Belgium at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Infobox Olympics Belgium
games=1948 Summer
competitors=147 (128 men, 19 women)
sports=16
gold=2
silver=2
bronze=3
total=7
rank=15

Belgium competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England.

Medalists

Gold

* Gaston Reiff — Athletics, Men's 5.000 metres

* Léon Delathouwer, Eugène van Roosbroeck and Lode Wouters — Cycling, Men's Team Road Race

Silver

* Pierre Nihant — Cycling, Men's 1.000 metres Time Trial

* Joseph Vissers — Boxing, Men's Lightweight

Bronze

* Etienne Gailly — Athletics, Men's Marathon

* Lode Wouters — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race

* Paul Valcke, André van de Werve de Vorsselaer, Georges de Bourguignon, Raymond Bru, Edouard Yves, and Henri Paternoster — Fencing, Men's Foil Team Competition

Results by event

=Basketball=

Men's Team Competition

*Preliminary Round (Group B):* Lost to South Korea (27-29):* Lost to China (34-44):* Defeated Iraq (98-20):* Defeated Chile (38-36):* Defeated Philippines (37-35)
*Classification Matches:* 9th/16th place: Defeated Hungary (walk-over):* 9th/12th place: Lost to Canada (40-45):* 11th/12th place: Defeated Philippines (38-34) → Eleventh place

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]