Belgium at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Belgium at the Olympic Games
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At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome
Competitors	101 (93 men and 8 women) in 16 sports
Medals Rank: 26	Gold 0	Silver 2	Bronze 2	Total 4
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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.^[1]

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

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

Equestrianism

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
• Claudine Wallet

Gymnastics

Hockey

Modern pentathlon

One male pentathlete represented Belgium in 1960.

Individual

• Arsène Pint

Rowing

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

Water polo

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

1. "Belgium at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 31 July 2014.

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database