Belgium at the
2020 Summer Paralympics
Flag of Belgium
IPC codeBEL
NPCBelgian Paralympic Committee
in Tokyo, Japan
August 24, 2021 (2021-08-24) – September 5, 2021 (2021-09-05)
Competitors31 in 10 sports
Flag bearers Michèle George and Bruno Vanhove
Medals
Gold
4
Silver
3
Bronze
8
Total
15
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Belgium competed in the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan from 25 August to 6 September.[1]

Medalists

Main article: 2020 Summer Paralympics medal table
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Michèle George Equestrian Individual championship test grade V 26 August
 Gold Laurens Devos Table tennis Men's individual – Class 9 28 August
 Gold Michèle George Equestrian Individual freestyle test grade V 30 August
 Gold Peter Genyn Athletics Men's 100 metres T51 3 September
 Silver Ewoud Vromant Cycling Men's road time trial C2 31 August
 Silver Peter Genyn Athletics Men's 200 metres T51 31 August
 Silver Tim Celen Cycling Men's road race T1–2 2 September
 Bronze Griet Hoet
Pilot: Anneleen Monsieur		 Cycling Women's individual pursuit B 26 August
 Bronze Manon Claeys Equestrian Individual championship test grade IV 26 August
 Bronze Florian Van Acker Table tennis Men's individual class 11 28 August
 Bronze Manon Claeys Equestrian Individual freestyle test grade IV 30 August
 Bronze Roger Habsch Athletics Men's 200 metres T51 31 August
 Bronze Maxime Hordies Cycling Men's road time trial H1 31 August
 Bronze Tim Celen Cycling Men's road time trial T1–2 31 August
 Bronze Roger Habsch Athletics Men's 100 metres T51 3 September

Competitors

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

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

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

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Men's track
Athlete Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Peter Genyn 100m T51 — 20.33 PR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
200m T51 — 37.11 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Roger Habsch 100m T51 — 20.76 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
200m T51 — 38.33 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Women's track
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
Women's field
Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Gitte Haenen Long jump T63 3.72 SB 9

Boccia

Main article: Boccia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

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

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

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.

Road

Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Maxime Hordies Time trial H1 47:01.23 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Road race H1–2 -1 Lap
Tim Celen Time trial T1-2 30:44.21 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Road race T1-2 52:15 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
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 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Road race C1–3 2:19:19 16
Women
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
Mixed
Athlete Event Time Rank
Jonas Van de Steen
Laurence Vandevyver
Jean-François Deberg 		Mixed team relay H1–5 57:08 8

Track

Men
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
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Time Rank Opposition
Time 		Rank
Griet Hoet
piloted by Anneleen Monsieur 		Time Trial B — 1:07.943 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Individual Pursuit B 3:25.418 QB 4 3:25.654 4

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Belgium have four riders qualified to compete including Barbara Minneci, Kevin Van Ham, Manon Claeys and Michèle George.

Individual
Athlete Horse Event Score Rank
Manon Claeys San Dior 2 Mixed individual championship test grade IV 72.853 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Q
Mixed individual freestyle test grade IV 75.680 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Michèle George Best of 8 Mixed individual championship test grade V 76.476 1st place, gold medalist(s) Q
Mixed individual freestyle test grade V 80.590 1st place, gold medalist(s)
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
Team
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

Goalball

Main article: Goalball at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Belgium men's national goalball team qualified by winning the bronze medal at the 2018 Goalball World Championships.[4][5]

Men

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 (1983-08-17)17 August 1983 (aged 38)
2 Wassime Amnir B1 (1991-02-01)1 February 1991 (aged 30)
3 Bruno Vanhove B3 (1983-08-17)17 August 1983 (aged 38)
5 Klison Mapreni B2 (1992-10-09)9 October 1992 (aged 28)
6 Tom Vanhove B2 (1983-08-17)17 August 1983 (aged 38)
8 Rob Eijssen B1 (1991-01-11)11 January 1991 (aged 30)
Group stage
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
Source: TOCOG
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

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Belgium have qualified two swimmers, one male and one female, to compete at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Men
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

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

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]

Men
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 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
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 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Wheelchair tennis

Main article: Wheelchair tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Athletes - Paralympic Team Belgium (in Belgian)". Belgian Paralympic Committee. 29 July 2021. Archived from the original on 2016-04-26.
  2. ^ "Piotr Van Montagu selected for the Paralympics". Belgian Paralympic Committee. 20 July 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-07-22.
  3. ^ "Rombouts first Belgian athlete picked for Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". insidethegames.biz. 29 May 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-06-27.
  4. ^ "Tokyo 2020: Belgium confident after qualification". International Paralympic Committee. 11 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Bruno Vanhove looks to the future". International Paralympic Committee. 8 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Goalball – Team Belgium". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  7. ^ "2019 Para Table Tennis Calendar". International Table Tennis Federation. 16 March 2019.
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