▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁ 2 nd ▁appearance ▁in ▁the ▁sport . ▁ ▁Row ing ▁▁ 2 1 ▁men ▁represented ▁Belg ium ▁in ▁row ing ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁ 6 th ▁appearance ▁in ▁the ▁sport , ▁matching ▁Canada ▁and ▁Great ▁Britain ▁for ▁the ▁most . ▁Belg ium ▁entered ▁boats ▁in ▁ 6 ▁of ▁the ▁ 7 ▁events . ▁None ▁of ▁the ▁boats ▁reached ▁the ▁final ▁in ▁its ▁event , ▁but ▁the ▁co x ed ▁pair ▁boat ▁won ▁a ▁bronze ▁medal ▁by ▁being ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁boats ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁semif inals . ▁It ▁was ▁Belg ium ' s ▁first ▁medal ▁in ▁the ▁sport ▁since ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁ ▁S ail ing ▁▁ 6 ▁men ▁represented ▁Belg ium ▁in ▁sail ing ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁ 4 th ▁appearance ▁in ▁the ▁sport . ▁Belg ium ▁had ▁boats ▁in ▁ 2 ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 ▁events . ▁▁▁ ▁D ing hy ▁▁▁ 6 ▁met re ▁and ▁ 8 ▁met re ▁classes ▁ ▁Sw imming ▁ ▁Five ▁men ▁represented ▁Belg ium ▁in ▁sw imming ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁ 6 th ▁appearance ▁in ▁the ▁sport , ▁in ▁which ▁Belg ium ▁competed ▁each ▁time ▁Belg ium ▁had ▁appeared ▁at ▁the ▁Summer ▁Olympics . ▁None ▁of ▁the ▁Belg ian ▁sw imm ers ▁reached ▁the ▁final s ▁of ▁their