Belgium competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events). 54 competitors, 51 men and 3 women, took part in 37 events in 12 sports. Medalists Silver André Nelis — Sailing, Men's Finn Individual Competition Joseph Mewis — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Featherweight Athletics Men's Marathon Aurèle Vandendriessche — 2:47:18 (→ 24th place) Boxing Canoeing Cycling Sprint Evrard Godefroid — 10th place Time trial Evrard Godefroid — 1:16.5 (→ 19th place) Team pursuit André BarFrançois De WagheneireGuillaume Van TongerlooGustaaf De Smet — 5th place Team road race Norbert VerougstraeteGustaaf De SmetFrançois Vandenbosch — 89 points (→ 7th place) 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) Fencing Six fencers, all men, represented Belgium in 1956. Men's foil André Verhalle Ghislain Delaunois François Dehez Men's team foil Jacques Debeur, Ghislain Delaunois, Marcel Van Der Auwera, André Verhalle Men's épée Ghislain Delaunois Jacques Debeur Roger Achten Men's team épée François Dehez, Roger Achten, Ghislain Delaunois, Marcel Van Der Auwera, Jacques Debeur Men's sabre Marcel Van Der Auwera Hockey Rowing Belgium had seven male rowers participate in three out of seven rowing events in 1956. Men's double sculls Fernand Steenacker Henri Steenacker Men's coxless pair Bob Baetens Michel Knuysen Men's coxed pair Livien Ven Antoon Ven Jos Van Thillo (cox) Sailing Shooting Two shooters represented Belgium in 1956. 50 m pistol Marcel Lafortune 50 m rifle, three positions Frans Lafortune 50 m rifle, prone Frans Lafortune Swimming Weightlifting Wrestling References External links Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database Nations at the 1956 Summer Olympics 1956 1956 in Belgian sport