Belgium at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Belgium competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 135 competitors, 130 men and 5 women, took part in 75 events in 16 sports.

Gold

 * André Noyelle &mdash; Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race
 * Robert Grondelaers, André Noyelle and Lucien Victor &mdash; Cycling, Men's Team Road Race

Silver

 * Robert Grondelaers &mdash; Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race
 * Bob Baetens and Michel Knuysen &mdash; Rowing, Men's Coxless Pairs

Basketball

 * Men's Team Competition
 * Qualification Round (Group A)
 * Lost to Cuba (51-59)
 * Defeated Switzerland (59-49)
 * Lost to Cuba (63-71) → did not advance

Cycling
Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)
 * Road Competition
 * André Noyelle &mdash; 5:06:03.4 (→ [[Image:Gold medal.svg|16x16px]] Gold Medal)
 * Robert Grondelaers &mdash; 5:06:51.2 (→ [[Image:Silver medal.svg|16x16px]] Silver Medal)
 * Lucien Victor &mdash; 5:07:52.0 (→ 4th place)
 * Rik Van Looy &mdash; did not finish (→ no ranking)

Men's 1.000m Time Trial
 * Track Competition
 * Joseph De Bakker
 * Final &mdash; 1:14.7 (→ 10th place)

Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race
 * Stéphan Martens &mdash; 10th place

Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit
 * Gabriel Glorieux, José Pauwels, Paul De Paepe, and Robert Raymond
 * Eliminated in quarterfinals (→ 5th place)

Fencing
14 fencers, all men, represented Belgium in 1952.


 * Men's foil
 * André Verhalle
 * Paul Valcke
 * Gustave Ballister


 * Men's team foil
 * Pierre Van Houdt, André Verhalle, Alex Bourgeois, Paul Valcke, Édouard Yves, Gustave Ballister


 * Men's épée
 * Jean-Baptiste Maquet
 * Ghislain Delaunois
 * Robert Henrion


 * Men's team épée
 * Ghislain Delaunois, Jean-Baptiste Maquet, Albert Bernard, Robert Henrion, Paul Valcke


 * Men's sabre
 * Gustave Ballister
 * François Heywaert
 * Marcel Van Der Auwera


 * Men's team sabre
 * Marcel Van Der Auwera, Gustave Ballister, François Heywaert, Robert Bayot, Georges de Bourguignon, Édouard Yves

Modern pentathlon
One male pentathlete represented Belgium in 1952.


 * Francis Plumerel

Rowing
Belgium had 12 male rowers participate in five out of seven rowing events in 1952.


 * Men's single sculls
 * Henri Steenacker


 * Men's double sculls
 * Robert George
 * Jos Van Stichel


 * Men's coxless pair
 * Michel Knuysen
 * Bob Baetens


 * Men's coxed pair
 * Hippolyte Mattelé
 * Eugène Jacobs
 * Kamiel Van Dooren (cox)


 * Men's coxless four
 * Charles Van Antwerpen
 * Jos Rosa
 * Harry Elzendoorn
 * Florent Caers

Shooting
Four shooters represented Belgium in 1952.


 * 50 m rifle, three positions
 * Frans Lafortune
 * Jacques Lafortune


 * 50 m rifle, prone
 * Frans Lafortune
 * Jacques Lafortune


 * Trap
 * Albert Fichefet
 * Gaston Van Roy