Belgium at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Belgium competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Since the nation's official debut in 1900, Belgian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis.

Belgium at the
2020 Summer Olympics
IOC codeBEL
NOCBelgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee
Websitewww.olympic.be (in Dutch and French)
in Tokyo, Japan
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors121 in 20 sports
Flag bearers (opening)Nafissatou Thiam
Félix Denayer
Flag bearer (closing)Grégory Wathelet
Medals
Ranked 29th
Gold
3
Silver
1
Bronze
3
Total
7
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldNina DerwaelGymnasticsWomen's uneven bars1 August
 GoldBelgium men's national field hockey team
Field hockeyMen's tournament5 August
 GoldNafissatou ThiamAthleticsWomen's heptathlon5 August
 SilverWout Van AertCyclingMen's road race24 July
 BronzeMatthias CasseJudoMen's 81 kg27 July
 BronzePieter Devos
Jérôme Guery
Gregory Wathelet
EquestrianTeam jumping7 August
 BronzeBashir AbdiAthleticsMen's marathon8 August

Competitors

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 101
Athletics 161329
Badminton 011
Basketball 41216
Canoeing 224
Cycling 8614
Equestrian 538
Field hockey 17017
Golf 213
Gymnastics 044
Judo 314
Rowing 202
Sailing 134
Shooting 011
Skateboarding 112
Swimming 112
Taekwondo 101
Tennis 224
Triathlon 224
Weightlifting 022
Total6855123

Archery

Belgium archers booked an Olympic place in the men’s individual recurve based on the world ranking.

Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Jarno de Smedt Men's individual 650 43  Kawata (JPN)
W 6–2
 Li Jl (CHN)
L 5–6
Did not advance

Athletics

Belgian athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[2][3]

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
  • DNS = Did not start
  • NM = No valid trial recorded
Track & road events
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Robin Vanderbemden 200 m 20.70 3 Q 21.00 7 Did not advance
Kevin Borlée 400 m 45.36 SB 2 Q DNS Did not advance
Jonathan Sacoor 45.41 3 Q 45.88 8 Did not advance
Eliott Crestan 800 m 1:46.19 2 Q 1:44.84 PB 4 Did not advance
Ismael Debjani 1500 m 3:36.00 1 Q 3:42.18 11 Did not advance
Robin Hendrix 5000 m 13:58.37 16 Did not advance
Isaac Kimeli 5000 m 13:57.36 17 Did not advance
10000 m 28:31.91 18
Michael Obasuyi 110 m hurdles 13.65 6 Did not advance
Dylan Borlée
Jonathan Borlée
Kévin Borlée
Alexander Doom
Jonathan Sacoor
Robin Vanderbemden*
Julien Watrin*
4 × 400 m relay 2:59.37 SB 3 Q 2:57.88 NR 4
Bashir Abdi Marathon 2:10:00 SB 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Dieter Kersten 2:22:06 59
Koen Naert 2:12:13 SB 10
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Imke Vervaet 200 m 23.05 PB 4 q 23.31 9 Did not advance
Cynthia Bolingo 400 m DNS Did not advance
Elise Vanderelst 1500 m 4:05.63 9 q 4:04.86 11 Did not advance
Anne Zagré 100 m hurdles 12.83 SB 3 Q 12.78 SB 8 Did not advance
Hanne Claes 400 m hurdles 56.38 SB 8 Did not advance
Paulien Couckuyt 54.90 NR 3 Q 54.47 NR 3 Did not advance
Paulien Couckuyt
Camille Laus
Naomi Van Den Broeck
Imke Vervaet
Hanne Claes*
Hanne Maudens*
4 × 400 m relay 3:24.08 NR 3 Q 3:23.96 NR 7
Mieke Gorissen Marathon 2:34:24 28
Hanne Verbruggen 2:38:03 49
Mixed
Athlete Event Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Dylan Borlée
Jonathan Borlée
Kevin Borlée
Alexander Doom
Camille Laus
Imke Vervaet
4 × 400 m relay 3:12.75 NR 3 Q 3:11.51 NR 5
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Ben Broeders Men's pole vault 5.65 18 Did not advance
Fanny Smets Women's pole vault 4.25 =14 Did not advance
Combined events – Men's decathlon
Athlete Event 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m Final Rank
Thomas van der Plaetsen Result 11.05 NM DNS DNF
Points 850 0 0
Combined events – Women's heptathlon
Athlete Event 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 m Final Rank
Nafissatou Thiam Result 13.54 SB 1.92 SB 14.82 24.90 6.60 54.68 SB 2:15.98 SB 6791 SB 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Points 1044 1132 849 896 1040 951 879
Noor Vidts Result 13.17 PB 1.83 SB 14.33 PB 23.70 PB 6.32 41.80 PB 2:09.05 PB 6571 PB 4
Points 1099 1016 816 1010 949 702 979

Badminton

Belgium entered one badminton player into the Olympic tournament. Set to compete at her third consecutive Games, Lianne Tan secured a spot in the women's singles at the Games based on the BWF Race to Tokyo Rankings.[4]

Athlete Event Group stage Elimination Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Lianne Tan Women's singles  Thuzar (MYA)
W (21–6, 21–8)
 Tunjung (INA)
L (11–21, 17–21)
2 Did not advance

Basketball

Indoor

Summary
Team Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Belgium women's Women's tournament  Australia
W 70–85
 Puerto Rico
W 87–52
 China
L 74–62
2 Q  Japan
L 86–85
Did not advance 7

Women's tournament

Belgium women's basketball team qualified for the first time for the Olympics as one of two highest-ranked eligible squads at the Ostend meet of the 2020 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[5]

Team roster

The roster was announced on 4 July 2021.[6]

Belgium women's national basketball team – 2020 Summer Olympics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
SG 5 Kim Mestdagh 31 – (1990-03-12)12 March 1990 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) PF Schio Italy
SF 6 Antonia Delaere 26 – (1994-08-01)1 August 1994 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Basket Zaragoza Spain
PG 9 Marjorie Carpréaux 33 – (1987-09-17)17 September 1987 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) Castors Braine Belgium
PF 11 Emma Meesseman 28 – (1993-05-13)13 May 1993 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) UMMC Ekaterinburg Russia
C 12 Ann Wauters 40 – (1980-10-12)12 October 1980 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Free agent
C 13 Kyara Linskens 24 – (1996-11-13)13 November 1996 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Nadezhda Orenburg Russia
F 22 Hanne Mestdagh 28 – (1993-04-19)19 April 1993 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Namur-Capitale Belgium
F 32 Heleen Nauwelaers 25 – (1996-03-14)14 March 1996 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Granada Spain
C 34 Billie Massey 21 – (2000-03-21)21 March 2000 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen Belgium
PG 35 Julie Vanloo 28 – (1993-02-10)10 February 1993 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) BC Enisey Russia
PF 42 Jana Raman 30 – (1991-02-15)15 February 1991 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) CB Estudiantes Spain
PG 55 Julie Allemand 25 – (1996-07-07)7 July 1996 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) ASVEL Féminin France
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Belgium Sven Van Camp
  • Belgium Pierre Cornia
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 26 July 2021
Group play
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  China 3 3 0 247 191 +56 6 Quarterfinals
2  Belgium 3 2 1 234 196 +38 5
3  Australia 3 1 2 240 230 +10 4
4  Puerto Rico 3 0 3 176 280 104 3
Source: TOCOG and FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) classification points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head game points difference; 4) head-to-head number of game points scored.
27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)
17:20
v
Australia  7085  Belgium
Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 24–16, 16–19, 13–29
Pts: Magbegor 20
Rebs: George 10
Asts: Mitchell 7
Pts: Meesseman 32
Rebs: Meesseman 9
Asts: Allemand 11
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Juan Fernández (ARG), Amy Bonner (USA), Yener Yılmaz (TUR)

30 July 2021 (2021-07-30)
10:00
v
Belgium  8752  Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 23–16, 20–8, 17–13, 27–15
Pts: Meesseman 26
Rebs: Meesseman 15
Asts: Allemand 7
Pts: Gwathmey 20
Rebs: Gwathmey, Meléndez 5
Asts: Rosado 5
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Maripier Malo (CAN), Yu Jung (TPE), Kingsley Ojeaburu (NGA)

2 August 2021 (2021-08-02)
17:20
v
China  7462  Belgium
Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 21–16, 21–15, 15–10
Pts: Li Yue. 14
Rebs: Li Yue. 8
Asts: Wang 8
Pts: Meesseman 24
Rebs: Meesseman 7
Asts: Mestdagh 5
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Leandro Lezcano (ARG), Yener Yılmaz (TUR), Maj Forsberg (DEN)
Quarterfinal
4 August 2021 (2021-08-04)
17:20
v
Japan  8685  Belgium
Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 22–26, 20–26, 25–17
Pts: Miyazawa 21
Rebs: Akaho 7
Asts: Machida 14
Pts: Meesseman 25
Rebs: Meesseman 11
Asts: Allemand 8
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Yu Jung (TPE), Amy Bonner (USA), James Boyer (AUS)

3×3 basketball

Summary
Team Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Belgium men's 3×3 Men's 3×3 tournament  Latvia
W 21–20
 Japan
L 16–18
ROC
W 21–16
 Serbia
L 14–21
 China
L 20–21
 Netherlands
W 16–18 (OT)
 Poland
W 16–14
2 N/A  Latvia
L 8–21
 Serbia
L 10–21
4

Men's tournament

Belgium men's national 3x3 team qualified for the Olympics by securing a top finish at the 2021 Universality Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[8]

Team roster

The players were announced on 3 July 2021.[9]

Group play
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1  Serbia 7 7 0 138 91 +47 Semifinals
2  Belgium 7 4[lower-alpha 1] 3 126 127 1
3  Latvia 7 4[lower-alpha 1] 3 133 129 +4 Quarterfinals
4  Netherlands 7 4[lower-alpha 1] 3 132 129 +3
5  ROC 7 3 4 116 125 9
6  Japan (H) 7 2[lower-alpha 2] 5 123 134 11
7  Poland 7 2[lower-alpha 2] 5 120 130 10
8  China 7 2[lower-alpha 2] 5 119 142 23
Source: TOCOG and FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. Belgium 2–0, Latvia 1–1, Netherlands 0–2
  2. Japan 1–1, 123 PS; Poland 1–1, 120 PS; China 1–1, 119 PS
24 July 2021 (2021-07-24)
18:40
v
Latvia  2021  Belgium
Pts: Lasmanis 11 Pts: Vervoort 11
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Markos Michaelides (SUI), Edmond Ho (HKG)

24 July 2021 (2021-07-24)
22:25
v
Belgium  1618 (OT)  Japan
Pts: Bogaerts 5 Pts: Yasuoka 7
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Vlad Ghizdareanu (ROU), Su Yu-yen (TPE)

25 July 2021 (2021-07-25)
11:35
v
ROC  1621  Belgium
Pts: Karpenkov 7 Pts: Celis, Vervoort 7
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Vlad Ghizdareanu (ROU), Cecília Tóth (HUN)

25 July 2021 (2021-07-25)
15:25
v
Serbia  2114  Belgium
Pts: Domović Bulut 13 Pts: Bogaerts 6
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Markos Michaelides (SUI), Cecília Tóth (HUN)

26 July 2021 (2021-07-26)
11:35
v
Belgium  2021  China
Pts: Vervoort 10 Pts: Hu 9
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Marek Maliszewski (POL), Cecília Tóth (HUN)

26 July 2021 (2021-07-26)
18:40
v
Netherlands  1718 (OT)  Belgium
Pts: Voorn 10 Pts: Vervoort 7
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Markos Michaelides (SUI), Evgeny Ostrovskiy (RUS)

27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)
14:40
v
Belgium  1614  Poland
Pts: Vervoort 11 Pts: Hicks 8
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Edmond Ho (HKG), Vlad Ghizdareanu (ROU)
Semifinal
28 July 2021 (2021-07-28)
18:40
v
Belgium  821  Latvia
Pts: Vervoort 5 Pts: Lasmanis 9
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Edmond Ho (HKG), Markos Michaelides (SUI)
Bronze medal match
28 July 2021 (2021-07-28)
21:15
v
Serbia  2110  Belgium
Pts: Domović Bulut 7 Pts: Vervoort 5
Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo
Referees: Edmond Ho (HKG), Marek Maliszewski (POL)

Canoeing

Slalom

Belgium entered one canoeist to compete in the men's K-1 class at the Games, as the International Canoe Federation accepted the nation's request to claim an unused berth from the 2020 Oceania Championships.[10]

Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Best Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Gabriel De Coster Men's K-1 152.94 24 98.67 17 98.67 22 Did not advance

Sprint

Belgium qualified a boat in the women's K-2 200 m for the Games by finishing fourth overall and second among those nations eligible for Olympic qualification at the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary.[11] Meanwhile, one additional boat was awarded to the Belgian canoeist in the men's K-1 1000 m by winning the gold medal at the 2021 European Canoe Sprint Qualification Regatta.[12]

Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Artuur Peters Men's K-1 1000 m 3:41.967 3 QF 3:45.712 1 SF 3:26.773 5 FB 3:26.781 10
Lize Broekx Women's K-1 500 m 1:52.476 7 QF 1:49.336 2 SF 1:54.489 5 FC 1:56.842 21
Hermien Peters 1:47.959 1 SF Bye 1:52.829 2 FA 1:53.716 6
Lize Broekx
Hermien Peters
Women's K-2 500 m 1:48.137 4 QF 1:47.649 1 SF 1:39.046 5 FB 1:38.475 9

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling

Road

Belgium entered a squad of eight riders (five men and three women) to compete in their respective Olympic road races, by virtue of their top 50 national finish (for men) and top 22 (for women) in the UCI World Ranking.[13]

Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Tiesj Benoot Road race 6:16:53 58
Remco Evenepoel Road race 6:15:38 49
Time trial 57:21.27 9
Wout Van Aert Road race 6:06:33 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Time trial 56:44.72 6
Greg Van Avermaet Road race Did not finish
Mauri Vansevenant 6:21:46 77
Women
Athlete Event Time Rank
Valerie Demey Road race Did not finish
Lotte Kopecky 3:54:24 4
Julie Van de Velde Road race 4:01:08 42
Time trial 34:23.49 19

Track

Following the completion of the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Belgian riders accumulated spots for both men and women in madison and omnium based on their country's results in the final UCI Olympic rankings.

Omnium
Athlete Event Scratch race Tempo race Elimination race Points race Total points Rank
Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Points Rank
Kenny De Ketele Men's omnium 11 20 7 28 10 22 0 6 70 13
Lotte Kopecky Women's omnium =13 16 DNF 0 DNS DNF
Madison
Athlete Event Points Laps Rank
Kenny De Ketele
Robbe Ghys
Men's madison 32 0 4
Jolien D'Hoore
Lotte Kopecky
Women's madison −18 −20 10

* Lindsay De Vylder and Shari Bossuyt will travel as reserves

Mountain biking

Belgian mountain bikers qualified for one men's and one women's quota place each into the Olympic cross-country race, as a result of the nation's thirteenth-place-finish for men and fourteenth for women, respectively, in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of 16 May 2021.

Athlete Event Time Rank
Jens Schuermans Men's cross-country 1:29:07 18
Githa Michiels Women's cross-country LAP (2 laps) 33

BMX

Race
Athlete Event Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Elke Vanhoof Women's race 12 4 Q 16 6 Did not advance

Equestrian

Belgium fielded a squad of three equestrian riders into the Olympic team jumping competition by winning the gold medal and securing the first of three available berths for Group A and B at the European Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands.[14] Meanwhile, two riders were added to the Spanish roster based on the following results in the individual FEI Olympic rankings: a top two finish outside the group selection for Group B (South Western Europe) in eventing and a highest overall placement outside the group and continental selection in dressage.[15]

With Ireland withdrawing from the team dressage competition, Belgium received an invitation from FEI to send a dressage team to the Games, as the highest-ranked composite team, not yet represented. Belgium is hence set to compete in team dressage for the first time since Amsterdam 1928.[16]

Belgian equestrian squads for eventing and jumping were named on June 24, 2021.[17] The dressage team was named on July 3, 2021.[18]

Dressage

Alexa Fairchild and Dabanos have been named the travelling alternates.[18]

Athlete Horse Event Grand Prix Grand Prix Special Grand Prix Freestyle Total
Score Rank Score Rank Technical Artistic Score Rank
Domien Michiels Intermezzo van het Meerdaalhof Individual 70.202 28 Did not advance
Larissa Pauluis Flambeau 67.251 42 Did not advance
Laurence Roos Fil Rouge 70.699 23 Did not advance
Domien Michiels
Larissa Pauluis
Laurence Roos
See above Team 6702.5 10 Did not advance Did not advance

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final; q = Qualified for the final as a lucky loser

Eventing

Athlete Horse Event Dressage Cross-country Jumping Total
Qualifier Final
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
Lara de Liedekerke-Meier Alpaga d’Arville Individual 37.20 33 Withdrawn

Jumping

Yves Vanderhasselt and Jeunesse were originally named as the travelling alternates, but for veterinary reasons were replaced by Pieter Devos and Claire Z.[17][19]

Athlete Horse Event Qualification Final
Penalties Rank Penalties Time Rank
Niels Bruynseels Delux van T & L Individual 0 =1 Q Eliminated
Jérôme Guery Quel Homme de Hus 0 =1 Q 7 99.84 14
Gregory Wathelet Nevados S 0 =1 Q 4 84.26 9
Pieter Devos
Jérôme Guery
Gregory Wathelet
See above Team 4 =2 Q 12 242.02 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Field hockey

Summary

Key:

Team Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Belgium men's Men's tournament  Netherlands
W 3–1
 Germany
W 3–1
 South Africa
W 9–4
 Canada
W 9–1
 Great Britain
D 2–2
1 Q  Spain
W 3–1
 India
W 5–2
 Australia
W 3–2P
FT: 1–1
1st place, gold medalist(s)

Men's tournament

Belgium men's field hockey team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal at the 2019 EuroHockey Nations Championships in Antwerp.[20]

Team roster

The squad was announced on 24 June 2021.[21]

Head coach: New Zealand Shane McLeod[22]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps GoalsClub
4 DF Arthur Van Doren (1994-10-01)1 October 1994 (aged 26) 197 9 Netherlands Bloemendaal
7 MF John-John Dohmen (1988-01-24)24 January 1988 (aged 33) 408 27 Belgium Orée
8 FW Florent Van Aubel (1991-10-25)25 October 1991 (aged 29) 246 47 Belgium Dragons
9 FW Sébastien Dockier (1989-12-28)28 December 1989 (aged 31) 208 60 Netherlands Pinoké
10 FW Cédric Charlier (1987-11-27)27 November 1987 (aged 33) 328 50 Belgium Dragons
12 DF Gauthier Boccard (1991-08-26)26 August 1991 (aged 29) 233 13 Belgium Waterloo Ducks
13 FW Nicolas De Kerpel (1993-03-23)23 March 1993 (aged 28) 72 13 Belgium Herakles
14 MF Augustin Meurmans (1997-05-29)29 May 1997 (aged 24) 71 0 Belgium Racing
16 DF Alexander Hendrickx (1993-08-06)6 August 1993 (aged 27) 139 50 Netherlands Pinoké
17 FW Thomas Briels (1987-08-23)23 August 1987 (aged 33) 352 40 Netherlands Oranje-Rood
19 MF Félix Denayer (Captain) (1990-01-31)31 January 1990 (aged 31) 334 20 Belgium Dragons
21 GK Vincent Vanasch (1987-12-21)21 December 1987 (aged 33) 244 0 Germany Rot-Weiss Köln
22 MF Simon Gougnard (1991-01-17)17 January 1991 (aged 30) 292 20 Belgium Leuven
23 DF Arthur De Sloover (1997-05-03)3 May 1997 (aged 24) 96 0 Belgium Beerschot
24 MF Antoine Kina (1996-02-13)13 February 1996 (aged 25) 80 6 Belgium Gantoise
25 DF Loïck Luypaert (1991-08-19)19 August 1991 (aged 29) 254 44 Belgium Braxgata
26 MF Victor Wegnez (1995-12-25)25 December 1995 (aged 25) 101 11 Belgium Racing
27 FW Tom Boon (1990-01-25)25 January 1990 (aged 31) 304 124 Belgium Léopold
Group play

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 5 4 1 0 26 9 +17 13 Quarter-finals
2  Germany 5 3 0 2 19 10 +9 9
3  Great Britain 5 2 2 1 11 11 0 8
4  Netherlands 5 2 1 2 13 13 0 7
5  South Africa 5 1 1 3 16 24 8 4
6  Canada 5 0 1 4 9 27 18 1
Source: Tokyo 2020 and FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
24 July 2021 (2021-07-24)
11:45
v
Netherlands  1–3  Belgium
Hertzberger field hockey ball 35' Report Hendrickx field hockey ball 41', 44', 45'
North Pitch
Umpires:
Marcin Grochal (POL)
Adam Kearns (AUS)

26 July 2021 (2021-07-26)
09:30
v
Germany  1–3  Belgium
Häner field hockey ball 51' Report Charlier field hockey ball 5', 7'
Hendrickx field hockey ball 35'
North Pitch
Umpires:
Coen van Bunge (NED)
David Tomlinson (NZL)

27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)
18:30
v
Belgium  9–4  South Africa
Dohmen field hockey ball 4', 15'
Hendrickx field hockey ball 9', 18', 40'
Briels field hockey ball 12'
Van Doren field hockey ball 15'
Gougnard field hockey ball 25'
Charlier field hockey ball 41'
Report D. Cassiem field hockey ball 5', 31'
M. Cassiem field hockey ball 23'
Ntuli field hockey ball 29'
North Pitch
Umpires:
Raghu Prasad (IND)
Francisco Vázquez (ESP)

29 July 2021 (2021-07-29)
10:00
v
Belgium  9–1  Canada
Hendrickx field hockey ball 12', 40'
Dockier field hockey ball 29', 32'
Denayer field hockey ball 39'
Gougnard field hockey ball 43', 45'
Boon field hockey ball 51'
Van Aubel field hockey ball 55'
Report Pearson field hockey ball 15'
South Pitch
Umpires:
Simon Taylor (NZL)
Peter Wright (RSA)

30 July 2021 (2021-07-30)
21:15
v
Belgium  2–2  Great Britain
Boon field hockey ball 36'
Briels field hockey ball 43'
Report Shipperley field hockey ball 17'
Ansell field hockey ball 38'
South Pitch
Umpires:
Simon Taylor (NZL)
Francisco Vázquez (ESP)
Quarterfinal
1 August 2021 (2021-08-01)
18:30
v
Belgium  3–1  Spain
Hendrickx field hockey ball 38', 57'
Boon field hockey ball 41'
Report Alegre field hockey ball 26'
Umpires:
Adam Kearns (AUS)
Lim Hong Zhen (SGP)
Semifinal
3 August 2021 (2021-08-03)
10:30
v
India  2–5  Belgium
Harmanpreet field hockey ball 7'
Mandeep field hockey ball 8'
Report Luypaert field hockey ball 2'
Hendrickx field hockey ball 19', 49', 53'
Dohmen field hockey ball 60'
Umpires:
Ben Göntgen (GER)
Coen van Bunge (NED)
Gold medal game
5 August 2021 (2021-08-05)
19:00
v
Australia  1–1  Belgium
Wickham field hockey ball 47' Report Van Aubel field hockey ball 32'
Penalties
Govers Penalty shoot-out missed
Ogilvie Penalty shoot-out scored
Brand Penalty shoot-out scored
Simmonds Penalty shoot-out missed
Whetton Penalty shoot-out missed
2–3 Penalty shoot-out scored Van Aubel
Penalty shoot-out scored De Sloover
Penalty shoot-out missed Denayer
Penalty shoot-out scored Hendrickx
Umpires:
Coen van Bunge (NED)
Marcin Grochal (POL)

Golf

Belgium entered a total of two male golfers and one female golfer into the Olympic tournament.

Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total
Score Score Score Score Score Par Rank
Thomas Detry Men's 70 67 68 69 274 −10 =22
Thomas Pieters 65 76 64 68 273 −11 =16
Manon De Roey Women's 71 67 74 74 286 +2 =46

Gymnastics

Artistic

Belgium fielded a full squad of four gymnasts in the women's artistic gymnastics events by finishing seventh out of nine nations eligible for qualification in the team all-around at the 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.[23]

Women
Team
Athlete Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
Maellyse Brassart 13.766 13.366 13.033 12.766 52.931 35 14.033 10.933
Nina Derwael 13.900 15.366 Q 13.766 13.566 56.598 7 Q 15.400 13.866 13.366
Lisa Vaelen 13.000 14.100 12.500 12.766 52.366 42 14.233 13.766 12.900
Jutta Verkest 13.400 13.633 13.666 12.933 53.632 26 Q 13.466 12.466 12.200 13.066
Total 41.066 43.099 40.465 39.265 163.895 5 Q 41.732 41.632 36.999 39.332 159.695 8
Individual finals
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
Nina Derwael All-around See team results 13.900 15.266 13.366 13.433 55.965 6
Uneven bars 15.366 15.366 1 Q 15.200 15.200 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Jutta Verkest All-around See team results 13.400 12.466 12.733 12.633 51.232 23

Judo

Four Judoka have qualified through being in the top 18 of the IJF World Ranking List in their respective class. Additionally, Gabriella Willems received one of the additional places for European athletes, but was unable to compete due to a knee injury.

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
Jorre Verstraeten Men's −60 kg  Plafky (GER)
W 01–00
 Takato (JPN)
L 00–10
Did not advance
Matthias Casse Men's −81 kg Bye  Gandía (PUR)
W 11–01
 Pacek (SWE)
W 11–01
 Khubetsov (RUS)
W 10–00
 Nagase (JPN)
L 00–01
Bye  Grigalashvili (GEO)
W 10–00
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Toma Nikiforov Men's −100 kg  Buzacarini (BRA)
W 01–00
 Fonseca (POR)
L 10–00
did not advance
Charline van Snick Women's −52 kg  Guica (CAN)
W 11–00
 Cohen (ISR)
W 10–00
 Giuffrida (ITA)
L 00–01
Did not advance  Giles (GBR)
L 00–10
Did not advance 7

Rowing

Belgium qualified one boat in the men's lightweight double sculls for the Games by winning the B-final and securing the last of seven berths available at the 2019 FISA World Championships in Ottensheim, Austria.[24]

Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Tim Brys
Niels van Zandweghe
Men's lightweight double sculls 6:26.51 2 SA/B 6:13.07 3 FA 6:18.10 5

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

Belgian sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2018 Sailing World Championships, the class-associated Worlds, and the continental regattas.[25]

Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
Wannes Van Laer Men's Laser 33 25 20 14 28 31 14 18 13 17 EL 180 27
Emma Plasschaert Women's Laser Radial 10 17 11 8 6 5 5 4 17 21 2 87 4
Anouk Geurts
Isaura Maenhaut
Women's 49erFX 17 3 4 14 DSQ UFD 2 16 15 10 9 9 EL 121 14

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

Shooting

Belgian shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, and Asian Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) of June 5, 2021.[26]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Jessie Kaps Women's 10 m air rifle 623.4 27 Did not advance

Skateboarding

Lore Bruggeman and Axel Cruysberghs have qualified for the games by finishing top 16 in the Olympic world skateboarding rankings for the women's street and men's street competitions respectively.

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Rank
Axel Cruysberghs Men's street 24.81 13 Did not advance
Lore Bruggeman Women's street 9.27 11 Did not advance

Swimming

Belgian swimmers 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)):[27][28] Two-time Olympian Pieter Timmers originally qualified in 2019, however he officially announced his retirement from the sport at the end of 2020 swimming season and instead returned their quota spot.[29]

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Louis Croenen Men's 100 m butterfly 52.23 28 Did not advance
Men's 200 m butterfly 1:55.78 14 Q 1:56.67 16 Did not advance
Fanny Lecluyse Women's 100 m breaststroke 1:07.93 26 Did not advance
Women's 200 m breaststroke 2.23.42 11 Q 2:23.73 8 Q 2:24.57 8

Taekwondo

Belgium entered one athlete into the taekwondo competition at the Games. Rio 2016 Olympian Jaouad Achab qualified directly for the men's lightweight category (68 kg) by finishing among the top five taekwondo practitioners at the end of the WT Olympic Rankings.

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Jaouad Achab Men's −68 kg  Pié (DOM)
L 11–18
Did not advance

Tennis

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Sander Gillé
Joran Vliegen
Men's doubles  Koolhof /
Rojer (NED)
L 3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Did not advance
Elise Mertens Women's singles  Alexandrova (ROC)
L 6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Did not advance
Alison Van Uytvanck  Jorović (SRB)
W 6–3, 6–2
 Kvitová (CZE)
W 5–7, 6–3, 6–0
 Muguruza (ESP)
L 4–6, 1–6
Did not advance
Elise Mertens
Alison Van Uytvanck
Women's doubles  Muguruza /
Suárez Navarro (ESP)
L 6–3, 7–6
Did not advance

Triathlon

Belgium qualified four triathletes for the following events at the Games by winning the gold medal and securing the first of three available berths at the 2021 ITU Mixed Relay Olympic Qualification Tournament in Lisbon, Portugal.[30]

Individual
Athlete Event Time Rank
Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (40 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) Total
Jelle Geens Men's Withdrew due to positive COVID-19 test
Marten Van Riel 17:45 0:40 56:37 0:29 30:21 1:45:52 4
Valerie Barthelemy Women's 19:18 0:41 1:03:07 0:31 35:12 1:58:49 10
Claire Michel 19:40 0:44 1:06:34 0:30 43:37 2:11:05 34
Relay
Athlete Event Time Rank
Swim (300 m) Trans 1 Bike (7 km) Trans 2 Run (2 km) Total group
Jelle Geens Mixed relay 4:11 0:38 9:39 0:26 5:36 20:34
Marten Van Riel 4:04 0:37 9:23 0:26 5:38 20:08
Valerie Barthelemy 4:17 0:37 10:24 0:30 6:20 22:08
Claire Michel 3:53 0:40 10:31 0:29 6:17 21:50
Total 1:24:36 5

Weightlifting

Belgian weightlifters qualified for two quota places at the games, based on the Tokyo 2020 Rankings Qualification List of 11 June 2021.[31]

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Nina Sterckx Women's −49 kg 81 7 99 5 180 5
Anna Van Bellinghen Women's +87 kg 96 =10 123 =10 219 11

See also

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