Belgium at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Belgium at the 1936 Summer Olympics

IOC code	BEL
NOC	Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee
Website	www.olympic.be (in Dutch and French)
in Berlin
Competitors	150 (145 men and 5 women) in 15 sports
Flag bearer	Édouard Écuyer de le Court^[1]
Medals Ranked 28th	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 2 Total 2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Belgium competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 150 competitors, 145 men and 5 women, participated in 72 events in 15 sports.^[2]

Medalists

Bronze

Auguste Garrebeek, Armand Putzeys, and François Vandermotte — Cycling, Men's Team Road Race
Henri Disy, Pierre Coppieters, Albert Castelyns, Gérard Blitz, Fernand Isselé, Joseph De Combe, Henri Stoelen, Henri De Pauw and Edmond Michiels — Water polo, Men's Team Competition

Athletics

Basketball

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Eight cyclists, all male, represented Belgium in 1936.

Individual road race

Team road race

Sprint

Henri Collard

Time trial

Frans Cools

Tandem

Team pursuit

Equestrian

Fencing

20 fencers, 17 men and 3 women, represented Belgium in 1936.

Men's foil

Men's team foil

Georges de Bourguignon, André Van De Werve De Vorsselaer, Henri Paternóster, Raymond Bru, Jean Heeremans, Paul Valcke

Men's épée

Men's team épée

Raymond Stasse, Robert T'Sas, Charles Debeur, Hervé du Monceau de Bergendael, Jean Plumier, Marcel Heim

Men's sabre

Men's team sabre

Eugène Laermans, Georges Heywaert, Robert Van Den Neucker, Henri Brasseur, Hubert Van Nerom

Women's foil

Field hockey

Gymnastics

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Belgium in 1936.

Rowing

Belgium had seven rowers participate in two out of seven rowing events in 1936.^[3]

Men's coxless pair

Men's coxed four

Sailing

Shooting

Three shooters represented Belgium in 1936.

25 m rapid fire pistol

50 m pistol

50 m rifle, prone

Water polo

Wrestling

Art competitions

References

^ "Édouard Écuyer de le Court". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
^ "Belgium at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Belgium Rowing at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2018.