Belgium at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Belgium at the Olympic Games
Flag of Belgium IOC code  BEL NOC Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee Website www.olympic.be (Dutch) (French)
At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich
Competitors	88 (82 men and 6 women) in 14 sports
Flag bearer	Gaston Roelants
Medals Rank: 29	Gold 0	Silver 2	Bronze 0	Total 2
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Belgium competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 88 competitors, 82 men and 6 women, took part in 51 events in 14 sports.

Medalists

Belgium finished in 29th position in the final medal rankings, with two silver medals.

Silver

• Emiel Puttemans — Athletics, Men's 10,000 metres
• Karel Lismont — Athletics, Men's Marathon

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 1972 Summer Olympics

In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Belgium entered three men. Their highest placing competitor was Robert Cogniaux, who missed a medal by 22 points.

Men's Individual Competition:

• Robert Cogniaux — 2445 points (4th place)
• Andre Baeyens — 2383 points (18th place)
• Jos Daman — 2365 points (23rd place)

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Men's 800 metres

• Herman Mignon
  • Heat — 1:47.5
  • Semifinals — 1:49.7 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1500 metres

• Herman Mignon
  • Heat — 3:44.2
  • Semifinals — 3:41.7
  • Final — 3:39.1 (→ 6th place)

• Edgar Salve
  • Heat — 3:42.1 (→ did not advance)

• André de Hertoghe
  • Heat — 3:44.6 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5000 metres

• Willy Polleunis
  • Heat — 13:52.6 (→ did not advance)

• René Goris
  • Heat — 13:57.8 (→ did not advance)

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Fourteen cyclists represented Belgium in 1972.

Individual road race

• Freddy Maertens — 13th place
• Gustaaf Hermans — 45th place
• Lucien De Brauwere — 59th place
• Frans Van Looy — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Team time trial

• Ludo Delcroix
• Gustaaf Hermans
• Gustaaf Van Cauter
• Louis Verreydt

Sprint

• Robert Maveau
• Manu Snellinx

1000m time trial

• Robert Maveau
  • Final — 1:08.94 (→ 14th place)

Tandem

• Manu Snellinx and Noël Soetaert → 5th place

Individual pursuit

• Wilfried Wesemael

Individual pursuit

• Leon Daelemans
• Roger De Beukelaer
• Alex Van Linden
• Wilfried Wesemael

Equestrianism

Main article: Equestrianism at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics

One female fencer represented Belgium in 1972.

Women's foil

• Claudine le Comte

Hockey

Main article: Field hockey at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group A)
  • Lost to West Germany (1-5)
  • Drew with Argentina (1-1)
  • Defeated France (1-0)
  • Lost to Spain (0-1)
  • Lost to Malaysia (2-4)
  • Defeated Uganda (2-0)
  • Lost to Pakistan (1-3)
• Classification Match
  • 9th/10th place: Lost to New Zealand (1-2) → 10th place

• Team Roster
  • Armand Solie
  • Carl-Eric Vanderborght
  • Charly Bouvy
  • Daniel Dupont
  • Eric Stoupel
  • Guy Miserque
  • Jean Toussaint
  • Jean-André Zembsch
  • Jean-Claude Moraux
  • Jean-François Gilles
  • Jean-Marie Buisset
  • Marc Legros
  • Michel De Saedeleer
  • Michel Deville
  • Patrick Gillard
  • Philippe Collin
  • Raoul Ronsmans

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Men's Coxed Pairs

• Paul De Weert, Wilfried Van Herck and Guy Defraigne
  • Heat — 8:08.51
  • Repechage — 8:16.26 (→ did not advance)

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics

• Jacques Rogge - Finn Class 14th place.

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database