Belgium at the 2020 Summer Paralympics explained

Npc:BEL
Npcname:Belgian Paralympic Committee
Games:Summer Paralympics
Year:2020
Flagcaption:Flag of Belgium
Location:Tokyo, Japan
Competitors:31
Sports:10
Flagbearer:Michèle George and Bruno Vanhove
Gold:4
Silver:3
Bronze:8
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1960

Belgium competed in the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan from 25 August to 6 September.[1]

Medalists

See main article: 2020 Summer Paralympics medal table.

MedalNameSportEventDate
2 September

Pilot:

Competitors

width=180Sportwidth=55Menwidth=55Womenwidth=55Total
1 0 1
2 2 4
1 0 1
6 2 8
1 3 4
6 0 6
1 1 2
3 0 3
2 0 2
Total 23 8 31

Archery

See main article: Archery at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Piotr Van Montagu has qualified to compete following winning a silver medal at the Paralympic Qualifying Tournament.[2]

|-|align=left|Piotr Van Montagu|align=left|Men's individual compound|683 PB|18|
W 143-130|
L 142-143|colspan=4|Did not qualify|}

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Men's track
AthleteEventHeatsFinal
ResultRankResultRank
align=left rowspan=2Peter Genyn100m T5120.33 PR
200m T5137.11
align=left rowspan=2Roger Habsch100m T5120.76
200m T5138.33
Women's track
AthleteEventHeatsFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Gitte Haenen100m T6316.70 SB6Did not advance
align=left rowspan=2Joyce Lefevre100m T3419.637
800m T342:24.967
Women's field

Boccia

See main article: Boccia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Belgium have qualified to compete at boccia for the first time via world rankings.[3]

AthleteEventPreliminariesRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
OpponentOpposition

Score		RankOpposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
align=left rowspan=3Francis Romboutsalign=left rowspan=3Individual BC2L 2-103Did not advance
L 2-2*
W 8-1

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Diederick 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
AthleteEventTimeRank
align=left rowspan=2Maxime HordiesTime trial H147:01.23
Road race H1–2colspan=2-1 Lap
align=left rowspan=2Tim CelenTime trial T1-230:44.21
Road race T1-252:15
Jean-François DebergRoad race H32:41:335
align=left rowspan=2Diederick SchelfhoutTime trial C338:54.8412
Road race C1–32:11:068
align=left rowspan=2Jonas Van de SteenTime trial H444:07.039
Road race H42:23:544
align=left rowspan=2Ewoud VromantTime trial C236:11.79
Road race C1–32:19:1916
Women
AthleteEventTimeRank
align=left rowspan=2Griet Hoet
piloted by Anneleen Monsieur		Time trial B52:07.587
Road race BDNF
Laurence VandevyverTime trial H1-341:07.148
Mixed

Track

Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
TimeRankOpposition
Time		Rank
align=left rowspan=2Diederick SchelfhoutIndividual pursuit C33:30.2845Did not qualify
Time trial C1–31:08.8257
Ewoud VromantIndividual pursuit C2DSQdid not advance
Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
TimeRankOpposition
Time		Rank
align=left rowspan=2Griet Hoet
piloted by Anneleen Monsieur		Time Trial B1:07.943
Individual Pursuit B3:25.418 QB43:25.6544

Equestrian

Belgium have four riders qualified to compete including Barbara Minneci, Kevin Van Ham, Manon Claeys and Michèle George.

Individual
AthleteHorseEventScoreRank
Manon ClaeysSan Dior 2Mixed individual championship test grade IV72.853 Q
Mixed individual freestyle test grade IV75.680
Michèle GeorgeBest of 8Mixed individual championship test grade V76.476 Q
Mixed individual freestyle test grade V80.590
Barbara MinneciStuartMixed individual championship test grade III70.8536 Q
Mixed individual freestyle test grade III73.8404
Kevin Van HamEros Van Ons HeemMixed individual championship test grade V69.3577 Q
Mixed individual freestyle test grade V70.8608
Team
AthleteHorseEventIndividual scoreTotal
ScoreRank
Manon ClaeysSee aboveTeam73.775223.0875
Michèle George77.047
Barbara Minneci72.265

Goalball

See main article: Goalball at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Belgium men's national goalball team qualified by winning the bronze medal at the 2018 Goalball World Championships.[4] [5]

Men

Group stage------------

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Belgium have qualified two swimmers, one male and one female, to compete at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Men
AthleteEventHeatsFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Aymeric ParmentierMen's 100m Breaststroke - SB141:10.126Did not advance
Tatyana LebrunWomen's 100m Breaststroke - SB91:27.966Did not advance

Table tennis

See main article: Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Belgium 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.[6]

Men
AthleteEventPreliminariesQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		RankOpposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Bart BrandsIndividual C5
L 1–3
L 1–3		3Did not advance
Laurens DevosIndividual C9
W 3–0
W 3–0		1 Q
W 3–0
W 3–0
W 3–1
Florian Van AckerIndividual C11
W 3–2
W 3–0		1 Q
W 3–1
L 2–3		Did not advance

Wheelchair tennis

See main article: Wheelchair tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Belgium qualified two players entries for wheelchair tennis. All of them qualified by the world rankings.

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Joachim Gérardalign=left rowspan=2Men's singles
W 6-1, 6-1
L 3-6, 4-6		Did not advance
Jef Vandorpe
W 6–4, 6–1
W 3–6, 6–1, 6-0
L 2-6, 1-6		Did not advance
Joachim Gérard & Jef VandorpeMen's doubles
W 6-3, 6-1
L 2-6, 2-6		Did not advance

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 29 July 2021. Athletes - Paralympic Team Belgium (in Belgian). live. Belgian Paralympic Committee. https://web.archive.org/web/20160426025456/http://paralympic.be:80/nl/atleten . 2016-04-26 .
  2. Web site: 20 July 2021. Piotr Van Montagu selected for the Paralympics. live. Belgian Paralympic Committee. https://web.archive.org/web/20210722211831/https://www.paralympic.be/nl/nieuws/piotr-van-montagu-geselecteerd-voor-de-paralympische-spelen . 2021-07-22 .
  3. Web site: 29 May 2020. Rombouts first Belgian athlete picked for Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. live. insidethegames.biz. https://web.archive.org/web/20200627224255/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1094759/francis-rombouts-tokyo-2020 . 2020-06-27 .
  4. Web site: Tokyo 2020: Belgium confident after qualification. 11 September 2018. International Paralympic Committee.
  5. Web site: Bruno Vanhove looks to the future. 8 January 2019. International Paralympic Committee.
  6. Web site: 2019 Para Table Tennis Calendar. 16 March 2019. International Table Tennis Federation.

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