Belgium at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | BEL |
NOC | Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee |
Website | www |
in Paris, France 26 July 2024 – 11 August 2024 | |
Competitors | 165 (83 men and 82 women) in 21 sports |
Flag bearer (opening) | Jérôme Guéry & Emma Meesseman |
Flag bearer (closing) | Nafissatou Thiam |
Medals Ranked 25th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
1906 Intercalated Games |
Belgium competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Since the country's debut in 1900, Belgian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games except for the 1904 edition.
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On July 6th, 2024, Team Belgium announced a 172 strong squad (not including 8 reserves), composed of 87 men and 85 women. [1] [2] The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Athletics | 23 | 20 | 43 |
Badminton | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Basketball | 0 | 12 | 12 |
Boxing | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Canoeing | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Cycling | 11 | 10 | 21 |
Equestrian | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Fencing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Field hockey | 19 | 19 | 38 |
Golf | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Gymnastics | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Judo | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Rowing | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Sailing | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Sport climbing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Swimming | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Table tennis | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Taekwondo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Tennis | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Triathlon | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Weightlifting | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 87 | 85 | 172 |
Belgian track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each): [3] [4]
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Thomas Carmoy | Men's high jump | 2.20 | 19 | Did not advance | |
Ben Broeders | Men's pole vault | 5.60 | 15 | ||
Philip Milanov | Men's discus throw | 62.44 | 15 | ||
Timothy Herman | Men's javelin throw | 79.42 | 20 | ||
Vanessa Sterckendries | Women's hammer throw | 67.67 | 24 |
Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
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Nafissatou Thiam | Result | 13.56 | 1.92 | 15.54 =PB | 24.46 SB | 6.41 | 54.04 SB | 2:10.62 PB | 6880 SB | |
Points | 1041 | 1132 | 897 | 937 | 978 | 939 | 956 | |||
Noor Vidts | Result | 13.10 PB | 1.83 | 14.57 | 23.86 | 6.40 | 45.00 PB | 2:06.38 PB | 6707 PB | |
Points | 1109 | 1016 | 832 | 994 | 975 | 763 | 1018 |
Belgium entered two badminton players into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF Race to Paris Rankings.
Athlete | Event | Group stage | Round of 16 | Quarter-final | Semi-final | Final / BM | ||||
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Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
Julien Carraggi | Men's singles | Christie (INA) L (18-21, 21–11, 21–16) | Sen (IND) L (21–19, 21–14) | Cordón (GUA) - | 3 | Bye | Did not advance | 27 | ||
Lianne Tan | Women's singles | Tai (TPE) L (21-15, 21–14) | Intanon (THA) L (21-8, 21–8) | — | 3 | Bye | Did not advance | 27 |
Summary
Team | Event | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
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Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
Belgium women's | Women's tournament | Germany L 69–83 | United States L 74–87 | Japan W 85–58 | 3q | Spain W 66–79 | France L 81–75 (OT) | Australia L 81–85 | 4 |
The Belgium women's national basketball team qualified for the Olympics by finishing in the top two eligible nations at the 2024 Olympic Qualifying Tournaments in Antwerp. [5]
A 14-player roster was announced on 24 May 2024. [6] The final roster was revealed on 6 July 2024. [7]
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 276 | 218 | +58 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
2 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 226 | 220 | +6 | 5 | |
3 | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 2 | 228 | 228 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 198 | 262 | −64 | 3 |
29 July 2024 13:30 |
Germany | 83–69 | Belgium |
Scoring by quarter:25–11, 21–14, 14–17, 23–27 | ||
Pts: S. Sabally 17 Rebs: Gülich 7 Asts: Peterson 8 | Pts: Meesseman 25 Rebs: Linskens 6 Asts: Vanloo 6 |
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille Attendance: 20,211 Referees: Martin Vulić (CRO), Carlos Peralta (ECU), Yann Davidson (MAD) |
1 August 2024 21:00 |
Belgium | 74–87 | United States |
Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 15–23, 15–14, 21–27 | ||
Pts: Meesseman 24 Rebs: Delaere, Linskens 5 Asts: Delaere 8 | Pts: Stewart 26 Rebs: Wilson 13 Asts: Ionescu 5 |
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille Attendance: 25,044 Referees: Wojciech Liszka (POL), Luis Castillo (ESP), Ariadna Chueca (ESP) |
4 August 2024 11:00 |
Japan | 58–85 | Belgium |
Scoring by quarter: 7–19, 16–20, 16–22, 19–24 | ||
Pts: Hayashi 13 Rebs: Akaho 5 Asts: Machida, Miyazaki 4 | Pts: Meesseman 30 Rebs: Meesseman 11 Asts: Massey 7 |
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille Attendance: 25,134 Referees: Boris Krejić (SLO), Wojciech Liszka (POL), Péter Praksch (HUN) |
7 August 2024 14:30 |
Spain | 66–79 | Belgium |
Scoring by quarter: 26–26, 11–22, 12–19, 17–12 | ||
Pts: Gustafson 21 Rebs: Gustafson 7 Asts: Gil, Ortiz 3 | Pts: Linskens, Meesseman 19 Rebs: Meesseman 9 Asts: Delaere, Vanloo 7 |
Accor Arena, Paris Attendance: 11,852 Referees: Matthew Kallio (CAN), Jenna Reneau (USA), Maripier Malo (CAN) |
9 August 2024 21:00 |
France | 81–75 (OT) | Belgium |
Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 17–19, 17–15, 18–15, Overtime:15–9 | ||
Pts: Williams 18 Rebs: Badiane, Rupert 7 Asts: Johannès 5 | Pts: Meesseman 19 Rebs: Meesseman 14 Asts:three players 6 |
Accor Arena, Paris Attendance: 12,389 Referees: Luis Castillo (ESP), Takaki Kato (JPN), Ariadna Chueca (ESP) |
Belgium entered three boxers into the Olympic tournament for the first time since Barcelona 1992. Romanian-born Vasile Usturoi (men's featherweight), with Oshin Derieuw (women's welterweight) slated to become the country's first female boxer in history at the Games, secured the spots on the Belgian squad in their respective weight divisions by advancing to the semifinal match at the 2023 European Games in Nowy Targ, Poland. [9] Victor Schelstraete (men's heavyweight) secured his spot following the triumph in quota bouts round, at the 2024 World Olympic Qualification Tournament 2 in Bangkok, Thailand. [10]
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Vasile Usturoi | Men's 57 kg | Bye | Senior (AUS) L 1–4 | Did not advance | 9 | ||
Victor Schelstraete | Men's 92 kg | — | Plodzicki-Faoagali (SAM) W 5–0 | Reyes (ESP) L 0–5 | Did not advance | 5 | |
Oshin Derieuw | Women's 66 kg | Bye | Romeira (CPV) W 3–2 | Yang (CHN) L 0–5 | Did not advance | 5 |
Belgium qualified a boat in the Men's K-1 1000 m and the Women's K-2 500 m for the Games by finishing sixth resp. fourth at the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany. [11] [12] Both athletes having secured a quota place in the Women's K-2 500 m are eligible to compete in the Women's K-1 500 m. [13]
Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Artuur Peters | Men's K-1 1000 m | 3:31.55 | 4 QF | 3:51.20 | 6 | 3:32.81 | 6 FB | 3:30.29 | 13 |
Lize Broekx | Women's K-1 500 m | 1:52.32 | 5 QF | 1:49.78 | 1 SF | 1:52.84 | 4 FB | 1:53.67 | 14 |
Hermien Peters | 1:51.46 | 2 SF | Bye | 1:49.87 | 2 FA | 1:52.26 | 7 | ||
Lize Broekx Hermien Peters | Women's K-2 500 m | 1:41.80 | 2 SF | 1:39.74 | 2 FA | 1:39.84 | 5 |
Qualification Legend: QF = Qualify to quarterfinal; SF = Qualify to semifinal; FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
Artuur Peters was impeded by an obstruction on the course during his Quarterfinal. At the time that he was obstructed, he was in first place. Pursuant to rule 7.3.1, the Chief Official has exercised his discretion to include this athlete in a spare lane in the Semifinals.
Belgium entered a full team of eight road cyclists (four per gender). Belgium qualified four male athletes by finishing 1st in the UCI Nation Ranking, while the women qualified four athletes, by finishing 3rd. [14]
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Remco Evenepoel | Road race | 6:19:34 | |
Jasper Stuyven | +2:20 | 21 | |
Wout Van Aert | +3:47 | 37 | |
Tiesj Benoot | +7:23 | 48 | |
Remco Evenepoel | Time trial | 36:12.16 | |
Wout Van Aert | +0:25.63 |
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Justine Ghekiere | Road race | +5:00 | 24 |
Lotte Kopecky | +58 | ||
Julie Van de Velde | +7:58 | 53 | |
Margot Vanpachtenbeke | +7:53 | 43 | |
Lotte Kopecky | Time trial | 41:34.82 | 6 |
Results from the final leg of the 2024 UCI Track Cycling Nations Cup events in Milton ensured that the Belgium men's team pursuit team could not finish below tenth overall in the team pursuit world rankings, and were thus guaranteed a quota in all three men's track endurance events in Paris. [15] The Belgium women's madison team secured a quota for the women's madison and omnium by securing a top 5 place in the 2022–2024 UCI Track Olympic Ranking of NOC's not having obtained a quota via the team pursuit world rankings [16] and two quota for the women's sprint and keirin tournaments by a top 7 place in the 2022–2024 UCI Track Olympic Ranking of NOC's not having obtained a quota via the team sprint world rankings. [17]
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Round 2 | Repechage 2 | Round 3 | Repechage 3 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals / BM | ||
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Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | ||
Nicky Degrendele | Women's sprint | Did not start | |||||||||||
Julie Nicolaes | 10.809 PB | 24 Q | Friedrich (GER) L | Vece (ITA) Gaxiola (MEX) L | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinals | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Opponent Results | Rank | Opponent Results | Rank | ||
Tuur Dens Lindsay De Vylder Fabio Van den Bossche Noah Vandenbranden | Men's team pursuit | 3:47.232 NR | 7 Q | New Zealand (NZL) L 3:45.685 NR | 2 Q7-8 | Canada (CAN) L Overlapped | 8 |
OVL = Overlapped
Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
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Nicky Degrendele | Women's keirin | 1 Q | Bye | 3 Q1/2 | 4 Q7-12 | 11 |
Julie Nicolaes | 5 | 3 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Scratch race | Tempo race | Elimination race | Points race | Total | |||||
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Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Points | Rank | ||
Fabio Van den Bossche | Men's omnium | 3 | 36 | 1 | 40 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 6 | 131 | |
Lotte Kopecky | Women's omnium | 17 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 4 | 34 | 3 | 44 | 116 | 4 |
Athlete | Event | Sprint Points | Lap Points | Total Points | Rank |
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Lindsay De Vylder Fabio Van den Bossche | Men's madison | 9 | (-20) | (-11) | 10 |
Katrijn De Clercq Hélène Hesters | Women's madison | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
Belgian mountain bikers qualified for two men's quota places into the Olympic cross-country race, as a result of the nation's seventh-place-finish for men in the biennial UCI Mountain Bike Olympic Qualification period ranking; [18] and for one women's quota place as a result of the re-allocation of unused quota places.
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Jens Schuermans | Men's cross-country | 1:33:29 | 26 |
Pierre de Froidmont | 1:30:21 | 18 | |
Emeline Detilleux | Women's cross-country | -1 LAP | 25 |
Belgium secured two quota places (one men's and one women's) race for Paris 2024 through the allocations of final Olympic BMX ranking. [19] [20]
Athlete | Event | Quarterfinal | Last Chance Race | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Points | Rank | Time | Rank | Points | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Ruben Gommers | Men's | 15 | 13 q | 1:36.250 | 7 | Did not advance | 19 | ||
Aiko Gommers | Women's | 19 | 19 q | 37.819 | 5 | Did not advance | 17 |
Belgium entered a full squad of equestrian riders to the dressage competition by finishing 8th at the 2023 FEI European Dressage Championships in Riesenbeck, Germany, picking up one of the three qualifying spots on offer at the event for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games with six of the top 8 teams already qualifying earlier in the 2022 FEI World Championships. Belgium entered a full squad of equestrian riders to the eventing competition by finishing 7th at the 2023 European Eventing Championships in Le Pin-au-Haras, France, picking up one of the two qualifying spots on offer for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. [21] Belgium entered a full squad of equestrian riders to the jumping competition by winning the gold medal at the 2022 Jumping Nations Cup Final in Barcelona, Spain. [22]
Athlete | Horse | Event | Grand Prix | Grand Prix Special | Grand Prix Freestyle | Overall | ||||
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Flore De Winne | Flynn FRH | Individual | 73.028 | 19 | — | Did not advance | 73.028 | 19 | ||
Domien Michiels | Intermezzo Van Het Meerdaalhof | 72.531 | 22 | 72.531 | 22 | |||||
Larissa Pauluis | Flambeau | 72.127 | 23 | 72.127 | 23 | |||||
Flore De Winne Domien Michiels Larissa Pauluis | See above | Team | 217.686 | 6 Q | 215.714 | 5 | — | 215.714 | 5 |
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Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | |||
Lara de Liedekerke | Origi | Individual | 30.00 | 23 | 1.20 | 31.20 | 13 | 4.40 | 35.60 | 17 Q | 0.00 | 35.60 | 13 | 35.60 | 13 |
Karin Donckers | Leipheimer van't Verahof | 26.60 | 13 | 7.20 | 33.80 | 21 | 4.00 | 37.80 | 18 Q | 0.40 | 38.20 | 16 | 38.20 | 16 | |
Tine Magnus | Dia van het Lichterveld Z | 44.00 | 61 | 2.00 | 46.00 | 34 | 4.00 | 50.00 | 28 | Did not advance | 28 | ||||
Lara de Liedekerke Karin Donckers Tine Magnus | See above | Team | — |
The Belgium team was disqualified from the Eventing team competition of the Paris Olympic Games after an adverse analytical finding (AAF) involving an equine prohibited substance was returned for Tine Magnus' horse. [23]
Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
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Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Time | Rank | |||
Jérôme Guéry | Quel Homme de Hus | Individual | 4 | 35 | Did not advance | ||
Gilles Thomas | Ermitage Kalone | 0 | 15 Q | 8 | 83.95 | 20 | |
Gregory Wathelet | Bond Jamesbond de Hay | 4 | 23 Q | 8 | 78.76 | 15 | |
Jérôme Guéry Gilles Thomas Wilm Vermeir | Quel Homme de Hus Ermitage Kalone IQ van 't Steentje | Team | 8 | 4 Q | 20 | 234.82 | 8 |
For the first time since the nation's last participation at the 2016 games in Rio, Belgium entered one fencer into the Olympic competition. Neisser Loyola secured his quota place in men's individual épée event as one of two highest ranked individual fencers, eligible for the European zone through the release of the FIE Individual Adjusted Official Ranking for Paris 2024.
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
Neisser Loyola | Men's épée | Bye | Bayard (SUI) W 9–15 | Siklósi (HUN) W 13–14 | El-Sayed (EGY) L 8–9 | Did not advance | 8 |
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Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
Belgium men's | Men's tournament | Ireland W 2–0 | New Zealand W 2–1 | Australia W 6–2 | India W 1–2 | Argentina D 3–3 | 1 | Spain L 2–3 | Did not advance | 5 | |
Belgium women's | Women's tournament | China W 2–1 | France W 5–0 | Japan W 3–0 | Netherlands L 3–1 | Germany W 0–2 | 2 | Spain W 2–0 | China L 2–3P FT: 1–1 | Argentina L 3–1P FT: 2–2 | 4 |
Belgium men's national field hockey team qualified for the Olympics by reaching the final at the 2024 Men's FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers in Valencia, Spain. [24]
Belgium announced their squad on 6 July 2024. [25]
Head coach: Michel van den Heuvel [26]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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2 | GK | Loic Van Doren | 14 September 1996 (aged 27) | 58 | Dragons |
3 | FW | Thibeau Stockbroekx | 20 July 2000 (aged 24) | 39 | Oranje-Rood |
4 | DF | Arthur Van Doren | 1 October 1994 (aged 29) | 241 | Bloemendaal |
7 | MF | John-John Dohmen | 24 January 1988 (aged 36) | 475 | Orée |
8 | FW | Florent van Aubel | 25 October 1991 (aged 32) | 295 | Pinoké |
10 | FW | Cédric Charlier | 27 November 1987 (aged 36) | 380 | Racing |
12 | DF | Gauthier Boccard | 26 August 1991 (aged 32) | 298 | Léopold |
13 | FW | Nicolas De Kerpel | 23 March 1993 (aged 31) | 124 | Herakles |
16 | DF | Alexander Hendrickx | 6 August 1993 (aged 30) | 192 | Pinoké |
19 | MF | Félix Denayer (Captain) | 31 January 1990 (aged 34) | 396 | Dragons |
21 | GK | Vincent Vanasch | 21 December 1987 (aged 36) | 283 | Orée |
23 | DF | Arthur De Sloover | 3 May 1997 (aged 27) | 161 | Oranje-Rood |
24 | MF | Antoine Kina | 13 February 1996 (aged 28) | 120 | Gantoise |
25 | DF | Loïck Luypaert | 19 August 1991 (aged 32) | 309 | Braxgata |
26 | MF | Victor Wegnez | 25 December 1995 (aged 28) | 169 | Racing |
27 | FW | Tom Boon | 25 January 1990 (aged 34) | 348 | Léopold |
29 | DF | Maxime Van Oost | 2 December 1999 (aged 24) | 45 | Waterloo Ducks |
30 | FW | Nelson Onana | 1 March 2000 (aged 24) | 35 | Braxgata |
31 | MF | Arno Van Dessel | 3 July 2003 (aged 21) | 34 | Herakles |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Belgium | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 13 | Advance to quarter-finals |
2 | India | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 10 | |
3 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 9 | |
4 | Argentina | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 8 | |
5 | Ireland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 3 | |
6 | New Zealand | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 0 |
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Belgium women's national field hockey team qualified for the Olympics by reaching the final at the 2024 Women's FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers in Valencia, Spain. [27] [28]
The squad was announced on 17 June 2024. [29]
Head coach: Raoul Ehren [30]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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3 | FW | Justine Rasir | 4 December 2001 (aged 22) | 70 | Racing |
4 | FW | Delphine Marien | 27 March 2002 (aged 22) | 37 | Dragons |
5 | Abigail Raye | 17 May 1991 (aged 33) | 141 | ||
6 | FW | Charlotte Englebert | 20 May 2001 (aged 23) | 70 | Den Bosch |
7 | MF | Judith Vandermeiren | 10 August 1994 (aged 29) | 237 | Braxgata |
8 | DF | Emma Puvrez | 25 July 1997 (aged 27) | 199 | Tilburg |
9 | FW | Emily White | 20 September 2004 (aged 19) | 22 | Waterloo Ducks |
13 | MF | Alix Gerniers (Captain) | 29 June 1993 (aged 31) | 269 | Gantoise |
15 | DF | Vanessa Blockmans | 4 April 2002 (aged 22) | 44 | Waterloo Ducks |
17 | MF | Michelle Struijk | 24 June 1998 (aged 26) | 121 | Gantoise |
19 | MF | Barbara Nelen (Captain) | 20 August 1991 (aged 32) | 324 | Gantoise |
21 | GK | Aisling D'Hooghe | 25 August 1994 (aged 29) | 229 | Waterloo Ducks |
22 | DF | Stéphanie Vanden Borre | 14 September 1997 (aged 26) | 186 | Braxgata |
26 | DF | Lien Hillewaert | 27 November 1997 (aged 26) | 137 | Braxgata |
29 | GK | Elodie Picard | 8 September 1997 (aged 26) | 49 | Royal Antwerp |
30 | FW | Ambre Ballenghien | 13 December 2000 (aged 23) | 83 | Gantoise |
31 | DF | Lucie Breyne | 5 October 2000 (aged 23) | 64 | Waterloo Ducks |
36 | DF | Hélène Brasseur | 4 January 2002 (aged 22) | 59 | Gantoise |
40 | MF | Camille Belis | 23 October 2004 (aged 19) | 33 | Braxgata |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Netherlands | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 15 | Quarter-finals |
2 | Belgium | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 12 | |
3 | Germany | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 9 | |
4 | China | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 6 | |
5 | Japan | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 15 | −13 | 3 | |
6 | France (H) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 24 | −20 | 0 |
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Belgium entered three golfers into the Olympic tournament. Thomas Detry, Adrien Dumont de Chassart, and Manon De Roey; all qualified for the games, to compete in the individual competitions, based on their own position inside the top 60 eligible players on the IGF World Rankings. [31]
Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total | ||
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Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Par | Rank | ||
Thomas Detry | Men's | 71 | 63 | 69 | 69 | 272 | −12 | T9 |
Adrien Dumont de Chassart | 70 | 70 | 70 | 73 | 283 | −1 | T40 | |
Manon De Roey | Women's | 72 | 75 | 71 | 72 | 290 | +2 | T29 |
Belgium's men team earned the right to send an individual gymnast to the Games by finishing as one of the three strongest non-qualified nations at the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. Luka Van den Keybus also officially booked his Olympic ticket at the same championships as one of the highest-ranked eight All-Around gymnasts who did not have a pathway to Paris as part of a qualified team. [32] Noah Kuavita earned the one available individual Paris 2024 quota spot for the parallel bars at the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. [33] Nina Derwael booked her Olympic ticket for the Women's artistic individual all-around competition by winning one of the two 2024 quota places destined for the top two eligible gymnasts on balance beam at the conclusion of the 2024 FIG Apparatus World Cup series. [34] Maellyse Brassart joins the Belgian squads by becoming the highest ranked eligible gymnast, through the 2024 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Rimini, Italy.
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Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | |||||||||||||
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Noah Kuavita | All-around | — | 13.700 | 11.866 | — | |||||||||||||
Luka van den Keybus | 13.533 | 12.266 | 12.700 | 14.166 | 13.033 | 13.400 | 79.098 | 37 | Did not advance | |||||||||
Glen Cuyle | — | 14.900 Q | — |
Individual finals
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Glen Cuyle | Rings | — | 13.833 | — | 13.833 | 8 |
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Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||
V | UB | BB | F | V | UB | BB | F | ||||||
Maellyse Brassart | All-around | 13.300 | 13.766 | 11.600 | 12.533 | 51.119 | 37 | Did not advance | |||||
Nina Derwael | — | 14.733 Q | 12.766 | — |
Individual finals
Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Total | Rank | |||
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V | UB | BB | F | ||||
Nina Derwael | Uneven bars | — | 14.766 | — | 14.766 | 4 |
Belgium qualified four judokas for the following weight classes at the Games. Jorre Verstraeten (men's extra-lightweight, 60 kg), Matthias Casse (men's half-middleweight, 81 kg) , Toma Nikiforov (men's heavyweight, 100kg) and Gabriella Willems (women's middleweight , 70 kg) qualified via quota based on IJF World Ranking List and continental quota based on Olympic point rankings.
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Jorre Verstraeten | Men's –60 kg | Bye | Moreno (ESA) W 01–00 | Garrigos (ESP) L 00–01 | Did not advance | 9 | |||
Matthias Casse | Men's –81 kg | — | Arab (EOR) W 11–01 | Ungvári (HUN) W 10–00 | Nagase (JPN) L 00–01 | Did not advance | Gauthier-Drapeau (CAN) W 01–00 | Lee (KOR) L 00–01 | 5 |
Toma Nikiforov | Men's –100 kg | — | Sharkhan (KAZ) L 10–00 | Did not advance | 17 | ||||
Gabriella Willems | Women's –70 kg | — | Perez (PUR) W 10–00 | Teltsidou (GRE) W 10–00 | Butkereit (GER) L 00–10 | Did not advance | Gahié (FRA) W 10–00 | van Dijke (NED) W 01–00 |
Belgium male rowers have qualified a boat in the men's single and lightweight double sculls, through the 2024 World Rowing European Olympic Qualification Regatta in Szeged, Hungary.
Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Tim Brys | Men's single sculls | 6:52.35 | 3 QF | Bye | 6:46.26 | 2 SA/B | 6:45.32 | 3 FA | 6:48.44 | 4 | |
Niels Van Zandweghe Tibo Vyvey | Men's lightweight double sculls | 6:42.99 | 3 R | 6:45.07 | 1 SA/B | — | 6:30.49 | 5 FB | 6:20.28 | 9 |
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
Belgian sailors qualified one boat in the Men's Dinghy, the Women's Dinghy and the 49erFX classes through the 2023 Sailing World Championships in The Hague, Netherlands. [35] Belgian sailors qualified one boat each in the Men's 49er and the mixed Nacra 17 classes through the French Olympic Week Last Chance Regatta in Hyères, France. [36] [37]
Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | M* | ||||
William de Smet | Men's ILCA 7 | 20 | 7 | 34 | 4 | 13 | 35 | 18 | C | — | EL | 131 | 22 | |||
Yannick Lefèbvre Jan Heuninck | Men's 49er | 19 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 9 | EL | 127 | 16 | |
Emma Plasschaert | Women's ILCA 6 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 15 | C | — | 16 | 99 | 7 | ||
Isaura Maenhaut Anouk Geurts | Women's 49erFX | 17 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 19 | EL | 115 | 14 | |
Lucas Claeyssens Eline Verstraelen | Mixed Nacra 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 17 | EL | 186 | 19 |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; C = Race cancelled
Belgium qualified one climber for the olympic games. Hannes Van Duysen qualified for the Boulder & lead combined by finishing in the top 10 of the 2024 Olympic Qualifier Series. [38]
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||||
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Boulder | Lead | Total | Rank | Boulder | Lead | Total | Rank | ||||||||
Result | Place | Hold | Score | Place | Result | Place | Hold | Score | Place | ||||||
Hannes Van Duysen | Men's | 34.3 | 7 | 12.0 | 17 | 46.3 | 14 | Did not advance |
Belgian swimmers achieved the entry standards in the following events for Paris 2024 (a maximum of two swimmers under the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT) and potentially at the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT)): [39] [40]
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Lucas Henveaux | Men's 200 m freestyle | 1:46.04 NR | 3 Q | 1:46.20 | 11 | Did not advance | |
Men's 400 m freestyle | 3:46.76 | 12 | — | ||||
Men's 800 m freestyle | 7:51.51 NR | 19 | — | ||||
Valentine Dumont | Women's 200 m freestyle | 1:57.50 | 12 Q | 1:57.50 | 13 | Did not advance | |
Women's 400 m freestyle | 4:08.25 | 12 | — | ||||
Florine Gaspard | Women's 50 m freestyle | 24.69 | 14 Q | 24.82 | 15 | Did not advance | |
Roos Vanotterdijk | Women's 100 m backstroke | 59.68 | 9 Q | 59.86 | 10 | Did not advance | |
Women's 100 m butterfly | 57.54 | 10 Q | 57.25 NR | 10 |
For the first time since 2012, Belgium entered two table tennis players into Paris 2024. Martin Allegro and Cedric Nuytinck secured a spot through the International Table Tennis Federation World Singles Ranking list of June 18, 2024, both in the men's single classes. [41]
Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Martin Allegro | Men's singles | Bye | Harimoto (JPN) L 0–4 | Did not advance | =33 | ||||
Cedric Nuytinck | Bye | Moregard (SWE) L 0–4 |
Belgium qualified one athlete to compete at the games. Sarah Chaâri qualified for Paris 2024 by virtue of finishing within the top five in the Olympic rankings in her division.
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Sarah Chaâri | Women's –67 kg | — | Rodríguez (DOM) W 6-2, 11-2 | Shehata (EGY) W 0-0, 0-1 | Márton (HUN) L 4-4, 11-10 | — | Sobirjonova (UZB) W 16-2, 2-3, 4-5 |
Belgium entered three tennis players into the Olympic tournament.
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
Zizou Bergs | Men's singles | S. Tsitsipas (GRE) L 6–7(6–8), 6–1, 1–6 | Did not advance | |||||
Sander Gillé Joran Vliegen | Men's doubles | — | Fils / Humbert (FRA) W 7–5, 6–4 | Evans / Murray (GBR) L 3–6, 7–6(10–8), [9–11] | Did not advance |
Belgium qualified four triathletes (2 men and 2 women) for the following events at the Games, by gaining the necessary slots in the World Triathlon Individual Olympic Qualification Ranking. [42]
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | |||||
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Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total | |||
Jelle Geens | Men's | 23:13 | 0:53 | 54:16 | 0:26 | 31:47 | 1:50:35 | 42 |
Marten Van Riel | 20:34 | 0:56 | 51:53 | 0:26 | 32:22 | 1:46:11 | 22 | |
Claire Michel | Women's | 26:05 | 0:56 | 59:16 | 0:28 | 35:37 | 2:02:22 | 38 |
Jolien Vermeylen | 22:42 | 0:54 | 59:16 | 0:29 | 36:23 | 1:59:44 | 24 |
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | |||||
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Swim (300 m) | Trans 1 | Bike (7 km) | Trans 2 | Run (2 km) | Total group | |||
Marten Van Riel | Mixed relay | Did not start | — | |||||
Jolien Vermeylen | ||||||||
Jelle Geens | ||||||||
Claire Michel | ||||||||
Total | — |
Belgium entered one weightlifter into the Olympic competition. Nina Sterckx secured one of the top ten slots in both the (women's 49 kg) and (women's 59 kg) weight divisions based on the IWF Olympic Qualification Rankings and chose to compete in the former.
Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Nina Sterckx | Women's −49 kg | DNF | --- | 12 |
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.
Belgium competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the nation's official debut in 1900, Belgian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis.
The team of the Olympic Federation of Ireland, which competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, represented athletes from both the Republic of Ireland and those from Northern Ireland who choose it instead of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the team's twenty-second appearance at the Summer Olympics, having attended every edition since 1924 except the 1936 Summer Olympics in Germany.
South Africa competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's ninth consecutive appearance at the Games in the post-apartheid era and twenty-first overall in Summer Olympic history. South Africa won six medals, good for 44th overall in the standings.
Great Britain, the team of the British Olympic Association (BOA) which represents the United Kingdom, competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. The delegation of 327 athletes included 172 women and 155 men and featured 73 medallists from previous Games. The team was made up of athletes from the whole United Kingdom including Northern Ireland. Additionally some British overseas territories compete separately from Britain in Olympic competition.
Australia competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics at Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Australian athletes have appeared in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era, alongside France, Great Britain, Greece, and Switzerland. As Brisbane will stage the 2032 Summer Olympics, Australia and the United States, the next nation to host the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, marched before the homebound French team entering the Place du Trocadéro during the parade of nations segment of the opening ceremony.
Germany participated at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's eighteenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympic Games, except for 1920 and 1924 due to the nation's role in World War I, and 1948 for the nation's role in World War II. From 1956 through 1964, Germans competed as part of the United Team of Germany (UTG); in 1968, the team was split into two teams West Germany and East Germany. West Germany boycotted the 1980 games as part of the American-led boycott, and then returned in 1984. East Germany boycotted the 1984 games as part of the Soviet-led boycott, and in 1988, East Germany returned for the last time. One year after the fall of the Berlin Wall, West and East Germany re-united as one country with their reunification in 1990, and it has participated in every Summer Olympics since 1992 games in Barcelona.
Japan, the previous host of the 2020 Olympics at Tokyo, competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Japanese athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games from 1912 onwards, except for two occasions: the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, to which they were not invited because of the nation's role in World War II, and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, due to their participation in the United States-led boycott.
Ireland competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 24 July to 11 August 2024, commemorating its centenary of the team's debut as an independent country in the same venue. Irish athletes have competed in every Summer Olympics edition of the modern era, either in its own right or as part of a Great Britain and Ireland team before 1924, except for the Berlin 1936 Olympics.
Chile competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Since the nation's debut in 1896, Chilean athletes have appeared in all but five editions of the Summer Olympics of the modern era. Chile did not attend the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles at the period of the worldwide Great Depression and was also part of the US-led boycott, when Moscow hosted the 1980 Summer Olympics.
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The Czech Republic, officially named Czechia by the IOC, competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Czech athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except for three occasions: Athens 1896, St. Louis 1904 and Los Angeles 1984 as part of the Soviet boycott. It is the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics after splitting from the former Czechoslovakia.
Switzerland competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Swiss athletes have appeared in every Summer Olympic Games edition of the modern era, except for a partial boycott of Melbourne 1956 in protest of the Soviet invasion of Hungary.
Italy competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Italian athletes have appeared in every Summer Olympics edition of the modern era, with the disputed exception of the 1904 edition in which one Italian may have competed.
The People's Republic of China competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's twelfth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1952. However, China did not participate in the next seven games: 1956; the nation was absent in 1960 and 1964 over a dispute with Taiwan; 1968; 1972 due to issues with GANEFO; 1976 due to Republic of China boycott; and 1980, joining the US led boycott. The nation has participated in every Olympics since the 1984 Summer Olympics.
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea, competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's nineteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Austria competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's twenty-ninth appearance at the Summer Olympics, except for Antwerp 1920, due to the nation's role in World War I.
Portugal competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the 26th consecutive participation of the nation in the Summer Olympic Games since their debut at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm.
Argentina competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September.
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