Belgium at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

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Belgium at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
IPC code BEL
NPC Belgian Paralympic Committee
Website www.paralympic.be
in Beijing
Competitors21 in 7 sports
Flag bearer (opening) Nico Vergeylen
Flag bearer (closing) Jan Boyen
Medals
Ranked 69th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Belgium sent a delegation of 21 athletes (20 male, 1 female) to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. The nominated athletes are listed below with their individual classification and disciplines. [1]

Contents

Belgium's overall result of just one bronze medal was its poorest ever at the Summer Paralympics. Its rank of 69th on the medal table was a sharp decline from four years earlier, where 3 gold medals, 2 silver and 2 bronze had placed it 36th. The 2008 Games were the first since 1968 at which Belgium failed to win at least one gold medal. [2]

Medallists

The country won one medal, a bronze. [3]

MedalNameSportEventDate
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Jan Boyen Cycling Men's Individual Track Pursuit - LC2 8th

Athletics

3 competitors:

Men
AthleteClassEventHeatsSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultPointsRank
Gino de Keersmaeker F42 Shot put N/A11.53-12
Discus throw N/A41.84-5
Frederic van den Heede T46 5000 m N/A15:39.00-12
Marathon N/A2:37:03-7

Pentathlon

AthleteClassEventLong jumpJavelin throw100 mDiscus throw1500 mTotalRank
ResultPointsRankResultPointsRankTimePointsRankResultPointsRankTimePointsRank
Kurt Vanraefelghem P12 Pentathlon 6.33659744.35505512.02647933.1252644:43.32660829978

Cycling

2 competitors:

Men

Time trials & Road races

AthleteClassEventTimeClass
Factor
Factorized
Time
Rank
Jan Boyen LC2 Track time trial 1:14.881--7
Road time trial 35:39.55 (+ 2:02.85)--4
LC1-2/CP4
(LC2)
Road race 1:46:03 (+ 0:00)--4
Marc Eymard B&VI 1-3 Road time trial 33:58.30 (+ 1:57.18)--12
Road race 2:23:17 (+ 8:33)--10

Pursuits

AthleteClassEventQualifyingFinal/
Bronze medal race
Time
Speed (km/h)
RankOpposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Rank
Jan Boyen LC2 Track pursuit 4:56.261
48.605
3 QFlag of Romania.svg Novak (ROU)
W 4:56.630
48.545
Bronze medal icon.svg

Equestrian

2 competitors:

Individual
AthleteClassHorseEventResultRank
José Lorquet Grade IbJunior du Pré Championship Test 63.6198
Freestyle Test 65.3336
Bert Vermeir Grade IIITiramisu Championship Test 64.0007
Freestyle Test 67.3898

Goalball

6 competitors:

Men

Preliminary round - Group A
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 9 – 5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Pavliukianec 5
Zibolis 4 (3 Penalties)
Report Bihi 3
de Rick 2 (1 Penalty)
BIT Gymnasium, Beijing
Referee: Claude Dagenais (Canada), Keith Lound (Great Britain)

Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 12 – 6Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Bihi 8 (1 Penalty)
de Rick 3 (2 Penalties)
Buisseret
Report R. Garcia 3
Galiana
Perez (Penalty)
Rubio
BIT Gymnasium, Beijing
Referee: Alexander Knecht (Germany), Aurora Zanolin (Italy)

Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 5 – 6Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Bihi 2
de Rick 2
Buisseret
Report Pirc 4 (3 Penalties)
Vinkler 2
BIT Gymnasium, Beijing
Referee: Lena Bonke (Denmark), Balint Benko (Hungary)

Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 8 – 5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Mattila 4 (3 Penalties)
Aittola 2
Posio 2
Report de Rick 3 (3 Penalties)
Bihi 2
BIT Gymnasium, Beijing
Referee: Lena Bonke (Denmark), Claude Dagenais (Canada)

Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 13 – 6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Weichel 9 (5 Penalties)
Nielsen 3
Pedersen (Penalty)
Report Bihi 5 (1 Penalty)
Buisseret
BIT Gymnasium, Beijing
Referee: Christl Däntler (Germany), Aurora Zanolin (Italy)
Group table
TeamPldWLDGFGAGDPts
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia  (SLO)55003524+1115
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania  (LTU)54105018+3212
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)52212926+37
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)52302641-156
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)51403342-93
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)50412042-221
9th place match
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2 – 7Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Bihi
van Eenooghe
Report Jalilvand 4
Sayahi 2
Soranji
BIT Gymnasium, Beijing
Referee: Balint Benko (Hungary), Patricia Fras (Slovenia)

Swimming

2 competitors:

Men
AthleteClassEventHeatsFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Sven Decaesstecker S10 100 m backstroke 1:05.449did not advance
SB9 100 m breaststroke 1:14.307 Q1:15.298
SM10 200 m individual medley 2:19.573 Q2:16.214
Kevin Lambrechts S7 50 m butterfly 33.575 Q33.805
100 m backstroke 1:20.509did not advance
SM7 200 m individual medley 2:53.933 Q2:54.986

Table Tennis

3 competitors:

Men
AthleteClassEventGroup Match 1Group Match 2Group Match 31/8 FinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal/
Bronze medal match
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Marc Ledoux TT8 Singles Flag of Slovakia.svg Jambor (SVK)
W 3-2
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Kent  (CAN)
W 3-0
Flag of Israel.svg Glikman (ISR)
L 2-3
did not advance
Mathieu Loicq TT8 Singles Flag of France.svg Pichon (FRA)
W 3-1
Flag of Poland.svg Grudzien (POL)
L 0-3
Chinese Taipei Paralympic Flag.svg Hu (TPE)
W 3-1
did not advance
Nico Vergeylen TT8 Singles Flag of Poland.svg Skrzynecki (POL)
L 1-3
Flag of Hungary.svg Csonka (HUN)
L 0-3
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen (CHN)
L 0-3
did not advance
Marc Ledoux
Mathieu Loicq
Nico Vergeylen
TT6-8 Team N/AByeFlag of Israel.svg  Israel
L 1-3
did not advance

Dimitri Ghion, who had been nominated as a Singles player in the TT4 category, had to withdraw his start due to injury.

Wheelchair Tennis

2 competitors:

Men
AthleteClassEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Joachim Gérard Open Singles Flag of Slovakia.svg Gergely (SVK)
W 6-1, 6-0
Flag of the United States.svg  Hinson  (USA)
W 6-2, 6-0
Flag of France.svg Jeremiasz (FRA)
L 4-6, 1-6
did not advance
Women
AthleteClassEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Annick Sevenans Open Singles Flag of Colombia.svg Martinez (COL)
W 6-0, 6-0
Flag of the United States.svg  Arnoult  (USA)
L 6-1, 3-6, 4-6
did not advance

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References

  1. "Belgian Paralympic Team" Archived October 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine , Belgian Paralympic Committee, August 30, 2008
  2. Belgium at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
  3. "Overall Medal Standings", official website of the Beijing Paralympics