Belgium competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 135 competitors, 130 men and 5 women, took part in 75 events in 16 sports.
Medalists
Gold André Noyelle – Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race Robert Grondelaers, André Noyelle and Lucien Victor – Cycling, Men's Team Road Race
Silver Robert Grondelaers – Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race Bob Baetens and Michel Knuysen – Rowing, Men's Coxless Pairs
Athletics
Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankFernand Linssen200 m22.373Did not advanceRoger Moens400 m48.713Did not advanceAlbert Lowagie50.265Did not advanceAntoine Uyterhoeven50.215Did not advanceLouis Desmet800 m1:52.94 colspan="2" Did not advanceOscar Soetewey1:55.44 colspan="2" Did not advanceLucien Demuynck1:57.46 colspan="2" Did not advanceGaston Reiff1500 mDNS colspan="2" Did not advanceDaniel Janssens3:55.87 colspan="2" Did not advanceFrans Herman3:56.22 Q colspan="2" 3:53.89Did not advanceGaston Reiff5000 m14:23.83 Q colspan="4" DNFLucien Theys14:22.24 Q colspan="4" 14:59.014Alphonse Vandenrydt15:51.215 colspan="4" Did not advanceMarcel Vandewattyne10,000 m colspan="6" 31:15.822Alphonse Vandenrydt colspan="6" 33:13.429Robert Schoonjans3000 msteeplechase9:30.68 colspan="4" Did not advanceAlbert LowagieAntoine UyterhoevenRoger MoensFernand Linssen4 × 400 m relay3:15.84 colspan="4" Did not advanceCharles DewachtereMarathon colspan="6" 2:34:32.018Jean Simonet colspan="6" 2:35:43.023Jean Leblond colspan="6" 2:40:37.032
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalResultRankResultRankWalter HerssensTriple jump13.5233Did not advanceJacques DelelienneHigh jump1.8710 Q1.909Walter Herssens1.8430Did not advanceRaymond KintzigerDiscus throw41.4630Did not advanceHenri HaestHammer throw49.082448.7822
Basketball
Men's Team Competition Qualification Round (Group A) Lost to Cuba (51–59) Defeated Switzerland (59–49) Lost to Cuba (63–71) → did not advance
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
Road Competition Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km) André Noyelle – 5:06:03.4 (→ Gold Medal) Robert Grondelaers – 5:06:51.2 (→ Silver Medal) Lucien Victor – 5:07:52.0 (→ 4th place) Rik Van Looy – did not finish (→ no ranking)
Track Competition Men's 1.000m Time Trial Joseph De Bakker Final – 1:14.7 (→ 10th place)
Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race Stéphan Martens – 10th place
Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit Gabriel Glorieux, José Pauwels, Paul De Paepe, and Robert Raymond Eliminated in quarterfinals (→ 5th place)
Men's 2.000m Tandem Race Gabriel Glorieux, Pierre Gosselin – 10th place
Fencing
14 fencers, all men, represented Belgium in 1952.
Men's foil André Verhalle Paul Valcke Gustave Ballister
Men's team foil Pierre Van Houdt, André Verhalle, Alex Bourgeois, Paul Valcke, Édouard Yves, Gustave Ballister
Men's épée Jean-Baptiste Maquet Ghislain Delaunois Robert Henrion
Men's team épée Ghislain Delaunois, Jean-Baptiste Maquet, Albert Bernard, Robert Henrion, Paul Valcke
Men's sabre Gustave Ballister François Heywaert Marcel Van Der Auwera
Men's team sabre Marcel Van Der Auwera, Gustave Ballister, François Heywaert, Robert Bayot, Georges de Bourguignon, Édouard Yves
Gymnastics
Hockey
Modern pentathlon
One male pentathlete represented Belgium in 1952.
Francis Plumerel
Rowing
Belgium had 12 male rowers participate in five out of seven rowing events in 1952.
Men's single sculls Henri Steenacker
Men's double sculls Robert George Jos Van Stichel
Men's coxless pair Michel Knuysen Bob Baetens
Men's coxed pair Hippolyte Mattelé Eugène Jacobs Kamiel Van Dooren (cox)
Men's coxless four Charles Van Antwerpen Jos Rosa Harry Elzendoorn Florent Caers
Sailing
Shooting
Four shooters represented Belgium in 1952.
50 m rifle, three positions Frans Lafortune Jacques Lafortune
50 m rifle, prone Frans Lafortune Jacques Lafortune
Trap Albert Fichefet Gaston Van Roy
Swimming
Men Ranks given are within the heat. AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankLudovicus Schoenmaekers200 m breaststroke 2:46.5 5 Did not advanceKamiel ReyndersJoseph AnthoonMarcel AnthoonAlfons Bierebeek4 × 200 m freestyle relay 9:45.5 5 colspan=2 Did not advance
Women Ranks given are within the heat. AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankSybille Verckist100 m freestyle 1:13.7 6 Did not advanceHuguette Peeters400 m freestyle 5:29.8 2 Q 5:36.5 8 Did not advanceSybille Verckist 5:40.1 6 Did not advanceRaymonde Vergauwen200 m breaststroke 3:02.8 2 Q 3:02.6 5 Did not advanceNicole GuiliniHuguette PeetersIrène PossemiersSybille Verckist4 × 100 m freestyle relay 4:54.8 6 colspan=2 Did not advance
Water polo
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References