Belgium at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Belgium competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events). 54 competitors, 51 men and 3 women, took part in 37 events in 12 sports.

Silver

 * André Nelis &mdash; Sailing, Men's Finn Individual Competition
 * Joseph Mewis &mdash; Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Featherweight

Athletics
Men's Marathon
 * Aurèle Vandendriessche &mdash; 2:47:18 (→ 24th place)

Cycling

 * Sprint
 * Evrard Godefroid &mdash; 10th place


 * Time trial
 * Evrard Godefroid &mdash; 1:16.5 (→ 19th place)


 * Team pursuit
 * André Bar François De Wagheneire Guillaume Van Tongerloo Gustaaf De Smet &mdash; 5th place


 * Team road race
 * Norbert Verougstraete Gustaaf De Smet François Vandenbosch &mdash; 89 points (→ 7th place)


 * Individual road race
 * Norbert Verougstraete &mdash; 5:26:47 (→ 23rd place)
 * Gustaaf De Smet &mdash; 5:26:47 (→ 24th place)
 * François Vandenbosch &mdash; 5:38:16 (→ 42nd place)
 * François De Wagheneire &mdash; did not finish (→ no ranking)

Fencing
Six fencers, all men, represented Belgium in 1956.


 * Men's foil
 * André Verhalle
 * Ghislain Delaunois
 * François Dehez


 * Men's team foil
 * Jacques Debeur, Ghislain Delaunois, Marcel Van Der Auwera, André Verhalle


 * Men's épée
 * Ghislain Delaunois
 * Jacques Debeur
 * Roger Achten


 * Men's team épée
 * François Dehez, Roger Achten, Ghislain Delaunois, Marcel Van Der Auwera, Jacques Debeur


 * Men's sabre
 * Marcel Van Der Auwera

Rowing
Belgium had seven male rowers participate in three out of seven rowing events in 1956.


 * Men's double sculls
 * Fernand Steenacker
 * Henri Steenacker


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


 * Men's coxed pair
 * Livien Ven
 * Antoon Ven
 * Jos Van Thillo (cox)

Shooting
Two shooters represented Belgium in 1956.


 * 50 m pistol
 * Marcel Lafortune


 * 50 m rifle, three positions
 * Frans Lafortune


 * 50 m rifle, prone
 * Frans Lafortune