Belgium at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Belgium at the Olympic Games
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At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City
Competitors	82 (77 men and 5 women) in 13 sports
Medals Rank: 36	Gold 0	Silver 1	Bronze 1	Total 2
Olympic history (summary)
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Intercalated Games
1906

Belgium competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 82 competitors, 77 men and 5 women, took part in 55 events in 13 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Serge Reding	Weightlifting	Men's Heavyweight
Bronze	Daniel Goens Robert van Lancker	Cycling	Men's Tandem

Athletics

Canoeing

Cycling

Fifteen cyclists represented Belgium in 1968.

Individual road race

• Jean-Pierre Monseré
• Roger De Vlaeminck
• André Dierickx
• Jozef Schoeters

Team time trial

• Michel Coulon
• Frans Mintjens
• Marcel Grifnée
• Englebert Opdebeeck

Sprint

• Robert Van Lancker
• Daniel Goens

1000m time trial

• Dirk Baert

Tandem

• Daniel Goens
• Robert Van Lancker

Individual pursuit

• Paul Crapez

Team pursuit

• Ernest Bens
• Ronny Vanmarcke
• Willy Debosscher
• Paul Crapez

Fencing

Three fencers, all men, represented Belgium in 1968.

Men's foil

• Michel Constandt
• Florent Bessemans

Men's épée

• Michel Constandt
• Florent Bessemans

Men's sabre

• Yves Brasseur

Gymnastics

Hockey

Rowing

Sailing

• Jacques Rogge

Shooting

Three shooters, all men, represented Belgium in 1968.

50 m rifle, three positions

• Frans Lafortune

50 m rifle, prone

• Frans Lafortune

Trap

• Guy Rénard

Skeet

• Francis Cornet

Swimming

Volleyball

Men's Team Competition

• Round Robin
  • Defeated Brazil (3-1)
  • Lost to Bulgaria (0-3)
  • Lost to Poland (0-3)
  • Lost to East Germany (0-3)
  • Lost to Japan (0-3)
  • Defeated Mexico (3-2)
  • Lost to Czechoslovakia (0-3)
  • Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)
  • Lost to United States (0-3) → 8th place
• Team Roster

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

1. "Belgium at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 14 September 2014.

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database