Belgium at the 1924 Winter Olympics

Belgium at the 1924 Winter Olympics
IOC code	BEL
NOC	Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee
Website	www.olympic.be (in Dutch and French)
in Chamonix
Competitors	18 (17 men, 1 woman) in 4 sports
Medals Ranked 10th	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
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Belgium competed at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France.

Medalists

Main article: 1924 Winter Olympics medal table

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Bronze	Charles Mulder René Mortiaux Paul van den Broeck Victor Verschueren Henri Willems	Bobsleigh	Four/five-man	February 3

Bobsleigh

Main article: Bobsleigh at the 1924 Winter Olympics

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
			Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
BEL	Charles Mulder René Mortiaux Paul Van den Broeck Victor Verschueren Henri Willems	Four/five-man	1:29.89	3	1:34.22	3	1:29.98	3	1:28.20	3	6:02.29

Figure skating

Main article: Figure skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	CF	FS	Points	Places	Final rank
Freddy Mésot	Men's singles	8	7	266.18	54	9

Pairs

Athletes	Points	Score	Final rank
Georgette Herbos Georges Wagemans	37	8.82	5

Ice hockey

Main article: Ice hockey at the 1924 Winter Olympics

Group B

The top two teams (highlighted) advanced to the medal round.

Team	GP	W	L	GF	GA
United States	3	3	0	52	0
Great Britain	3	2	1	34	16
France	3	1	2	9	42
Belgium	3	0	3	8	45

28 Jan	United States	19:0 (9:0,6:0,4:0)	Belgium
30 Jan	Great Britain	19:3 (8:1,6:1,5:1)	Belgium
31 Jan	France	7:5 (3:3,3:1,1:1)	Belgium

—	Belgium (BEL)
	Louis De Ridder François Franck Henri Louette André Poplimont Ferdinand Rudolph Paul Van den Broeck Charles Van den Driessche Philippe Van Volckxsom Gaston Van Volxem Viktor Verschueren

Speed skating

Main article: Speed skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
500 m	Louis de Ridder	52.8	19
	Gaston van Hazebroeck	55.8	22
	Philippe van Volckxsom	56.4	23
	Marcel Moens	1:02.2	26
1500 m	Gaston van Hazebroeck	2:54.8	17
	Louis de Ridder	3:01.8	19
	Philippe van Volckxsom	3:14.6	20
	Marcel Moens	3:16.8	21
5000 m	Gaston van Hazebroeck	10:13.8	17
	Marcel Moens	11:30.4	21

All-round
Distances: 500m; 5000m; 1500m & 10,000m.

Athlete	Until distance 1			Until distance 2			Until distance 3			Total
	Points	Score	rank	Points	Score	rank	Points	Score	rank	Points	Score	rank
Gaston van Hazebroeck	17	55.80	17	26	117.18	13	33	175.45	11	DNF
Marcel Moens	21	62.20	21	28	131.24	15	39	196.84	13	DNF
Louis de Ridder	14	52.80	14	DNF
Philippe van Volckxsom	18.5	56.40	18	DNF

References

• M. Avé, Comité Olympique Français (ed.). Les Jeux de la VIII^e Olympiade Paris 1924 - Rapport Officiel (PDF) (in French). Paris: Librairie de France. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
• "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 13 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
• Olympic Winter Games 1924, full results by sports-reference.com