Belgium at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Infobox Olympics Belgium
games=1976 Summer
competitors=110 (83 men, 27 women)
flagbearer=Gaston Roelants
sports=16
gold=0
silver=3
bronze=3
total=6

Belgium competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.

Medalists

Belgium finished in 28th position in the final medal rankings, with three silver medals and three bronze medals.

Silver

* Ivo van Damme — Athletics, men's 800 metres

* Ivo van Damme — Athletics, men's 1500 metres

* Michel Vaarten — Cycling, men's 1000 metre time trial

Bronze

* Karel Lismont — Athletics, men's marathon

* François Mathy — Equestrian, individual jumping Grand Prix

* Eric Wouters, François Mathy, Edgar-Henri Cuepper, and Stanny van Paesschen — Equestrian, team jumping Grand Prix

Results and competitors by event

=Archery=

In Belgium's second appearance in the modern archery competition, the nation was represented by two men, including Olympic veteran Robert Cogniaux.

Men's Individual Competition:
* Piene Blacks — 2353 points (→ 18th place)
* Robert Cogniaux — 2346 points (→ 23rd place)

=Athletics=

Men's 800 metres
* Ivo Van Damme:* Heat — 1:47.80:* Semi Final — 1:46.00:* Final — 1:43.86 (→ Silver Medal)

Men's 5.000 metres
* Willy Polleunis:* Heat — 13:45.24:* Final — 13:26.99 (→ 6th place)

* Marc Smet:* Heat — 13:23.76 (→ did not advance)

Men's 10.000 metres
* Marc Smet:* Heat — 28:22.07:* Final — 28:02.80 (→ 7th place)

* Karel Lismont:* Heat — 28:17.45:* Final — 28:26.48 (→ 11th place)

* Emiel Puttemans:* Heat — 28:15.52:* Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Men's Marathon
* Bronze Medal)

* Henri Schoofs — 2:15:52 (→ 10th place)

* Gaston Roelants — did not start (→ no ranking)

Men's High Jump
* Guy Moreau:* Qualification — 2.13m (→ did not advance)

* Bruno Brokken:* Qualification — DNS (→ did not advance)

Men's Long Jump
* Ronald Desruelles:* Qualification — 7.60m (→ did not advance)

Men's Discus Throw
* Georges Schroeder:* Qualification — 54.80m (→ did not advance)

Men's 20km Race Walk
* Godfried Dejonckheere — 1:35:03 (→ 25th place)

=Cycling=

Men's Individual Road Race
*Fons De Wolf — 4:47:23 (→ 4th place)
*Frank Hoste — 4:49:01 (→ 36th place)
*Dirk Heirweg — 4:55:41 (→ 47th place)
*Eddy Schepers — 4:55:41 (→ 48th place)

Men's 1.000m Time Trial
* Silver Medal)

Men's 1.000m Sprint (Scratch)
*Michel Vaarten — 10th place

Men's 4.000m Individual Pursuit
*Jean-Louis Baugnies — 11th place

=Field Hockey=

Men's Team Competition

*Preliminary Round (Group B):* Lost to Pakistan (0-5):* Lost to New Zealand (1-2):* Defeated Spain (3-2):* Lost to West Germany (1-6)
*Classification Matches:* 9th/12th place: Defeated Argentina (3-2):* 9th/10th place: Defeated Canada (3-2) → Ninth place
*Team Roster:* ( 1.) Frank Smissaert:* ( 2.) Guy Miserque:* ( 3.) Francis Bouche:* ( 4.) Serge Dubois:* ( 5.) Bernard Smeekens:* ( 6.) Bernard Mauchien:* ( 7.) Paul Urbain:* ( 8.) Armand Solie:* ( 9.) Michel Vanderborght:* (10.) Carl-Eric Vanderborght:* (11.) Robert Maroye:* (12.) Bruno De Clynsen:* (13.) Jean-François Gilles:* (14.) Jean Toussaint:* (15.) Michel Van Tyckom:* (16.) Jean-Claude Moraux
*Head Coach: Ernst Willig

=Swimming=

* Geert Boekhout
* Véronique Brisy
* Colette Crabbe
* François Deley
* Chantal Grimard
* Pirette Michel
* Anne Richard
* Ilse Schoors
* Johan Van Steenberge
* Carine Verbauwen

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]