Belgium at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
# Belgium at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Belgium competed in the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan from 25 August to 6 September.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Gold | Michèle George | Equestrian | Individual championship test grade V | 26 August |
| Gold | Laurens Devos | Table tennis | Men's individual – Class 9 | 28 August |
| Gold | Michèle George | Equestrian | Individual freestyle test grade V | 30 August |
| Gold | Peter Genyn | Athletics | Men's 100 metres T51 | 3 September |
| Silver | Ewoud Vromant | Cycling | Men's road time trial C2 | 31 August |
| Silver | Peter Genyn | Athletics | Men's 200 metres T51 | 31 August |
| Silver | Tim Celen | Cycling | Men's road race T1–2 | 2 September |
| Bronze | Griet Hoet Pilot: Anneleen Monsieur | Cycling | Women's individual pursuit B | 26 August |
| Bronze | Manon Claeys | Equestrian | Individual championship test grade IV | 26 August |
| Bronze | Florian Van Acker | Table tennis | Men's individual class 11 | 28 August |
| Bronze | Manon Claeys | Equestrian | Individual freestyle test grade IV | 30 August |
| Bronze | Roger Habsch | Athletics | Men's 200 metres T51 | 31 August |
| Bronze | Maxime Hordies | Cycling | Men's road time trial H1 | 31 August |
| Bronze | Tim Celen | Cycling | Men's road time trial T1–2 | 31 August |
| Bronze | Roger Habsch | Athletics | Men's 100 metres T51 | 3 September |

## Competitors

| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| - | - | - | - |
| Archery | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Athletics | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Boccia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cycling | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Equestrian | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Goalball | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Table Tennis | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Wheelchair Tennis | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 23 | 8 | 31 |

## Archery

Piotr Van Montagu has qualified to compete following winning a silver medal at the Paralympic Qualifying Tournament.

| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Rank |
| Piotr Van Montagu | Men's individual compound | 683 PB | 18 | Aungaphinan (THA) W 143-130 | Biabani (IRI) L 142-143 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |

## Athletics

### Men's track

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Peter Genyn | 100m T51 | — | — | 20.33 PR | |
| Peter Genyn | 200m T51 | — | — | 37.11 | |
| Roger Habsch | 100m T51 | — | — | 20.76 | |
| Roger Habsch | 200m T51 | — | — | 38.33 | |

### Women's track

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Gitte Haenen | 100m T63 | 16.70 SB | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Joyce Lefevre | 100m T34 | — | — | 19.63 | 7 |
| Joyce Lefevre | 800m T34 | — | — | 2:24.96 | 7 |

### Women's field

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
| Gitte Haenen | Long jump T63 | 3.72 SB | 9 |

## Boccia

Belgium have qualified to compete at boccia for the first time via world rankings.

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opponent | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Francis Rombouts | Individual BC2 | Mezik (SVK) | L 2-10 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Francis Rombouts | Individual BC2 | Saengampa (THA) | L 2-2* | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Francis Rombouts | Individual BC2 | Hipwell (GBR) | W 8-1 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Cycling

Diederick Schelfhout, Ewoud Vromant, Griet Hoet, Jean-François Deberg, Jonas Van De Steene, Laurence Vandevyver, Maxime Hordies and Tim Celen have all qualified to compete.

### Road

**Men**

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| - | - | - | - |
| Maxime Hordies | Time trial H1 | 47:01.23 | |
| Maxime Hordies | Road race H1–2 | -1 Lap | -1 Lap |
| Tim Celen | Time trial T1-2 | 30:44.21 | |
| Tim Celen | Road race T1-2 | 52:15 | |
| Jean-François Deberg | Road race H3 | 2:41:33 | 5 |
| Diederick Schelfhout | Time trial C3 | 38:54.84 | 12 |
| Diederick Schelfhout | Road race C1–3 | 2:11:06 | 8 |
| Jonas Van de Steen | Time trial H4 | 44:07.03 | 9 |
| Jonas Van de Steen | Road race H4 | 2:23:54 | 4 |
| Ewoud Vromant | Time trial C2 | 36:11.79 | |
| Ewoud Vromant | Road race C1–3 | 2:19:19 | 16 |

**Women**

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| - | - | - | - |
| Griet Hoet piloted by Anneleen Monsieur | Time trial B | 52:07.58 | 7 |
| Griet Hoet piloted by Anneleen Monsieur | Road race B | DNF | DNF |
| Laurence Vandevyver | Time trial H1-3 | 41:07.14 | 8 |

**Mixed**

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| - | - | - | - |
| Jonas Van de Steen Laurence Vandevyver Jean-François Deberg | Mixed team relay H1–5 | 57:08 | 8 |

### Track

**Men**

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Rank |
| Diederick Schelfhout | Individual pursuit C3 | 3:30.284 | 5 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Diederick Schelfhout | Time trial C1–3 | — | — | 1:08.825 | 7 |
| Ewoud Vromant | Individual pursuit C2 | DSQ | DSQ | did not advance | did not advance |

**Women**

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Rank |
| Griet Hoet piloted by Anneleen Monsieur | Time Trial B | — | — | 1:07.943 | |
| Griet Hoet piloted by Anneleen Monsieur | Individual Pursuit B | 3:25.418 QB | 4 | 3:25.654 | 4 |

## Equestrian

Belgium have four riders qualified to compete including Barbara Minneci, Kevin Van Ham, Manon Claeys and Michèle George.

### Individual

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Score | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Manon Claeys | San Dior 2 | Mixed individual championship test grade IV | 72.853 | Q |
| Manon Claeys | San Dior 2 | Mixed individual freestyle test grade IV | 75.680 | |
| Michèle George | Best of 8 | Mixed individual championship test grade V | 76.476 | Q |
| Michèle George | Best of 8 | Mixed individual freestyle test grade V | 80.590 | |
| Barbara Minneci | Stuart | Mixed individual championship test grade III | 70.853 | 6 Q |
| Barbara Minneci | Stuart | Mixed individual freestyle test grade III | 73.840 | 4 |
| Kevin Van Ham | Eros Van Ons Heem | Mixed individual championship test grade V | 69.357 | 7 Q |
| Kevin Van Ham | Eros Van Ons Heem | Mixed individual freestyle test grade V | 70.860 | 8 |

### Team

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Individual score | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | TT | Score | Rank |
| Manon Claeys | See above | Team | 73.775 | 223.087 | 5 |
| Michèle George | See above | Team | 77.047 | 223.087 | 5 |
| Barbara Minneci | See above | Team | 72.265 | 223.087 | 5 |

## Goalball

Belgium men's national goalball team qualified by winning the bronze medal at the 2018 Goalball World Championships.

### Men

The following is the Belgium roster in the men's goalball tournament of the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

**Group stage**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Belgium | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 6 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Ukraine | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 6 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Turkey | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 6 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | China | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 6 | Quarter-finals |
| 5 | Germany | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 23 | −7 | 6 | |
| 26 August 2021 09:00 | Belgium | 10−3 | China | Makuhari Messe, Tokyo Referees: Woradet Kultawongwattana (Thailand), Bas Spaans (Netherlands) |
| 26 August 2021 09:00 | Mapreni 8 T. Vanhove 1 Amnir 1 | Report | Yang Mingyuan 1 Hu Mingyao 1 Lai Liangyu 1 | Makuhari Messe, Tokyo Referees: Woradet Kultawongwattana (Thailand), Bas Spaans (Netherlands) |
| 27 August 2021 09:00 | Turkey | 4–6 | Belgium | Makuhari Messe, Tokyo Referees: Yoshinori Nii (Japan), Robert Avery (Great Britain) |
| 27 August 2021 09:00 | Karakaya 3 Gündoğdu 1 | Report | B. Vanhove 3 Mapreni 2 T. Vanhove 1 | Makuhari Messe, Tokyo Referees: Yoshinori Nii (Japan), Robert Avery (Great Britain) |
| 28 August 2021 19:00 | Germany | 2–0 | Belgium | Makuhari Messe, Tokyo Referees: Raquel Gomez Aguado (Spain), Vaida Pokvytytė (Lithuania) |
| 28 August 2021 19:00 | Dennis 2 | Report | | Makuhari Messe, Tokyo Referees: Raquel Gomez Aguado (Spain), Vaida Pokvytytė (Lithuania) |
| 29 August 2021 13:15 | Belgium | 2–4 | Ukraine | Makuhari Messe, Tokyo Referees: Yoshinori Nii (Japan), Robert Avery (Great Britain) |
| 29 August 2021 13:15 | Mapreni 2 | Report | Oliinyk 2 Zhyhalin 2 | Makuhari Messe, Tokyo Referees: Yoshinori Nii (Japan), Robert Avery (Great Britain) |

## Swimming

Belgium have qualified two swimmers, one male and one female, to compete at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Aymeric Parmentier | Men's 100m Breaststroke - SB14 | 1:10.12 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tatyana Lebrun | Women's 100m Breaststroke - SB9 | 1:27.96 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Table tennis

Belgium entered three athletes into the table tennis competition at the games. Laurens Devos & Florian Van Acker qualified from 2019 ITTF European Para Championships which was held in Helsingborg, Sweden.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Bart Brands | Individual C5 | Cheng (TPE) L 1–3 | Hunter-Spivey (GBR) L 1–3 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Laurens Devos | Individual C9 | Perez Gonzalez (ESP) W 3–0 | Leibovitz (USA) W 3–0 | 1 Q | Agunbiade (NGR) W 3–0 | Nozdrunov (RPC) W 3–0 | Ma (AUS) W 3–1 | |
| Florian Van Acker | Individual C11 | Takemori (JPN) W 3–2 | Martinez Barreto (VEN) W 3–0 | 1 Q | Chang (KOR) W 3–1 | Von Einem (AUS) L 2–3 | Did not advance | |

## Wheelchair tennis

Belgium qualified two players entries for wheelchair tennis. All of them qualified by the world rankings.

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Joachim Gérard | Men's singles | Bye | Ratzlaff (USA) W 6-1, 6-1 | Caverzaschi (ESP) L 3-6, 4-6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jef Vandorpe | Men's singles | Langmann (AUT) W 6–4, 6–1 | Weekes (AUS) W 3–6, 6–1, 6-0 | Fernández (ARG) L 2-6, 1-6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Joachim Gérard & Jef Vandorpe | Men's doubles | — | Bye | Carneiro Silva/Rodrigues (BRA) W 6-3, 6-1 | Hewett/Reid (GBR) L 2-6, 2-6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
