Belgium at the 1912 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:BEL
Nocname:Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:1912
Website: 
Location:Stockholm
Rank:13
Gold:2
Silver:1
Bronze:3
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1900
See also:1906 Intercalated Games

Belgium competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden.

Aquatics

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Five swimmers competed for Belgium at the 1912 Games. It was the third time the nation had competed in swimming, a sport in which Belgium had competed each time the country appeared at the Olympics.

None of the Belgian swimmers advanced to the finals in their individual events; two reached the semifinals.

(Ranks given are within the swimmer's heat.)

Men
SwimmerEventsHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Félicien Courbet200 m breaststrokealign=center colspan=2N/A3:12.61 Q3:11.65align=center colspan=2did not advance
400 m breaststrokealign=center colspan=2N/A6:52.62 Q6:59.84align=center colspan=2did not advance
Oscar Grégoire100 m backstrokealign=center colspan=2N/Aalign=center colspan=2Disqualifiedalign=center colspan=4did not advance
Herman Meyboom100 m freestyle1:15.43align=center colspan=6did not advance
Jules Wuyts100 m freestyle1:13.64align=center colspan=6did not advance
Women

Water polo

See main article: Water polo at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Belgium made its third Olympic water polo appearance in 1912, having competed both times the country had sent athletes to the Olympics previously. After taking the silver medals in 1908 and 1900, the Belgians were only able to win a bronze at these Games.

Belgium had the misfortune of meeting eventual gold medalists Great Britain in the quarterfinals, though this misfortune was mitigated by the use of the Bergvall System in the tournament (giving Belgium an opportunity to take silver even after this defeat). The Belgian squad gave the British side the greatest challenge the latter faced all tournament, taking the match into extra time before falling. In the repechage rounds, the Belgians defeated both of the other quarterfinal losers in turn. They then beat the losing finalist Austrians to set up a match against Sweden for the silver and bronze medals. This was the fifth match of the tournament for Belgium (the most of any team—the Belgians were the only side to play every other team in 1912), and the Swedes proved too much and defeated Belgium 4–2.

Quarterfinals
Repechage semifinal
Repechage final
Silver round 2
Silver medal match

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

2 athletes competed for Belgium in 1912. It was the country's second appearance in athletics.

Ranks given are within that athlete's heat.

AthleteEventsHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Léon Aelter100 m?2?5align=center colspan=2did not advance
200 m?3align=center colspan=4did not advance
François Delloye1500 malign=center colspan=2N/A?6-7align=center colspan=2did not advance

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

A single cyclist represented Belgium. It was the third appearance of the nation in cycling, in which Belgium had competed each time the nation appeared at the Olympics. Jules Patou, who had also competed in 1908, was the only Belgian cyclist and did not finish the time trial.

Road cycling

Equestrian

See main article: Equestrian at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Dressage
RiderHorseEventFinal
PenaltiesRank
Emmanuel de BlommaertClonmoreIndividual13521
Gaston de TrannoyCapricieuxIndividual11717
Eventing(The maximum score in each of the five events was 10.00 points. Ranks given are for the cumulative score after each event. Team score is the sum of the top three individual scores.)
RiderHorseEventLong distanceCross countrySteeplechaseShow jumpingDressageTotal
ScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRank
Paul ConvertLa SiouteIndividual10.0019.851410.00108.3314align=center colspan=2did not startalign=center colspan=2did not finish
Emmanuel de BlommaertClonmoreIndividual10.001align=center colspan=2Disqualifiedalign=center colspan=6Retiredalign=center colspan=2did not finish
Gaston de TrannoyCapricieuxIndividual10.0019.691710.0012align=center colspan=2Disqualifiedalign=center colspan=2Retiredalign=center colspan=2did not finish
Guy ReyntiensBeau SoleilIndividual10.001align=center colspan=2Disqualifiedalign=center colspan=6Retiredalign=center colspan=2did not finish
Paul Convert
Emmanuel de Blommaert
Gaston de Trannoy
Guy Reyntiens		La Sioute
Clonmore
Capricieux
Beau Soleil		Team30.001align=center colspan=2Disqualifiedalign=center colspan=6Retiredalign=center colspan=2did not finish
Jumping
RiderHorseEventFinal
PenaltiesRank
Emmanuel de BlommaertClonmoreIndividual5
Guy ReyntiensBeau SoleilIndividual2930
Paul Convert
Emmanuel de Blommaert
Gaston de Trannoy		La Sioute
Clonmore
Capricieux		Team606

Fencing

See main article: Fencing at the 1912 Summer Olympics. 12 fencers represented Belgium. It was the third appearance of the nation in fencing, in which Belgium had competed each time the nation appeared at the Olympics. The Belgians had great success in the épée event, placing four fencers in the final and taking three of the top four places, including the gold and bronze medals. They also took the gold medal in the team épée event. These gold medals were the first Olympic championships won by Belgian fencers; the country's best result before 1912 was a bronze medal.Ragnar Wicksell

FencerEventRound 1QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
RecordRankRecordRankRecordRankRecordRank
Henri AnspachFoil1 loss1 Q1 loss1 Q3 losses4align=center colspan=2did not advance
Épéealign=center colspan=2Bye0 losses1 Q2 losses3align=center colspan=2did not advance
Paul AnspachFoil0 losses1 Q2 losses2 Q2 losses3align=center colspan=2did not advance
Épée1 loss1 Q2 losses1 Q0 losses2 Q6–1
Marcel BerréFoil0 losses1 Q3 losses4align=center colspan=4did not advance
Épée4 losses6align=center colspan=6did not advance
Victor BoinÉpée0 losses1 Q2 losses2 Q2 losses1 Q4–34
Fernand de MontignyFoil1 loss2 Q3 losses4align=center colspan=4did not advance
Épée2 losses2 Q3 losses4align=center colspan=4did not advance
Robert HennetFoil1 loss1 Q1 loss1 Q3 losses5align=center colspan=2did not advance
Philippe Le Hardy de BeaulieuÉpée3 losses2 Q0 losses1 Q2 losses1 Q4–3
Jacques OchsFoil1 loss1 Q3 losses4align=center colspan=4did not advance
Épée1 loss1 Q4 losses4align=center colspan=4did not advance
Gaston SalmonFoil3 losses4align=center colspan=2did not startalign=center colspan=4did not advance
Épée3 losses4align=center colspan=6did not advance
Léon TomFoil0 losses1 Q4 losses5align=center colspan=4did not advance
Épée2 losses2 Q1 losses1 Q1 losses1 Q1–67
Victor WillemsFoil1 loss1 Q1 loss1 Q3 losses3align=center colspan=2did not advance
Épée3 losses4align=center colspan=6did not advance
Henri Anspach
Paul Anspach
Marcel Berré
Robert Hennet
Philippe le Hardy
Jacques Ochs
Gaston Salmon
Léon Tom		Team sabrealign=center colspan=2N/A1–01 Q1–23align=center colspan=2did not advance
Henri Anspach
Paul Anspach
Fernand de Montigny
Robert Hennet
Jacques Ochs
François Rom
Gaston Salmon
Victor Willems		Team épéealign=center colspan=2N/A1–01 Q2–12 Q3–0

Rowing

See main article: Rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Six rowers represented Belgium. It was the nation's third appearance in rowing. Veirman took the silver medal in the single sculls, as Belgium took a single silver medal in rowing for the third time.

(Ranks given are within each crew's heat.)

RowerEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Polydore VeirmanSingle sculls7:59.21 Q7:45.21 Q7:41.01 Q7:56.0
Léonard Nuytens (cox)
Georges Van Den Bossche
Edmond Vanwaes
Guillaume Visser
Georges Willems		Coxed four7:15.01 QUnknown2align=center colspan=4did not advance

Wrestling

See main article: Wrestling at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Greco-Roman

Belgium sent a single wrestler in 1912. It was the nation's second Olympic wrestling appearance, with the nation not having competed in the Olympics in 1896 or 1904 and wrestling not having been on the programme in 1900. Gerstmans, competing in the heavyweight class, lost his first two matches and was quickly eliminated.

References

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