Belgium at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Infobox Olympics Belgium
games=1956 Summer
competitors=55 men and 4 women
sports=13
gold=0
silver=2
bronze=0
total=2
rank=28

Belgium competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events).

Medalists

Silver

* André Nelis — Sailing, Men's Finn Individual Competition

* Joseph Mewis — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Featherweight

Results by event

=Athletics=

Men's Marathon
*Aurele van den Driessche — 2:47:18 (→ 24th place)

=Cycling=

Men's 1.000m Scratch Sprint
*Evrard Godefroid — 10th place

Men's 1.000m Time Trial
*Evrard Godefroid — 1:16.5 (→ 19th place)

Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit
*André Bar
François De Wagheneire
Guillaume Van Tongerloo
Gustaaf De Smet — 5th place

Men's Team Time Trial
*Norbert Verougstraete
Gustaaf De Smet
François Vandenbosch — 89 points (→ 7th place)

Men's Individual Road Race
*Norbert Verougstraete — 5:26:47 (→ 23rd place)
*Gustaaf De Smet — 5:26:47 (→ 24th place)
*François Vandenbosch — 5:38:16 (→ 42nd place)
*François De Wagheneire — did not finish (→ no ranking)

References

* [http://www.aafla.org/5va/reports_frmst.htm Official Olympic Reports]
* [http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp International Olympic Committee results database]