Belgium at the 2016 Summer Paralympics explained

Npc:BEL
Npcname:Belgian Paralympic Committee
Games:Summer Paralympics
Year:2016
Location:Rio de Janeiro
Competitors:29
Sports:6
Rank:25
Gold:5
Silver:3
Bronze:3
Appearances:auto

Belgium competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.

Medalists

The following Belgian competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.

Administration

Olek Kazimirowski served as Chef de Mission.[1]

Disability classifications

See main article: Disability sport classification. Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis.[2] [3] Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.[4]

Athletics

Men
  • Track & road events
    • AthleteEventFinal
    ResultRank
    align=left rowspan=2Peter Genyn100 metres T5121.15 PR
    400 metres T511:20.82 PR
    Basile Meunier1500 metres T384:54.777
    Women
  • Track & road events
    • AthleteEventHeat Final
    ResultRankResultRank
    Livia de Clercq100 metres T4219.8511did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Joyce Lefevre100 metres T3421.028
    400 metres T34
    align=left rowspan=2Marieke Vervoort100 metres T5220.12 SB
    400 metres T521:07.62
    Field events

    Boccia

    See main article: Boccia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. Belgium qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in this sport at the Guilford hosted 2015 Boccia European Team And Pairs Championships, London in the BC3 Pair event. They claimed gold ahead of silver medalist Greece and bronze medalists Spain. They scored 7 - 1 against Spain in the gold medal match.[5] [6]

    AthleteEventGroup StageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
    Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		RankOpposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Rank
    Pieter CilissenIndividual BC3
    L 1–6
    L 3–4    		3did not advance
    Kenneth Verwimp
    L 2–3
    W 7–2    		2did not advance
    Pieter Cilissen
    Kirsten de Laender
    Kenneth Verwimp    		Pairs BC3
    L 2–4
    L 3–7
    W 7–0    		3did not advance

    Cycling

    See main article: Cycling at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. With one pathway for qualification being one highest ranked NPCs on the UCI Para-Cycling male and female Nations Ranking Lists on 31 December 2014, Belgium qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, assuming they continued to meet all other eligibility requirements.[7] [8]

    Road

    Men
    AthleteEventTimeRank
    Kris BosmansRoad race C1–31:49:11
    align=left rowspan=2Tim CelenRoad race T1–254:236
    Road time trial T1–227:03.0310
    align=left rowspan=2Jean-François DebergRoad race H31:33:174
    Road time trial H330:53.377
    align=left rowspan=2Christophe HindricqRoad race H21:23:145
    Road time trial H236:30.005
    align=left rowspan=2Diederick SchelfhoutRoad race C1–3
    Road time trial C343:53.0712
    align=left rowspan=2Jonas van de SteeneRoad race H41:28:575
    Road time trial H430:32.6610
    Jean-François Deberg
    Christophe Hindricq
    Jonas van de Steene    		Mixed team relay34:02
    Women
    AthleteEventTimeRank
    align=left rowspan=2Griet Hoet
    Guide: Anneleen Monsieur    		Road race B2:19:1114
    Time trial B43:34.2015

    Track

    Pursuit
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    TimeRankOpponent
    Results    		Rank
    Kris Bosmansalign=left rowspan=2Men's individual pursuit C33:48.3087did not advance
    Diederick Schelfhout3:55.6459did not advance
    Griet Hoet
    Guide: Anneleen Monsieur    		Women's individual pursuit B3:40.7707did not advance
    Time trial
    AthleteEventTimeRank
    Kris Bosmansalign=left rowspan=2Men's 1 km time trial C1–31:12.58310
    Diederick Schelfhout1:13.66812
    Griet Hoet
    Guide: Anneleen Monsieur    		Women's 1 km time trial B1:12.4028

    Equestrian

    See main article: Equestrian at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. The country qualified to participate in the team event at the Rio Games.[9]

    AthleteHorseEventScoreRank
    Michele GeorgeFBW RainmanIndividual championship test grade IV74.333
    Individual freestyle test grade IV76.300
    Barbara MinneciBarillaIndividual championship test grade II66.71412
    Eveline Van LooverenExelentIndividual championship test grade Ia67.56517
    Ciska VermeulenRohmeoIndividual championship test grade IV68.0006
    Michele George
    Barbara Minneci
    Eveline Van Looveren
    Ciska Vermeulen    		See aboveTeam422.834

    Swimming

    See main article: article and Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

    Men
    AthleteEventHeatsFinal
    ResultRankResultRank
    align=left rowspan=2Sven Decaesstecker400m freestyle S104:25.1414did not advance
    200m individual medley SM102:16.168 Q2:16.947
    Maarten Libin100m breaststroke SB61:31.229did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Yannick Vandeput200m freestyle S142:08.4116did not advance
    100m backstroke S141:06.839did not advance
    Women
    AthleteEventHeatsFinal
    ResultRankResultRank
    align=left rowspan=3Michelle Franssen200m freestyle S142:20.526 Q2:19.917
    100m breaststroke SB141:23.176 Q1:22.736
    200m individual medley SM142:37.315 Q2:36.545

    Table tennis

    See main article: article and Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

    Men
    AthleteEventGroup StageRound 1QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
    Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		RankOpposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Opposition
    Result    		Rank
    Marc LedouxIndividual C8
    W 3–1
    L 1–3    		3did not advance
    Mathieu Loicq
    L 1–3
    L 2–3    		3did not advance
    Laurens DevosIndividual C9
    W 3–0
    W 3–0    		1 Q
    W 3–0
    W 3–0
    W 3–0
    Florian Van AckerIndividual C11
    W 3–1
    W 3–1    		1 Q
    W 3–1
    W 3–0
    W 3–2
    Marc Ledoux
    Mathieu Loicq    		Team C6–8
    L 0–2    		did not advance

    Wheelchair tennis

    See main article: Wheelchair tennis at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. Belgium qualified two competitors in the men's single event. Joachim Gerard qualified via the standard route. Mike Denayer qualified via a Doubles World Ranking Allocation place.[10]

    Men
    AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
    Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Rank
    Mike Denayeralign=left rowspan=2Singles
    L 2–6, 2–6    		did not advance
    Joachim Gerard
    W 6–1, 6–4
    W 6–0, 6–0
    W 6–3, 6–3
    L 5–7, 3–6
    W 6–4, 6–2
    Mike Denayer
    Joachim Gerard    		Doubles
    L 5–7, 7–64, 2–6    		did not advance

    See also

    Notes and References

    1. News: 9 May 2017 . Olek Kazimirowski named Belgium's Chef de Mission . Paralympic.org . 2 March 2022.
    2. Web site: Paralympics categories explained . . 3 September 2008 . 25 December 2015.
    3. News: Making sense of the categories . . 6 October 2000 . 25 December 2015.
    4. News: A-Z of Paralympic classification . . 28 August 2008 . 25 December 2015.
    5. Web site: Boccia Qualification System . International Paralympic Committee . 24 December 2015 . 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151225042636/http://www.rio2016.com/sites/all/iframe/infograficos/paralimpicos/bocha/pdf/boccia-paralympics.pdf . 25 December 2015 .
    6. Web site: 2015 Boccia European Team And Pairs Championships, London. BisFed. 24 December 2015. 2015.
    7. Web site: CYCLING QUALIFICATION . International Paralympic Committee . 24 December 2015 . 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151225110516/http://www.rio2016.com/sites/all/iframe/infograficos/paralimpicos/ciclismo-de-estrada/pdf/cycling-paralympics.pdf . 25 December 2015 .
    8. Web site: Ranking — PARA — Cycling 2014. UCI. 24 December 2015. 31 December 2014.
    9. Web site: EQUESTRIAN. August 24, 2016. FEI. International Paralympic Committee. August 24, 2016.
    10. Web site: ITF announces singles entries for Rio 2016 Paralympics. June 24, 2016. ITF Tennis. August 24, 2016.

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