| Belgium at the 2020 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | BEL |
| NPC | Belgian Paralympic Committee |
| in Tokyo, Japan August 24, 2021 (2021-08-24) – September 5, 2021 (2021-09-05) | |
| Competitors | 31 in 10 sports |
| Flag bearers | Michèle George and Bruno Vanhove |
| Medals |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Belgium competed in the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan from 25 August to 6 September.
Medalists
Main article: 2020 Summer Paralympics medal tableCompetitors
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Athletics | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Boccia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cycling | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Equestrian | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Goalball | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Table Tennis | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Wheelchair Tennis | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 23 | 8 | 31 |
Archery
Main article: Archery at the 2020 Summer ParalympicsPiotr Van Montagu has qualified to compete following winning a silver medal at the Paralympic Qualifying Tournament.
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition score |
Opposition score |
Opposition score |
Opposition score |
Opposition score |
Rank | ||
| Piotr Van Montagu | Men's individual compound | 683 PB | 18 |  Aungaphinan (THA)W 143-130 |
 Biabani (IRI)L 142-143 |
Did not qualify | |||
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics- Men's track
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Peter Genyn | 100m T51 | — | 20.33 PR | 
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| 200m T51 | — | 37.11 | 
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| Roger Habsch | 100m T51 | — | 20.76 | 
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| 200m T51 | — | 38.33 |
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- Women's track
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Gitte Haenen | 100m T63 | 16.70 SB | 6 | Did not advance | |
| Joyce Lefevre | 100m T34 | — | 19.63 | 7 | |
| 800m T34 | — | 2:24.96 | 7 | ||
- Women's field
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | |||
| Gitte Haenen | Long jump T63 | 3.72 SB | 9 | |
Boccia
Main article: Boccia at the 2020 Summer ParalympicsBelgium have qualified to compete at boccia for the first time via world rankings.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Francis Rombouts | Individual BC2 |  Mezik (SVK) |
L 2-10 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Saengampa (THA) |
L 2-2* | ||||||||
 Hipwell (GBR) |
W 8-1 | ||||||||
Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 2020 Summer ParalympicsDiederick Schelfhout, Ewoud Vromant, Griet Hoet, Jean-François Deberg, Jonas Van De Steene, Laurence Vandevyver, Maxime Hordies and Tim Celen have all qualified to compete.
Road
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maxime Hordies | Time trial H1 | 47:01.23 |
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| Road race H1–2 | -1 Lap | ||
| Tim Celen | Time trial T1-2 | 30:44.21 |
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| Road race T1-2 | 52:15 |
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| Jean-François Deberg | Road race H3 | 2:41:33 | 5 |
| Diederick Schelfhout | Time trial C3 | 38:54.84 | 12 |
| Road race C1–3 | 2:11:06 | 8 | |
| Jonas Van de Steen | Time trial H4 | 44:07.03 | 9 |
| Road race H4 | 2:23:54 | 4 | |
| Ewoud Vromant | Time trial C2 | 36:11.79 |
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| Road race C1–3 | 2:19:19 | 16 | |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Griet Hoet piloted by Anneleen Monsieur |
Time trial B | 52:07.58 | 7 |
| Road race B | DNF | ||
| Laurence Vandevyver | Time trial H1-3 | 41:07.14 | 8 |
- Mixed
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonas Van de Steen Laurence Vandevyver Jean-François Deberg |
Mixed team relay H1–5 | 57:08 | 8 |
Track
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Opposition Time |
Rank | ||
| Diederick Schelfhout | Individual pursuit C3 | 3:30.284 | 5 | Did not qualify | |
| Time trial C1–3 | — | 1:08.825 | 7 | ||
| Ewoud Vromant | Individual pursuit C2 | DSQ | did not advance | ||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Opposition Time |
Rank | ||
| Griet Hoet piloted by Anneleen Monsieur |
Time Trial B | — | 1:07.943 |
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| Individual Pursuit B | 3:25.418 QB | 4 | 3:25.654 | 4 | |
Equestrian
Main article: Equestrian at the 2020 Summer ParalympicsBelgium have four riders qualified to compete including Barbara Minneci, Kevin Van Ham, Manon Claeys and Michèle George.
- Individual
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Score | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manon Claeys | San Dior 2 | Mixed individual championship test grade IV | 72.853 | Q
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| Mixed individual freestyle test grade IV | 75.680 |
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| Michèle George | Best of 8 | Mixed individual championship test grade V | 76.476 | Q
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| Mixed individual freestyle test grade V | 80.590 |
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| Barbara Minneci | Stuart | Mixed individual championship test grade III | 70.853 | 6 Q |
| Mixed individual freestyle test grade III | 73.840 | 4 | ||
| Kevin Van Ham | Eros Van Ons Heem | Mixed individual championship test grade V | 69.357 | 7 Q |
| Mixed individual freestyle test grade V | 70.860 | 8 |
- Team
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Individual score | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TT | Score | Rank | |||
| Manon Claeys | See above | Team | 73.775 | 223.087 | 5 |
| Michèle George | 77.047 | ||||
| Barbara Minneci | 72.265 | ||||
Goalball
Main article: Goalball at the 2020 Summer ParalympicsBelgium men's national goalball team qualified by winning the bronze medal at the 2018 Goalball World Championships.
Men
The following is the Belgium roster in the men's goalball tournament of the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
| No. | Player | Class | Date of birth (age) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arne Vanhove | B2 | (1983-08-17)17 August 1983 (aged 38) |
| 2 | Wassime Amnir | B1 | (1991-02-01)1 February 1991 (aged 30) |
| 3 | Bruno Vanhove | B3 | (1983-08-17)17 August 1983 (aged 38) |
| 5 | Klison Mapreni | B2 | (1992-10-09)9 October 1992 (aged 28) |
| 6 | Tom Vanhove | B2 | (1983-08-17)17 August 1983 (aged 38) |
| 8 | Rob Eijssen | B1 | (1991-01-11)11 January 1991 (aged 30) |
- Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Belgium
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 6 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 |  Ukraine
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Turkey
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 |  China
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 6 | |
| 5 |  Germany
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 23 | −7 | 6 |
| 26 August 2021 09:00 |
Belgium
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10−3 | China
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Makuhari Messe, Tokyo Referees: Woradet Kultawongwattana (Thailand), Bas Spaans (Netherlands) |
| Mapreni 8 T. Vanhove 1 Amnir 1 |
Report | Yang Mingyuan 1 Hu Mingyao 1 Lai Liangyu 1 | ||
| 27 August 2021 09:00 |
Turkey
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4–6 | Belgium
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Makuhari Messe, Tokyo Referees: Yoshinori Nii (Japan), Robert Avery (Great Britain) |
| Karakaya 3 Gündoğdu 1 |
Report | B. Vanhove 3 Mapreni 2 T. Vanhove 1 | ||
| 28 August 2021 19:00 |
Germany
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2–0 | Belgium
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Makuhari Messe, Tokyo Referees: Raquel Gomez Aguado (Spain), Vaida Pokvytytė (Lithuania) |
| Dennis 2 | Report | |||
| 29 August 2021 13:15 |
Belgium
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2–4 | Ukraine
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Makuhari Messe, Tokyo Referees: Yoshinori Nii (Japan), Robert Avery (Great Britain) |
| Mapreni 2 | Report | Oliinyk 2 Zhyhalin 2 | ||
Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer ParalympicsBelgium have qualified two swimmers, one male and one female, to compete at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Aymeric Parmentier | Men's 100m Breaststroke - SB14 | 1:10.12 | 6 | Did not advance | |
| Tatyana Lebrun | Women's 100m Breaststroke - SB9 | 1:27.96 | 6 | Did not advance | |
Table tennis
Main article: Table tennis at the 2020 Summer ParalympicsBelgium entered three athletes into the table tennis competition at the games. Laurens Devos & Florian Van Acker qualified from 2019 ITTF European Para Championships which was held in Helsingborg, Sweden.
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Bart Brands | Individual C5 |  Cheng (TPE)L 1–3 |
Hunter-Spivey (GBR) L 1–3 |
3 | Did not advance | |||
| Laurens Devos | Individual C9 |  Perez Gonzalez (ESP)W 3–0 |
 Leibovitz (USA)W 3–0 |
1 Q |  Agunbiade (NGR)W 3–0 |
 Nozdrunov (RPC)W 3–0 |
 Ma (AUS)W 3–1 |
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| Florian Van Acker | Individual C11 |  Takemori (JPN)W 3–2 |
 Martinez Barreto (VEN)W 3–0 |
1 Q |  Chang (KOR)W 3–1 |
Von Einem (AUS) L 2–3 |
Did not advance |
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Wheelchair tennis
Main article: Wheelchair tennis at the 2020 Summer ParalympicsBelgium qualified two players entries for wheelchair tennis. All of them qualified by the world rankings.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Joachim Gérard | Men's singles | Bye | Ratzlaff (USA) W 6-1, 6-1 |
Caverzaschi (ESP) L 3-6, 4-6 |
Did not advance | |||
| Jef Vandorpe |  Langmann (AUT)W 6–4, 6–1 |
Weekes (AUS) W 3–6, 6–1, 6-0 |
 Fernández (ARG)L 2-6, 1-6 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Joachim Gérard & Jef Vandorpe | Men's doubles | — | Bye |  Carneiro Silva/Rodrigues (BRA)W 6-3, 6-1 |
Hewett/Reid (GBR) L 2-6, 2-6 |
Did not advance | ||
See also
References
- "Athletes - Paralympic Team Belgium (in Belgian)". Belgian Paralympic Committee. 29 July 2021. Archived from the original on 2016-04-26.
- "Piotr Van Montagu selected for the Paralympics". Belgian Paralympic Committee. 20 July 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-07-22.
- "Rombouts first Belgian athlete picked for Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". insidethegames.biz. 29 May 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-06-27.
- "Tokyo 2020: Belgium confident after qualification". International Paralympic Committee. 11 September 2018.
- "Bruno Vanhove looks to the future". International Paralympic Committee. 8 January 2019.
- "Goalball – Team Belgium". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- "2019 Para Table Tennis Calendar". International Table Tennis Federation. 16 March 2019.
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