Belgium at the 1936 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	BEL
Nocname:	Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee
Games:	Summer Olympics
Year:	1936
Website:
Location:	Berlin
Competitors:	150 (145 men and 5 women)
Sports:	15
Flagbearer:	Édouard Écuyer de le Court^[1]
Rank:	28
Gold:	0
Silver:	0
Bronze:	2
Appearances:	auto
App Begin Year:	1900
See also:	1906 Intercalated Games

Belgium competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 150 competitors, 145 men and 5 women, participated in 72 events in 15 sports.^[2]

Medalists

Bronze

• Auguste Garrebeek, Armand Putzeys, and François Vandermotte - Cycling, Men's Team Road Race
• Henri Disy, Pierre Coppieters, Albert Castelyns, Gérard Blitz, Fernand Isselé, Joseph De Combe, Henri Stoelen, Henri De Pauw and Edmond Michiels - Water polo, Men's Team Competition

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Basketball

See main article: Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Boxing

See main article: Boxing at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Canoeing

See main article: Canoeing at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Eight cyclists, all male, represented Belgium in 1936.

Individual road race

• Auguste Garrebeek
• Armand Putzeyse
• Jean-François Van Der Motte
• Jef Lowagie

Team road race

• Auguste Garrebeek
• Armand Putzeyse
• Jean-François Van Der Motte
• Jef Lowagie

Sprint

• Henri Collard

Time trial

• Frans Cools

Tandem

• Frans Cools
• Roger Pirotte

Team pursuit

• Jean Alexandre
• Frans Cools
• Auguste Garrebeek
• Armand Putzeyse

Equestrian

See main article: Equestrian at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Fencing

See main article: Fencing at the 1936 Summer Olympics. 20 fencers, 17 men and 3 women, represented Belgium in 1936.

Men's foil

• Raymond Bru
• Georges de Bourguignon
• Paul Valcke

Men's team foil

• Georges de Bourguignon, André Van De Werve De Vorsselaer, Henri Paternóster, Raymond Bru, Jean Heeremans, Paul Valcke

Men's épée

• Charles Debeur
• Raymond Stasse
• Hervé du Monceau de Bergendael

Men's team épée

• Raymond Stasse, Robert T'Sas, Charles Debeur, Hervé du Monceau de Bergendael, Jean Plumier, Marcel Heim

Men's sabre

• Robert Van Den Neucker
• Eugène Laermans
• Georges Heywaert

Men's team sabre

• Eugène Laermans, Georges Heywaert, Robert Van Den Neucker, Henri Brasseur, Hubert Van Nerom

Women's foil

• Jenny Addams
• Madeleine Scrève
• Adèle Christiaens

Field hockey

See main article: Field hockey at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Gymnastics

See main article: Gymnastics at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Modern pentathlon

See main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Three male pentathletes represented Belgium in 1936.

• Édouard Écuyer de le Court
• Raoul Mollet
• Jan Scheere

Rowing

See main article: Rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Belgium had seven rowers participate in two out of seven rowing events in 1936.^[3]

Men's coxless pair

• Frans Thissen
• Edmond Van Herck

Men's coxed four

• René Vingerhoet
• Paul Siebels
• Willy Collet
• Jean De Rode
• Harry Peeters (cox)

Sailing

See main article: Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Three shooters represented Belgium in 1936.

25 m rapid fire pistol

• Marcel Lafortune
• François Lafortune

50 m pistol

• Marcel Lafortune
• Paul Van Asbroeck
• François Lafortune

50 m rifle, prone

• François Lafortune
• Paul Van Asbroeck
• Marcel Lafortune

Water polo

See main article: Water polo at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Wrestling

See main article: Wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Art competitions

See main article: Art competitions at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database

Notes and References

1. Web site: Édouard Écuyer de le Court . olympedia.org . . 21 December 2023.
2. Web site: Belgium at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417041856/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/BEL/summer/1936/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 14 January 2015 . sports-reference.com.
3. Belgium Rowing at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417091047/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/BEL/summer/1936/ROW/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 3 May 2018.