Belgium at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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Belgium at the Olympic Games

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IOC code  BEL
NOC Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee
Website www.olympic.be (Dutch) (French)
At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City
Competitors 82 (77 men and 5 women) in 13 sports
Medals
Rank: 36		 Gold
0		 Silver
1		 Bronze
1		 Total
2
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Belgium competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 82 competitors, 77 men and 5 women, took part in 55 events in 13 sports.[1]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Silver Serge Reding Weightlifting Men's Heavyweight
 Bronze Daniel Goens
Robert van Lancker		 Cycling Men's Tandem

Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Canoeing

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Main article: Canoeing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Fifteen cyclists represented Belgium in 1968.

Individual road race
Team time trial
Sprint
1000m time trial
Tandem
Individual pursuit
Team pursuit

Fencing

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Main article: Fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Three fencers, all men, represented Belgium in 1968.

Men's foil
Men's épée
Men's sabre

Gymnastics

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Main article: Gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Hockey

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Main article: Field hockey at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Rowing

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Main article: Rowing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Sailing

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Main article: Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Three shooters, all men, represented Belgium in 1968.

50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone
Trap
Skeet

Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Volleyball

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Main article: Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Men's Team Competition
  • Round Robin
    • Defeated Brazil (3-1)
    • Lost to Bulgaria (0-3)
    • Lost to Poland (0-3)
    • Lost to East Germany (0-3)
    • Lost to Japan (0-3)
    • Defeated Mexico (3-2)
    • Lost to Czechoslovakia (0-3)
    • Lost to Soviet Union (0-3)
    • Lost to United States (0-3) → 8th place
  • Team Roster

Weightlifting

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics

References

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