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 ! | ||||||
Read more about this topic: Belgium At The 1920 Summer Olympics
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