Belgium competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 101 competitors, 93 men and 8 women, took part in 64 events in 16 sports.
Medalists Silver Roger Moens – Athletics, Men's 800 metres Leo Sterckx – Cycling, Men's sprint
Bronze Willy van den Berghen – Cycling, Men's individual road race André Nelis – Sailing, Men's Finn class
Athletics
Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankRomain Poté100 m11.05Did not advanceJean-Pierre Barra200 m22.34Did not advanceRomain Poté22.14Did not advanceLodewijk De Clerck400 m48.47 colspan="4" Did not advanceMarcel Lambrechts49.55 colspan="4" Did not advanceJos Lambrechts800 m1:49.243 QDNSDid not advanceRoger Moens1:50.731 Q1:48.691 Q1:47.492 Q1:46.55Roger Moens1500 m colspan="4" DNSDid not advanceHedwig Leenaert5000 m14:25.816 colspan="4" Did not advanceEugène Allonsius14:37.206 colspan="4" Did not advanceHedwig Leenaert10,000 m colspan="6" DNSMarcel Lambrechts400 m hurdles53.55 colspan="2" Did not advanceGaston Roelants3000 msteeplechase8:49.523 colspan="4" 8:47.454Marcel LambrechtsJos LambrechtsLodewijk De ClerckRoger Moens4 × 400 m relay3:15.264 colspan="2" Did not advanceAurèle VandendriesscheMarathon colspan="6" DNF
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalResultRankResultRankRomain PotéLong jump6.9238Did not advanceRaymond Van DijckPole vault4.0023Did not advance
Combined events – Decathlon AthleteEventFinalRankLéopold MarienResult11.56.6211.441.7550.515.534.283.3044.714:40.0591918Points737672535711807694477438434414
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
13 cyclists, all men, represented Belgium in 1960.
Individual road race Willy Vanden Berghen Benoni Beheyt Robert Lelangue Joseph Geurts
Team time trial Benoni Beheyt Willy Monty Willy Vanden Berghen Yvan Covent
Sprint Leo Sterckx Gilbert De Rieck
1000m time trial Jean Govaerts
Team pursuit Romain De Loof Barthélemy Gillard Frans Melckenbeeck Charles Rabaey
Equestrian
Fencing
15 fencers, 12 men and 3 women, represented Belgium in 1960.
Men's foil André Verhalle Franck Delhem Jacques Debeur
Men's team foil Jacques Debeur, André Verhalle, François Dehez, Franck Delhem
Men's épée Roger Achten François Dehez René Van Den Driessche
Men's team épée Pierre Francisse, René Van Den Driessche, Jacques Debeur, Roger Achten, François Dehez
Men's sabre Marcel Van Der Auwera José Van Baelen Gustave Ballister
Men's team sabre José Van Baelen, Gustave Ballister, Marcel Van Der Auwera, François Heywaert, Roger Petit
Women's foil Jacqueline Appart Marie Melchers Claude Wallet
Gymnastics
Hockey
Modern pentathlon
One male pentathlete represented Belgium in 1960.
Individual Arsène Pint
Rowing
Belgium had 5 male rowers participate in two out of seven rowing events in 1960.
Men's double sculls Gérard Higny Jean-Marie Lemaire
Men's coxed pair Roland Bollenberg Edgard Luca Étienne Pollet
Sailing
Shooting
Three shooters represented Belgium in 1960.
50 m pistol Marcel Lafortune
50 m rifle, three positions Jacques Lafortune Frans Lafortune
50 m rifle, prone Frans Lafortune Jacques Lafortune
Swimming
Men AthleteEventHeatSwim-OffSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankHerman Verbauwen100 m backstroke 1:05.0 15 Q colspan=2 1:06.2 15 Did not advanceGilbert Desmit200 m breaststroke 2:42.4 =15 QSO 2:41.1 2 Q 2:41.8 13 Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankAnne Van Parijs100 m backstroke 1:20.4 27 Did not advance
Water polo
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
External links Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database