Belgium

Belgium's first, and also most successful Olympic Champion was archer Hubert van Innis, who won a total of 6 Gold and 3 Silver at Paris in 1900 and at Antwerp in 1920 (when he was 54 years old).

52 Belgian athletes won a total of 25 Gold medals in 1900 (8), 1908 (1), 1912 (2) and 1920 (14):

M/F

Name

Year

Gold

SPORT

born

died

M

Hubert van Innis

1900

6

ARCHERY

24.2.1866

25.11.1961

M

Emmanuel Foulon

1900

1

ARCHERY

M

Aimé Haegeman

1900

1

EQUESTRIAN

1861

1935

M

Constant van Langhendonck

1900

1

EQUESTRIAN

1870

1944

M

Léon de Lunden

1900

1

SHOOTING

M

Paul van Asbroeck

1908

1

SHOOTING

1.5.1874

1959

M

Henri Anspach

1912

1

FENCING

10.7.1882

29.3.1979

M

Paul Anspach

1912

2

FENCING

1.4.1882

28.8.1981

M

Fernand de Montigny

1912

1

FENCING

5.1.1885

2.1.1974

M

Robert Hennet

1912

1

FENCING

1886

1930

M

Jacques Ochs

1912

1

FENCING

1883

1971

M

François Rom

1912

1

FENCING

1869

1953

M

Gaston Salmon

1912

1

FENCING

1878

1917

M

Victor Willems

1912

1

FENCING

1877

1918

M

Fréderic-Albert Bruynseels

1920

1

YACHTING

13.7.1888

10.10.1959

M

Florimond Cornellie

1920

1

YACHTING

1.5.1894

1978

M

Emile Cornellie

1920

1

YACHTING

15.8.1869

27.12.1945

M

Emile Cloetens

1920

2

ARCHERY

M

Firmin Flamand

1920

1

ARCHERY

M

Joseph Hermans

1920

1

ARCHERY

M

Louis van de Perck

1920

1

ARCHERY

M

Auguste van de Verre

1920

1

ARCHERY

M

Edmond van Moer

1920

2

ARCHERY

M

Henry George

1920

1

CYCLING

18.2.1891

5.1.1976

M

Frans De Haes

1920

1

WEIGHTLIFTING

24.9.1895

1923

M

Alphonse Allaert

1920

2

ARCHERY

M

Edmond de Knibber

1920

2

ARCHERY

M

Jérome de Maeyer

1920

2

ARCHERY

21.7.1875

18.8.1958

M

Louis Delcon

1920

2

ARCHERY

M

Louis Fierens

1920

2

ARCHERY

M

Louis van Beeck

1920

2

ARCHERY

M

Pierre van Thielt

1920

2

ARCHERY

M

Félix Balyu

1920

1

SOCCER

5.8.1891

M

Désiré Bastin

1920

1

SOCCER

4.3.1900

1972

M

Mathieu Bragard

1920

1

SOCCER

10.3.1895

19.7.1952

M

Robert Coppée

1920

1

SOCCER

23.4.1895

1970

M

Jean De Bie

1920

1

SOCCER

9.5.1892

30.4.1961

M

André Fierens

1920

1

SOCCER

8.2.1898

1972

M

Emile Hanse

1920

1

SOCCER

10.8.1892

1981

M

Georges Hebdin

1920

1

SOCCER

19.4.1895

1970

M

Henri Larnoe

1920

1

SOCCER

8.5.1897

1978

M

Joseph Musch

1920

1

SOCCER

12.10.1893

1971

M

Fernand Nisot

1920

1

SOCCER

11.4.1895

M

Armand Swartenbroeks

1920

1

SOCCER

30.6.1892

1980

M

Louis van Hege

1920

1

SOCCER

8.5.1889

1975

M

Oscar Verbeeck

1920

1

SOCCER

6.6.1891

1971

M

T Bouckaert

1920

2

EQUESTRIAN

1893

M

Finet

1920

1

EQUESTRIAN

1894

M

van Ranst

1920

1

EQUESTRIAN

M

Charles Delporte

1924

1

FENCING

11.3.1893

1952

M

Léon Huybrechts

1924

1

YACHTING

11.2.1876

9.2.1956

M

Jean Delarge

1924

1

BOXING

1906

1977

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