Belgium at the 1908 Summer Olympics

Belgium at the
1908 Summer Olympics
Belgium at the; 1908 Summer Olympics
IOC code	BEL
NOC	Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee
Website	www.olympic.be (in Dutch and French)
in London
Competitors	88
Medals; Ranked 10th	Gold 1 Silver 5 Bronze 2 Total 8
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 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. It was the second appearance of the European nation, which had previously competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Paul Van Asbroeck	Shooting	Men's 50 yd free pistol	10 July
Silver	Oscar de Somville, Marcel Morimont, Georges Mys, Rémy Orban, Rodolphe Poma, Oscar Taelman, Alfred Van Landeghem, Polydore Veirman, François Vergucht	Rowing	Men's eight	31 July
Silver	Léon Huybrechts, Louis Huybrechts, Henri Weewauters	Sailing	6 m class	29 July
Silver	Réginald Storms	Shooting	Men's 50 yd free pistol	10 July
Silver	René Englebert, Charles Paumier du Verger, Réginald Storms, Paul Van Asbroeck	Shooting	Men's 50 yd free pistol, team	11 July
Silver	Belgium men's national water polo team Victor Boin Herman Donners Fernand Feyaerts Oscar Grégoire Herman Meyboom Albert Michant Joseph Pletinckx	Water polo		22 July
Bronze	Joseph Werbrouck	Cycling	Men's 20 km	14 July
Bronze	Paul Anspach, Désiré Beaurain, Ferdinand Feyerick, François Rom	Fencing	Men's team épée	24 July

Results by event

Athletics

Event	Place	Athlete	Heats	Semifinals	Final

Men's 100 metres	Heats	Victor Jacquemin	11.5 seconds 2nd, heat 6	Did not advance
Men's 100 metres	Heats	Jean Konings	11.6 seconds 2nd, heat 4	Did not advance

Men's 200 metres	Heats	Fernand Halbart	Unknown 5th, heat 10	Did not advance

Men's 400 metres	—	Victor Jacquemin	Did not finish —, heat 10

Men's 1500 metres	Semi- finalist	François Delloye	None held	Unknown 5th, semifinal 8	Did not advance

Men's 110 metre hurdles	Semi- finalist	Fernand Halbart	Walkover 1st, heat 8	Did not start —, semifinal 4	Did not advance

Men's marathon	—	François Celis	None held		Did not finish

Event	Place	Athlete	Height/ Distance

Men's high jump	16th	Léon Dupont	1.67 metres

Men's standing long jump	8-25	Léon Dupont	Unknown

Men's standing high jump	8th	Léon Dupont	1.42 metres

Cycling

Belgium's best cycling result was a bronze medal won in the 20 kilometres

Event	Place	Cyclist	Heats	Semifinals	Final

Men's 660 yards	Semi- finalist	Lucien Renard	55.2 seconds 1st, heat 14	Unknown 2nd, semifinal 4	Did not advance
	Heats	Jules Patou	Unknown 2nd, heat 4	Did not advance
		Joseph Werbrouck	Unknown 2nd, heat 8
		Léon Couckelberg	Unknown 2nd, heat 15
		Jean van Benthem	Unknown 3rd, heat 12

Men's 5000 metres	Semi- finalist	Guillaume Coeckelberg	None held	Unknown 4-7, semifinal 7	Did not advance

Men's 20 kilometres	3rd	Joseph Werbrouck	None held	33:21.4 3rd, semifinal 1	Unknown
	Semi- finalist	Jean van Benthem		Unknown 7-9, semifinal 2	Did not advance
	—	Léon Couckelberg		Disqualified —, semifinal 6	Did not advance

Men's 100 kilometres	9-17	Guillaume Coeckelberg	None held	Unknown 7-9, semifinal 2	Did not finish

Men's tandem	Semi- finalist	Léon Coeckelberg Jules Patou	2:25.0 1st, heat 4	Unknown 4th, semifinal 1	Did not advance

Men's team pursuit	—	Unknown	Did not start —, heat 1	Did not advance

Diving

Event	Place	Diver	Preliminary groups	Semi- finals

Men's 10 metre platform	—	Jérome Hicketick	Did not finish —, group 2	Did not advance

Fencing

Event	Place	Fencer	First round	Second round	Semi- final	Final

Men's épée	5th	Paul Anspach	5-2 (2nd in H)	3-1 (1st in 7)	5-2 (1st in 2)	2-5
	Semi- finalist	Gaston Renard	3-2 (2nd in C)	2-2 (2nd in 2)	3-5 (5th in 1)	Did not advance
		François Rom	4-1 (1st in F)	3-1 (1st in 6)	3-5 (5th in 1)
		Fernand Bosmans	4-3 (3rd in G)	4-2 (2nd in 6)	4-7 (8th in 1)
		Pierre le Blon	3-2 (2nd in K)	4-1 (1st in 1)	2-6 (8th in 2)
	Second round	Marcel Van Langenhove	2-2 (2nd in M)	2-3 (3rd in 6)	Did not advance
		Fernand de Montigny	5-3 (2nd in E)	2-2 (3rd in 7)
		François Stuyck	5-1 (1st in L)	1-3 (4th in 1)
	First round	André Sarens	3-6 (7th in D)	Did not advance

Men's sabre	Semi- finalist	Joseph Van der Voodt	2-2 (2nd in B)	3-1 (1st in 3)	1-6 (7th in 2)	Did not advance
	Second round	Étienne Grade	3-2 (2nd in C)	2-2 (3rd in 1)	Did not advance
	Second round	Paul Anspach	5-2 (2nd in J)	0-4 (5th in 5)	Did not advance
	First round	Antoine Van Tomme	2-2 (4th in F)	Did not advance
		André du Bosch	2-3 (4th in I)
		Henri Six	1-4 (5th in A)
		Alexandre Simonson	2-3 (5th in L)

Event	Place	Fencers	Play-in match	First round	Semi- finals	Final	Repechage	Silver medal match

Men's team épée	3rd	Paul Anspach (all) Désiré Beaurain (1st, sf, f) Ferdinand Feyerick (sf, f, sm) François Rom (sf, f, sm) Fernand de Montigny (1st)^[1] Victor Willems (1st)^[1] Fernand Bosmans (sm)^[1]	Bye	Defeated Sweden 11-6 Advanced to semifinals	Defeated Italy 9-8 Advanced to final	Lost to France 9-7 Relegated to silver medal match	Bye	Lost to Great Britain 9-5 Won bronze medal

Men's team sabre	6th	André du Bosch Etienne Grade Antoine van Tomme Joseph van der Voodt	Not held	Lost to France 10-6 Out 6th place	Did not advance		Not relegated

Gymnastics

Gymnast	Event	Score	Rank
Antoine de Buck	Men's all-around	180.5	53
Jean van Guysse	Men's all-around	194	44

Rowing

Event	Place	Rowers	First round	Quarter- finals	Semi- finals	Final

Men's single sculls	5th	Joseph Hermans	Bye	Unknown 2nd, quarterfinal 4	Did not advance

Men's eight	2nd	Oscar Taelman, Marcel Morimont, Rémy Orban, Georges Mys, François Vergucht, Polydore Veirman, Oscar de Somville, Rodolphe Poma, Alfred Van Landeghem	None held	Bye	8.22 1st, semifinal 2	Unknown

Sailing

Class	Place	Boat	Sailors

6 metre	2nd	Zut	Léon Huybrechts, Louis Huybrechts, Henri Weewauters

Shooting

Event	Place	Shooter	Score

Men's 300 metre free rifle	35th	Ernest Ista	701
Men's 300 metre free rifle	36th	Fernand Rey	698

Men's team free rifle	5th	Paul van Asbroeck Joseph Geens Ernest Ista Edouard Poty Henri Sauveur Charles Paumier du Verger	4509

Men's individual pistol	1st	Paul van Asbroeck	490
	2nd	Réginald Storms	487
	15th	René Englebert	441
	37th	Jacques Pinchart	372

Men's team pistol	2nd	Paul van Asbroeck René Englebert Réginald Storms Charles Paumier du Verger	1863

Swimming

Event	Place	Swimmer	Heats	Semifinals	Final

Men's 100 metre freestyle	Heats	André Duprez	1:18.0 2nd, heat 9	Did not advance
		Herman Meyboom	Unknown 3-6, heat 1
		Victor Boin	Unknown 3-4, heat 4
		Fernand Feyaerts	Unknown 3-4, heat 6

Men's 100 metre backstroke	—	Oscar Grégoire	Did not finish —, heat 6	Did not advance

Men's 200 metre breaststroke	Semi- finalist	Félicien Courbet	3:16.4 1st, heat 7	Unknown 4th, heat 2	Did not advance
Men's 200 metre breaststroke	Heats	Pierre Strauwen	Unknown 4th, heat 3	Did not advance

Water polo

Event	Place	Water poloists	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final

Men's water polo	2nd	Victor Boin, Herman Donners, Fernand Feyaerts, Oscar Grégoire, Herman Meyboom, Albert Michant, Joseph Pletinckx	Defeated Netherlands 8-1	Defeated Sweden 8-4	Lost to Great Britain 9-2

Wrestling

Event	Place	Wrestler	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarter- finals	Semi- finals

Greco-Roman lightweight	17th	Lucien Hansen	Lost to Lindén	Did not advance
Greco-Roman lightweight	17th	Fernand Steens	Lost to Carlsen	Did not advance

Greco-Roman light heavyweight	5th	Marcel Dubois	Defeated Foskett	Defeated Brown	Lost to Saarela	Did not advance
Greco-Roman light heavyweight	9th	August Meesen	Bye	Lost to Banbrook	Did not advance

Opponent nation	Wins	Losses	Percent
Denmark	0	1	.000
Finland	0	2	.000
Great Britain	2	1	.667

Total	2	4	.333

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c This fencer competed in the team event, but is not listed in the IOC medallist database.

Sources

Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
De Wael, Herman (2001). "Top London 1908 Olympians". Herman's Full Olympians. Archived from the original on 12 July 2006. Retrieved 10 June 2006.

[NoMedal-1] This fencer competed in the team event, but is not listed in the IOC medallist database.

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