Belgium at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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{{infobox country at games
| NOC = BEL
| NOCname = Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee
| games = Summer Olympics
| year = 1952
| flagcaption =
| oldcode =
| website = {{url|www.olympic.be }} {{in lang|nl|fr}}
| location = Helsinki
| competitors = 135 (130 men and 5 women)
| sports = 16
| flagbearer = Charles Debeur{{cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/21244 |title=Charles Debeur |website=olympedia.org |publisher=OlyMADMen |access-date=21 December 2023}}
| rank = 14
| gold = 2
| silver = 2
| bronze = 0
| officials =
| appearances = auto
| app_begin_year = 1900
| app_end_year =
| summerappearances =
| winterappearances =
| seealso = 1906 Intercalated Games
}}
Belgium competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 135 competitors, 130 men and 5 women, took part in 75 events in 16 sports.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/BEL/summer/1952/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417090235/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/BEL/summer/1952/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Belgium at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games |access-date=28 February 2015 |work=sports-reference.com}}
Medalists
=Gold=
- André Noyelle — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race
- Robert Grondelaers, André Noyelle and Lucien Victor — Cycling, Men's Team Road Race
= Silver=
- Robert Grondelaers — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race
- Bob Baetens and Michel Knuysen — Rowing, Men's Coxless Pairs
Athletics
{{main|Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics}}
Basketball
{{main|Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics}}
;Men's Team Competition
- Qualification Round (Group A)
- Lost to Cuba (51-59)
- Defeated Switzerland (59-49)
- Lost to Cuba (63-71) → did not advance
Boxing
{{main|Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics}}
Canoeing
{{main|Canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics}}
Cycling
{{main|Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics}}
;Road Competition
Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)
- André Noyelle — 5:06:03.4 (→ 16x16px Gold Medal)
- Robert Grondelaers — 5:06:51.2 (→ 16x16px Silver Medal)
- Lucien Victor — 5:07:52.0 (→ 4th place)
- Rik Van Looy — did not finish (→ no ranking)
;Track Competition
Men's 1.000m Time Trial
- Joseph De Bakker
- Final — 1:14.7 (→ 10th place)
Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race
- Stéphan Martens — 10th place
Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit
- Gabriel Glorieux, José Pauwels, Paul De Paepe, and Robert Raymond
- Eliminated in quarterfinals (→ 5th place)
Men's 2.000m Tandem Race
- Gabriel Glorieux, Pierre Gosselin — 10th place
Fencing
{{main|Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics}}
14 fencers, all men, represented Belgium in 1952.
Gymnastics
{{main|Gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics}}
Hockey
{{main|Field hockey at the 1952 Summer Olympics}}
Modern pentathlon
{{main|Modern pentathlon at the 1952 Summer Olympics}}
One male pentathlete represented Belgium in 1952.
Rowing
{{main article|Rowing at the 1952 Summer Olympics}}
Belgium had 12 male rowers participate in five out of seven rowing events in 1952.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/BEL/summer/1952/ROW/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417162657/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/BEL/summer/1952/ROW/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Belgium Rowing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games |access-date= 10 March 2018}}
Sailing
{{main|Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics}}
Shooting
Swimming
{{main|Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics}}
Water polo
{{main|Water polo at the 1952 Summer Olympics}}
Weightlifting
{{main|Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics}}
Wrestling
{{main|Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics}}
References
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