| Belgium at the 2020 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | BEL |
| NPC | Belgian Paralympic Committee |
| in Tokyo, Japan August 24, 2021 – September 5, 2021 | |
| Competitors | 31 in 10 sports |
| Flag bearers | Michèle George and Bruno Vanhove |
| Medals |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Belgium competed in the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan from 25 August to 6 September. [1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Athletics | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Boccia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cycling | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Equestrian | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Goalball | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Table Tennis | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Wheelchair Tennis | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 23 | 8 | 31 |
Piotr Van Montagu has qualified to compete following winning a silver medal at the Paralympic Qualifying Tournament. [2]
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Rank | ||
| Piotr Van Montagu | Men's individual compound | 683 PB | 18 |  Aungaphinan (THA)W 143-130 |  Biabani (IRI)L 142-143 | Did not qualify | |||
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Peter Genyn | 100m T51 | — | 20.33 PR |  | |
| 200m T51 | — | 37.11 |  | ||
| Roger Habsch | 100m T51 | — | 20.76 |  | |
| 200m T51 | — | 38.33 | | ||
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Gitte Haenen | 100m T63 | 16.70 SB | 6 | Did not advance | |
| Joyce Lefevre | 100m T34 | — | 19.63 | 7 | |
| 800m T34 | — | 2:24.96 | 7 | ||
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | |||
| Gitte Haenen | Long jump T63 | 3.72 SB | 9 | |
Belgium have qualified to compete at boccia for the first time via world rankings. [3]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Francis Rombouts | Individual BC2 |  Mezik (SVK) | L 2-10 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Saengampa (THA) | L 2-2* | ||||||||
 Hipwell (GBR) | W 8-1 | ||||||||
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.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maxime Hordies | Time trial H1 | 47:01.23 | |
| Road race H1–2 | -1 Lap | ||
| Tim Celen | Time trial T1-2 | 30:44.21 | |
| Road race T1-2 | 52:15 | | |
| Jean-François Deberg | Road race H3 | 2:41:33 | 5 |
| Diederick Schelfhout | Time trial C3 | 38:54.84 | 12 |
| Road race C1–3 | 2:11:06 | 8 | |
| Jonas Van de Steen | Time trial H4 | 44:07.03 | 9 |
| Road race H4 | 2:23:54 | 4 | |
| Ewoud Vromant | Time trial C2 | 36:11.79 | |
| Road race C1–3 | 2:19:19 | 16 | |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Griet Hoet piloted by Anneleen Monsieur | Time trial B | 52:07.58 | 7 |
| Road race B | DNF | ||
| Laurence Vandevyver | Time trial H1-3 | 41:07.14 | 8 |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonas Van de Steen Laurence Vandevyver Jean-François Deberg | Mixed team relay H1–5 | 57:08 | 8 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Rank | ||
| Diederick Schelfhout | Individual pursuit C3 | 3:30.284 | 5 | Did not qualify | |
| Time trial C1–3 | — | 1:08.825 | 7 | ||
| Ewoud Vromant | Individual pursuit C2 | DSQ | did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Rank | ||
| Griet Hoet piloted by Anneleen Monsieur | Time Trial B | — | 1:07.943 | | |
| Individual Pursuit B | 3:25.418 QB | 4 | 3:25.654 | 4 | |
Belgium have four riders qualified to compete including Barbara Minneci, Kevin Van Ham, Manon Claeys and Michèle George.
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Score | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manon Claeys | San Dior 2 | Mixed individual championship test grade IV | 72.853 | Q |
| Mixed individual freestyle test grade IV | 75.680 | | ||
| Michèle George | Best of 8 | Mixed individual championship test grade V | 76.476 | Q |
| Mixed individual freestyle test grade V | 80.590 | | ||
| Barbara Minneci | Stuart | Mixed individual championship test grade III | 70.853 | 6 Q |
| Mixed individual freestyle test grade III | 73.840 | 4 | ||
| Kevin Van Ham | Eros Van Ons Heem | Mixed individual championship test grade V | 69.357 | 7 Q |
| Mixed individual freestyle test grade V | 70.860 | 8 |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Individual score | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TT | Score | Rank | |||
| Manon Claeys | See above | Team | 73.775 | 223.087 | 5 |
| Michèle George | 77.047 | ||||
| Barbara Minneci | 72.265 | ||||
Belgium men's national goalball team qualified by winning the bronze medal at the 2018 Goalball World Championships. [4] [5]
The following is the Belgium roster in the men's goalball tournament of the 2020 Summer Paralympics. [6]
| No. | Player | Class | Date of birth (age) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arne Vanhove | B2 | 17 August 1983 (aged 38) |
| 2 | Wassime Amnir | B1 | 1 February 1991 (aged 30) |
| 3 | Bruno Vanhove | B3 | 17 August 1983 (aged 38) |
| 5 | Klison Mapreni | B2 | 9 October 1992 (aged 28) |
| 6 | Tom Vanhove | B2 | 17 August 1983 (aged 38) |
| 8 | Rob Eijssen | B1 | 11 January 1991 (aged 30) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Belgium | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 6 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 |  Ukraine | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Turkey | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 |  China | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 6 | |
| 5 |  Germany | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 23 | −7 | 6 |
| 26 August 2021 09:00 | Belgium | 10−3 | China | Makuhari Messe, Tokyo Referees: Woradet Kultawongwattana (Thailand), Bas Spaans (Netherlands) |
| Mapreni 8 T. Vanhove 1 Amnir 1 | Report | Yang Mingyuan 1 Hu Mingyao 1 Lai Liangyu 1 | ||
| 27 August 2021 09:00 | Turkey | 4–6 | Belgium | Makuhari Messe, Tokyo Referees: Yoshinori Nii (Japan), Robert Avery (Great Britain) |
| Karakaya 3 Gündoğdu 1 | Report | B. Vanhove 3 Mapreni 2 T. Vanhove 1 | ||
| 28 August 2021 19:00 | Germany | 2–0 | Belgium | Makuhari Messe, Tokyo Referees: Raquel Gomez Aguado (Spain), Vaida Pokvytytė (Lithuania) |
| Dennis 2 | Report | |||
| 29 August 2021 13:15 | Belgium | 2–4 | Ukraine | Makuhari Messe, Tokyo Referees: Yoshinori Nii (Japan), Robert Avery (Great Britain) |
| Mapreni 2 | Report | Oliinyk 2 Zhyhalin 2 | ||
Belgium have qualified two swimmers, one male and one female, to compete at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Aymeric Parmentier | Men's 100m Breaststroke - SB14 | 1:10.12 | 6 | Did not advance | |
| Tatyana Lebrun | Women's 100m Breaststroke - SB9 | 1:27.96 | 6 | Did not advance | |
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. [7]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Bart Brands | Individual C5 |  Cheng (TPE)L 1–3 | Hunter-Spivey (GBR) L 1–3 | 3 | Did not advance | |||
| Laurens Devos | Individual C9 |  Perez Gonzalez (ESP)W 3–0 |  Leibovitz (USA)W 3–0 | 1 Q |  Agunbiade (NGR)W 3–0 |  Nozdrunov (RPC)W 3–0 |  Ma (AUS)W 3–1 | |
| Florian Van Acker | Individual C11 |  Takemori (JPN)W 3–2 |  Martinez Barreto (VEN)W 3–0 | 1 Q |  Chang (KOR)W 3–1 | Von Einem (AUS) L 2–3 | Did not advance | |
Belgium qualified two players entries for wheelchair tennis. All of them qualified by the world rankings.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Joachim Gérard | Men's singles | Bye | Ratzlaff (USA) W 6-1, 6-1 | Caverzaschi (ESP) L 3-6, 4-6 | Did not advance | |||
| Jef Vandorpe |  Langmann (AUT)W 6–4, 6–1 | Weekes (AUS) W 3–6, 6–1, 6-0 |  Fernández (ARG)L 2-6, 1-6 | Did not advance | ||||
| Joachim Gérard & Jef Vandorpe | Men's doubles | — | Bye |  Carneiro Silva / Rodrigues (BRA)W 6-3, 6-1 | Hewett / Reid (GBR) L 2-6, 2-6 | Did not advance | ||
Australia participated at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021. It sent its largest away team - 179 athletes to a Summer Paralympics. Australia finished eighth on the gold medal table and sixth on the total medals table.
Japan competed as the host nation of the 2020 Summer Paralympics in their capital Tokyo from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Great Britain competed in the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. Originally scheduled to take place between 21 August and 6 September 2020, the Games were postponed to 24 August to 5 September 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. British athletes have competed at sixteen consecutive Summer Paralympics since 1960.
China competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan from 24 August to 5 September 2021. This was their tenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Paralympics since 1984. China sent 251 athletes to the Games and competed in 20 of the 22 sports except Equestrian and Wheelchair rugby.
The United States competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Germany competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021. This was their sixteenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Paralympics since 1960.
Egypt competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan from 25 August to 6 September. This was Egypt's thirteenth appearance at the Summer Paralympics.
Argentina competed in the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Brazil competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Turkey competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan from 24 August to 5 September 2021. This was the country's seventh appearance in the past eight Games despite their absence in the 1996 Summer Paralympics.
Ukraine competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021. This was their seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Paralympics since 1996.
Spain competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan from 24 August to 5 September 2021. This was Spain's fourteenth appearance at the Paralympic Games. During the Games, Spanish athletes settled 4 World records and 1 Paralympic record.
Thailand competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics from 24 August to 5 September 2021. This was the country's tenth appearance at the Paralympic Games.
Denmark competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo from 25 August to 6 September.
Israel competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo from 24 August to 5 September 2021. The delegation includes 33 athletes – 18 women and 15 men – competing in 11 sports: athletics, badminton, boccia, goalball, paracanoeing, powerlifting, rowing, shooting, swimming, table tennis, and wheelchair tennis.
Canada competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Hong Kong competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
The Czech Republic competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
South Korea competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Russian athletes competed in the 2020 Summer Paralympics under the acronym of the Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC), using a flag depicting a one-off emblem representing the committee.
