Belgium at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Belgium at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
IOC code BEL
NOC Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee
Website www.olympic.be  (in Dutch and French)
in Beijing
Competitors96 in 16 sports
Flag bearers Sébastien Godefroid (opening)
Tia Hellebaut (closing)
Medals
Ranked 46th
Gold
2
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games
the team of Belgium at the Opening Ceremony Belgio eniras en la Somera Olimpiko 2008.jpg
the team of Belgium at the Opening Ceremony

Belgium competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. 96 Belgians took part in Beijing, the biggest delegation for the country since 1976.[ citation needed ] Belgium won 2 gold medals, better achievement than in 2004, when the country won 1 gold and 2 bronze medals.

Contents

Medalists

MedalNameSportEvent
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Tia Hellebaut Athletics Women's high jump
Gold medal icon.svg Gold [a] Olivia Borlée
Kim Gevaert
Hanna Mariën
Élodie Ouédraogo
Athletics Women's 4 × 100 m relay

Athletics

Key
Men
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Kristof Beyens 200 m 20.693 Q20.503 Q20.698Did not advance
Jonathan Borlée 400 m 45:254 q45.115Did not advance
Kévin Borlée 45:434 q44.88 NR 3Did not advance
Pieter Desmet 3000 m steeplechase 8:37.9911Did not advance
Monder Rizki 5000 m 13:54.418Did not advance
Cédric van Branteghem 400 m 45:543 Q45.818Did not advance
Jonathan Borlée
Kévin Borlée
Arnaud Ghislain
Cédric van Branteghem
4 × 400 m relay 3:00:67 NR 3 Q2:59.37 NR 5
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Kevin Rans Pole vault 5.4528Did not advance
Combined events – Decathlon
AthleteEvent100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 mFinalRank
Hans van Alphen Result11.286.5514.861.84DNSDNF
Points7997097816610
Frédéric Xhonneux Result11.416.9413.991.90DNFDNSDNF
Points77679972871400
Women
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Nathalie de Vos 10000 m 32:33.4524
Veerle Dejaeghere 3000 m steeplechase 9:54.6510Did not advance
Kim Gevaert 100 m 11.331 Q11.103 Q11.306Did not advance
Olivia Borlée
Kim Gevaert
Hanna Mariën
Élodie Ouédraogo
4 × 100 m relay 42.923 Q42.54 NR Gold medal icon.svg
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Tia Hellebaut High jump 1.931 Q2.05 NR Gold medal icon.svg

Canoeing

AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Kevin de Bont
Bob Maesen
Men's K-2 1000 m 3:21.6044 QS3:24.1484Did not advance

Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final

Cycling

Road

Men
AthleteEventTimeRank
Mario Aerts Road race 6:24:017
Christophe Brandt Did not finish
Maxime Monfort Road race Did not finish
Time trial 1:07:1226
Jurgen van den Broeck Road race Did not finish
Johan van Summeren 6:26:2742
Women
AthleteEventTimeRank
Lieselot Decroix Road race 3:36:3544

Track

Omnium
AthleteEventPointsLapsRank
Iljo Keisse Men's points race 8012
Kenny de Ketele
Iljo Keisse
Men's madison 17−14

Mountain biking

AthleteEventTimeRank
Filip Meirhaeghe Men's cross-country Did not finish
Sven Nys 2:01:009
Roel Paulissen 2:03:3019

Equestrian

Eventing

AthleteHorseEventDressageCross-countryJumpingTotal
QualifierFinal
PenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRank
Karin Donckers Gazelle De La Brasserie Individual 31.70225.6057.3094.0061.3012 Q4.0065.30965.309
Joris van Springel Bold Action52.003866.40118.404915.00133.4047Did not advance133.4046

Show jumping

AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinalTotal
Round 1Round 2Round 3Round ARound B
PenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRank
Jos Lansink Cumano Individual 1=14 Q124 Q242 Q0=1 Q88=98=9

Field hockey

Belgium managed to qualify a team to the men's tournament. They won one, drew one, and lost three games in the group play. This qualified them to a match for 9th/10th place, which they won, finishing 9th for the tournament.

Men's tournament

Roster

The following is the Belgian roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics. [1]

Head Coach: Adam Commens

Reserve:

  1. David van Rysselberghe (GK)
  2. Alexandre de Saedeleer
Group play
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 540195+412 Semi-finals
2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 5320126+611
3Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 52121311+27 Fifth place game
4Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 5212109+17 Seventh place game
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 511391344 Ninth place game
6Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (H)501471691 Eleventh place game
Source: FIH
(H) Host
11 August 2008
20:30
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg4–2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Amat Field hockey ball.svg 8'
Freixa Field hockey ball.svg 20'
Ribas Field hockey ball.svg 41'
Sojo Field hockey ball.svg 49'
Report Truyens Field hockey ball.svg 26'
Dekeyser Field hockey ball.svg 63'
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Roel van Eert (NED)
13 August 2008
18:30
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg1–1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Charlier Field hockey ball.svg 22' Report Witthaus Field hockey ball.svg 19'
Umpires:
Rob ten Cate (NED)
David Gentles (AUS)
15 August 2008
18:00
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg2–4Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Dekeyser Field hockey ball.svg 43'
Gucassoff Field hockey ball.svg 69'
Report Child Field hockey ball.svg 19', 20'
Brooks Field hockey ball.svg 30'
McAleese Field hockey ball.svg 60'
Umpires:
David Leiper (GBR)
Xavier Adell (ESP)
17 August 2008
10:30
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg3–1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
You Hyo-sik Field hockey ball.svg 46', 51'
Jang Jong-hyun Field hockey ball.svg 50'
Report Dekeyser Field hockey ball.svg 20'
Umpires:
Rob ten Cate (NED)
Satinder Kumar (IND)
19 August 2008
21:00
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg1–3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Song Yi Field hockey ball.svg 4' Report Reckinger Field hockey ball.svg 28'
Truyens Field hockey ball.svg 32'
Dohmen Field hockey ball.svg 48'
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Gary Simmonds (RSA)
9th–10th place
21 August 2008
08:30
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg3–0Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Dekeyser Field hockey ball.svg 2', 70'
Dohmen Field hockey ball.svg 23'
Report
Umpires:
David Leiper (GBR)
Xavier Adell (ESP)

Football

Men's tournament

Roster

The following is the Belgium squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics. [2]

Head coach: Jean-François de Sart

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK Logan Bailly (1985-12-27)27 December 1985 (aged 22)130 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Racing Genk
22 DF Sepp de Roover* (1984-11-12)12 November 1984 (aged 23)70 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Groningen
32 DF Vincent Kompany (1986-04-10)10 April 1986 (aged 22)10 Flag of Germany.svg Hamburg
42 DF Thomas Vermaelen (1985-11-14)14 November 1985 (aged 22)161 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ajax
52 DF Sébastien Pocognoli (1987-08-01)1 August 1987 (aged 21)191 Flag of the Netherlands.svg AZ
63 MF Marouane Fellaini (1987-11-22)22 November 1987 (aged 20)100 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Standard Liège
74 FW Tom de Mul (1986-03-04)4 March 1986 (aged 22)325 Flag of Spain.svg Sevilla
83 MF Faris Haroun (1985-09-22)22 September 1985 (aged 22)305 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Racing Genk
94 FW Kevin Mirallas (1987-10-05)5 October 1987 (aged 20)126 Flag of France.svg Lille
103 MF Jan Vertonghen (1987-04-24)24 April 1987 (aged 21)60 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ajax
113 MF Maarten Martens* (c) (1984-07-02)2 July 1984 (aged 24)328 Flag of the Netherlands.svg AZ
121 GK Yves Ma-Kalambay (1986-01-31)31 January 1986 (aged 22)90 Flag of Scotland.svg Hibernian
132 DF Laurent Ciman (1985-08-05)5 August 1985 (aged 23)221 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Club Brugge
143 MF Landry Mulemo (1986-09-17)17 September 1986 (aged 21)180 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Standard Liège
152 DF Jeroen Simaeys (1985-05-12)12 May 1985 (aged 23)30 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Club Brugge
163 MF Anthony Vanden Borre (1987-10-24)24 October 1987 (aged 20)152 Flag of Italy.svg Genoa
174 FW Stijn de Smet (1985-03-27)27 March 1985 (aged 23)253 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Cercle Brugge
184 FW Mousa Dembélé (1987-07-16)16 July 1987 (aged 21)20 Flag of the Netherlands.svg AZ
193 MF Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe [n 1] (1989-02-02)2 February 1989 (aged 19)30 Flag of Germany.svg Hamburg
221 GK Yves de Winter [n 2] (1987-05-25)25 May 1987 (aged 21)60 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Westerlo

* Over-aged player.

Notes
  1. Replaces Stijn De Smet who was injured during the competition
  2. Replaces Vincent Kompany who was returned to his club during the competition
Group play
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 330090+99Qualified for the quarterfinals
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 320131+26
3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 30121651
4Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 30121761
Source: [ citation needed ]
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg1–0Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Hernanes Soccerball shade.svg79' Report
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg2–0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Dembélé Soccerball shade.svg8'
Mirallas Soccerball shade.svg80'
Report
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg0–1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Report Haroun Soccerball shade.svg35'
Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai
Attendance: 45,202
Referee: Pablo Pozo (Chile)
Quarterfinal
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg2–3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Rossi Soccerball shade.svg18' (pen.), 74' (pen.) Report Dembélé Soccerball shade.svg23', 79'
Mirallas Soccerball shade.svg45+2'
Semifinal
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg4–1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Adefemi Soccerball shade.svg17'
Obasi Soccerball shade.svg59', 72'
Okonkwo Soccerball shade.svg78'
Report Ciman Soccerball shade.svg88'
Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai
Attendance: 56,312
Referee: Pablo Pozo (Chile)
Bronze medal game
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg0–3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Report Diego Soccerball shade.svg27'
Soccerball shade.svg45', 90+2'
Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai
Attendance: 50,705
Referee: Thomas Einwaller (Austria)

Gymnastics

Artistic

Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Koen van Damme All-around 12.57514.20014.32514.45014.60014.47584.62543Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
F V UB BB F V UB BB
Gaëlle Mys All-around 14.12514.05014.17514.80057.15031 Q13.97514.00012.87513.10053.95024

Judo

Men
AthleteEventPreliminaryRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Dirk van Tichelt −73 kg ByeFlag of Azerbaijan.svg  Mammadli  (AZE)
L 0000–1000
Did not advanceFlag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Siamionau  (BLR)
W 1021–0020
Flag of North Korea.svg  Kim C-S  (PRK)
W 1011–0000
Flag of Japan.svg  Kanamaru  (JPN)
W 0211–0000
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Boqiev  (TJK)
L 0000–0011
5
Women
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Ilse Heylen −52 kg Flag of France.svg  La Rizza  (FRA)
W 0001–0000
Flag of Australia.svg  Ryder  (AUS)
W 1000–0000
Flag of Japan.svg  Nakamura  (JPN)
L 0000–0001
Did not advanceByeFlag of Germany.svg  Tarangul  (GER)
W 0002–0000
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kaliyeva  (KAZ)
L 0000–1000
Did not advance
Catherine Jacques −70 kg ByeFlag of Italy.svg  Scapin  (ITA)
L 0000–0010
Did not advance

Rowing

Men
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Tim Maeyens Single sculls 7:16.601 QF6:52:702 SA/B6:59:653 FA7:03:404
Bart Poelvoorde
Christophe Raes
Double sculls 6:31.844 R6:24:012 SA/B6:29:915 FB6:35:558

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

Women
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
12345678910M*
Evi van Acker Laser Radial 110161012612418CAN10918
Open
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
12345678910M*
Carolijn Brouwer
Sébastien Godefroid
Tornado 11115638136169EL7212

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Swimming

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Mathieu Fonteyn 200 m butterfly 1:56.65 NR 19Did not advance
Yoris Grandjean 50 m freestyle 22.45 NR 28Did not advance
100 m freestyle 48.82 NR 19Did not advance
François Heersbrandt 100 m butterfly 53.3337Did not advance
Brian Ryckeman 10 km open water 1:52.107
Glenn Surgeloose 200 m freestyle 1:48.92 NR 30Did not advance
Tom Vangeneugden 1500 m freestyle 15:11.04 NR 20Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Elise Matthysen 100 m breaststroke 1:08.37 NR 16 Q1:09.0013Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:27.04 NR 15 Q2:29.6416Did not advance

Table tennis

AthleteEventPreliminary roundRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Jean-Michel Saive Men's singles ByeFlag of Nigeria.svg  Toriola  (NGR)
L 2–4
Did not advance

Tennis

Men
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Steve Darcis Men's singles Flag of Chile.svg  Massú  (CHI)
L 4–6, 5–7
Did not advance
Olivier Rochus Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Minář  (CZE)
W 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Tipsarević  (SRB)
W 7–6(7–5), 2–3r
Flag of Chile.svg  González  (CHI)
L 0–6, 3–6
Did not advance
Steve Darcis
Olivier Rochus
Men's doubles Flag of Argentina.svg  Cañas /
Nalbandian  (ARG)
W 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Flag of Russia.svg  Andreev /
Davydenko  (RUS)
L 6–7(6–8), 2–6
Did not advance

Triathlon

AthleteEventSwim (1.5 km)Trans 1Bike (40 km)Trans 2Run (10 km)Total TimeRank
Peter Croes Men's 18:260:2658:510:3233:251:51:40.9427
Axel Zeebroek 18:300:2757:480:3033:151:50:30.9013

Volleyball

AthleteEventPreliminary roundStandingRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Liesbeth Mouha
Liesbet van Breedam
Women's Pool A
Flag of Norway.svg  Maaseide Glesnes  (NOR)
L 0 – 2 (22–24, 18–21)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Tian J Wang J  (CHN)
L 1 – 2 (21–18, 19–21, 13–15)
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Kuhn Schwer  (SUI)
W 2 – 0 (21–18, 21–17)
Lucky Losers
Flag of Georgia.svg  Saka Rtvelo  (GEO)
W 2 – 0 (21–13, 21–19)
3 QFlag of the United States.svg  May-Treanor
Walsh  (USA)
L 0 – 2 (22–24, 10–21)
Did not advance

Weightlifting

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Tom Goegebuer Men's −56 kg 114121371325113

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