Belgium at The 1924 Summer Olympics - Fencing

Fencing

Nineteen fencers, all men, represented Belgium in 1924. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport as well as the Games. The four medals, including one gold, won by Belgian fencers put the country second on the sport's medal leaderboard for the year.

All four épéeists reached the twelve-man final, with Delporte winning the gold medal. The épée won silver, giving four-time Olympian Paul Anspach his fifth Olympic fencing medal 16 years after he won his first. Van Damme took bronze in the foil, as the team took silver, to give Belgium its first medals in foil fencing.

Men

Fencer Event Round 1 Round 2 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Charles Acke Sabre N/A 2–4 6 Did not advance
Paul Anspach Épée 4–4 5 Q N/A 6–4 3 Q 6–5 4 Q 4–7 9
Omer Berck Sabre N/A 4–1 1 Q 3–5 6 Did not advance
Charles Crahay Foil 2–1 2 Q 4–1 1 Q 2–3 5 Did not advance
Balthazar De Beuckelaer Foil 0–1 3 Q 3–2 3 Q 2–3 3 Q 2–3 4 Q 0–6 7
Charles Delporte Épée 7–2 1 Q N/A 7–3 1 Q 6–5 2 Q 8–3 1 !
Émile Dufranc Foil 3–0 1 Q 1–3 4 Did not advance
Robert Feyerick Sabre N/A 4–1 2 Q 4–4 6 Did not advance
Ernest Gevers Épée 6–3 1 Q N/A 6–3 1 Q 4–7 6 Q 1–10 12
Jules Maes Sabre N/A 4–2 2 Q 2–6 7 Did not advance
Léon Tom Épée 5–4 3 Q N/A 6–3 3 Q 7–4 1 Q 5–6 7
Maurice Van Damme Foil 3–0 1 Q 5–0 1 Q 2–3 4 Q 3–2 3 Q 4–2 3 !
Charles Delporte
Robert Feyerick
Félix Goblet
Léon Tom
Jean-Pierre Willems
Team sabre 1–0 2 Q N/A 0–2 3 Did not advance
Paul Anspach
Joseph De Craecker
Fernand de Montigny
Charles Delporte
Ernest Gevers
Léon Tom
Team épée 1–0 1 Q N/A 1–0 1 Q 1–0 2 Q 2–1 2 !
Marcel Berré
Désiré Beaurain
Charles Crahay
Albert De Roocker
Orphile De Montigny
Maurice Van Damme
Team foil Bye N/A 2–0 1 Q 1–0 2 Q 1–1 2 !

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