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| Belgium at the 2015 Summer Universiade | |
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| IOC code | BEL |
| NOC | Belgian Olympic Committee |
| in Gwangju, South Korea 3 – 14 July 2015 | |
| Competitors | 37 in 8 sports |
| Medals Ranked 19th |
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| Summer Universiade appearances | |
Belgium participated at the 2015 Summer Universiade in Gwangju, South Korea.
| Medals by sport | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport |  |  |  | Total |
| Archery | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Athletics | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Taekwondo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Thomas van der Plaetsen | Athletics | Men's Decathlon | 9 July |
| Gold | Philip Milanov | Athletics | Men's Discus Throw | 11 July |
| Gold | Jaouad Achab | Taekwondo | Men's -63 kg (bantamweight) | 12 July |
| Silver | Mourad Laachraoui | Taekwondo | Men's -54 kg (finweight) | 9 July |
| Bronze | Renaud Domanski | Archery | Men's Compound Individual | 7 July |
| Bronze |
| Archery | Mixed Compound Team | 7 July |
| Bronze | Chloé Henry | Athletics | Women's Pole Vault | 9 July |
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