Belgium at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Belgium competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 88 competitors, 82 men and 6 women, took part in 51 events in 14 sports.

Medalists
Belgium finished in 29th position in the final medal rankings, with two silver medals.

Silver

 * Emiel Puttemans &mdash; Athletics, Men's 10,000 metres
 * Karel Lismont &mdash; Athletics, 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 &mdash; 2445 points (4th place)
 * Andre Baeyens &mdash; 2383 points (18th place)
 * Jos Daman &mdash; 2365 points (23rd place)

Athletics
Men's 800 metres
 * Herman Mignon
 * Heat &mdash; 1:47.5
 * Semifinals &mdash; 1:49.7 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1500 metres
 * Herman Mignon
 * Heat &mdash; 3:44.2
 * Semifinals &mdash; 3:41.7
 * Final &mdash; 3:39.1 (→ 6th place)
 * Edgard Salvé
 * Heat &mdash; 3:42.1 (→ did not advance)
 * André de Hertoghe
 * Heat &mdash; 3:44.6 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5000 metres
 * Willy Polleunis
 * Heat &mdash; 13:52.6 (→ did not advance)
 * René Goris
 * Heat &mdash; 13:57.8 (→ did not advance)

Cycling
Fourteen cyclists represented Belgium in 1972.


 * Individual road race
 * Freddy Maertens &mdash; 13th place
 * Gustaaf Hermans &mdash; 45th place
 * Lucien De Brauwere &mdash; 59th place
 * Frans Van Looy &mdash; did not finish (→ no ranking)


 * Team time trial
 * Ludo Delcroix
 * Gustaaf Hermans
 * Gustaaf Van Cauter
 * Louis Verreydt


 * Sprint
 * Robert Maveau
 * Manu Snellinx


 * 1000m time trial
 * Robert Maveau
 * Final &mdash; 1:08.94 (→ 14th place)


 * Tandem
 * Manu Snellinx and Noël Soetaert → 5th place


 * Individual pursuit
 * Wilfried Wesemael


 * Individual pursuit
 * Leon Daelemans
 * Roger De Beukelaer
 * Alex Van Linden
 * Wilfried Wesemael

Fencing
One female fencer represented Belgium in 1972.


 * Women's foil
 * Claudine le Comte

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
 * 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 &mdash; 8:08.51
 * Repechage &mdash; 8:16.26 (→ did not advance)

Sailing

 * Jacques Rogge - Finn Class 14th place.

Shooting
Six male shooters represented Belgium in 1972.


 * 50 m pistol
 * André Zoltan


 * 50 m rifle, three positions
 * Frans Lafortune


 * 50 m rifle, prone
 * Frans Lafortune
 * Robert Houman


 * Trap
 * Guy Rénard


 * Skeet
 * Francis Cornet
 * Chris Binet