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Belgium at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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Belgium at the
1972 Summer Olympics
IOC codeBEL
NOCBelgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee
Websitewww.olympic.be (in Dutch and French)
in Munich
Competitors88 (82 men and 6 women) in 14 sports
Flag bearer Gaston Roelants
Medals
Ranked 29th
Gold
0
Silver
2
Bronze
0
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Belgium competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 88 competitors, 82 men and 6 women, took part in 51 events in 14 sports.[1]

Medalists

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Belgium finished in 29th position in the final medal rankings, with two silver medals.

Silver

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Archery

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In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Belgium entered three men. Their highest placing competitor was Robert Cogniaux, who missed a medal by 22 points.

Men's Individual Competition:

Athletics

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Men's 800 metres

  • Herman Mignon
    • Heat — 1:47.5
    • Semifinals — 1:49.7 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1500 metres

Men's 5000 metres

Canoeing

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Cycling

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Fourteen cyclists represented Belgium in 1972.

Individual road race
Team time trial
Sprint
1000m time trial
Tandem
Individual pursuit
Individual pursuit

Equestrian

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Fencing

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One female fencer represented Belgium in 1972.

Women's foil

Hockey

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Men's Team Competition

Judo

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Rowing

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Men's Coxed Pairs

Sailing

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Shooting

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Six male shooters represented Belgium in 1972.

50 m pistol
50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone
Trap
Skeet

Swimming

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Weightlifting

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Wrestling

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References

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  1. ^ "Belgium at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
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