), ▁but ▁were ▁defeated ▁there . ▁ ▁Cy cling ▁ ▁E ight ▁cycl ists , ▁all ▁men , ▁represented ▁Belg ium ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁ 6 th ▁appearance ▁in ▁the ▁sport , ▁in ▁which ▁Belg ium ▁had ▁competed ▁every ▁time ▁that ▁Belg ium ▁had ▁sent ▁an ▁Olympic ▁team . ▁For ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁Belg ium ▁won ▁no ▁cy cling ▁med als . ▁ ▁Road ▁ ▁Track ▁▁ ▁Time ▁trial ▁▁ ▁Match ▁races ▁ ▁E quest rian ▁ ▁N ine ▁rid ers , ▁all ▁men , ▁represented ▁Belg ium ▁in ▁the ▁e quest rian ▁events ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁It ▁was ▁Belg ium ' s ▁ 5 th ▁appearance ▁in ▁the ▁sport ; ▁Belg ium ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁ 3 ▁nations ▁( al ong ▁with ▁France ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States ) ▁to ▁comp ete ▁in ▁every ▁Olympic ▁e quest rian ▁competition ▁to ▁date . ▁For ▁the ▁second ▁time ▁in ▁a ▁row , ▁Belg ium ▁won ▁no ▁med als . ▁▁ ▁D ress age ▁▁ ▁Event ing ▁▁ ▁J ump ing ▁ ▁F encing ▁▁ 2 1 ▁f enc ers , ▁ 1 8 ▁men ▁and ▁ 3 ▁women , ▁represented ▁Belg ium ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁ 6 th ▁appearance ▁in ▁the ▁sport . ▁Women ▁f enc ers ▁represented ▁Belg ium ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ; ▁Belg ium ▁had ▁not ▁had ▁any ▁entr ants ▁in