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Belgium at the 1960 Summer Olympics
IOC code	BEL
NOC	Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee
Website	www.olympic.be (in Dutch and French)
in Rome
Competitors	101 (93 men and 8 women) in 16 sports
Flag bearer	André Nelis
Medals Ranked 26th	Gold 0 Silver 2 Bronze 2 Total 4
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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.

Medalists

Silver

• Roger Moens — Athletics, Men's 800 metres
• Leo Sterckx — Cycling, Men's sprint

Bronze

• Willy van den Berghen — Cycling, Men's individual road race
• André Nelis — Sailing, Men's Finn class

Athletics

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

13 cyclists, all men, represented Belgium in 1960.

Individual road race

• Willy Vanden Berghen
• Benoni Beheyt
• Robert Lelangue
• Joseph Geurts

Team time trial

• Benoni Beheyt
• Willy Monty
• Willy Vanden Berghen
• Yvan Covent

Sprint

• Leo Sterckx
• Gilbert De Rieck

1000m time trial

• Jean Govaerts

Team pursuit

• Romain De Loof
• Barthélemy Gillard
• Frans Melckenbeeck
• Charles Rabaey

Equestrian

Fencing

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

Men's foil

• André Verhalle
• Franck Delhem
• Jacques Debeur

Men's team foil

• Jacques Debeur, André Verhalle, François Dehez, Franck Delhem

Men's épée

• Roger Achten
• François Dehez
• René Van Den Driessche

Men's team épée

• Pierre Francisse, René Van Den Driessche, Jacques Debeur, Roger Achten, François Dehez

Men's sabre

• Marcel Van Der Auwera
• José Van Baelen
• Gustave Ballister

Men's team sabre

• José Van Baelen, Gustave Ballister, Marcel Van Der Auwera, François Heywaert, Roger Petit

Women's foil

• Jacqueline Appart
• Marie Melchers
• Claudine Wallet

Gymnastics

Hockey

Modern pentathlon

One male pentathlete represented Belgium in 1960.

Individual

• Arsène Pint

Rowing

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

Men's double sculls

• Gérard Higny
• Jean-Marie Lemaire

Men's coxed pair

• Roland Bollenberg
• Edgard Luca
• Étienne Pollet

Sailing

Shooting

Three shooters represented Belgium in 1960.

50 m pistol

• Marcel Lafortune

50 m rifle, three positions

• Jacques Lafortune
• Frans Lafortune

50 m rifle, prone

• Frans Lafortune
• Jacques Lafortune

Swimming

Water polo

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

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.

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database

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