Officially, the Games from 1924 to 1965 were called the International Silent Games in English or Jeux Internationaux Silencieux in French....
The Games took place in 1939 in Stockholm, Sweden.
250 athletes from 13 countries (Belgium, France, Britain, Germany, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Romania and the USA) participated in these Games with sports such as athletics, diving, swimming, football, cycling and tennis.
Notable facts were:
The Games took place in 1939 in Stockholm, Sweden.
250 athletes from 13 countries (Belgium, France, Britain, Germany, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Romania and the USA) participated in these Games with sports such as athletics, diving, swimming, football, cycling and tennis.
Notable facts were:
- For the first time, a prince came to watch these Games: Prince Gustav Adolf of Sweden attended the opening ceremony.
- The Congress agreed to establish technical commissions to be responsible for each of the sporting branches.
- A new CISS flag with blue and green colors with its symbol that was designed by Mr. Chante in a design contest was inaugurated during the Opening Ceremony.
- For the first time, Estonia joined with 6 athletes.
- Germany finished in 1st place with 37 medals (15 gold, 12 silver and 10 bronze). Sweden as the home country finished in 2nd place with 31 medals (13 gold, 12 silver and 6 bronze) and France finished in 3rd place with 23 medals (3 gold, 10 silver and 10 bronze).
Belgium participated with 19 athletes:
- Athletics:
- Albert Coppens (°1913): 200m and long jump.
- Nicolas Francois (°1907): shot put.
- Tennis:
- Germaine Hamy-Maere (°1892) : 1 gold medal (doubles with Antonine Maere) and 1 bronze medal (singles)
- Antonine Maere (°1894) : 2 gold medals (singles + doubles with Germaine Hamy-Maere)
- Antoine Dresse (°1902) : 2 bronze medals (doubles with Guy Rotiers and mixed doubles with Antonine Maere) and singles
- Guy Rotiers (°1906) : 1 bronze medal (doubles with Antoine Dresse) and singles.
- Football:
1 Bronze medal (won in consolation final against Romania 3-1)
Sweden vs BEL = 3-2- Players (14) : Jules Bouillez (°1911), Albert Coppens (°1913), Robert Coppens (°1921), Nicolas Francois (°1907), Louis Govaert (°1915), Jean Hamelryckx (°1914), Alfons Hellebuyck (°1905), Gustave Rysermans (°1914), Robert Schliwa (°1914), Albert Teirlynck (°1910), Pierre Van Damme (°1910). Fernand Van der Geyten (°1916), Edward Verheezen (°1919) and Gilbert Van Wayemberg (°1908).
- Cycling:
- Polydore Cours (°1912) : 1 silver medal (100 km road race).
- Swimming:
- Louis Govaert (°1915) : 200 m breaststroke.
