold	6	style=background:silver	7	style=background:#c96	4	17

Multiple medalists

The following competitors won multiple medals at the 1900 Olympic Games.

Name	Medal	Sport	Event
		Archery	Au Cordon Doré 33 metres Au Chapelet 33 metres Au Cordon Doré 50 metres Championnat du Monde
		Equestrian	Individual jumping High jump

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

width=180	Sport	width=55	Men	width=55	Women	width=55	Total
Archery	4	0	18^[2]
Cycling	1	0	1
Equestrian	13	0	13
Fencing	5	0	5
Football	9	0	9
Gymnastics	2	0	2
Rowing	9	0	9
Shooting	11	0	11
Swimming	1	0	1
Water polo	10	0	10
Total	64	0	78

Archery

See main article: Archery at the 1900 Summer Olympics.

Belgium took three of seven gold medals, three of eight silver medals, and one of five bronze medals in the seven archery events that were Olympic. France and the Netherlands were the only other nations that competed, with France taking the remaining thirteen medals. Many of the French, Dutch, and Belgian competitors are unknown as their names were not recorded. 4 of the 18 Belgian archers are known by name, 14 are not. The 18 archers had 36 entries over all 7 events.

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Score	Rank
Hubert Van Innis	Au Cordon Doré 33 metres	Unknown
Hubert Van Innis	Au Cordon Doré 50 metres	29
Hubert Van Innis	Au Chapelet 33 metres	Unknown
Hubert Van Innis	Au Chapelet 50 metres	Unknown	4
Hubert Van Innis	Championnat du Monde	16
Emmanuel Foulon	Sur la Perche à la Herse	Unknown
Émile Druart	Sur la Perche à la Herse	Unknown
Louis Glineur	Sur la Perche à la Pyramide	Unknown

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 1900 Summer Olympics.

Belgium's first cycling appearance was at the second Olympic cycling competition, 1900. One cyclist from Belgium competed in one event, winning no medals. Only his surname is known.

Sprint

Equestrian

See main article: Equestrian at the 1900 Summer Olympics.

Belgium competed in the inaugural Olympic equestrian events, taking gold medals in 3 of 5 events. The names of 11 Belgian equestrians are unknown.

Jumping

Athlete	Horse	Event	Time	Rank
Aimé Haegeman	Benton II	Individual	2:16.0
Constant van Langhendonck	Unknown		Unknown	4-37
Constant van Langhendonck	Unknown		Unknown
Georges Kryn	Unknown		Unknown	4-37
Georges Van Der Poele	Windsor Squire		2:17.6
Between 3 and 6 other riders	Unknown		Unknown	4-37

High jump

Athlete	Horse	Event	Height	Rank
Charles van Langhendonck	Roxanne	High jump	Unknown	9-19
Constant van Langhendonck	Black Fly		Unknown	9-19
Georges Van Der Poele	Ludlow		1.70
Up to 2 other riders	Unknown		Unknown	9-19

Long jump

Athlete	Horse	Event	Distance	Rank
Constant van Langhendonck	Extra-Dry	align=left rowspan=3	Long jump	6.10
van der Meulen	The Wett	Unknown	6
1 other rider	Unknown	Unknown	7-19

Hacks and hunter combined

Athlete	Horse	Event	Place
Georges Van Der Poele	Unknown		5–51

Four-in-hand (mail coach)

Athlete	Event	Place
Georges Chaudoir		5–31
Paul Lambert		5–31
Georges Nagelmackers
Georges Nagelmackers		5–31
Orban		5–31
Georges Pauwels		5–31
Gaston Saint-Paul de Sinçay		5–31
Étienne van Zuylen van Nyevelt		5–31
Étienne van Zuylen van Nyevelt		5–31

Fencing

See main article: Fencing at the 1900 Summer Olympics.

Belgium competed in fencing at the nation's debut. The nation sent five fencers.

Athlete	Event	Round 1			Quarterfinal			Repechage
Athlete	Event			Rank			Rank			Rank		Rank	Rank
Tony Smet	Men's épée			Q			4-6	Did not advance
Tony Smet	Men's foil			Q			Q	1	6	8C		14
Fernand Desmedt	align=left rowspan=3	Men's masters foil				Did not advance
Pierre Selderslagh			Q			Q	3	4	5C		10
Cyrille Verbrugge			Q			Q	1	6	=7C		15
Hébrant	Masters sabre			Q	5	2	2Q	1	6	8

Football

See main article: Football at the 1900 Summer Olympics.

Université de Bruxelles represented Belgium in the football competition. The club squad lost its only match, to Club Française, to take third in the three-team competition.

Summary

Team roster

Match 2

Gymnastics

See main article: Gymnastics at the 1900 Summer Olympics.

Belgium's inaugural Olympic appearance included competing in the gymnastics portion of the program.

Athlete	Event	Score	Rank
Michelet		192	12
De Poorten		207	99

Rowing

See main article: Rowing at the 1900 Summer Olympics.

Belgium, through the Royal Club Nautique de Gand, sent a coxed pair and an eight to the first Olympic rowing competition.

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Royal Club Nautique de Gand Prosper Bruggeman Maurice Hemelsoet unknown cox	Men's coxed pair	7:00.4	3	Did not advance
Royal Club Nautique de Gand Jules De Bisschop Prosper Bruggeman Oscar Dessomville Oscar De Cock Maurice Hemelsoet Marcel Van Crombrugge Frank Odberg Maurice Verdonck Rodolphe Poma	Men's eight	5:00.2	2Q	6:13.8

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics.

Belgium's first Olympic appearance included competing in the shooting events. Belgian shooters competed in the military pistol and military rifle sets of events.

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Score	Rank
Pierre Eichhorn	Men's 50 metre free pistol	345	17
Charles Lebègue		318	19
Victor Robert		351	16
Alban Rooman		405	13
Émile Thèves		404	14
Alban Rooman Émile Thèves Victor Robert Pierre Eichhorn Charles Lebègue	Men's 50 metre free pistol, team	1823	4
Paul Van Asbroeck	Men's 300 metre free rifle, standing	297	4
Joseph Baras		233	30
Jules Bury		282	=7
Edouard Myin		265	21
Charles Paumier		298
Paul Van Asbroeck	Men's 300 metre free rifle, kneeling	308	4
Joseph Baras		210	30
Jules Bury		269	24
Edouard Myin		249	29
Charles Paumier		297	=9
Paul Van Asbroeck	Men's 300 metre free rifle, prone	312	=8
Joseph Baras		270	=28
Jules Bury		270	=28
Edouard Myin		304	13
Charles Paumier		302	15
Paul Van Asbroeck	Men's 300 metre free rifle, three positions	917
Joseph Baras		713	30
Jules Bury		821	22
Edouard Myin		818	23
Charles Paumier		897	6
Paul Van Asbroeck Charles Paumier Jules Bury Edouard Myin Joseph Baras	Men's 300 metre free rifle, team	4166	6
René Guyot	Men's trap	17

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics.

A man with the surname Hermand was Belgium's first Olympic swimmer. He competed in the 4000 metre freestyle but did not finish his first round heat.

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Fernand Feyaerts	200 m freestyle			Did not advance
Fernand Feyaerts	1000 m freestyle			Did not advance
Fernand Feyaerts	4000 m freestyle			Did not advance
Hermand	4000 m freestyle			Did not advance

Water polo

See main article: Water Polo at the 1900 Summer Olympics.

Brussels Swimming and Water Polo Club represented Belgium in this event.

Summary

Roster

First Round

Semi-Finals

Final

References

De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "1900 Olympians from Belgium". Accessed 11 March 2006. Available electronically at http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/cbel1900.html.
Book: Mallon, Bill . 1998 . The 1900 Olympic Games, Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary . McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers . Jefferson, North Carolina . 0-7864-0378-0 . registration .

Notes and References

This differs from de Wael's count of 84. De Wael counts three water poloists who are not included on the team roster according to the IOC, two equestrians who competed in only non-Olympic events (a third non-Olympic equestrian also competed in croquet), and two unknown coxswains in rowing where there was only one.
14 competitors are unknown.