Belgium at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Belgium at the
1924 Summer Olympics
Belgium at the; 1924 Summer Olympics
IOC code	BEL
NOC	Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee
Website	www.olympic.be (in Dutch and French)
in Paris
Competitors	172 (166 men and 6 women) in 17 sports
Medals; Ranked 10th	Gold 3 Silver 7 Bronze 3 Total 13
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1900; 1904; 1908; 1912; 1920; 1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;
Other related appearances
	1906 Intercalated Games

Belgium competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 172 competitors, 166 men and 6 women, took part in 82 events in 17 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Jean Delarge	Boxing	Men's welterweight	July 20
Gold	Charles Delporte	Fencing	Men's épée	July 11
Gold	Léon Huybrechts	Sailing	Monotype Class	July 13
Silver	Henri Hoevenaers	Cycling	Men's individual time trial	July 23
Silver	Henri Hoevenaers, Auguste Parfondry, Jean Van Den Bosch	Cycling	Men's team time trial	July 23
Silver	Paul Anspach, Joseph De Craecker, Charles Delporte, Fernand de Montigny, Ernest Gevers, Léon Tom	Fencing	Men's team épée	July 9
Silver	Désiré Beaurain, Charles Crahay, Fernand de Montigny, Maurice Van Damme, Marcel Berré, Albert De Roocker	Fencing	Men's team foil	July 9
Silver	Joseph De Combe	Swimming	Men's 200 m breaststroke	July 17
Silver	Belgium men's national water polo team Gérard Blitz Maurice Blitz Joseph Cludts Joseph De Combe Pierre Dewin Albert Durant Georges Fleurix Paul Gailly Joseph Pletinckx Jules Thiry Jean-Pierre Vermetten	Water polo		July 20
Silver	Pierre Ollivier	Wrestling	Men's freestyle middleweight	July 14
Bronze	Joseph Jules Beecken	Boxing	Men's middleweight	July 20
Bronze	Léonard Daghelinckx, Henri Hoevenaers, Fernand Saive, Jean Van Den Bosch	Cycling	Men's team pursuit	July 27
Bronze	Maurice Van Damme	Fencing	Men's foil	July 4

Athletics

Seventeen athletes represented Belgium in 1924. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Marcel Alavoine	Marathon	N/A						3:03:20.0	15
Paul Brochart	100 m	Unknown	2 Q	Unknown	4	did not advance
Paul Brochart	200 m	23.0	1 Q	Unknown	3	did not advance
Auguste Broos	Marathon	N/A						3:14:03.0	20
Henricus Cockuyt	100 m	Unknown	3	did not advance
Léon Fourneau	1500 m	N/A				Unknown	4	did not advance
Jean Hénault	High jump	N/A				1.80	2	did not advance
Maurice Henrijean	Pole vault	N/A				3.66	1 Q	No mark	7
Gaston LeClercq	Marathon	N/A						3:27:54.0	26
Jules Migeot	400 m	51.6	3	did not advance
Jules Migeot	400 m hurdles	N/A		56.7	3	did not advance
Eugène Moetbeek	100 m	Unknown	6	did not advance
François Morren	800 m	N/A		Unknown	2 Q	1:58.5	6	did not advance
Josse Ruth	Pentathlon	N/A						Eliminated-3
Josse Ruth	Decathlon	N/A						5866.670	17
Gerard Steurs	Marathon	N/A						did not finish
Felicien Van de Putte	Marathon	N/A						did not finish
Camille Van de Velde	5000 m	N/A				Unknown	8	did not advance
Camille Van de Velde	10000 m	N/A						did not finish
Joseph Van Der Wee	1500 m	N/A				Unknown	6	did not advance
Fred Zinner	Pentathlon	N/A						Eliminated-3

Boxing

Ten boxers represented Belgium at the 1924 Games. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. Belgium won Olympic medals for the first time with two medals, including Jean Delarge's gold in the welterweight.

Boxer	Weight class	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / Bronze match
Boxer	Weight class	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Joseph Beecken	Middleweight	Bye	Funk (USA) W	Daney (FRA) W	Mallin (GBR) L	Black (CAN) W
Lucien Debleyser	Flyweight	Trève (FRA) L	did not advance				17
Fernand Delarge	Light heavyweight	Sørsdal (NOR) L	did not advance				17
Jean Delarge	Welterweight	Sauthier (SUI) W	O'Hanrahan (GBR) W	Ingram (RSA) W	Lewis (CAN) W	Méndez (ARG) W
Raymond Devergnies	Featherweight	Bru (ESP) W	Francecchini (ITA) W	Dingley (GBR) W	Salas (USA) L	Quartucci (ARG) L	4
Alfred Genon	Lightweight	Lőwig (HUN) W	Sinclair (AUS) W	Boylstein (USA) L	did not advance		5
Joseph Rémy	Welterweight	Dam (NED) L	did not advance				17
François Sybille	Bantamweight	Barta (AUT) W	Ces (FRA) L	did not advance			9
Karel Tuns	Featherweight	Bye	Dingley (GBR) L	did not advance			9
Germain Van Haelen	Middleweight	Bye	Daney (FRA) L	did not advance			9

Opponent nation	Wins	Losses	Percent
Argentina	1	1	.500
Australia	1	0	1.000
Austria	1	0	1.000
Canada	2	0	1.000
Spain	1	0	1.000
France	1	3	.250
Great Britain	2	2	.500
Hungary	1	0	1.000
Italy	1	0	1.000
Netherlands	0	1	.000
Norway	0	1	.000
South Africa	1	0	1.000
Switzerland	1	0	1.000
United States	1	2	.333

Total	14	10	.583

Round	Wins	Losses	Percent
Round of 32	4	3	.571
Round of 16	4	3	.571
Quarterfinals	3	1	.750
Semifinals	1	2	.333
Final	1	0	1.000
Bronze match	1	1	.500

Total	14	10	.583

Cycling

Nine cyclists represented Belgium in 1924. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport as well as the Games.

The Belgians won both of the road cycling silver medals, with Hoevenaers leading the team and taking the individual medal. Three of the four road cyclists also competed in the team pursuit event on the track, winning bronze.

Road cycling

Ranks given are within the heat.

Cyclist	Event	Final
Cyclist	Event	Result	Rank
Henri Hoevenaers	Time trial	6:30:27.0
Auguste Parfondry	Time trial	6:35:57.0	6
Fernand Saivé	Time trial	6:48:46.4	16
Jean Van Den Bosch	Time trial	6:40:31.4	10
Henri Hoevenaers Auguste Parfondry Fernand Saivé Jean Vandenbosch	Team time trial	19:46:55.4

Track cycling

Ranks given are within the heat.

Cyclist	Event	First round		First repechage		Quarterfinals		Second repechage		Semifinals		Final
Cyclist	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Josef Boons	50 km	N/A										Unknown	8–36
Charles Cadron	50 km	N/A										Unknown	8–36
Léonard Daghelinckx	50 km	N/A										Unknown	8–36
Prudent De Bruyne	Sprint	13.8	1 Q	Advanced directly		Unknown	3 r	Unknown	2	did not advance
Jean Verheyen	50 km	N/A										Unknown	8–36
Jean Verheyen	Sprint	Unknown	2 r	Unknown	3	did not advance
Léonard Daghelinckx Henri Hoevenaers Fernand Saivé Jean Van Den Bosch	Team pursuit	5:12.0	1 Q	N/A		5:12.2	1 Q	N/A		Unknown	2 r	Unknown

Diving

Two divers represented Belgium in 1924. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport, and the first time Belgium sent a woman in diving.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Men

Diver	Event	Semifinals			Final
Diver	Event	Points	Score	Rank	Points	Score	Rank
Gustave Van Heymbeeck	10 m platform	27	354.3	5	did not advance
Gustave Van Heymbeeck	Plain high dive	41	118	8	did not advance

Women

Diver	Event	Semifinals			Final
Diver	Event	Points	Score	Rank	Points	Score	Rank
Sophie Hennebert	10 m platform	22	118	5	did not advance

Equestrian

Eleven equestrians represented Belgium in 1924. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport; Belgium was one of three nations (along with France and the United States) to have competed in each Olympic equestrian competition to that point. Belgium finished without a medal for the first time; the best result was the jumping team (at fourth), while the top individual place was de Brabandère's sixth in the eventing.

Equestrian	Event	Final
Equestrian	Event	Score	Time	Rank
Jules Bonvalet	Eventing	1428.0	N/A	16
Jean Breuls	Jumping	24.00	2:44.4	22
Baudouin de Brabandère	Eventing	1728.5	N/A	6
Roger Delrue	Dressage	170.8	N/A	23
Joseph Fallon	Eventing	1077.0	N/A	21
Nicolas LeRoy	Jumping	14.75	2:42.2	8
Gaston Mesmaekers	Jumping	22.75	2:50.0	18
Jacques Misonne	Jumping	19.50	3:05.4	13
Léon Nossent	Eventing	924.0	N/A	27
Georges Serlez	Dressage	242.0	N/A	9
Joseph Stevenart	Dressage	233.2	N/A	13
Jules Bonvalet Baudouin de Brabandère Joseph Fallon Léon Nossent	Team eventing	4233.5	N/A	5
Jean Breuls Nicolas LeRoy Gaston Mesmaekers Jacques Misonne	Team eventing	57.00	N/A	4

Fencing

Nineteen fencers, all men, represented Belgium in 1924. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport as well as the Games. The four medals, including one gold, won by Belgian fencers put the country second on the sport's medal leaderboard for the year.

All four épéeists reached the twelve-man final, with Delporte winning the gold medal. The épée won silver, giving four-time Olympian Paul Anspach his fifth Olympic fencing medal 16 years after he won his first. Van Damme took bronze in the foil, as the team took silver, to give Belgium its first medals in foil fencing.

Men

Ranks given are within the pool.

Fencer	Event	Round 1		Round 2		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Fencer	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Charles Acke	Sabre	N/A				2–4	6	did not advance
Paul Anspach	Épée	4–4	5 Q	N/A		6–4	3 Q	6–5	4 Q	4–7	9
Omer Berck	Sabre	N/A				4–1	1 Q	3–5	6	did not advance
Charles Crahay	Foil	2–1	2 Q	4–1	1 Q	2–3	5	did not advance
Balthazar De Beukelaer	Foil	0–1	3 Q	3–2	3 Q	2–3	3 Q	2–3	4 Q	0–6	7
Charles Delporte	Épée	7–2	1 Q	N/A		7–3	1 Q	6–5	2 Q	8–3
Eugène Dufrane	Foil	3–0	1 Q	1–3	4	did not advance
Robert Feyerick	Sabre	N/A				4–1	2 Q	4–4	6	did not advance
Ernest Gevers	Épée	6–3	1 Q	N/A		6–3	1 Q	4–7	6 Q	1–10	12
Jules Maes	Sabre	N/A				4–2	2 Q	2–6	7	did not advance
Léon Tom	Épée	5–4	3 Q	N/A		6–3	3 Q	7–4	1 Q	5–6	7
Maurice Van Damme	Foil	3–0	1 Q	5–0	1 Q	2–3	4 Q	3–2	3 Q	4–2
Charles Delporte Robert Feyerick Félix Goblet Léon Tom Jean-Pierre Willems	Team sabre	1–0	2 Q	N/A		0–2	3	did not advance
Paul Anspach Joseph De Craecker Fernand de Montigny Charles Delporte Ernest Gevers Léon Tom	Team épée	1–0	1 Q	N/A		1–0	1 Q	1–0	2 Q	2–1
Marcel Berré Désiré Beaurain Charles Crahay Albert De Roocker Orphile De Montigny Maurice Van Damme	Team foil	Bye		N/A		2–0	1 Q	1–0	2 Q	1–1

Football

Belgium competed in the Olympic football tournament for the third time, attempting to defend its 1920 gold medal. They were stunned in their first match, however, losing the second-round game to Sweden 8–1.

Round 1: Bye

Round 2

May 29, 1924

Sweden	8–1	Belgium
Kock 8' 24' 77' Rydell 20' 61' 83' Brommesson 30' Keller 46'	Report	Larnoe 67'

Stade Olympique, Colombes

Attendance: 8,532

Referee: Heinrich Retschury (AUT)

Final rank: 9th place

Modern pentathlon

Four pentathletes represented Belgium in 1924. It was the nation's debut in the sport.

Pentathlete	Event	Final
Pentathlete	Event	Score	Rank
Léopold Buffin de Chosal	Individual	89.5	17
Jacques De Wykerslooth De Rooyesteyn	Individual	123	29
Jules Hulsmans	Individual	140.5	35
J. L. M. Van Loocke	Individual	92	18

Rowing

15 rowers represented Belgium in 1924. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport as well as the Games, tying Canada and Great Britain for most rowing appearances.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Rower	Event	Semifinals		Repechage		Final
Rower	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Alphonse Dewette Eugène Gabriels Marcel Wauters	Coxed pair	Unknown	3	N/A		did not advance
Lucien Brouha Victor Denis Jules George Marcel Roman	Coxed four	Unknown	2 r	Unknown	4	did not advance
Arthur D'Anvers Gérard de Gezelle René De Landtsheer August Geinger Léon Lippens Hippolyte Schouppe Robert Swartelé Jean Van Silfhout Marcel Wauters	Eight	Unknown	2 r	Unknown	4	did not advance

Sailing

Eight sailors represented Belgium in 1924. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Huybrechts took the gold in the monotype dinghy.

Sailor	Event	Qualifying				Final
Sailor	Event	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Total	Race 1	Race 2	Total	Rank
Léon Huybrechts	Olympic monotype	2 Q	DNF	N/A		1	1	2
Léon Huybrechts John Klotz Léopold Standaert	6 metre class	6	7	3	16	did not advance			5
Fernand Carlier Maurice Passelecq Emmanuel Pauwels Paul Van Halteren Victor Vanderslyen	8 metre class	5	2 Q	5	12	DNF (4)	4	8	4

Shooting

Fourteen sport shooters represented Belgium in 1924. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport.

Shooter	Event	Final
Shooter	Event	Score	Rank
Conrad Adriaenssens	50 m rifle, prone	384	30
Conrad Adriaenssens	600 m free rifle	78	41
Arthur Balbaert	50 m rifle, prone	385	26
Arthur Balbaert	600 m free rifle	84	14
Albert Bosquet	Trap	Unknown	31–44
Charles Delbarre	50 m rifle, prone	383	31
Louis D'Heur	Trap	96	5
Émile Dupont	Trap	Unknown	31–44
François Lafortune	25 m rapid fire pistol	13	40
François Lafortune	600 m free rifle	83	19
Victor Robert	25 m rapid fire pistol	13	40
Jacques Thuriaux	25 m rapid fire pistol	11	50
Paul Van Asbroeck	25 m rapid fire pistol	8	51
	50 m rifle, prone	391	9
	600 m free rifle	82	24
Louis Van Tilt	Trap	Unknown	31–44
Conrad Adriaenssens Arthur Balbaert François Lafortune Charles Scheirlinck Paul Van Asbroeck	Team free rifle	550	11
Albert Bosquet Louis D'Heur Émile Dupont Jacques Mouton Henri Quersin Louis Van Tilt	Team clay pigeons	550	11

Swimming

Ranks given are within the heat.

Swimmer	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
Swimmer	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Gérard Blitz	100 m backstroke	1:19.0	2 Q	1:19.0	1 Q	1:19.6	4
Joseph de Combe	200 m breaststroke	3:02.0	1 Q	3:00.2	1 Q	2:59.2
A. Buydens Joseph Callens Martial van Schelle Emiel Thienpont	4 × 200 m freestyle relay	11:14.8	3	did not advance

Tennis

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 128	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Stéphane Halot	Singles	Ireland (IRL) W 6–1, 6–4, 6–4	Willard (AUS) L 6–8, 2–6, 2–6	did not advance
Albert Lammens	Singles	Bye	Macenauer (TCH) L 0–6, 1–6, 0–6	did not advance
Victor de Laveleye	Singles	Bye	Richards (USA) L 2–6, 4–6, 0–6	did not advance
Jean Washer	Singles	Mişu (ROU) W 6–3, 6–4, 6–2	Flaquer (ESP) W 6–1, 6–4, 7–5	Hunter (USA) W 2–6, 1–6, 6–2, 6–1, 6–4	de Morpurgo (ITA) L 6–2, 4–6, 6–1, 4–6, 6–8	did not advance
Stéphane Halot Albert Lammens	Doubles	—	Bye	Lacoste / Borotra (FRA) L 3–6, 0–6, 2–6	did not advance
Victor de Laveleye Jean Washer	Doubles	—	Bye	de Morpurgo / Serventi (ITA) L 4–6, 4–6, 5–7	did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Christine de Borman	Singles	Bye	McKane (GBR) L 0–6, 2–6	did not advance
Marthe Dupont	Singles	Bye	Bouman (NED) L 6–8, 4–6	did not advance
Marie Janssen	Singles	Várady-Péter (HUN) L 4–6, 1–6	did not advance
Marie Storms	Singles	Bye	Shepherd-Barron (GBR) L 1–6, 1–6	did not advance
Christine de Borman Marie Storms	Doubles	—	Bye	Covell / McKane (GBR) L 1–6, 2–6	did not advance

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Marthe Dupont Jean Washer	Doubles	Bye	Mallory / Nielsen (NOR) L 6–1, 3–6, 3–6	did not advance
Christine de Borman Stéphane Halot	Doubles	Brehm / Tegner (DEN) W 6–2, 6–4	Fick / Müller (SWE) L 0–6, 3–6	did not advance

Water polo

In its fifth Olympic water polo appearance, Belgium continued its streak of medal wins by claiming its fourth silver (and fifth overall) medal.

Roster

First round

Bye

Quarterfinals

Belgium

3–2

Hungary

Piscine des Tourelles

Semifinals

Belgium

5–1

Czechoslovakia

Piscine des Tourelles

Final

France

3–0

Belgium

Piscine des Tourelles

Silver medal semifinals

Belgium

4–3

Sweden

Piscine des Tourelles

Silver medal final

United States

1–2

Belgium

Piscine des Tourelles

Weightlifting

Athlete	Event	1H Snatch	1H Clean & Jerk	Press	Snatch	Clean & Jerk	Total	Rank
Georges Bernaert	Men's +82.5 kg						465	9
G. Butter	Men's −67.5 kg	65	75	72.5	82.5	110	405	10
M. Van der Goten	Men's −75 kg	60	75	72.5	85	110	402.5	13
V. Van Hamme	Men's −75 kg	60	75	70	75	110	390	16
Nicolas Horsch	Men's −75 kg	55	67.5	77.5	80	100	380	20
Albert Maes	Men's −60 kg	55	70	65	67.5	95	352.5	13
Nicolaas Moerloos	Men's −60 kg	55	75	65	67.5	92.5	355	12
F. Verdonck	Men's −82.5 kg	60	70	70	80	100	380	17

Wrestling

Freestyle wrestling

Men's

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Joseph Dillen	Bantamweight	—	Bye	Hines (USA) L	did not advance
Herman Van Duyzen	Lightweight	—	Pouvroux (FRA) L	did not advance
Albert Foubert	Featherweight	Bye	Naito (JPN) L	did not advance
Joseph Hutmacker	Light heavyweight	—	Svensson (SWE) L	did not advance
Frits Janssens	Welterweight	—	Leino (FIN) L	did not advance
Pierre Ollivier	Middleweight	—	Bonassin (ITA) W	Tognetti (SUI) W	Pekkala (FIN) W Silver medal semifinal Rhys (GBR) W	Hagemann (SUI) L Silver medal final Penttilä (FIN) W
Hyacinthe Roosen	Welterweight	—	Dupraz (USA) W	Leino (FIN) L	did not advance
August Thys	Featherweight	Bye	Huupponen (FIN) L	did not advance

Greco-Roman

Men's

Athlete	Event	First round	Second round	Third round	Fourth round	Fifth round	Sixth round	Seventh round	Eighth round	Rank
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Lucien Bottin	Featherweight	Capron (FRA) L	Malmberg (SWE) L	did not advance						=18
Louis Christoffel	Lightweight	Ronis (LAT) L	Westerlund (FIN) L	did not advance				—		=20
Henri Dierickx	Bantamweight	Andersen (DEN) W	Çakin (TUR) W	Martinsen (NOR) W	Olsen (NOR) L	Retired L	Did not advance	—		=9
Jean Dumont	Middleweight	Christoffersen (DEN) L	Westerlund (FIN) L	did not advance					—	=20
Englebert Mollin	Lightweight	Parisel (FRA) L	Sesta (AUT) L	did not advance				—		=20
Lucien Pothier	Heavyweight	Sjouwerman (NED) W	Salila (FIN) W	Polis (LAT) L	Larsen (DEN) L	did not advance		—		=5
Édouard Rottiers	Featherweight	Väli (EST) L	Fettes (LUX) L	Radvány (HUN) W	did not advance					=13
Pierre Slock	Bantamweight	Pütsep (EST) L	Kueny (FRA) L	did not advance				—		=17
Émile Walhelm	Light heavyweight	Svensson (SWE) L	Retired L	did not advance					—	=21

Art Competitions

References

^ "Belgium at the 1924 Paris Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-06-21.

External links

[sports-reference-1] "Belgium at the 1924 Paris Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-06-21.

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