Belgium at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Belgium competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 101 competitors, 93 men and 8 women, took part in 64 events in 16 sports.

Silver

 * Roger Moens &mdash; Athletics, Men's 800 metres
 * Leo Sterckx &mdash; Cycling, Men's sprint

Bronze

 * Willy van den Berghen &mdash; Cycling, Men's individual road race
 * André Nelis &mdash; Sailing, Men's Finn class

Cycling
13 cyclists, all men, represented Belgium in 1960.


 * Individual road race
 * Willy Vanden Berghen
 * Benoni Beheyt
 * Robert Lelangue
 * Joseph Geurts


 * Team time trial
 * Benoni Beheyt
 * Willy Monty
 * Willy Vanden Berghen
 * Yvan Covent


 * Sprint
 * Leo Sterckx
 * Gilbert De Rieck


 * 1000m time trial
 * Jean Govaerts


 * Team pursuit
 * Romain De Loof
 * Barthélemy Gillard
 * Frans Melckenbeeck
 * Charles Rabaey

Fencing
15 fencers, 12 men and 3 women, represented Belgium in 1960.


 * Men's foil
 * André Verhalle
 * Franck Delhem
 * Jacques Debeur


 * Men's team foil
 * Jacques Debeur, André Verhalle, François Dehez, Franck Delhem


 * Men's épée
 * Roger Achten
 * François Dehez
 * René Van Den Driessche


 * Men's team épée
 * Pierre Francisse, René Van Den Driessche, Jacques Debeur, Roger Achten, François Dehez


 * Men's sabre
 * Marcel Van Der Auwera
 * José Van Baelen
 * Gustave Ballister


 * Men's team sabre
 * José Van Baelen, Gustave Ballister, Marcel Van Der Auwera, François Heywaert, Roger Petit


 * Women's foil
 * Jacqueline Appart
 * Marie Melchers
 * Claudine Wallet

Modern pentathlon
One male pentathlete represented Belgium in 1960.


 * Individual
 * Arsène Pint

Rowing
Belgium had 5 male rowers participate in two out of seven rowing events in 1960.


 * Men's double sculls
 * Gérard Higny
 * Jean-Marie Lemaire


 * Men's coxed pair
 * Roland Bollenberg
 * Edgard Luca
 * Étienne Pollet

Shooting
Three shooters represented Belgium in 1960.


 * 50 m pistol
 * Marcel Lafortune


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


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