Belgium at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Belgium at the; 1968 Summer Olympics
IOC code	BEL
NOC	Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee
Website	www.olympic.be (in Dutch and French)
in Mexico City
Competitors	82 (77 men and 5 women) in 13 sports
Medals; Ranked 36th	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 1 Total 2
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;
Other related appearances
	1906 Intercalated Games

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

Canoeing

Cycling

Fifteen cyclists represented Belgium in 1968.

Individual road race

Team time trial

Michel Coulon
Frans Mintjens
Marcel Grifnée
Englebert Opdebeeck

Sprint

Robert Van Lancker
Daniel Goens

1000m time trial

Dirk Baert

Tandem

Daniel Goens
Robert Van Lancker

Individual pursuit

Paul Crapez

Team pursuit

Ernest Bens
Ronny Vanmarcke
Willy Debosscher
Paul Crapez

Fencing

Three fencers, all men, represented Belgium in 1968.

Men's foil

Michel Constandt
Florent Bessemans

Men's épée

Michel Constandt
Florent Bessemans

Men's sabre

Yves Brasseur

Gymnastics

Hockey

Rowing

Sailing

Jacques Rogge

Shooting

Three shooters, all men, represented Belgium in 1968.

50 m rifle, three positions

Frans Lafortune

50 m rifle, prone

Frans Lafortune

Trap

Guy Rénard

Skeet

Francis Cornet

Swimming

Volleyball

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

Wrestling

References

^ "Belgium at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2014.

External links

[sports-reference-1] "Belgium at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2014.

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