Belgium at the 1968 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	BEL
Nocname:	Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee
Games:	Summer Olympics
Year:	1968
Website:
Location:	Mexico City
Competitors:	82 (77 men and 5 women)
Sports:	13
Flagbearer:	Gaston Roelants
Rank:	36
Gold:	0
Silver:	1
Bronze:	1
Appearances:	auto
App Begin Year:	1900
See also:	1906 Intercalated Games

Belgium competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 82 competitors, 77 men and 5 women, took part in 55 events in 13 sports.^[1]

Athletics

See main article: article and Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Canoeing

See main article: article and Canoeing at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Cycling

See main article: article and Cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Fifteen cyclists represented Belgium in 1968.

Individual road race

• Jean-Pierre Monseré
• Roger De Vlaeminck
• André Dierickx
• Jozef Schoeters

Team time trial

• Michel Coulon
• Frans Mintjens
• Marcel Grifnée
• Englebert Opdebeeck

Sprint

• Robert Van Lancker
• Daniel Goens

1000m time trial

• Dirk Baert

Tandem

• Daniel Goens
• Robert Van Lancker

Individual pursuit

• Paul Crapez

Team pursuit

• Ernest Bens
• Ronny Vanmarcke
• Willy Debosscher
• Paul Crapez

Fencing

See main article: article and Fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Three fencers, all men, represented Belgium in 1968.

Men's foil

• Michel Constandt
• Florent Bessemans

Men's épée

• Michel Constandt
• Florent Bessemans

Men's sabre

• Yves Brasseur

Gymnastics

See main article: article and Gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Hockey

See main article: article and Field hockey at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Rowing

See main article: article and Rowing at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Sailing

See main article: article and Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

• Jacques Rogge

Shooting

See main article: article and Shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Three shooters, all men, represented Belgium in 1968.

50 m rifle, three positions

• Frans Lafortune

50 m rifle, prone

• Frans Lafortune

Trap

• Guy Rénard

Skeet

• Francis Cornet

Swimming

See main article: article and Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Volleyball

See main article: article and Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Men's Team Competition

• Round Robin
  • Defeated Brazil (3-1)
  • Lost to Bulgaria (0-3)
  • Lost to Poland (0-3)
  • Lost to East Germany (0-3)
  • Lost to Japan (0-3)
  • Defeated Mexico (3-2)
  • Lost to Czechoslovakia (0-3)
  • Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)
  • Lost to United States (0-3) → 8th place
• Team Roster

Weightlifting

See main article: article and Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Wrestling

See main article: article and Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database

Notes and References

1. Web site: Belgium at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417045632/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/BEL/summer/1968/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 14 September 2014 . sports-reference.com.