Belgium at the 1980 Summer Olympics
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| Belgium at the Olympic Games | ||||
 Flag of Belgium |
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| IOC code: | BEL | |||
| NOC: | Comité Olympique et Interfédéral Belge external link (French) (Dutch) |
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| 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow | ||||
| Competitors | 59 (43 men, 16 women) in 10 sports | |||
| Medals | Gold 1 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 1 |
| Summer Olympic Games appearances | ||||
| 1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 | ||||
| Winter Olympic Games appearances | ||||
| 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 | ||||
Belgium competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR.
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[edit] Medals
Belgium finished in 23rd position in the final medal rankings, with one gold medal.
[edit] Gold
- Robert Van de Walle — Judo, men's half-heavyweight (95 kg)
[edit] Results by event
[edit] Archery
In Belgium's third appearance in the modern archery competition, the nation was represented by two men, including 1972 and 1976 Olympic veteran Robert Cogniaux.
Men's Individual Competition:
- Robert Cogniaux — 2414 points (→ 9th place)
- Willy van den Bossche — 2384 points (→ 17th place)
[edit] Athletics
Men's Marathon
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- Final — 2:13:27 (→ 9th place)
- Mark Smet
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- Final — 2:16:00 (→ 13th place)
- Rik Schoofs
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- Final — 2:17:28 (→ 18th place)
[edit] Swimming
Women's 800m Freestyle
- Pascale Verbauwen
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- Final — 8.44,84 (→ 6th place)
Women's 100m Backstroke
- Carine Verbauwen
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- Final — 1.03,82 (→ 5th place)
Women's 200m Backstroke
- Yolande van der Straeten
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- Final — 2.15,58 (→ 5th place)
- Carine Verbauwen
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- Final — 2.16,66 (→ 6th place)
Women's 4x100m Medley Relay
- Yolande van der Straeten, Brigitte Bosmans, Carine Verbauwen, and Pascale Verbauwen
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- Heats — 4.26,33 (→ did not advance)
| Nations at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union |
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| Afghanistan • Algeria • Andorra • Angola • Australia • Austria • Belgium • Benin • Botswana • Brazil • Bulgaria • Burma • Cameroon • Colombia • Congo • Costa Rica • Cuba • Cyprus • Czechoslovakia • Denmark • Dominican Republic • Ecuador • Ethiopia • Finland • France • East Germany • Great Britain • Greece • Guatemala • Guinea • Guyana • Hungary • Iceland • India • Iraq • Ireland • Italy • Jamaica • Jordan • North Korea • Kuwait • Laos • Lebanon • Lesotho • Liberia • Libya • Luxembourg • Madagascar • Mali • Malta • Mexico • Mongolia • Mozambique • Nepal • Netherlands • New Zealand • Nicaragua • Nigeria • Peru • Poland • Portugal • Puerto Rico • Romania • San Marino • Sierra Leone • Senegal • Seychelles • Soviet Union • Spain • Sri Lanka • Sweden • Switzerland • Syria • Tanzania • Trinidad‑Tobago • Uganda • Venezuela • Vietnam • Yugoslavia • Zambia • Zimbabwe |
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