Belgium at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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Belgium at the
2016 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 Rio de Janeiro
Competitors108 in 19 sports
Flag bearers Olivia Borlée (opening) [1]
Nafissatou Thiam (closing)
Medals
Ranked 35th
Gold
2
Silver
2
Bronze
2
Total
6
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Belgium competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's official debut in 1900, Belgian athletes had appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis. The Belgian team consisted of 108 athletes, 70 men and 38 women, across nineteen sports. [2]

Contents

Belgium returned home from Rio de Janeiro with six medals (two in each color), which matched its overall tally from the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. [3] A third of the medal tally was distributed to the Belgian cyclists, including the first ever gold of the Games won by Greg Van Avermaet in the men's road race. [4] These Games also marked a historic first for the Belgians on the podium in collective sports after nearly a century, bringing them home a silver medal in the men's field hockey tournament. [5] Indeed, the Belgian men surpassed their female counterparts in the medal count for the first time since 1988. [3]

Apart from Van Avermaet and the men's field hockey team, other medals were distributed to the following athletes on the Belgian roster: a gold to Nafissatou Thiam, who edged out the defending champion Jessica Ennis-Hill of Great Britain in the women's heptathlon; a silver to Pieter Timmers, who became the first Belgian swimmer to ascend the Olympic podium, since Frédérik Deburghgraeve captured the gold in Atlanta two decades earlier; and two bronzes to judoka and three-time Olympian Dirk Van Tichelt (men's lightweight) and track cyclist Jolien D'Hoore (women's omnium). [3] [6] [7]

Medalists

Competitors

The Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee fielded a roster of 108 athletes, 70 men and 38 women, to compete across nineteen different sports at these Games; it was the nation's second-largest delegation sent to the Olympics, falling short of the record achieved in London 2012 (111) by a few athletes. [2] Roughly three quarters of the nation's full roster size were made up of males more than their female counterparts, due to the attendance of the men's field hockey squad and the proliferation of men in judo, swimming, and track and field making the cut.

For individual-based sports, Belgium made its Olympic debut in golf (new to the 2016 Games), as well as its return to fencing after 12 years and archery after 16 years. Additionally, the Belgian female gymnasts were selected to compete in the team all-around for the first time at these Games after nearly seven decades. [8] Track and field accounted for the largest number of athletes on the Belgian team, with 26 entries, while there was a single competitor each in archery, sprint canoeing, fencing, rowing, shooting, and weightlifting.

The Belgian roster featured London 2012 bronze medalists Charline Van Snick (women's extra-lightweight judo) and sailing veteran Evi Van Acker (Laser Radial), taekwondo fighter and former Iranian refugee Raheleh Asemani (women's 57 kg), [9] world-ranked tennis player David Goffin, rising heptathlon star Nafissatou Thiam, badminton siblings Yuhan and Lianne Tan, and the prominent Borlée track and field quartet of twins and three-time Olympians Kévin and Jonathan, their younger brother Dylan, and their lone sister and 2008 relay champion Olivia, who eventually served as the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony. [1] [10]

Fifteen-year-old gymnast Senna Deriks, who helped the Belgians secure one of available berths in the women's team all-around at the Games, was the country's youngest competitor, with equestrian eventing rider and four-time Olympian Joris Vanspringel rounding out the lineup as the oldest competitor (aged 53). Vanspringel's teammate Karin Donckers topped the list of most experienced athletes on the Belgian roster, by becoming the country's first female to participate in her record six Olympics. [11]

Archery

One Belgian archer has qualified for the men's individual recurve at the Olympics by virtue of a top five national finish at the 2016 Archery World Cup meet in Antalya, Turkey, signifying the nation's Olympic return to the sport for the first time since 2000. [12]

AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Robin Ramaekers Men's individual 65442Flag of Australia.svg  Tyack  (AUS)
W 6–2
Flag of Spain.svg  Rodríguez  (ESP)
L 0–6
did not advance

Athletics

Belgian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): [13] [14]

Key
Track & road events
Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Bashir Abdi 5000 m 13:42.8316did not advance
10000 m 28:01.4920
Jonathan Borlée 200 m 20.645did not advance
400 m 46.014did not advance
Kevin Borlée 400 m 45.905did not advance
Michaël Bultheel 400 m hurdles 49.375 q49.465did not advance
Florent Caelen Marathon 2:17:5944
Jeroen D'hoedt 3000 m steeplechase 8:48.2913did not advance
Pieter-Jan Hannes 1500 m 3:38.898 q3:43.7112did not advance
Koen Naert Marathon 2:14:5322
Willem Van Schuerbeeck 2:18:5656
Jonathan Borlée
Kevin Borlée
Dylan Borlée
Antoine Gillet
Robin Vanderbemden
Julien Watrin
4 × 400 m relay 2:59.25 NR 1 Q2:58.52 NR 4
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Cynthia Bolingo 200 m 23.988did not advance
Olivia Borlée 23.537did not advance
Louise Carton 5000 m 15:34.3911did not advance
Axelle Dauwens 400 m hurdles 57.687did not advance
Veerle Dejaeghere Marathon 2:37:3947
Renée Eykens 800 m 2:00.004 q2:00.455did not advance
Els Rens Marathon 2:45:5284
Manuela Soccol 2:44:1874
Anne Zagré 100 m hurdles 12.852 QDSQdid not advance
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Philip Milanov Men's discus throw 62.6812 q62.229
Combined events – Men's decathlon
AthleteEvent 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m FinalRank
Thomas Van der Plaetsen Result11.247.6612.842.1649.6315.0143.585.4062.094:32.2183328
Points8089756579538328487381035769717
Combined events – Women's heptathlon
AthleteEvent 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 mFinalRank
Nafissatou Thiam Result13.561.9814.9125.106.5853.132:16.546810Gold medal icon.svg
Points104112118558781033921871

Badminton

Belgium has qualified two badminton players for each of the following events into the Olympic tournament. London 2012 siblings Yuhan and Lianne Tan were selected among the top 34 individual shuttlers each in the men's and women's singles based on the BWF World Rankings as of 5 May 2016. [15]

AthleteEventGroup StageEliminationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Yuhan Tan Men's singles Flag of Israel.svg  Zilberman  (ISR)
L (20–22, 12–21)
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chou T-c  (TPE)
L (14–21, 8–21)
3did not advance
Lianne Tan Women's singles Flag of the United States.svg  Wang  (USA)
L (17–21, 22–20, 14–21)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Li Xr  (CHN)
L (11–21, 11–21)
Flag of Portugal.svg  Santos  (POR)
W (21–16, 21–18)
3did not advance

Canoeing

Sprint

Belgium has received an unused host quota place in the men's K-1 1000 m to the Olympics, as the next highest-ranked eligible nation, not yet qualified, at the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships. [16]

AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Artuur Peters Men's K-1 1000 m 3:34.1785 Q3:37.5867 FB3:33.52111

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling

Road

Belgian riders qualified for the following quota places in the men's and women's Olympic road race by virtue of their top 15 final national ranking in the 2015 UCI World Tour (for men) and top 22 in the UCI World Ranking (for women). [17] [18] The women's road cycling team was named to the Olympic roster on June 9, 2016, with the men joining them on July 22. [19] [20]

Men
AthleteEventTimeRank
Laurens De Plus Road race did not finish
Philippe Gilbert 6:23.2342
Serge Pauwels 6:16.1722
Greg Van Avermaet 6:10.05Gold medal icon.svg
Tim Wellens Road race did not finish
Time trial 1:16:49.7120
Women
AthleteEventTimeRank
Ann-Sophie Duyck Road race did not finish
Time trial 48:17.6023
Lotte Kopecky Road race 4:02:0745
Time trial 48:09.8621
Anisha Vekemans Road race 3:58:0329

Track

Following the completion of the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Belgian riders have accumulated spots in both the men's and women's omnium, by virtue of their final individual UCI Olympic rankings in those events.

Omnium
AthleteEventScratch raceIndividual pursuitElimination raceTime trialFlying lapPoints raceTotal pointsRank
RankPointsTimeRankPointsRankPointsTimeRankPointsTimeRankPointsPointsRank
Jasper De Buyst Men's omnium 1864:36.24616121510DNSDNSDNS28DNF
Jolien D'Hoore Women's omnium 3363:30.20233623835.32643414.195728278199Bronze medal icon.svg

Mountain biking

Belgian mountain bikers qualified for two men's and one women's quota place into the Olympic cross-country race, as a result of the nation's ninth-place finish for men and twelfth for women, respectively, in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of May 25, 2016. The mountain biking team was named to the Olympic roster on June 9, 2016. [19]

AthleteEventTimeRank
Ruben Scheire Men's cross-country 1:37:3611
Jens Schuermans 1:39:3018
Githa Michiels Women's cross-country 1:40:2321

BMX

Belgian riders qualified for one women's quota place in BMX at the Olympics, as a result of the nation's top three finish for women in the UCI BMX Individual Ranking List of May 31, 2016. BMX cyclist Elke Vanhoof was named to the Olympic roster on June 9, 2016. [19]

AthleteEventSeedingSemifinalFinal
ResultRankPointsRankResultRank
Elke Vanhoof Women's BMX 35.3256133 Q39.5386

Equestrian

Belgium has entered two jumping riders into the Olympic equestrian competition by virtue of their top four finish outside the group selection in the individual FEI Olympic Rankings. Two eventing riders and one dressage rider have been added to the squad by virtue of the following results in the individual FEI Olympic rankings: a top nine finish from the combined overall in eventing, and a top two finish from South Western Europe in dressage. [21]

Belgian equestrian team was named on July 12, 2016. [22]

Dressage

AthleteHorseEventGrand PrixGrand Prix SpecialGrand Prix FreestyleOverall
ScoreRankScoreRankTechnicalArtisticScoreRank
Jorinde Verwimp Tiamo Individual 70.77135did not advance

Eventing

AthleteHorseEventDressageCross-countryJumpingTotal
QualifierFinal
PenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRank
Karin Donckers Fletcha van't Verahof Individual 41.107Eliminateddid not advance
Joris Vanspringel Lully des Aulnes54.305221.6075.90268.0083.9025 Q4.0087.902487.9024

Jumping

AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinalTotal
Round 1Round 2Round 3Round ARound B
PenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRank
Jérôme Guery Grand Cru Individual 0=1 Q1010=44 Q51537 Q828did not advance828
Nicola Philippaerts ZilverstarDSQdid not advance

Fencing

Belgium has entered one fencer into the Olympic competition, signifying the nation's sporting comeback for the first time since 2004. Seppe van Holsbeke had claimed his Olympic spot in the men's sabre by finishing among the top four individuals at the European Zonal Qualifier in Prague, Czech Republic. [23]

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Seppe van Holsbeke Men's sabre Flag of the United States.svg  Dershwitz  (USA)
W 15–12
Flag of Romania.svg  Dolniceanu  (ROU)
L 13–15
did not advance

Field hockey

Summary

Key:

TeamEventGroup StageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Belgium men's Men's tournament Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
W 4–1
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
W 12–0
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
W 1–0
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
W 3–1
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
L 1–3
1Flag of India.svg  India
W 3–1
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
W 3–1
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
L 2–4
Silver medal icon.svg

Men's tournament

Belgium men's field hockey team qualified for the Olympics by having achieved a top three finish at the second stop of the 2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals. [24] [25] Only three nations qualified through this route, but India had already secured qualification as the continental champion after the team's success at the 2014 Asian Games, leaving the remaining teams to automatically receive the three quotas.

Team roster

The following is the Belgium roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. [26]

Head coach: Shane McLeod

Reserves:

Group play
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 5401215+1612 Quarter-finals
2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 5311136+710
3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 5302134+99
4Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 5212178+97
5Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 51221410+45
6Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (H)5005146450
Source: Rio2016
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals for; 5) Head-to-head result. [27]
(H) Hosts
6 August 2016 (2016-08-06)
12:30
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg4–1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Truyens Field hockey ball.svg 5'
Cosyns Field hockey ball.svg 32'
Gougnard Field hockey ball.svg 35'
Charlier Field hockey ball.svg 56'
Report Catlin Field hockey ball.svg 27'
Umpires:
John Weight (RSA)
Coen van Bunge (NED)

7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)
19:30
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg0–12Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Report Van Aubel Field hockey ball.svg 12'
Van Doren Field hockey ball.svg 14', 54'
Cosyns Field hockey ball.svg 18', 53'
Denayer Field hockey ball.svg 25'
Truyens Field hockey ball.svg 28'
Boccard Field hockey ball.svg 33'
Briels Field hockey ball.svg 33'
Dockier Field hockey ball.svg 41'
Charlier Field hockey ball.svg 48'
Dohmen Field hockey ball.svg 51'
Umpires:
Germán Montes de Oca (ARG)
Javed Shaikh (IND)

9 August 2016 (2016-08-09)
20:30
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg1–0Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Cosyns Field hockey ball.svg 16' Report
Umpires:
John Wright (RSA)
Marcin Grochal (POL)

11 August 2016 (2016-08-11)
13:30
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg1–3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Quemada Field hockey ball.svg 41' Report Charlier Field hockey ball.svg 6'
Stockbroekx Field hockey ball.svg 16'
Charlier Field hockey ball.svg 21'
Umpires:
Christian Blasch (GER)
Germán Montes de Oca (ARG)

12 August 2016 (2016-08-12)
18:00
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg1–3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Van Aubel Field hockey ball.svg 58' Report Child Field hockey ball.svg 31'
Wilson Field hockey ball.svg 37'
Inglis Field hockey ball.svg 52'
Umpires:
Germán Montes de Oca (ARG)
John Wright (RSA)

Quarterfinal
14 August 2016 (2016-08-14)
12:30
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg3–1Flag of India.svg  India
Dockier Field hockey ball.svg 34', 45'
Boon Field hockey ball.svg 50'
Report A. Singh Field hockey ball.svg 15'
Umpires:
Simon Taylor (NZL)
Nathan Stagno (GBR)

Semifinal
16 August 2016 (2016-08-16)
17:00
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg3–1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Truyens Field hockey ball.svg 25'
Dohmen Field hockey ball.svg 29'
van Aubel Field hockey ball.svg 46'
Report van der Weerden Field hockey ball.svg 29'
Umpires:
Germán Montes de Oca (ARG)
Murray Grime (AUS)

Gold medal match
18 August 2016 (2016-08-18)
17:00
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg2–4Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Cosyns Field hockey ball.svg 3'
Boccard Field hockey ball.svg 45'
Report P. Ibarra Field hockey ball.svg 12'
Ortiz Field hockey ball.svg 15'
Peillat Field hockey ball.svg 22'
Mazzilli Field hockey ball.svg 60'
Umpires:
John Wright (RSA)
Christian Blasch (GER)

Golf

Belgium has entered three golfers into the Olympic tournament. Nicolas Colsaerts (world no. 124), Thomas Pieters (world no. 66), and Chloe Leurquin (world no. 402) qualified directly among the top 60 eligible players for their respective individual events based on the IGF World Rankings as of 11 July 2016. [28] [29]

AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Total
ScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreParRank
Nicolas Colsaerts Men's 68717173283−1=30
Thomas Pieters 67667765275−94
Chloe Leurquin Women's 79787175303+1956

Gymnastics

Artistic

Belgium has fielded a full squad of six artistic gymnasts (one man and five women) into the Olympic competition. The women's squad had claimed one of the remaining four spots in the team all-around for the first time since 1948, while an additional Olympic berth had been awarded to the Belgian male gymnast, who participated in the apparatus and all-around events at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro. [8] [30] Lone male gymnast Dennis Goossens, along with the women's squad, were named to the Belgian roster for the Games on July 14, 2016. [31]

Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Dennis Goossens Rings 15.36615.3667 Q14.93314.9338
Women
Team
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
Senna Deriks Team 14.00013.533did not advance
Nina Derwael 13.90015.13313.96613.53356.53219 Q
Rune Hermans 13.13313.77513.70013.90054.50834
Gaëlle Mys 14.13313.83313.566
Laura Waem 14.13313.96613.366
Total42.03343.04141.76540.999167.83812
Individual finals
AthleteEventApparatusTotalRank
V UB BB F
Nina Derwael All-around 13.96615.30013.30013.73356.29919

Judo

Belgium has qualified a total of five judokas for each of the following weight classes at the Games. Jasper Lefevere, Toma Nikiforov, London 2012 Olympians Joachim Bottieau and bronze medalist Charline van Snick, and two-time Olympian Dirk van Tichelt were ranked among the top 22 eligible judokas for men and top 14 for women in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016. [32] [33]

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Jasper Lefevere Men's −66 kg Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Smagulov  (KAZ)
L 000–000 S
did not advance
Dirk Van Tichelt Men's −73 kg ByeFlag of Qatar (3-2).svg  Zemouri  (QAT)
W 100–000
Flag of South Korea.svg  An C-r  (KOR)
W 010–000
Flag of Russia.svg  Iartcev  (RUS)
W 011–010
Flag of Japan.svg  Ono  (JPN)
L 000–111
ByeFlag of Hungary.svg  Ungvári  (HUN)
W 100–000
Bronze medal icon.svg
Joachim Bottieau Men's −81 kg ByeFlag of Italy.svg  Marconcini  (ITA)
L 000–000 S
did not advance
Toma Nikiforov Men's −100 kg ByeFlag of Iran.svg  Mahjoub  (IRI)
W 100–000
Flag of Georgia.svg  Gviniashvili  (GEO)
L 000–101
did not advance
Charline Van Snick Women's −48 kg Flag of Romania.svg  Ungureanu  (ROU)
W 100–000
Flag of Brazil.svg  Menezes  (BRA)
L 000–001
did not advance

Rowing

Belgium has qualified one boat in the men's single sculls for the Olympics by virtue of his top three finish at the 2016 European & Final Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland. [34]

AthleteEventHeatsRepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Hannes Obreno Men's single sculls 7:09.061 QFBye6:48.901 SA/B7:06.763 FA6:47.424

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

Belgian sailors have qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships, the individual fleet Worlds, and Oceanian qualifying regattas. [35] They also picked up a spare Olympic berth freed by Africa as the next highest-ranked eligible crew in the 49er class based on the results at the 2015 World Championships. [36] The sailing crew, highlighted by London 2012 bronze medalist Evi van Acker, was named to the Olympic roster on June 2, 2016. [37]

AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
123456789101112M*
Wannes Van Laer Men's Laser 2730121123122313118EL14017
Yannick Lefèbvre
Tom Pelsmaekers
Men's 49er 1914131793881220148EL12517
Evi Van Acker Women's Laser Radial 2132291615112156784

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

Shooting

Belgium has qualified one shooter in the men's trap by securing an available Olympic berth at the 2015 World Shotgun Championships in Lonato, Italy, as long as he obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by March 31, 2016. [38] The berth was awarded to rookie Maxime Mottet, as one of the nominated athletes from the second batch being named to the Olympic team. [34]

AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Maxime Mottet Men's trap 11610did not advance

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

Swimming

Belgian swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)): [39] [40]

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Jasper Aerents 50 m freestyle 22.6139did not advance
Basten Caerts 200 m breaststroke 2:13.4432did not advance
Louis Croenen 200 m butterfly 1:56.4814 Q1:56.038 Q1:57.048
François Heersbrandt 50 m freestyle 22.5838did not advance
Glenn Surgeloose 100 m freestyle 48.6519did not advance
200 m freestyle 1:47.1917 Q*1:47.3614did not advance
Pieter Timmers 100 m freestyle 48.469 Q48.14 NR 6 Q47.80 NR Silver medal icon.svg
Emmanuel Vanluchene 200 m individual medley 2:01.3623did not advance
Jasper Aerents
Dieter Dekoninck
Glenn Surgeloose
Pieter Timmers
Emmanuel Vanluchene
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:14.167 Q3:13.57 NR 6
Louis Croenen
Dieter Dekoninck
Glenn Surgeloose
Pieter Timmers
Emmanuel Vanluchene
4 × 200 m freestyle relay 7:08.726 Q7:11.648
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Kimberly Buys 100 m butterfly 57.91 NR 12 Q58.6314did not advance
Fanny Lecluyse 100 m breaststroke 1:08.8028did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:27.1617did not advance

Taekwondo

Belgium entered three athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Olympics. Si Mohamed Ketbi and Jaouad Achab qualified automatically for their respective weight classes by finishing in the top 6 WTF Olympic rankings. [41] [42] Initially a member of the Refugee Olympic Athletes, Iranian-born Raheleh Asemani acquired a dual citizenship to compete internationally for Belgium at the Olympics by virtue of a top two finish in the women's lightweight category (57 kg) at the European Qualification Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey. [43]

AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Si Mohamed Ketbi Men's −58 kg Flag of Australia.svg  Khalil  (AUS)
L 1–8
did not advance
Jaouad Achab Men's −68 kg Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  M Kassman  (PNG)
W 15–1 PTG
Flag of Poland.svg  Robak  (POL)
W 9–7
Flag of Russia.svg  Denisenko  (RUS)
L 1–6
ByeFlag of South Korea.svg  Lee D-h  (KOR)
L 7–11
5
Raheleh Asemani Women's −57 kg Flag of Panama.svg  Carstens  (PAN)
W 13–1 PTG
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Jones  (GBR)
L 2–7
Did not advanceFlag of Morocco.svg  Bakkal  (MAR)
W 12–0 PTG
Flag of Egypt.svg  Malak  (EGY)
L 0–1
5

Tennis

Belgium has entered three tennis players (one man and two women) into the Olympic tournament. David Goffin (world no. 11), Kirsten Flipkens (world no. 61), and Yanina Wickmayer (world no. 50) qualified directly among the top 56 eligible players for their respective singles events based on the ATP and WTA World Rankings as of June 6, 2016. [44] [45]

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
David Goffin Men's singles Flag of Australia.svg  Groth  (AUS)
W 6–4, 6–2
Flag of Israel.svg  Sela  (ISR)
W 6–3, 6–3
Flag of Brazil.svg  Bellucci  (BRA)
L 6–7(10–12), 4–6
did not advance
Kirsten Flipkens Women's singles Flag of the United States.svg  V Williams  (USA)
W 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Šafářová  (CZE)
W 6–2, ret
Flag of Germany.svg  Siegemund  (GER)
L 4–6, 3–6
did not advance
Yanina Wickmayer Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Strýcová  (CZE)
L 6–7(6–8), 1–6
did not advance
Kirsten Flipkens
Yanina Wickmayer
Women's doubles Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Voskoboeva /
Shvedova  (KAZ)
W 6–1, ret
Flag of Spain.svg  Muguruza /
Suárez Navarro  (ESP)
L 5–7, 6–2, 2–6
did not advance

Triathlon

Belgium has qualified four triathletes for each of the following events at the Olympics. Jelle Geens, Marten van Riel, Claire Michel, and Katrien Verstuyft were ranked among the top 40 eligible triathletes each in the men's and women's event, respectively, based on the ITU Olympic Qualification List as of May 15, 2016. [46]

AthleteEventSwim (1.5 km)Trans 1Bike (40 km)Trans 2Run (10 km)Total TimeRank
Jelle Geens Men's 18:360:4959:140:3732:491:52:0538
Marten Van Riel 17:270:4955:030:3432:101:46:036
Claire Michel Women's 21:110:56Lapped
Katrien Verstuyft 22:081:00Lapped

Weightlifting

Belgium has received an unused quota place from IWF to send a male weightlifter to the Olympics, as a response to the complete ban of the Russian weightlifting team from the Games due to "multiple positive" cases of doping. [47]

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Tom Goegebuer Men's −56 kg 111121301424114

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