Belgium at The 1920 Summer Olympics - Sailing

Sailing

Fourteen sailors represented Belgium in 1920. It was the host nation's second appearance in the sport. Belgium had the dubious distinction of having the only boat to not win a medal—there was only one event in which more than three boats entered, and the two Belgian boats in that event finished first and fourth. The other two Belgian boats earned a silver and a bronze.

Sailors Class Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Total
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Score Rank
Raymond Bauwens
Louis Depière
Willy Valcke
6 metre (1907) Unknown 4
Frédéric Bruynseels
Emile Cornellie
Florimond Cornellie
6 metre (1907) Unknown 1 !
Léon Huybrechts
John Klotz
Charles van den Bussche
6 metre (1919) Unknown 2 !
Willy de l'Arbre
Albert Grisar
Georges Hellebuyck
Léopold Standaert
Henri Weewauters
8 metre (1919) Unknown 3 !

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