Belgium at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Belgium at the Olympic Games
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At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo
Competitors	61 (60 men, 1 woman) in 13 sports
Medals Rank: 20	Gold 2	Silver 0	Bronze 1	Total 3
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
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Intercalated Games
1906

Belgium competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 61 competitors, 60 men and 1 woman, took part in 36 events in 13 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Gold

• Gaston Roelants — Athletics, Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase
• Patrick Sercu — Cycling, Men's 1,000 m Time Trial

Bronze

• Walter Godefroot — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race

Athletics

Canoeing

Cycling

Ten cyclists represented Belgium in 1964.

Individual road race

• Walter Godefroot
• Eddy Merckx
• Roger Swerts
• Jozef Boons

Team time trial

• Leopold Heuvelmans
• Roland de Neve
• Roland Van De Rijse
• Albert Van Vlierberghe

Sprint

• Patrick Sercu

1000m time trial

• Patrick Sercu

Individual pursuit

• Herman Van Loo

Team pursuit

• Leopold Heuvelmans
• Roland de Neve
• Roland Van De Rijse
• Albert Van Vlierberghe

Fencing

Two fencers, both men, represented Belgium in 1964.

Men's épée

• René Van Den Driessche

Men's sabre

• Yves Brasseur

Gymnastics

Hockey

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

One shooter represented Belgium in 1964.

50 m rifle, three positions

• Frans Lafortune

50 m rifle, prone

• Frans Lafortune

Swimming

Water polo

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

1. "Belgium at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-12-11.

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database