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."Belgian Paralympic Team" , Belgian Paralympic Committee, August 30, 2008
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.Belgium at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
Medallists
The country won one medal, a bronze."Overall Medal Standings", official website of the Beijing Paralympics
Medal Name Sport Event Date Jan Boyen Cycling Men's Individual Track Pursuit - LC2 8th
Athletics
3 competitors:
Men AthleteClassEventHeatsSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultPointsRankGino de KeersmaekerF42Shot putN/A11.53-12Discus throwN/A41.84-5Frederic van den HeedeT465000 mN/A15:39.00-12MarathonN/A2:37:03-7
Pentathlon AthleteClassEventLong jumpJavelin throw100 mDiscus throw1500 mTotalRankResultPointsRankResultPointsRankTimePointsRankResultPointsRankTimePointsRankKurt VanraefelghemP12Pentathlon6.33659744.35505512.02647933.1252644:43.32660829978
Cycling
2 competitors:
Men Time trials & Road races AthleteClassEventTimeClassFactorFactorizedTimeRankJan BoyenLC2Track time trial1:14.881--7Road time trial35:39.55 (+ 2:02.85)--4LC1-2/CP4(LC2)Road race1:46:03 (+ 0:00)--4Marc EymardB&VI 1-3Road time trial33:58.30 (+ 1:57.18)--12Road race2:23:17 (+ 8:33)--10
Pursuits AthleteClassEventQualifyingFinal/Bronze medal raceTimeSpeed (km/h)RankOppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)RankJan BoyenLC2Track pursuit4:56.26148.6053 QW 4:56.63048.545
Equestrian
2 competitors:
Individual AthleteClassHorseEventResultRankJosé LorquetGrade IbJunior du PréChampionship Test63.6198Freestyle Test65.3336Bert VermeirGrade IIITiramisuChampionship Test64.0007Freestyle Test67.3898
Goalball
6 competitors:
Men Youssef Bihi (B3) Vincent Buisseret (B2) Bruno Vanhofe (B2) Johan de Rick (B2) Peter van Hout (B2) Danny van Eenooghe (B2)
Preliminary round - Group A
Group table TeamPldWLDGFGAGDPts 5 5 0 0 35 24 +11 15 5 4 1 0 50 18 +32 12 5 2 2 1 29 26 +3 7 5 2 3 0 26 41 -15 6 5 1 4 0 33 42 -9 3 5 0 4 1 20 42 -22 1
9th place match
Swimming
2 competitors:
Men AthleteClassEventHeatsFinalResultRankResultRankSven DecaessteckerS10100 m backstroke1:05.449did not advanceSB9100 m breaststroke1:14.307 Q1:15.298SM10200 m individual medley2:19.573 Q2:16.214Kevin LambrechtsS750 m butterfly33.575 Q33.805100 m backstroke1:20.509did not advanceSM7200 m individual medley2:53.933 Q2:54.986
Table Tennis
3 competitors:
Men AthleteClassEventGroup Match 1Group Match 2Group Match 31/8 FinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal/Bronze medal matchOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultMarc LedouxTT8SinglesW 3-2W 3-0L 2-3did not advanceMathieu LoicqTT8SinglesW 3-1L 0-3W 3-1did not advanceNico VergeylenTT8SinglesL 1-3L 0-3L 0-3 did not advanceMarc LedouxMathieu LoicqNico VergeylenTT6-8TeamN/AByeL 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 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreJoachim GérardOpenSinglesW 6-1, 6-0W 6-2, 6-0L 4-6, 1-6did not advance
Women AthleteClassEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreAnnick SevenansOpenSinglesW 6-0, 6-0L 6-1, 3-6, 4-6did not advance
See also 2008 Summer Paralympics Belgium at the Paralympics Belgium at the 2008 Summer Olympics
References
External links Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Official Site International Paralympic Committee