Belgium at the 2016 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:BEL
Nocname:Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2016
Website: 
Location:Rio de Janeiro
Competitors:108
Sports:19
Flagbearer:Olivia Borlée (opening) [1]
Nafissatou Thiam (closing)
Rank:35
Gold:2
Silver:2
Bronze:2
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1900
See also:1906 Intercalated Games

Belgium competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's official debut in 1900, Belgian athletes had appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis. The Belgian team consisted of 108 athletes, 70 men and 38 women, across nineteen sports.[2]

Belgium returned home from Rio de Janeiro with six medals (two in each color), which matched its overall tally from the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[3] A third of the medal tally was distributed to the Belgian cyclists, including the first ever gold of the Games won by Greg Van Avermaet in the men's road race.[4] These Games also marked a historic first for the Belgians on the podium in collective sports after nearly a century, bringing them home a silver medal in the men's field hockey tournament.[5] Indeed, the Belgian men surpassed their female counterparts in the medal count for the first time since 1988.[3]

Apart from Van Avermaet and the men's field hockey team, other medals were distributed to the following athletes on the Belgian roster: a gold to Nafissatou Thiam, who edged out the defending champion Jessica Ennis-Hill of Great Britain in the women's heptathlon; a silver to Pieter Timmers, who became the first Belgian swimmer to ascend the Olympic podium, since Frédérik Deburghgraeve captured the gold in Atlanta two decades earlier; and two bronzes to judoka and three-time Olympian Dirk Van Tichelt (men's lightweight) and track cyclist Jolien D'Hoore (women's omnium).[3] [6] [7]

Medalists

See main article: article and 2016 Summer Olympics medal table. | width=78% align=left valign=top |

MedalNameSportEventDate
Athletics
Belgium men's national field hockey team
| style="text-align:left; width:22%; vertical-align:top;"|
Medals by sport
Sportbgcolor=#f7f6a8 bgcolor=#dce5e5 bgcolor=#ffdab9 Total
Cycling1012
Athletics1001
Hockey0101
Swimming0101
Judo0011
Total2226
Medals by day
DayDatebgcolor=#f7f6a8 bgcolor=#dce5e5 bgcolor=#ffdab9 Total
Day 16 Augustbgcolor=F7F6A8 1bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 01
Day 27 Augustbgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 00
Day 38 Augustbgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 11
Day 49 Augustbgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 00
Day 510 Augustbgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 1bgcolor=FFDAB9 01
Day 611 Augustbgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 00
Day 712 Augustbgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 00
Day 813 Augustbgcolor=F7F6A8 1bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 01
Day 914 Augustbgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 00
Day 1015 Augustbgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 00
Day 1116 Augustbgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 11
Day 1217 Augustbgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 00
Day 1318 Augustbgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 1bgcolor=FFDAB9 01
Day 1419 Augustbgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 00
Day 1520 Augustbgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 00
Day 1621 Augustbgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 00
Total2226
Medals by gender
GenderTotal
Male1214
Female1012
Total 2 2 2 6

Competitors

The Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee fielded a roster of 108 athletes, 70 men and 38 women, to compete across nineteen different sports at these Games; it was the nation's second-largest delegation sent to the Olympics, falling short of the record achieved in London 2012 (111) by a few athletes.[2] Roughly three quarters of the nation's full roster size were made up of males more than their female counterparts, due to the attendance of the men's field hockey squad and the proliferation of men in judo, swimming, and track and field making the cut.

For individual-based sports, Belgium made its Olympic debut in golf (new to the 2016 Games), as well as its return to fencing after 12 years and archery after 16 years. Additionally, the Belgian female gymnasts were selected to compete in the team all-around for the first time at these Games after nearly seven decades.[8] Track and field accounted for the largest number of athletes on the Belgian team, with 26 entries, while there was a single competitor each in archery, sprint canoeing, fencing, rowing, shooting, and weightlifting.

The Belgian roster featured London 2012 bronze medalists Charline Van Snick (women's extra-lightweight judo) and sailing veteran Evi Van Acker (Laser Radial), taekwondo fighter and former Iranian refugee Raheleh Asemani (women's 57 kg),[9] world-ranked tennis player David Goffin, rising heptathlon star Nafissatou Thiam, badminton siblings Yuhan and Lianne Tan, and the prominent Borlée track and field quartet of twins and three-time Olympians Kévin and Jonathan, their younger brother Dylan, and their lone sister and 2008 relay champion Olivia, who eventually served as the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.[1] [10]

Fifteen-year-old gymnast Senna Deriks, who helped the Belgians secure one of available berths in the women's team all-around at the Games, was the country's youngest competitor, with equestrian eventing rider and four-time Olympian Joris Vanspringel rounding out the lineup as the oldest competitor (aged 53). Vanspringel's teammate Karin Donckers topped the list of most experienced athletes on the Belgian roster, by becoming the country's first female to participate in her record six Olympics.[11]

| width=78% align=left valign=top |The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Note that reserves in fencing, field hockey, football, and handball are not counted as athletes:

width=180Sportwidth=55Menwidth=55Womenwidth=55Total
Archery1 0 1
Athletics15 11 26
Badminton1 1 2
Canoeing1 0 1
Cycling8 8 16
Equestrian3 2 5
Fencing1 0 1
Field hockey16 0 16
Golf2 1 3
Gymnastics1 5 6
Judo4 1 5
Rowing1 0 1
Sailing3 1 4
Shooting1 0 1
Swimming7 2 9
Taekwondo2 1 3
Tennis1 2 3
Triathlon2 2 4
Weightlifting1 0 1
Total 70 38 108

Archery

See main article: article and Archery at the 2016 Summer Olympics. One Belgian archer has qualified for the men's individual recurve at the Olympics by virtue of a top five national finish at the 2016 Archery World Cup meet in Antalya, Turkey, signifying the nation's Olympic return to the sport for the first time since 2000.[12]

Athletics

See main article: article and Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Belgian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[13] [14]

Track & road events
  • Men
    • AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
    ResultRankResultRankResultRank
    align=left rowspan=2Bashir Abdi5000 m13:42.8316did not advance
    10000 m28:01.4920
    align=left rowspan=2Jonathan Borlée200 m20.645did not advance
    400 m46.014did not advance
    Kevin Borlée400 m45.905did not advance
    Michaël Bultheel400 m hurdles49.375 q49.465did not advance
    Florent CaelenMarathon2:17:5944
    Jeroen D'hoedt3000 m steeplechase8:48.2913did not advance
    Pieter-Jan Hannes1500 m3:38.898 q3:43.7112did not advance
    Koen Naertalign=left rowspan=2Marathon2:14:5322
    Willem Van Schuerbeeck2:18:5656
    Jonathan Borlée
    Kevin Borlée
    Dylan Borlée
    Antoine Gillet
    Robin Vanderbemden
    Julien Watrin    		4 × 400 m relay2:59.25 NR1 Q2:58.52 NR4
    Women
    AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
    ResultRankResultRankResultRank
    Cynthia Bolingoalign=left rowspan=2200 m23.988did not advance
    Olivia Borlée23.537did not advance
    Louise Carton5000 m15:34.3911did not advance
    Axelle Dauwens400 m hurdles57.687did not advance
    Veerle DejaeghereMarathon2:37:3947
    Renée Eykens800 m2:00.004 q2:00.455did not advance
    Els Rensalign=left rowspan=2Marathon2:45:5284
    Manuela Soccol2:44:1874
    Anne Zagré100 m hurdles12.852 Qdid not advance
    Field events
    Combined events – Men's decathlon
    AthleteEventFinalRank
    Thomas Van der PlaetsenResult11.247.6612.842.1649.6315.0143.585.4062.094:32.2183328
    Points8089756579538328487381035769717
    Combined events – Women's heptathlon
    AthleteEvent200 m800 mFinalRank
    Nafissatou ThiamResult13.561.9814.9125.106.5853.132:16.546810
    Points104112118558781033921871

    Badminton

    See main article: article and Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Belgium has qualified two badminton players for each of the following events into the Olympic tournament. London 2012 siblings Yuhan and Lianne Tan were selected among the top 34 individual shuttlers each in the men's and women's singles based on the BWF World Rankings as of 5 May 2016.[15]

    AthleteEventGroup StageEliminationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal /
    Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		RankOpposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Rank
    Yuhan TanMen's singles
    L (20–22, 12–21)
    L (14–21, 8–21)    		3did not advance
    Lianne TanWomen's singles
    L (17–21, 22–20, 14–21)
    L (11–21, 11–21)
    W (21–16, 21–18)    		3did not advance

    Canoeing

    See main article: article and Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

    Sprint

    Belgium has received an unused host quota place in the men's K-1 1000 m to the Olympics, as the next highest-ranked eligible nation, not yet qualified, at the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.[16]

    Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

    Cycling

    See main article: article and Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

    Road

    Belgian riders qualified for the following quota places in the men's and women's Olympic road race by virtue of their top 15 final national ranking in the 2015 UCI World Tour (for men) and top 22 in the UCI World Ranking (for women).[17] [18] The women's road cycling team was named to the Olympic roster on June 9, 2016, with the men joining them on July 22.[19] [20]

    Men
    AthleteEventTimeRank
    Laurens De Plusalign=left rowspan=4Road racedid not finish
    Philippe Gilbert6:23.2342
    Serge Pauwels6:16.1722
    Greg Van Avermaet6:10.05
    align=left rowspan=2Tim WellensRoad racedid not finish
    Time trial1:16:49.7120
    Women
    AthleteEventTimeRank
    align=left rowspan=2Ann-Sophie DuyckRoad racedid not finish
    Time trial48:17.6023
    align=left rowspan=2Lotte KopeckyRoad race4:02:0745
    Time trial48:09.8621
    Anisha VekemansRoad race3:58:0329

    Track

    Following the completion of the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Belgian riders have accumulated spots in both the men's and women's omnium, by virtue of their final individual UCI Olympic rankings in those events.

    Omnium
    AthleteEventScratch raceIndividual pursuitElimination raceTime trialFlying lapPoints raceTotal pointsRank
    RankPointsTimeRankPointsRankPointsTimeRankPointsTimeRankPointsPointsRank
    Jasper De BuystMen's omnium1864:36.2461612151028
    Jolien D'HooreWomen's omnium3363:30.20233623835.32643414.195728278199

    Mountain biking

    Belgian mountain bikers qualified for two men's and one women's quota place into the Olympic cross-country race, as a result of the nation's ninth-place finish for men and twelfth for women, respectively, in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of May 25, 2016. The mountain biking team was named to the Olympic roster on June 9, 2016.[19]

    AthleteEventTimeRank
    Ruben Scheirealign=left rowspan=2Men's cross-country1:37:3611
    Jens Schuermans1:39:3018
    Githa MichielsWomen's cross-country1:40:2321

    BMX

    Belgian riders qualified for one women's quota place in BMX at the Olympics, as a result of the nation's top three finish for women in the UCI BMX Individual Ranking List of May 31, 2016. BMX cyclist Elke Vanhoof was named to the Olympic roster on June 9, 2016.[19]

    Equestrian

    See main article: article and Equestrian at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Belgium has entered two jumping riders into the Olympic equestrian competition by virtue of their top four finish outside the group selection in the individual FEI Olympic Rankings. Two eventing riders and one dressage rider have been added to the squad by virtue of the following results in the individual FEI Olympic rankings: a top nine finish from the combined overall in eventing, and a top two finish from South Western Europe in dressage.[21]

    Belgian equestrian team was named on July 12, 2016.[22]

    Eventing

    AthleteHorseEventDressageCross-countryJumpingTotal
    QualifierFinal
    PenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRank
    Karin DonckersFletcha van't Verahofalign=left rowspan=2Individual41.107Eliminateddid not advance
    Joris VanspringelLully des Aulnes54.305221.6075.90268.0083.9025 Q4.0087.902487.9024

    Jumping

    AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinalTotal
    Round 1Round 2Round 3Round ARound B
    PenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRank
    Jérôme GueryGrand Crualign=left rowspan=2Individual0=1 Q1010=44 Q51537 Q828did not advance828
    Nicola PhilippaertsZilverstardid not advance

    Fencing

    See main article: article and Fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Belgium has entered one fencer into the Olympic competition, signifying the nation's sporting comeback for the first time since 2004. Seppe van Holsbeke had claimed his Olympic spot in the men's sabre by finishing among the top four individuals at the European Zonal Qualifier in Prague, Czech Republic.[23]

    Field hockey

    See main article: article and Field hockey at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

    Summary

    Men's tournament

    See main article: article and Field hockey at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament. Belgium men's field hockey team qualified for the Olympics by having achieved a top three finish at the second stop of the 2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals.[24] [25] Only three nations qualified through this route, but India had already secured qualification as the continental champion after the team's success at the 2014 Asian Games, leaving the remaining teams to automatically receive the three quotas.

    Team roster
    Group play--------------------
  • Quarterfinal----
  • Semifinal----
  • Gold medal match

    • Golf

    See main article: article and Golf at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Belgium has entered three golfers into the Olympic tournament. Nicolas Colsaerts (world no. 124), Thomas Pieters (world no. 66), and Chloe Leurquin (world no. 402) qualified directly among the top 60 eligible players for their respective individual events based on the IGF World Rankings as of 11 July 2016.[26] [27]

    AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Total
    ScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreParRank
    Nicolas Colsaertsalign=left rowspan=2Men's68717173283−1=30
    Thomas Pieters67667765275−94
    Chloe LeurquinWomen's79787175303+1956

    Gymnastics

    See main article: article and Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

    Artistic

    Belgium has fielded a full squad of six artistic gymnasts (one man and five women) into the Olympic competition. The women's squad had claimed one of the remaining four spots in the team all-around for the first time since 1948, while an additional Olympic berth had been awarded to the Belgian male gymnast, who participated in the apparatus and all-around events at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.[8] [28] Lone male gymnast Dennis Goossens, along with the women's squad, were named to the Belgian roster for the Games on July 14, 2016.[29]

    Men
    Women
  • Team
    • AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
    Senna Deriksalign=left rowspan=6Team14.00013.533did not advance
    Nina Derwael13.90015.13313.96613.53356.53219 Q
    Rune Hermans13.13313.77513.70013.90054.50834
    Gaëlle Mys14.13313.83313.566colspan=2
    Laura Waem14.13313.96613.366colspan=2
    Total42.03343.04141.76540.999167.83812
    Individual finals

    Judo

    See main article: article and Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Belgium has qualified a total of five judokas for each of the following weight classes at the Games. Jasper Lefevere, Toma Nikiforov, London 2012 Olympians Joachim Bottieau and bronze medalist Charline van Snick, and two-time Olympian Dirk van Tichelt were ranked among the top 22 eligible judokas for men and top 14 for women in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016.[30] [31]

    AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal /
    Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Rank
    Jasper LefevereMen's −66 kg
    L 000–000     		did not advance
    Dirk Van TicheltMen's −73 kg
    W 100–000
    W 010–000
    W 011–010
    L 000–111
    W 100–000
    Joachim BottieauMen's −81 kg
    L 000–000     		did not advance
    Toma NikiforovMen's −100 kg
    W 100–000
    L 000–101    		did not advance
    Charline Van SnickWomen's −48 kg
    W 100–000
    L 000–001    		did not advance

    Rowing

    See main article: article and Rowing at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Belgium has qualified one boat in the men's single sculls for the Olympics by virtue of his top three finish at the 2016 European & Final Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland.[32]

    Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

    Sailing

    See main article: article and Sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Belgian sailors have qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships, the individual fleet Worlds, and Oceanian qualifying regattas.[33] They also picked up a spare Olympic berth freed by Africa as the next highest-ranked eligible crew in the 49er class based on the results at the 2015 World Championships.[34] The sailing crew, highlighted by London 2012 bronze medalist Evi van Acker, was named to the Olympic roster on June 2, 2016.[35]

    AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
    123456789101112M*
    Wannes Van LaerMen's Laser2730121123122313118EL14017
    Yannick Lefèbvre
    Tom Pelsmaekers    		Men's 49er1914131793881220148EL12517
    Evi Van AckerWomen's Laser Radial2132291615112156784
    M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

    Shooting

    See main article: article and Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Belgium has qualified one shooter in the men's trap by securing an available Olympic berth at the 2015 World Shotgun Championships in Lonato, Italy, as long as he obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by March 31, 2016.[36] The berth was awarded to rookie Maxime Mottet, as one of the nominated athletes from the second batch being named to the Olympic team.[32]

    Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

    Swimming

    See main article: article and Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Belgian swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[37] [38]

    Men
    AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    Jasper Aerents50 m freestyle22.6139did not advance
    Basten Caerts200 m breaststroke2:13.4432did not advance
    Louis Croenen200 m butterfly1:56.4814 Q1:56.038 Q1:57.048
    François Heersbrandt50 m freestyle22.5838did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Glenn Surgeloose100 m freestyle48.6519did not advance
    200 m freestyle1:47.1917 Q*1:47.3614did not advance
    Pieter Timmers100 m freestyle48.469 Q48.14 NR6 Q47.80 NR
    Emmanuel Vanluchene200 m individual medley2:01.3623did not advance
    Jasper Aerents
    Dieter Dekoninck
    Glenn Surgeloose
    Pieter Timmers
    Emmanuel Vanluchene    		4 × 100 m freestyle relay3:14.167 Q3:13.57 NR6
    Louis Croenen
    Dieter Dekoninck
    Glenn Surgeloose
    Pieter Timmers
    Emmanuel Vanluchene    		4 × 200 m freestyle relay7:08.726 Q7:11.648
    Women
    AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    Kimberly Buys100 m butterfly57.91 NR12 Q58.6314did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Fanny Lecluyse100 m breaststroke1:08.8028did not advance
    200 m breaststroke2:27.1617did not advance

    Taekwondo

    See main article: article and Taekwondo at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Belgium entered three athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Olympics. Si Mohamed Ketbi and Jaouad Achab qualified automatically for their respective weight classes by finishing in the top 6 WTF Olympic rankings.[39] [40] Initially a member of the Refugee Olympic Athletes, Iranian-born Raheleh Asemani acquired a dual citizenship to compete internationally for Belgium at the Olympics by virtue of a top two finish in the women's lightweight category (57 kg) at the European Qualification Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey.[41]

    AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal /
    Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Rank
    Si Mohamed KetbiMen's −58 kg
    L 1–8    		did not advance
    Jaouad AchabMen's −68 kg
    W 15–1
    W 9–7
    L 1–6
    L 7–11    		5
    Raheleh AsemaniWomen's −57 kg
    W 13–1
    L 2–7    		Did not advance
    W 12–0
    L 0–1    		5

    Tennis

    See main article: article and Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Belgium has entered three tennis players (one man and two women) into the Olympic tournament. David Goffin (world no. 11), Kirsten Flipkens (world no. 61), and Yanina Wickmayer (world no. 50) qualified directly among the top 56 eligible players for their respective singles events based on the ATP and WTA World Rankings as of June 6, 2016.[42] [43]

    AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
    Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Rank
    David GoffinMen's singles
    W 6–4, 6–2
    W 6–3, 6–3
    L 6–7(10–12), 4–6    		did not advance
    Kirsten Flipkensalign=left rowspan=2Women's singles
    W 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
    W 6–2,
    L 4–6, 3–6    		did not advance
    Yanina Wickmayer
    L 6–7(6–8), 1–6    		did not advance
    Kirsten Flipkens
    Yanina Wickmayer    		Women's doubles
    W 6–1,
    L 5–7, 6–2, 2–6    		did not advance

    Triathlon

    See main article: article and Triathlon at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Belgium has qualified four triathletes for each of the following events at the Olympics. Jelle Geens, Marten van Riel, Claire Michel, and Katrien Verstuyft were ranked among the top 40 eligible triathletes each in the men's and women's event, respectively, based on the ITU Olympic Qualification List as of May 15, 2016.[44]

    AthleteEventSwim (1.5 km)Trans 1Bike (40 km)Trans 2Run (10 km)Total TimeRank
    Jelle Geensalign=left rowspan=2Men's18:360:4959:140:3732:491:52:0538
    Marten Van Riel17:270:4955:030:3432:101:46:036
    Claire Michelalign=left rowspan=2Women's21:110:56Lapped
    Katrien Verstuyft22:081:00Lapped

    Weightlifting

    See main article: article and Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Belgium has received an unused quota place from IWF to send a male weightlifter to the Olympics, as a response to the complete ban of the Russian weightlifting team from the Games due to "multiple positive" cases of doping.[45]

    See also

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    15. News: Dev. Sukumar. Provisional List of Olympic Qualifiers Published. Badminton World Federation. 5 May 2016. 5 May 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160508130917/http://bwfbadminton.com/2016/05/05/provisional-list-of-olympic-qualifiers-published/. 8 May 2016. dmy-all.
    16. News: Olympic Canoe Sprint Qualification spots confirmed. International Canoe Federation. 6 September 2015. 8 September 2015.
    17. News: UCI announces men's road Olympic quotas. Cyclingnews.com. 18 January 2016. 20 January 2016.
    18. News: UCI announce women's road cycling quotas for Rio Olympics. Cyclingnews.com. 1 June 2016. 2 June 2016.
    19. News: Nationale selecties: Olympische Spelen Rio Weg Dames / MTB / BMX. National selection: Women's road, MTB, and BMX for the Olympics. nl. Royal Belgian Cycling League. 9 June 2016. 10 June 2016.
    20. News: Belgium announces five for men's Olympic road team. Cyclingnews.com. 22 July 2016. 23 July 2016.
    21. News: Six nations make Olympic and Paralympic débuts at Rio 2016 equestrian events. FEI. 24 March 2016. 26 March 2016.
    22. News: Olympische & Paralympische Spelen Rio 2016. Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016. nl. Belgium Equestrian Federation. 12 July 2016. 12 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161011012737/https://www.equibel.be/prg/news/article.php?id=9231. 11 October 2016. dead.
    23. News: Schermer Van Holsbeke ziet olympische droom in vervulling gaan. Fencer Van Holsbeke sees olympic dream come true. nl. Sporza.be. 16 April 2016. 16 April 2016. 18 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160418153052/http://sporza.be/cm/sporza/ander_nieuws/Schermen/1.2630659. dead.
    24. News: Australia, Belgium and Great Britain qualify for Rio 2016 men's hockey tournament . . 2 July 2015 . 4 July 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150707011010/http://www.rio2016.com/en/news/news/australia-belgium-and-great-britain-qualify-for-rio-2016-men-s-hockey-tournament . 7 July 2015 .
    25. News: Red Lions kloppen Frankrijk in spektakelmatch en gaan naar Rio. Red Lions beat France in a spectacular match and go to Rio. nl. Het Nieuwsblad. 1 July 2015. 4 July 2015.
    26. News: Olympic Rankings – Men. International Golf Federation. 11 July 2016. 13 July 2016. 24 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160824190021/http://www.igfgolf.org/olympic-games/qualification-system/ogr-men/. dead.
    27. News: Olympic Rankings – Women. International Golf Federation. 11 July 2016. 13 July 2016. 20 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160720201658/http://www.igfgolf.org/olympic-games/qualification-system/ogr-women/. dead.
    28. News: Rio 2016 Olympic qualifiers in Men's Artistic Gymnastics: See the updated list!. FIG. 17 April 2016. 18 April 2016.
    29. News: Axelle Klinckaert, blessée, doit déclarer forfait pour les JO. Axelle Klinckaert injured, will miss the Olympics. nl. RTBF. 14 July 2016. 15 July 2016.
    30. News: IJF Officially Announces Qualified Athletes for Rio 2016 Olympic Games. 23 June 2016. International Judo Federation. 24 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160804171231/http://www.intjudo.eu/News/cikk3913. 4 August 2016. dead. dmy-all.
    31. News: Four Belgian men and Van Snick nominated for Olympic judo team. JudoInside.com. 8 June 2016. 8 June 2016.
    32. News: Olympische Spelen: 21 nieuwe namen voor Team Belgium bekend . Olympics: 21 new athletes for Team Belgium named . nl . . 9 June 2016 . 10 June 2016 .
    33. News: Rio 2016 Olympic Laser Spots Snapped Up At Santander 2014 ISAF Worlds . . 14 September 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140914023558/http://www.sailing.org/news/38590.php . 14 September 2014 .
    34. News: Final country places secured for Rio 2016. ISAF. 4 April 2016. 4 April 2016.
    35. News: BOIC past zijn Selectielijst aan. BOIC adjusts the selection list. nl. Belgian Olympic Committee. 2 June 2016. 10 June 2016. 7 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160807084013/http://teambelgium.be/nl/artikel/boic-past-zijn-selectielijst-aan. dead.
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    38. News: Rio 2016 – FINA Swimming Qualification System . . . 23 January 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150221025939/http://www.fina.org/H2O/docs/events/rio2016/2014-07%20-%20Rio%202016%20-%20Qualification%20System%20-%20FINAL%20-%20Swimming%20-%20EN.pdf . 21 February 2015 . dmy .
    39. News: First Wave of 24 Taekwondo Athletes Qualifies for 2016 Rio Olympics. World Taekwondo Federation. 6 December 2015. 7 December 2015. 8 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208060503/http://www.worldtaekwondofederation.net/first-wave-of-24taekwondo-athletes-qualifies-for-2016-rio-olympics/. dead.
    40. News: Second Tranche of 24 Taekwondo Athletes Earn Berths to Rio Olympics On Day 2 of Grand Prix Final, Egypt, Iran, China and Korea Grab Golds. World Taekwondo Federation. 7 December 2015. 7 December 2015. 18 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210518003723/http://www.worldtaekwondofederation.net/second-tranche-of-24-taekwondo-athletes-earn-berths-to-rio-olympics-on-day-2-of-grand-prix-final-egypt-iran-china-and-korea-grab-golds/. dead.
    41. News: La taekwondiste Asemani a obtenu la nationalité belge. Taekwondo fighter Asemani obtains Belgian nationality. fr. RTBF. 14 April 2016. 15 April 2016.
    42. News: ITF announces entries for Rio 2016 Olympics. International Tennis Federation. 30 June 2016. 1 July 2016. 24 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160824185413/http://www.itftennis.com/news/232270.aspx. dead.
    43. News: BOIC selecteert David Goffin, Yanina Wickmayer en Kirsten Flipkens voor Rio. BOIC selected David Goffin, Yanina Wickmayer, and Kirsten Flipkens for Rio. Het Nieuwsblad. nl. 10 June 2016. 17 June 2016.
    44. News: Met Van Riel, Geens, Verstuyft en Michel gaan er 4 Belgische triatleten naar Rio. https://archive.today/20161213005408/http://sporza.be/permalink/1.2655260. dead. 13 December 2016. With Van Riel, Geens, Verstuyft and Michel there will be 4 Belgian triathletes going to Rio. sporza.be. nl. 14 May 2016. 14 May 2016.
    45. News: IWF EB decision on Russian participation at the Rio 2016 OG. 29 July 2016. International Weightlifting Federation. 29 July 2016.

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