Belgium competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.
Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date Judo Women's half-heavyweight (72 kg) Swimming Men's 100 m breaststroke Judo Women's half-middleweight (61 kg) Sailing Men's Finn class Judo Men's heavyweight (+95 kg) Judo Women's lightweight (56 kg)
Archery
Veteran Paul Vermeiren was once again the only Belgian archer to compete in the nation's seventh appearance in the modern Olympic archery tournament. He advanced all the way to the semifinals before being defeated. In the bronze medal match, he was again defeated to finish with fourth place.
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankPaul VermeirenMen's individual65921W 165–104W 159–158W 161–159W 111–106L 103–112L 110–1154
Athletics
Men Track and road events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankPatrick Stevens200 m20.601 Q20.432 Q20.464 Q20.277Erik Wymeersch20.681 Q20.594did not advanceMarc Dollendorf400 m hurdlescolspan=2 rowspan=2 49.49 2 Q48.91 8did not advanceJean-Paul Bruwier49.696did not advanceEddy HellebuyckMarathoncolspan=6 2:25.0467
Women Track and road events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAnn Mercken400 m hurdlescolspan=2 55.883 Q54.956did not advanceMarleen RendersMarathoncolspan=6 2:36.2725
Cycling
Mountain biking AthleteEventTimeRankRoel PaulissenMen's cross-country2:33:5317th
Road
Men AthleteEventTimeRankJohan MuseeuwRoad race04:55:2510thWilfried Peeters04:56:2815thFrank Vandenbroucke04:56:4425thJohan Bruyneel04:56:4760thTom Steels04:56:56109thJohan BruyneelTime Trial01:10:1224th
Women AthleteEventTimeRankHeidi Van De VijverRoad race02:37:0620th
Track AthleteEventPointsRankEtienne De WildePoints race0 pts24th
Equestrian
Eventing
AthleteHorseEventDressageCross-countryJumpingTotalPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRankConstantin Van RijckevorselOtisIndividual55.82221.6077.40410.0087.401187.408
Jumping AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinalRound 1Round 2Round 3PenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotal RankPenaltiesTotal RankPenaltiesJump offRankEric WautersBon AmiIndividual4.00=1416.0020.00=4537.5057.5067 did not advanceStanny Van PaesschenMulga Bill12.00=5812.0024.00=528.0032.00=50 did not advanceMichel BlatonRevoulino9.00=5417.7526.75=628.5035.2553 did not advanceLudo PhilippaertsKing Darco0.00=14.004.00=50.004.00316.0020Eric WautersStanny Van PaesschenMichel BlatonLudo PhilippaertsSee aboveTeamcolspan=8 48.5013
Gymnastics
AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalsFinalRopeBallClubsRibbonTotalRankRopeBallClubsRibbonTotalRankRopeBallClubsRibbonTotalRankCindy StollenbergIndividual9.0339.1669.1499.11636.46431 did not advance
Judo
Men AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankPhilip Laats–65 kgWWWLcolspan=3 L=5Johan Laats–78 kgWLDid not advanceWLDid not advanceHarry Van Barneveld+95 kgWLDid not advanceWWWW
Women AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankHeidi Goossens–52 kgLDid not advanceMarisabel Lomba–56 kgLDid not advanceWWWGella Vandecaveye–61 kgWWWcolspan=3 LUlla Werbrouck–72 kgWWWcolspan=3 W
Sailing
AthleteEventRaceScoreRank12345678910Sébastien GodefroidFinn class132455431672632 pts
Shooting
Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalScoreRankScoreRankPhilippe DupontTrap119=20 did not advanceDouble trap128=22 did not advanceFrans PeetersTrap114=49 did not advance
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalScoreRankScoreRankCindy Bouque10 m air rifle38925 did not advanceAnne FocanDouble trap9120 did not advance
Swimming
Men AthleteEventHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankFred Deburghgraeve100m Breaststroke1:00.601 Q1:00.65200m Breaststroke2:16.1015 qWithdrew
Women AthleteEventHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankBrigitte Becue100m breaststroke1:09.838 Q1:09.798200m breaststroke2:29.626 Q2:28.367200m individual medley2:18.2817 qWithdrewSandra Cam200m freestyle2:04.9026did not advance400m freestyle4:17.3517 q4:14.9410800m freestyle8:48.3316did not advanceYseult Gervy100m backstroke1:05.7225did not advance200m backstroke1:05.7222did not advance400m individual medley4:53.1116 q4:52.8915
Tennis
AthleteEvent1st Round2nd Round3rd RoundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinalOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreSabine AppelmansWomen's Singles L 7–5, 6-3did not advanceDominique Van Roost L 6–1, 7-5did not advanceLaurence Courtois W 1–6, 6–2, 6-2 L 7–5, 6-2did not advanceSabine AppelmansLaurence CourtoisWomen's doubles / W 5–7, 6-3, 6-4 / L 2–6, 6-1, 7-5did not advance
Wrestling
Men's Greco-Roman AthleteEventRound 1EightfinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRepechage 2 RoundRepechage 3 RoundRepechage 4 RoundRepechage 5 RoundRepechage 6 RoundBronze Medal FinalsRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultJean-Pierre Wafflard-82 kg L 0-10did not advance L 0-2did not advance 17
References
Digital Archive from the LA84 Foundation of Los Angeles Sports-reference