Belgium competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 101 competitors, 75 men and 26 women, took part in 80 events in 16 sports.
Medalists Belgium finished in 28th position in the final medal rankings, with three silver medals and three bronze medals. Medal Name Sport Event Ivo van Damme Athletics men's 800 metres Ivo van Damme Athletics men's 1500 metres Michel Vaarten Cycling men's 1000 metre time trial Karel Lismont Athletics men's marathon François Mathy Equestrian individual jumping Grand Prix Eric WautersFrançois MathyEdgar-Henri CuepperStanny van Paesschen Equestrian team jumping Grand Prix
Archery
In Belgium's second appearance in the modern archery competition, the nation was represented by two men, including Olympic veteran Robert Cogniaux.
Men's Individual Competition: Pierre Blacks — 2353 points (→ 18th place) Robert Cogniaux — 2346 points (→ 23rd place)
Athletics
Men's 800 metres Ivo Van Damme Heat — 1:47.80 Semi Final — 1:46.00 Final — 1:43.86 (→ Silver Medal)
Men's 5.000 metres Willy Polleunis Heat — 13:45.24 Final — 13:26.99 (→ 6th place) Marc Smet Heat — 13:23.76 (→ did not advance)
Men's 10.000 metres Marc Smet Heat — 28:22.07 Final — 28:02.80 (→ 7th place) Karel Lismont Heat — 28:17.45 Final — 28:26.48 (→ 11th place) Emiel Puttemans Heat — 28:15.52 Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's Marathon Karel Lismont — 2:11:12 (→ Bronze Medal) Henri Schoofs — 2:15:52 (→ 10th place) Gaston Roelants — did not start (→ no ranking)
Men's High Jump Guy Moreau Qualification — 2.13m (→ did not advance) Bruno Brokken Qualification — DNS (→ did not advance)
Men's Long Jump Ronald Desruelles Qualification — 7.60m (→ did not advance)
Men's Discus Throw Georges Schroeder Qualification — 54.80m (→ did not advance)
Men's 20 km Race Walk Godfried Dejonckheere — 1:35:03 (→ 25th place)
Boxing
One man represented Belgium in boxing in 1976.
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / Bronze matchOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRank Rudy Gauwe Men's heavyweight W walk-over L 5-0 Did not advance5
Canoeing
Cycling
Seven cyclists represented Belgium in 1976.
Individual road race Alfons De Wolf — 4:47:23 (→ 4th place) Frank Hoste — 4:49:01 (→ 36th place) Dirk Heirweg — 4:55:41 (→ 47th place) Eddy Schepers — 4:55:41 (→ 48th place)
Team time trial Alfons De Wolf Dirk Heirweg Daniel Willems Frank Hoste
Sprint Michel Vaarten — 10th place
1000m time trial Michel Vaarten — 1:07.516 (→ Silver Medal)
Individual pursuit Jean-Louis Baugnies — 11th place
Equestrian (Horse sports)
Fencing
Four fencers, one man and three women, represented Belgium in 1976.
Men's foil Thierry Soumagne
Men's épée Thierry Soumagne
Women's foil Marie-Paule Van Eyck Micheline Borghs Claudine le Comte
Gymnastics
Hockey
Men's Team Competition Preliminary Round (Group B) Lost to Pakistan (0-5) Lost to New Zealand (1-2) Defeated Spain (3-2) Lost to West Germany (1-6) Classification Matches 9th/12th place: Defeated Argentina (3-2) 9th/10th place: Defeated Canada (3-2) → Ninth place Team Roster ( 1.) Frank Smissaert ( 2.) Guy Miserque ( 3.) Francis Bouche ( 4.) Serge Dubois ( 5.) Bernard Smeekens ( 6.) Bernard Mauchien ( 7.) Paul Urbain ( 8.) Armand Solie ( 9.) Michel Vanderborght (10.) Carl-Eric Vanderborght (11.) Robert Maroye (12.) Bruno De Clynsen (13.) Jean-François Gilles (14.) Jean Toussaint (15.) Michel Van Tyckom (16.) Jean-Claude Moraux Head coach: Ernst Willig
Judo
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Geert Boekhout Véronique Brisy Colette Crabbe François Deley Chantal Grimard Pirette Michel Anne Richard Ilse Schoors Johan Van Steenberge Carine Verbauwen
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
External links Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database