Team Belgium - Profile

Highlights:

@ PYEONGCHANG 2018
Belgium competed with a team of 22 athletes (13 men, 9 women). They competed in nine sports: Alpine skiing, biathlon, bobsleigh, cross-country skiing, figure skating, short track speed skating, skeleton, snowboarding, and speed skating. Belgium won one medal at PyeongChang, a silver medal by speed skater Bart Swings in men's mass start.

PYEONGCHANG 2018 MEDALS
Speed Skating: 1 (0-1-0)
Total: 1 (0-1-0)

PYEONGCHANG 2018 FLAGBEARERS
Opening Ceremony: Seppe Smits (SBD)
Closing Ceremony: Bart Swings (SSK)

OLYMPIC GAMES HISTORY
The National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Belgium was formed in February 1906 and recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in the same year.

First competed at the Olympic Winter Games at Chamonix 1924, but also competed in figure skating and ice hockey in 1920. The country missed the 1960 and 1968 Olympic Winter Games.

They have won six medals and one gold medal at the Olympic Winter Games. The gold medal came at the St. Moritz 1948 Olympic Winter Games in pairs figure skating, won by Micheline Lannoy and Pierre Baugniet. They have won two medals in bobsleigh, figure skating and speed skating.

Belgium has competed at every Olympic Games with the exception of 1896 and 1904. Belgium has won 164 medals (45 gold) at the Olympic Games.

Six Belgian Olympians have won four or more Olympic medals, led by archer Hubert Van Innis with 10 medals (six gold medals), both records among Olympic archers, but no Belgian has won more than two Olympic medals since World War II.

OLYMPIC HOSTS
Antwerp - 1920 Olympic Games

MILESTONES

First Competitor, Female: Georgette Herbos (26 April 1920) - 1920 - Figure Skating (Pairs) - 6th (see note)
First Competitor, Male: Team (23 April 1920) - 1920 - Ice Hockey - 5th (see note)

Youngest Competitor, Female: Katrien Pauwels (18y-099d) - 1984 - Figure Skating (Singles) - 16th
Youngest Competitor, Male: James Graeffe (14y-219d) - 1936 - Speed Skating (500m) - 33rd

Oldest Competitor, Female: Georgette Herbos (39y-030d) - 1924 - Figure Skating (Pairs) - 5th
Oldest Competitor, Male: Max Houben (49y-277d) - 1948 - Bobsleigh (4-man) - 2 (Silver)

First Medallist, Female: Micheline Lannoy (7 February 1948) - 1948 - Figure Skating (Pairs) - Gold
First Medallist, Male: Team (3 February 1924) - 1924 - Bobsleigh (4-man/5-man) - Bronze

First Gold Medallist, Female: Micheline Lannoy (7 February 1948) - 1948 - Figure Skating (Pairs) - Gold
First Gold Medallist, Male: Pierre Baugniet (7 February 1948) - 1948 - Figure Skating (Pairs) - Gold

Youngest Medallist, Female: Micheline Lannoy (23y-006d) - 1948 - Figure Skating (Pairs) - Gold
Youngest Medallist, Male: Robert Van Zeebroeck (18y-107d) - 1928 - Figure Skating (Singles) - Bronze

Youngest Gold Medallist, Female: Micheline Lannoy (23y-006d) - 1948 - Figure Skating (Pairs) - Gold
Youngest Gold Medallist, Male: Pierre Baugniet (22y-199d) - 1948 - Figure Skating (Pairs) - Gold

Oldest Medallist, Female: Micheline Lannoy (23y-006d) - 1948 - Figure Skating (Pairs) - Gold
Oldest Medallist, Male: Max Houben (49y-278d) - 1948 - Bobsleigh (4-man) - Silver

Oldest Gold Medallist, Female: Micheline Lannoy (23y-006d) - 1948 - Figure Skating (Pairs) - Gold
Oldest Gold Medallist, Male: Pierre Baugniet (22y-199d) - 1948 - Figure Skating (Pairs) - Gold

Most Medals, Male: 13 athletes tied with 1.

Most Gold Medals, Female: Micheline Lannoy (1) - Figure Skating
Most Gold Medals, Male: Pierre Baugniet (1) - Figure Skating

Additional Information:

https://olympic.be/

Anthem Title: La Brabanconne (The Song of Brabant)

Anthem Composer: Music: Francois van Campenhout, Lyrics: Louis-Alexandre Dechet (French), Victor Ceulemans (Dutch)

Anthem Inducted: 1830

Founding Date: 1906

IOC Recognition Date: 1906

Delegation President: Jean-Michel Saive

Delegation Secretary General: Philippe Vander Putten

IOC Members: Current:
Baron Pierre-Olivier Beckers-Vieujant (entry into IOC: 2012)
Ingmar de Vos (entry into IOC: 2017)

Former:
Maxime, Count de Bousies (1894-1901)
Robert Reyntiens (1901-1903)
Henri, Count de Baillet-Latour (1903-1942)
Edouard-Emile, Baron de Laveleye (1913-1938)
Gaston, Baron de Trannoy (1939-1957)
Rodolphe Seeldrayers (1946-1955)
HRH Prince Albert (1958-1964)
Alexandre, Prince de Merode (1964-2002)
Jacques Rogge (1991-2013)
Francois Narmon (2002-2004)
Count Jacques Rogge (IOC member from 1991 to 2013, Honorary President since 2013)

First OG/PG Appearance: 1924

Number OG/PG Appearances: 21

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