Belgium competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.
Medalists
The following Belgian competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
Medal Name Sport Event Date Table tennis Men's individual Class 9 Table tennis Men's individual Class 11 Athletics Men's 100 metres T51 Equestrian Individual freestyle test grade IV Athletics Men's 400 metres T51 Athletics Women's 400 metres T52 Equestrian Individual championship test grade IV Cycling Men's road race C1–3 Wheelchair tennis Men's singles Cycling Mixed team relay Athletics Women's 100 metres T52
Administration
Olek Kazimirowski served as Chef de Mission.
Disability classifications
Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis. Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.
Athletics
Men Track & road events AthleteEventFinalResultRankPeter Genyn100 metres T5121.15 PR400 metres T511:20.82 PRBasile Meunier1500 metres T384:54.777
Women Track & road events AthleteEventHeat FinalResultRankResultRankLivia de Clercq100 metres T4219.8511did not advanceJoyce Lefevre100 metres T34colspan=221.028400 metres T34colspan=2Marieke Vervoort100 metres T52colspan=220.12 SB400 metres T52colspan=21:07.62
Field events AthleteEventFinalDistancePositionLivia de ClercqLong jump T422.999
Boccia
Belgium qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in this sport at the Guilford hosted 2015 Boccia European Team And Pairs Championships, London in the BC3 Pair event. They claimed gold ahead of silver medalist Greece and bronze medalists Spain. They scored 7 - 1 against Spain in the gold medal match.
AthleteEventGroup StageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankPieter CilissenIndividual BC3L 1–6L 3–43did not advanceKenneth VerwimpL 2–3W 7–22did not advancePieter CilissenKirsten de LaenderKenneth VerwimpPairs BC3L 2–4L 3–7W 7–03did not advance
Cycling
With one pathway for qualification being one highest ranked NPCs on the UCI Para-Cycling male and female Nations Ranking Lists on 31 December 2014, Belgium qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, assuming they continued to meet all other eligibility requirements.
Road
Men AthleteEventTimeRankKris BosmansRoad race C1–31:49:11Tim CelenRoad race T1–254:236Road time trial T1–227:03.0310Jean-François DebergRoad race H31:33:174Road time trial H330:53.377Christophe HindricqRoad race H21:23:145Road time trial H236:30.005Diederick SchelfhoutRoad race C1–3Road time trial C343:53.0712Jonas van de SteeneRoad race H41:28:575Road time trial H430:32.6610Jean-François DebergChristophe HindricqJonas van de SteeneMixed team relay34:02
Women AthleteEventTimeRankGriet HoetGuide: Anneleen MonsieurRoad race B2:19:1114Time trial B43:34.2015
Track
Pursuit AthleteEventQualificationFinalTimeRankOpponentResultsRankKris BosmansMen's individual pursuit C33:48.3087did not advanceDiederick Schelfhout3:55.6459did not advanceGriet HoetGuide: Anneleen MonsieurWomen's individual pursuit B3:40.7707did not advance
Time trial AthleteEventTimeRankKris BosmansMen's 1 km time trial C1–31:12.58310Diederick Schelfhout1:13.66812Griet HoetGuide: Anneleen MonsieurWomen's 1 km time trial B1:12.4028
Equestrian The country qualified to participate in the team event at the Rio Games.
AthleteHorseEventScoreRankMichele GeorgeFBW Rainman Individual championship test grade IV74.333 Individual freestyle test grade IV76.300Barbara MinneciBarilla Individual championship test grade II66.71412Eveline Van LooverenExelent Individual championship test grade Ia67.56517Ciska VermeulenRohmeo Individual championship test grade IV68.0006Michele GeorgeBarbara MinneciEveline Van LooverenCiska VermeulenSee aboveTeam422.834
Swimming
Men AthleteEventHeatsFinalResultRankResultRankSven Decaesstecker400m freestyle S104:25.1414did not advance200m individual medley SM102:16.168 Q2:16.947Maarten Libin100m breaststroke SB61:31.229did not advanceYannick Vandeput200m freestyle S142:08.4116did not advance100m backstroke S141:06.839did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatsFinalResultRankResultRankMichelle Franssen200m freestyle S142:20.526 Q2:19.917100m breaststroke SB141:23.176 Q1:22.736200m individual medley SM142:37.315 Q2:36.545
Table tennis
Men AthleteEventGroup StageRound 1QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMarc LedouxIndividual C8W 3–1L 1–33did not advanceMathieu LoicqL 1–3L 2–33did not advanceLaurens DevosIndividual C9W 3–0W 3–01 QW 3–0W 3–0W 3–0Florian Van AckerIndividual C11W 3–1W 3–11 QW 3–1W 3–0W 3–2Marc LedouxMathieu LoicqTeam C6–8colspan=3L 0–2did not advance
Wheelchair tennis Belgium qualified two competitors in the men's single event. Joachim Gerard qualified via the standard route. Mike Denayer qualified via a Doubles World Ranking Allocation place.
Men AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankMike DenayerSinglesL 2–6, 2–6did not advanceJoachim GerardW 6–1, 6–4W 6–0, 6–0W 6–3, 6–3L 5–7, 3–6W 6–4, 6–2Mike DenayerJoachim GerardDoublesL 5–7, 7–64, 2–6did not advance
See also Belgium at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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