Belgium at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Belgium competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 152 competitors, 132 men and 20 women, took part in 77 events in 17 sports.

Gold

 * Gaston Reiff &mdash; Athletics, Men's 5.000 metres
 * Léon Delathouwer, Eugène van Roosbroeck and Lode Wouters &mdash; Cycling, Men's Team Road Race

Silver

 * Pierre Nihant &mdash; Cycling, Men's 1.000 metres Time Trial
 * Joseph Vissers &mdash; Boxing, Men's Lightweight

Bronze

 * Etienne Gailly &mdash; Athletics, Men's Marathon
 * Lode Wouters &mdash; Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race
 * Paul Valcke, André van de Werve de Vorsselaer, Georges de Bourguignon, Raymond Bru, Edouard Yves, and Henri Paternoster &mdash; Fencing, Men's Foil Team Competition

Basketball

 * Men's Team Competition
 * Preliminary Round (Group B)
 * Lost to South Korea (27-29)
 * Lost to China (34-44)
 * Defeated Iraq (98-20)
 * Defeated Chile (38-36)
 * Defeated Philippines (37-35)
 * Classification Matches
 * 9th/16th place: Defeated Hungary (walk-over)
 * 9th/12th place: Lost to Canada (40-45)
 * 11th/12th place: Defeated Philippines (38-34) → Eleventh place

Cycling
Twelve cyclists, all men, represented Belgium in 1948.


 * Individual road race
 * Lode Wouters
 * Leon De Lathouwer
 * Eugène Van Roosbroeck
 * Liévin Lerno


 * Team road race
 * Lode Wouters
 * Leon De Lathouwer
 * Eugène Van Roosbroeck
 * Liévin Lerno


 * Sprint
 * Ward Van de Velde


 * Time trial
 * Pierre Nihant


 * Tandem
 * Louis Van Schil
 * Roger De Pauw


 * Team pursuit
 * Jos De Beuckelaer
 * Maurice Blomme
 * Georges Vanbrabant
 * Raphael Glorieux

Fencing
18 fencers, 15 men and 3 women, represented Belgium in 1948.


 * Men's foil
 * Paul Valcke
 * Henri Paternóster
 * André Van De Werve De Vorsselaer


 * Men's team foil
 * Georges de Bourguignon, Henri Paternóster, Édouard Yves, Raymond Bru, André Van De Werve De Vorsselaer, Paul Valcke


 * Men's épée
 * Jean-Marie Radoux
 * Charles Debeur
 * Raoul Henkart


 * Men's team épée
 * Raymond Stasse, Léopold Hauben, Raymond Bru, Jean-Marie Radoux, Raoul Henkart, Charles Debeur


 * Men's team sabre
 * Robert Bayot, Georges de Bourguignon, Ferdinand Jassogne, Eugène Laermans, Marcel Nys, Édouard Yves


 * Women's foil
 * Jenny Addams
 * Adèle Christiaens
 * Emilie Schwindt

Gymnastics
8 gymnasts, all female, represented Belgium in 1948.


 * Women's team
 * Julienne Boudewijns
 * Thérèse De Grijze
 * Anna Jordaens
 * Denise Parmentiers
 * Jenny Schumacher
 * Yvonne Van Bets
 * Albertine Van Roy-Moens
 * Caroline Verbraecken-De Loose

Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Belgium in 1948.


 * Louis Fauconnier
 * Charles Vyt
 * Raoul Mollet

Rowing
Belgium had four male rowers participate in two out of seven rowing events in 1948.


 * Men's double sculls
 * Ben Piessens
 * Willy Collet


 * Men's coxless pair
 * Charles Van Antwerpen
 * Jos Rosa

Shooting
Three shooters represented Belgium in 1948.


 * 50 metre pistol
 * Marcel Lafortune


 * 50 metre rifle
 * Jacques Lafortune
 * Jacques Delval
 * Marcel Lafortune