Belgium at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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Belgium at the Olympic Games

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NOC Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee
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At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors 89 in 14 sports
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Belgium is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's official debut in 1900, Belgian athletes have competed at every Summer Olympic Games in the modern era, with the exception of the sparsely attended 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis.

Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Belgian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[1][2]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Bashir Abdi 5000 m N/A
10000 m N/A
Jonathan Borlée 200 m
400 m
Kevin Borlée 400 m
Michaël Bultheel 400 m hurdles
Pieter-Jan Hannes 1500 m
Jonathan Borlée
Kevin Borlée
 
 		 4 × 400 m relay N/A
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Philip Milanov Discus throw
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Cynthia Bolingo 200 m
Louise Carton 5000 m N/A
Axelle Dauwens 400 m hurdles
Anne Zagré 100 m hurdles
Combined events – Heptathlon
Athlete Event 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 m Final Rank
Nafissatou Thiam Result
Points

Badminton

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Main article: Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Belgium has qualified two badminton players for each of the following events into the Olympic tournament. London 2012 siblings Yuhan and Lianne Tan were selected among the top 34 individual shuttlers each in the men's and women's singles based on the BWF World Rankings as of 5 May 2016.[3]

Athlete Event Group Stage Elimination Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Yuhan Tan Men's singles
Lianne Tan Women's singles

Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Road

Belgian riders qualified for the following quota places in the men's and women's Olympic road race by virtue of their top 15 final national ranking in the 2015 UCI World Tour (for men) and top 22 in the UCI World Ranking (for women).[4]

Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
  Road race
Time trial
  Road race
 
 
 
Women
Athlete Event Time Rank
Road race
Time trial

Track

Following the completion of the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Belgian riders have accumulated spots in both the men's and women's omnium, by virtue of their final individual UCI Olympic rankings in those events.

Omnium
Athlete Event Scratch race Individual pursuit Elimination race Time trial Flying lap Points race Total points Rank
Rank Time Rank Rank Time Rank Time Rank Points Rank
Men's omnium
Women's omnium

Mountain biking

Belgian mountain bikers qualified for two men's and one women's quota place into the Olympic cross-country race, as a result of the nation's ninth-place finish for men and twelfth for women, respectively, in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of May 25, 2016.

Athlete Event Time Rank
  Men's cross-country
 
  Women's cross-country

BMX

Athlete Event Seeding Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Points Rank Points Rank Result Rank

Women's BMX

Equestrian

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Main article: Equestrian at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Belgium has entered two jumping riders into the Olympic equestrian competition by virtue of their top four finish outside the group selection in the individual FEI Olympic Rankings. Two eventing riders and one dressage rider have been added to the squad by virtue of the following results in the individual FEI Olympic rankings: a top nine finish from the combined overall in eventing, and a top two finish from South Western Europe in dressage.[5]

Dressage

Athlete Horse Event Grand Prix Grand Prix Special Grand Prix Freestyle Overall
Score Rank Score Rank Technical Artistic Score Rank
Individual

Eventing

Athlete Horse Event Dressage Cross-country Jumping Total
Qualifier Final
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
  Individual
 

Jumping

Athlete Horse Event Qualification Final Total
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round A Round B
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank

Individual

Fencing

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Main article: Fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Belgium has entered one fencer into the Olympic competition, signifying the nation's sporting comeback for the first time since 2004. Seppe van Holsbeke had claimed his Olympic spot in the men's sabre by finishing among the top four individuals at the European Zonal Qualifier in Prague, Czech Republic.[6]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Seppe van Holsbeke Men's sabre

Field hockey

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Main article: Field hockey at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Men's tournament

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Main article: Field hockey at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Belgium men's field hockey team qualified for the Olympics by having achieved a top three finish at the second stop of the 2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals.[7][8] Only three nations qualified through this route, but India had already secured qualification as the continental champion after the team's success at the 2014 Asian Games, leaving the remaining teams to automatically receive the three quotas.

Team roster
  • Men's team event – 1 team of 16 players
Group play
Pos Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarter-finals
2  Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Brazil (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 6 August 2016. Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head result.
(H) Host.
6 August 2016 (2016-08-06)
12:30
v
Belgium  –  Great Britain
Report
7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)
19:30
v
Brazil  –  Belgium
Report
9 August 2016 (2016-08-09)
20:30
v
Belgium  –  Australia
Report
11 August 2016 (2016-08-11)
13:30
v
Spain  –  Belgium
Report
12 August 2016 (2016-08-12)
18:00
v
Belgium  –  New Zealand
Report

Gymnastics

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Main article: Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Artistic

Belgium has fielded a full squad of six artistic gymnasts (one man and five women) into the Olympic competition. The women's squad had claimed one of the remaining four spots in the team all-around for the first time since 1948, while an additional Olympic berth had been awarded to the Belgian male gymnast, who participated in the apparatus and all-around events at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.[9][10]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
 
Women
Team
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
  Team
 
 
 
 
Total

Judo

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Main article: Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Belgium has qualified a total of five judokas for each of the following weight classes at the Games. Jasper Lefevere, Toma Nikiforov, London 2012 Olympians Joachim Bottieau and bronze medalist Charline van Snick, and two-time Olympian Dirk van Tichelt were ranked among the top 22 eligible judokas for men and top 14 for women in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016.

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Jasper Lefevere Men's −66 kg
Dirk van Tichelt Men's −73 kg
Joachim Bottieau Men's −81 kg
Toma Nikiforov Men's −100 kg
Charline van Snick Women's −48 kg N/A

Rowing

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Main article: Rowing at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Belgium has qualified one boat in the men's single sculls for the Olympics by virtue of his top three finish at the 2016 European & Final Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland.

Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Single sculls

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

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Main article: Sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Belgian sailors have qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships, the individual fleet Worlds, and Oceanian qualifying regattas.[11] They also picked up a spare Olympic berth freed by Africa as the next highest-ranked eligible crew in the 49er class based on the results at the 2015 World Championships.[12]

Men
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
Wannes van Laer Laser N/A
Yannick Lefèbvre
Tom Pelsmaekers		 49er
Women
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Evi van Acker Laser Radial

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Belgium has qualified one shooter in the men's trap by securing an available Olympic berth at the 2015 World Shotgun Championships in Lonato, Italy, as long as he obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by March 31, 2016.[13]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Maxime Mottet Trap

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Belgian swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[14][15]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Jasper Aerents 50 m freestyle
Louis Croenen 200 m butterfly
François Heersbrandt 50 m freestyle
Glenn Surgeloose 100 m freestyle
Pieter Timmers
Emmanuel Vanluchene 200 m individual medley




4 × 100 m freestyle relay N/A




4 × 200 m freestyle relay N/A
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Kimberly Buys 100 m butterfly
Fanny Lecluyse 100 m breaststroke
200 m breaststroke
Olympic Qualifying Time

Taekwondo

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Belgium entered two athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Olympics. Mourad Laachraoui and Jaouad Achab qualified automatically for their respective weight classes by finishing in the top 6 WTF Olympic rankings.[16][17] Initially a member of the Refugee Olympic Athletes, Iranian-born Raheleh Asemani acquired a dual citizenship to compete internationally for Belgium at the Olympics by virtue of a top two finish in the women's lightweight category (57 kg) at the European Qualification Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey.[18]

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Bronze Medal Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Mourad Laachraoui Men's −58 kg
Jaouad Achab Men's −68 kg
Raheleh Asemani Women's −57 kg

Triathlon

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Main article: Triathlon at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Belgium has qualified four triathletes for each of the following events at the Olympics. Jelle Geens, Marten van Riel, Claire Michel, and Katrien Verstuyft were ranked among the top 40 eligible triathletes each in the men's and women's event, respectively, based on the ITU Olympic Qualification List as of May 15, 2016.[19]

Athlete Event Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (40 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) Total Time Rank
Jelle Geens Men's
Marten van Riel
Claire Michel Women's
Katrien Verstuyft

See also

References

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