Belgium competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden.
Medalists
MedalNameSportEventDate Fencing Men's épée , Henri Anspach, Robert Hennet, Fernand de Montigny, Jacques Ochs, François Rom, Gaston Salmon and Victor Willems Fencing Men's team épée Rowing Men's single sculls Equestrian Individual jumping Water polo Men's Team Competition Fencing Men's épée
Aquatics
Swimming
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
SwimmerEventsHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank Félicien Courbet200 m breaststroke N/A 3:12.6 1 Q 3:11.6 5 did not advance400 m breaststroke N/A 6:52.6 2 Q 6:59.8 4 did not advance Oscar Grégoire100 m backstroke N/A Disqualified did not advance Herman Meyboom100 m freestyle 1:15.4 3 did not advance Jules Wuyts100 m freestyle 1:13.6 4 did not advance
Women
SwimmerEventsQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRank Claire Guttenstein100 m freestyle ? 5 did not advance
Water polo
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.
TeamEventQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalsRepechage semifinalRepechage finalSilver round 1Silver round 2Silver matchRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScore Belgium Water polo L 5–7 a.e.t. did not advance W 6–5 W 4–1 Bye W 5–4 L 2–4
Quarterfinals
Repechage semifinal
Repechage final
Silver round 2
Silver medal match
Athletics
2 athletes competed for Belgium in 1912. It was the country's second appearance in athletics.
Ranks given are within that athlete's heat.
AthleteEventsHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRank Léon Aelter100 m ? 2 ? 5 did not advance200 m ? 3 did not advance François Delloye1500 m N/A ? 6-7 did not advance
Cycling
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
CyclistEventsFinalResultRank Jules PatouInd. time trial did not finish
Equestrian
Dressage
RiderHorseEventFinalPenaltiesRank Emmanuel de Blommaert Clonmore Individual 135 21 Gaston de Trannoy Capricieux Individual 117 17
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 jumpingDressageTotalScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRank Paul Convert La Sioute Individual 10.00 1 9.85 14 10.00 10 8.33 14 did not start did not finish Emmanuel de Blommaert Clonmore Individual 10.00 1 Disqualified Retired did not finish Gaston de Trannoy Capricieux Individual 10.00 1 9.69 17 10.00 12 Disqualified Retired did not finish Guy Reyntiens Beau Soleil Individual 10.00 1 Disqualified Retired did not finish Paul Convert Emmanuel de Blommaert Gaston de Trannoy Guy Reyntiens La Sioute Clonmore Capricieux Beau Soleil Team 30.00 1 Disqualified Retired did not finish
Jumping
RiderHorseEventFinalPenaltiesRank Emmanuel de Blommaert Clonmore Individual 5 Guy Reyntiens Beau Soleil Individual 29 30 Paul Convert Emmanuel de Blommaert Gaston de Trannoy La Sioute Clonmore Capricieux Team 60 6
Fencing
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 1QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalRecordRankRecordRankRecordRankRecordRank Henri AnspachFoil 1 loss 1 Q 1 loss 1 Q 3 losses 4 did not advanceÉpée Bye 0 losses 1 Q 2 losses 3 did not advance Paul AnspachFoil 0 losses 1 Q 2 losses 2 Q 2 losses 3 did not advanceÉpée 1 loss 1 Q 2 losses 1 Q 0 losses 2 Q 6–1 Marcel BerréFoil 0 losses 1 Q 3 losses 4 did not advanceÉpée 4 losses 6 did not advance Victor BoinÉpée 0 losses 1 Q 2 losses 2 Q 2 losses 1 Q 4–3 4 Fernand de MontignyFoil 1 loss 2 Q 3 losses 4 did not advanceÉpée 2 losses 2 Q 3 losses 4 did not advance Robert HennetFoil 1 loss 1 Q 1 loss 1 Q 3 losses 5 did not advance Philippe Le Hardy de BeaulieuÉpée 3 losses 2 Q 0 losses 1 Q 2 losses 1 Q 4–3 Jacques OchsFoil 1 loss 1 Q 3 losses 4 did not advanceÉpée 1 loss 1 Q 4 losses 4 did not advance Gaston SalmonFoil 3 losses 4 did not start did not advanceÉpée 3 losses 4 did not advance Léon TomFoil 0 losses 1 Q 4 losses 5 did not advanceÉpée 2 losses 2 Q 1 losses 1 Q 1 losses 1 Q 1–6 7 Victor WillemsFoil 1 loss 1 Q 1 loss 1 Q 3 losses 3 did not advanceÉpée 3 losses 4 did not advance Henri Anspach Paul Anspach Marcel Berré Robert Hennet Philippe le Hardy Jacques Ochs Gaston Salmon Léon TomTeam sabre N/A 1–0 1 Q 1–2 3 did not advance Henri Anspach Paul Anspach Fernand de Montigny Robert Hennet Jacques Ochs François Rom Gaston Salmon Victor WillemsTeam épée N/A 1–0 1 Q 2–1 2 Q 3–0
Rowing
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 Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Polydore VeirmanSingle sculls 7:59.2 1 Q 7:45.2 1 Q 7:41.0 1 Q 7:56.0 Léonard Nuytens (cox) Georges Van Den Bossche Edmond Vanwaes Guillaume Visser Georges WillemsCoxed four 7:15.0 1 Q Unknown 2 did not advance
Wrestling
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.
WrestlerClassFirst roundSecond roundThird roundFourth roundFifth roundSixth roundSeventh roundFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultMatch AOppositionResultMatch BOppositionResultMatch COppositionResultRank Laurent Gerstmans Heavyweight L Ldid not advance 12
References Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database