Belgium at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Belgium competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 101 competitors, 93 men and 8 women, took part in 64 events in 16 sports.

Medalists

Silver

Roger Moens — Athletics, Men's 800 metres
Leo Sterckx — Cycling, Men's sprint
Bronze
Willy van den Berghen — Cycling, Men's individual road race
André Nelis — Sailing, Men's Finn class
Athletics

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

13 cyclists, all men, represented Belgium in 1960.
;Individual road race

;Team time trial

Benoni Beheyt
Willy Monty
Willy Vanden Berghen
Yvan Covent

;Sprint

Leo Sterckx
Gilbert De Rieck

;1000m time trial

Jean Govaerts

;Team pursuit

Fencing

15 fencers, 12 men and 3 women, represented Belgium in 1960.
;Men's foil

;Men's team foil

Jacques Debeur, André Verhalle, François Dehez, Franck Delhem

;Men's épée

;Men's team épée

Pierre Francisse, René Van Den Driessche, Jacques Debeur, Roger Achten, François Dehez

;Men's sabre

;Men's team sabre

José Van Baelen, Gustave Ballister, Marcel Van Der Auwera, François Heywaert, Roger Petit

;Women's foil

Hockey

Modern pentathlon

One male pentathlete represented Belgium in 1960.
;Individual

Arsène Pint
Rowing

Belgium had 5 male rowers participate in two out of seven rowing events in 1960.
; Men's double sculls

; Men's coxed pair

Shooting

Three shooters represented Belgium in 1960.
;50 m pistol

Marcel Lafortune

;50 m rifle, three positions

;50 m rifle, prone

Frans Lafortune
Jacques Lafortune
Swimming

Water polo

Weightlifting

Wrestling

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Belgium at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Medalists

Silver

Bronze

Athletics

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Equestrian

Fencing

Gymnastics

Hockey

Modern pentathlon

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Water polo

Weightlifting

Wrestling