Belgium

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics

1972 Summer Olympics

The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....

in Munich

Munich

Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

, West Germany

West Germany

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. 88 competitors, 82 men and 6 women, took part in 51 events in 14 sports.

Silver

• Emiel Puttemans
  Emiel Puttemans
  Emiel Puttemans is a retired middle- and long-distance runner, who set world records for 3000 metres in 1972, for 2 miles in 1971, and for 5000 metres in 1972....
  
   — Athletics
  Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics
  At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, 38 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 14 for women. There were a total number of 1324 participating athletes from 104 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:*...
  
  , Men's 10,000 metres
• Karel Lismont
  Karel Lismont
  Karel Lismont is a former Belgian athlete, who competed mostly in the marathon. He won two Olympic medals: a silver medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich and a bronze at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal in the same event. At the European Championships in Helsinki in 1971, he won a gold...
  
   — Athletics
  Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics
  At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, 38 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 14 for women. There were a total number of 1324 participating athletes from 104 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:*...
  
  , Men's Marathon

Archery

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:

• Robert Cogniaux — 2445 points (4th place)
• Andre Baeyens — 2383 points (18th place)
• Jos Daman — 2365 points (23rd place)

Athletics

Men's 800 metres

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

Men's 1500 metres

• Herman Mignon
• Heat — 3:44.2
• Semifinals — 3:41.7
• Final — 3:39.1 (→ 6th place)

• Edgar Salve
• Heat — 3:42.1 (→ did not advance)

• André de Hertoghe
• Heat — 3:44.6 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5000 metres

• Willy Polleunis
  Willy Polleunis
  Willy Polleunis is a retired male long-distance runner from Belgium, who competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1972 in Munich, West Germany. There he placed fourteenth in the men's 10,000 metres final...
  
  
• Heat — 13:52.6 (→ did not advance)

• René Goris
• Heat — 13:57.8 (→ did not advance)

Cycling

Road Competition
Men's Individual Road Race

• Freddy Maertens
  Freddy Maertens
  Freddy Maertens is a Belgian former professional racing cyclist and twice World Road Race Champion.- Career :...
  
   — 13th place
• Gustaaf Hermans — 45th place
• Lucien De Brauwere — 59th place
• Frans Van Looy — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Track Competition
Men's 1.000m Time Trial

• Robert Maveau
• Final — 1:08.94 (→ 14th place)

Men's Tandem

• Manu Snellinx and Noël Soetaert → 5th place

Fencing

One female fencer represented Belgium in 1972.

Women's foil

Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's foil

The women's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eleventh appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 2 to 3, 1972. 44 fencers from 20 nations competed.-Results:...

• Claudine le Comte
  Claudine le Comte
  Claudine le Comte is a Belgian fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil events at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.- References :...
  
  

Hockey

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group A)
• Lost to West Germany (1-5)
• Drew with Argentina (1-1)
• Defeated France (1-0)
• Lost to Spain (0-1)
• Lost to Malaysia (2-4)
• Defeated Uganda (2-0)
• Lost to Pakistan (1-3)
• Classification Match
• 9th/10th place: Lost to New Zealand (1-2) → 10th place

• Team Roster
• Armand Solie
• Carl-Eric Vanderborght
• Charly Bouvy
• Daniel Dupont
• Eric Stoupel
• Guy Miserque
• Jean Toussaint
• Jean-André Zembsch
• Jean-Claude Moraux
• Jean-François Gilles
• Jean-Marie Buisset
  Jean-Marie Buisset
  Jean-Marie Buisset was a Belgium field hockey player and bobsledder. He competed at both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games....
  
  
• Marc Legros
• Michel De Saedeleer
• Michel Deville
• Patrick Gillard
• Philippe Collin
• Raoul Ronsmans

Rowing

Men's Coxed Pairs

• Paul De Weert, Wilfried Van Herck and Guy Defraigne
• Heat — 8:08.51
• Repechage — 8:16.26 (→ did not advance)

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database