Belgium competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September.
Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date Athletics 400m T52 Equestrian Individual championship test grade V Athletics 100m T54 Athletics 400m T54 Athletics 100m T52 Equestrian Individual freestyle test grade V Table tennis Men's individual – Class 9 Cycling Individual pursuit C2 Cycling Road time trial C2 Cycling Men's road time trial H1 Athletics 100m T51 Athletics 200m T51 Cycling Men's road time trial T1–2 Cycling Men's road time trial H4
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. SportMenWomenTotalArchery 1 0 1Athletics 4 3 8Badminton 0 1 1Boccia 1 0 1Cycling 6 0 6Equestrian 1 3 4Paratriathlon 1 0 1Swimming 2 1 3Table tennis 4 0 4Wheelchair tennis 1 0 1Total 21 8 29
Archery
Belgium secured a quota place in the men's compound event by virtue of their result at the 2023 World Para Archery Championships in Plzeň, Czech Republic.
AthleteEventRanking RoundRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalsScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankPiotr Van MontaguMen's individual compound6948W 139-140W 141-143L 140-148colspan=2 8
Athletics
Belgian track and field athletes achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2023 World Championships, 2024 World Championships, or through high performance allocation, as long as they meet the minimum entry standard (MES).
Men's track and road events AthleteEventHeatsFinalResultRankResultRankMaxime CarabinMen's 100 m T5216.21 PR1 Q16.70Men's 400 m T5254.48 PR1 Q55.10Martin ClobertGuide:Nathan de Bilderling Sebastien ThirionMen's marathon T12colspan=2 2:38:3411Peter GenynMen's 100m T51colspan=2 20.47Men's 200 m T51colspan=2 38.65Roger HabschMen's 100 m T51colspan=2 22.416Men's 200 m T51colspan=2 42.355
Women's track and road events AthleteEventHeatsFinalResultRankResultRankLéa BayekulaWomen's 100 m T5415.871 Q15.50 PRWomen's 400 m T5452.251 Q53.05Wome's 800 m T541:45.421 Q1:43.63 PB5Kiara MaeneWomen's 400 m T201:06.257colspan=2 Selma van KermWomen's 400 m T37colspan=2 1:14.808
Badminton
Belgium has qualified one para badminton player for the following events, through the release of BWF para-badminton Race to Paris Paralympic Ranking; also marking nation's debut at the para sport.
AthleteEventGroup StageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankMan-Kei ToWomen's singles WH1W (21–7, 21–6)W (21–12, 21–10)1 Q W (6–21, 14–21)L (13-21, 15-21) L (21-9, 21-9)4
Boccia
The World Boccia Competition Committee, in association with the International Paralympic Committee, granted Belgium's Francis Rombouts a qualification spot via the bi-partite slot allocation process. AthleteEventPool matchesPlayoffsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankFrancis RomboutsMen's individual BC2L 2–5W 7–0L 0–112 QL 1–7colspan=3 12
Cycling
Belgium has qualified 6 para-cyclists (six men) based on the UCI Nations Rankings for 2024.
Road Men AthleteEventTimeRankMaxime HordiesTime trial H135:11.13Road race H1–2DNFTim CelenTime trial T1-223:27.64Road race T1-21:21:256Marvin OdentTime trial H346:20.514Road race H31:40:006Jonas Van de SteeneTime trial H441:52.22Road race H4DNFEwoud VromantTime trial C219:26.61Road race C1–2–31:50:338Louis ClinckeTime trial C438:22.704Road race C4-52:32:2412
Mixed AthleteEventTimeRankMaxime HordiesMarvin OdentJonas Van de SteeneMixed team relay H1–5DNS
Track Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalTimeRankOppositionTimeRankEwoud VromantIndividual pursuit C23:27.6402 QG3:28.062
Equestrian
Belgium entered a full squad of four para-equestrians into the Paralympic equestrian competition by finishing in the top seven nation's at the 2022 FEI World Championships in Herning, Denmark.
Individual
AthleteHorseEventScoreRankManon ClaeysKatharina Sollenburg Individual championship test grade IV67.6676 Q Individual freestyle test grade IV75.995 6Michèle GeorgeBest of 8 Individual championship test grade V76.692 Q Individual freestyle test grade V81.470Barbara MinneciStuart Individual championship test grade III66.6677 Q Individual freestyle test grade III72.2817Kevin Van HamEros Van Ons Heem Individual championship test grade V69.6926 Q Individual freestyle test grade V73.0105
Team
AthleteHorseEventIndividual scoreTotalScoreRankManon ClaeysSee aboveTeam72.621219.1897Michèle George77.868Barbara Minneci68.700
Paratriathlon
Belgium athletes earned 1 quota place in paratriathlon at the 2024 Summer Paralympics by having a top nine ranking in the World Paratriathlon rankings for their classification on 1 July 2024; also marking the nations debut in the para sport.
AthleteEventSwimTrans 1BikeTrans 2RunTotal timeRankWim De PaepeMen's PTS211:061:1733.341:1622:031:09:165
Swimming
Belgium have qualified three swimmers, two male and one female, to compete at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
AthleteEventHeatsFinalResultRankResultRankSam de VisserMen's 400m freestyle S94:25.225 Q4:21.236Aymeric ParmentierMen's 100m breaststroke SB141:08.9299Tatyana LebrunWomen's 100m breaststroke SB91:18.255 Q1:18.395Women's 100m butterfly S101:16.671414Women's 200m individual medley SM102:35.555 Q2:32.794
Table tennis
Belgium entered four athletes for the Paralympic games. Laurens Devos and Florian Van Acker qualified for their games by virtue of their gold medal results, in their respective class, through the 2023 European Para Championships held in Sheffield, Great Britain; meanwhile Marc Ledoux and Ben Ashok Despineux qualified for the games through the doubles slot allocation resp. the bipartite selection process.
AthleteEventFirst roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankBen Ashok DespineuxMen's individual C7L 1-3colspan=4 Marc LedouxMen's individual C8W 3-1L 3-0colspan=4 Laurens DevosMen's individual C9W 3-0W 3-0W 3-0Florian Van AckerMen's individual C11L 3-1colspan=3 Laurens DevosMarc LedouxMen's doubles MD18W 3-1L 0-3colspan=3
Wheelchair tennis
Belgium qualified one player entry for wheelchair tennis by the world rankings.
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankJoachim GérardMen's singlesL 6-3, 3-6, 6-7colspan=5
See also Belgium at the 2024 Summer Olympics Belgium at the Paralympics
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