Belgium competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 88 competitors, 82 men and 6 women, took part in 51 events in 14 sports. Medalists Belgium finished in 29th position in the final medal rankings, with two silver medals. Silver Emiel Puttemans — Athletics, Men's 10,000 metres Karel Lismont — Athletics, Men's Marathon Archery In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, Belgium entered three men. Their highest placing competitor was Robert Cogniaux, who missed a medal by 22 points. Men's Individual Competition: Robert Cogniaux — 2445 points (4th place) Andre Baeyens — 2383 points (18th place) Jos Daman — 2365 points (23rd place) Athletics Men's 800 metres Herman Mignon Heat — 1:47.5 Semifinals — 1:49.7 (→ did not advance) Men's 1500 metres Herman Mignon Heat — 3:44.2 Semifinals — 3:41.7 Final — 3:39.1 (→ 6th place) Edgard Salvé Heat — 3:42.1 (→ did not advance) André de Hertoghe Heat — 3:44.6 (→ did not advance) Men's 5000 metres Willy Polleunis Heat — 13:52.6 (→ did not advance) René Goris Heat — 13:57.8 (→ did not advance) Canoeing Cycling Fourteen cyclists represented Belgium in 1972. Individual road race Freddy Maertens — 13th place Gustaaf Hermans — 45th place Lucien De Brauwere — 59th place Frans Van Looy — did not finish (→ no ranking) Team time trial Ludo Delcroix Gustaaf Hermans Gustaaf Van Cauter Louis Verreydt Sprint Robert Maveau Manu Snellinx 1000m time trial Robert Maveau Final — 1:08.94 (→ 14th place) Tandem Manu Snellinx and Noël Soetaert → 5th place Individual pursuit Wilfried Wesemael Individual pursuit Leon Daelemans Roger De Beukelaer Alex Van Linden Wilfried Wesemael Equestrian Fencing One female fencer represented Belgium in 1972. Women's foil Claudine le Comte Hockey Men's Team Competition Preliminary Round (Group A) Lost to West Germany (1-5) Drew with Argentina (1-1) Defeated France (1-0) Lost to Spain (0-1) Lost to Malaysia (2-4) Defeated Uganda (2-0) Lost to Pakistan (1-3) Classification Match 9th/10th place: Lost to New Zealand (1-2) → 10th place Team Roster Armand Solie Carl-Eric Vanderborght Charly Bouvy Daniel Dupont Eric Stoupel Guy Miserque Jean Toussaint Jean-André Zembsch Jean-Claude Moraux Jean-François Gilles Jean-Marie Buisset Marc Legros Michel De Saedeleer Michel Deville Patrick Gillard Philippe Collin Raoul Ronsmans Judo Rowing Men's Coxed Pairs Paul De Weert, Wilfried Van Herck and Guy Defraigne Heat — 8:08.51 Repechage — 8:16.26 (→ did not advance) Sailing Jacques Rogge - Finn Class 14th place.