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Belgium at the 1960 Summer Olympics

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Belgium at the
1960 Summer Olympics
IOC codeBEL
NOCBelgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee
Websitewww.olympic.be (in Dutch and French)
in Rome
Competitors101 (93 men and 8 women) in 16 sports
Flag bearerAndré Nelis[1]
Medals
Ranked 26th
Gold
0
Silver
2
Bronze
2
Total
4
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Belgium competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 101 competitors, 93 men and 8 women, took part in 64 events in 16 sports.[2]

Medalists

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Silver

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Bronze

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Athletics

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Boxing

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Canoeing

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Cycling

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13 cyclists, all men, represented Belgium in 1960.

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

Equestrian

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Fencing

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15 fencers, 12 men and 3 women, represented Belgium in 1960.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
Women's foil

Gymnastics

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Hockey

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Modern pentathlon

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One male pentathlete represented Belgium in 1960.

Individual

Rowing

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Belgium had 5 male rowers participate in two out of seven rowing events in 1960.[3]

Men's double sculls
Men's coxed pair

Sailing

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Shooting

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Three shooters represented Belgium in 1960.

50 m pistol
50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone

Swimming

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Water polo

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Weightlifting

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Wrestling

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References

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  1. ^ "André Nelis". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Belgium at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Belgium Rowing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
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