| Belgium at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | BEL |
| NOC | Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee |
| Website | www |
| inBeijing | |
| Competitors | 96 in16 sports |
| Flag bearers | Sébastien Godefroid (opening) Tia Hellebaut (closing) |
| Medals Ranked 46th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Belgium competed at the2008 Summer Olympics inBeijing,People's Republic of China. 96 Belgians took part in Beijing, the biggest delegation for the country since1976.[citation needed] Belgium won 2 gold medals, better achievement than in2004, when the country won 1 gold and 2 bronze medals.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Tia Hellebaut | Athletics | Women's high jump |
| Gold[a] | Olivia Borlée Kim Gevaert Hanna Mariën Élodie Ouédraogo | Athletics | Women's 4 × 100 m relay |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Kristof Beyens | 200 m | 20.69 | 3Q | 20.50 | 3Q | 20.69 | 8 | Did not advance | |
| Jonathan Borlée | 400 m | 45:25 | 4q | — | 45.11 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
| Kévin Borlée | 45:43 | 4q | — | 44.88NR | 3 | Did not advance | |||
| Pieter Desmet | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:37.99 | 11 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Monder Rizki | 5000 m | 13:54.41 | 8 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Cédric van Branteghem | 400 m | 45:54 | 3Q | — | 45.81 | 8 | Did not advance | ||
| Jonathan Borlée Kévin Borlée Arnaud Ghislain Cédric van Branteghem | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:00:67NR | 3Q | — | 2:59.37NR | 5 | |||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Kevin Rans | Pole vault | 5.45 | 28 | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hans van Alphen | Result | 11.28 | 6.55 | 14.86 | 1.84 | DNS | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | |
| Points | 799 | 709 | 781 | 661 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Frédéric Xhonneux | Result | 11.41 | 6.94 | 13.99 | 1.90 | DNF | DNS | — | — | — | — | DNF | |
| Points | 776 | 799 | 728 | 714 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Nathalie de Vos | 10000 m | — | 32:33.45 | 24 | |||||
| Veerle Dejaeghere | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:54.65 | 10 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Kim Gevaert | 100 m | 11.33 | 1Q | 11.10 | 3Q | 11.30 | 6 | Did not advance | |
| Olivia Borlée Kim Gevaert Hanna Mariën Élodie Ouédraogo | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.92 | 3Q | — | 42.54NR | | |||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Tia Hellebaut | High jump | 1.93 | 1Q | 2.05NR | |
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Kevin de Bont Bob Maesen | Men's K-2 1000 m | 3:21.604 | 4QS | 3:24.148 | 4 | Did not advance | |
Qualification Legend:QS = Qualify to semi-final;QF = Qualify directly to final
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Aerts | Road race | 6:24:01 | 7 |
| Christophe Brandt | Did not finish | ||
| Maxime Monfort | Road race | Did not finish | |
| Time trial | 1:07:12 | 26 | |
| Jurgen van den Broeck | Road race | Did not finish | |
| Johan van Summeren | 6:26:27 | 42 | |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lieselot Decroix | Road race | 3:36:35 | 44 |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Laps | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iljo Keisse | Men's points race | 8 | 0 | 12 |
| Kenny de Ketele Iljo Keisse | Men's madison | 17 | −1 | 4 |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Filip Meirhaeghe | Men's cross-country | Did not finish | |
| Sven Nys | 2:01:00 | 9 | |
| Roel Paulissen | 2:03:30 | 19 | |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Cross-country | Jumping | Total | |||||||||
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| Qualifier | Final | ||||||||||||||
| Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | |||
| Karin Donckers | Gazelle De La Brasserie | Individual | 31.70 | 2 | 25.60 | 57.30 | 9 | 4.00 | 61.30 | 12Q | 4.00 | 65.30 | 9 | 65.30 | 9 |
| Joris van Springel | Bold Action | 52.00 | 38 | 66.40 | 118.40 | 49 | 15.00 | 133.40 | 47 | Did not advance | 133.40 | 46 | |||
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Final | Total | ||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||
| Jos Lansink | Cumano | Individual | 1 | =14Q | 1 | 2 | 4Q | 2 | 4 | 2Q | 0 | =1Q | 8 | 8 | =9 | 8 | =9 |
Belgium managed to qualify a team to the men's tournament. They won one, drew one, and lost three games in the group play. This qualified them to a match for 9th/10th place, which they won, finishing 9th for the tournament.
The following is the Belgian roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1]
Head Coach:Adam Commens
Reserve:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Spain | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 12 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Germany | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 11 | |
| 3 |  South Korea | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 7 | Fifth place game |
| 4 |  New Zealand | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 7 | Seventh place game |
| 5 |  Belgium | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 4 | Ninth place game |
| 6 |  China(H) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 1 | Eleventh place game |
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The following is the Belgium squad in the men's football tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[3]
Head coach:Jean-François de Sart
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Logan Bailly | (1985-12-27)27 December 1985 (aged 22) | 13 | 0 | Racing Genk |
| 2 | 2DF | Sepp de Roover* | (1984-11-12)12 November 1984 (aged 23) | 7 | 0 |  Groningen |
| 3 | 2DF | Vincent Kompany | (1986-04-10)10 April 1986 (aged 22) | 1 | 0 | Hamburger SV |
| 4 | 2DF | Thomas Vermaelen | (1985-11-14)14 November 1985 (aged 22) | 16 | 1 | Ajax |
| 5 | 2DF | Sébastien Pocognoli | (1987-08-01)1 August 1987 (aged 21) | 19 | 1 | AZ |
| 6 | 3MF | Marouane Fellaini | (1987-11-22)22 November 1987 (aged 20) | 10 | 0 | Standard Liège |
| 7 | 4FW | Tom de Mul | (1986-03-04)4 March 1986 (aged 22) | 32 | 5 | Sevilla |
| 8 | 3MF | Faris Haroun | (1985-09-22)22 September 1985 (aged 22) | 30 | 5 | Racing Genk |
| 9 | 4FW | Kevin Mirallas | (1987-10-05)5 October 1987 (aged 20) | 12 | 6 |  Lille |
| 10 | 3MF | Jan Vertonghen | (1987-04-24)24 April 1987 (aged 21) | 6 | 0 | Ajax |
| 11 | 3MF | Maarten Martens* (c) | (1984-07-02)2 July 1984 (aged 24) | 32 | 8 | AZ |
| 12 | 1GK | Yves Ma-Kalambay | (1986-01-31)31 January 1986 (aged 22) | 9 | 0 |  Hibernian |
| 13 | 2DF | Laurent Ciman | (1985-08-05)5 August 1985 (aged 23) | 22 | 1 | Club Brugge |
| 14 | 3MF | Landry Mulemo | (1986-09-17)17 September 1986 (aged 21) | 18 | 0 | Standard Liège |
| 15 | 2DF | Jeroen Simaeys | (1985-05-12)12 May 1985 (aged 23) | 3 | 0 | Club Brugge |
| 16 | 3MF | Anthony Vanden Borre | (1987-10-24)24 October 1987 (aged 20) | 15 | 2 |  Genoa |
| 17 | 4FW | Stijn de Smet | (1985-03-27)27 March 1985 (aged 23) | 25 | 3 | Cercle Brugge |
| 18 | 4FW | Mousa Dembélé | (1987-07-16)16 July 1987 (aged 21) | 2 | 0 | AZ |
| 19 | 3MF | Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe[n 1] | (1989-02-02)2 February 1989 (aged 19) | 3 | 0 | Hamburger SV |
| 22 | 1GK | Yves de Winter[n 2] | (1987-05-25)25 May 1987 (aged 21) | 6 | 0 | Westerlo |
* Over-aged player.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 9 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Belgium | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | China(H) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 | |
| 4 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 1 |
| New Zealand | 0–1 | Belgium |
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| Report | Haroun 35' |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||||||
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| Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||||||
| F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | ||||||
| Koen van Damme | All-around | 12.575 | 14.200 | 14.325 | 14.450 | 14.600 | 14.475 | 84.625 | 43 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||
| F | V | UB | BB | F | V | UB | BB | ||||||
| Gaëlle Mys | All-around | 14.125 | 14.050 | 14.175 | 14.800 | 57.150 | 31Q | 13.975 | 14.000 | 12.875 | 13.100 | 53.950 | 24 |
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Dirk van Tichelt | −73 kg | Bye |  Mammadli (AZE)L 0000–1000 | Did not advance |  Siamionau (BLR)W 1021–0020 |  Kim C-S (PRK)W 1011–0000 |  Kanamaru (JPN)W 0211–0000 |  Boqiev (TJK)L 0000–0011 | 5 | ||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Ilse Heylen | −52 kg | La Rizza (FRA) W 0001–0000 |  Ryder (AUS)W 1000–0000 | Nakamura (JPN) L 0000–0001 | Did not advance | Bye | Tarangul (GER) W 0002–0000 |  Kaliyeva (KAZ)L 0000–1000 | Did not advance | |
| Catherine Jacques | −70 kg | Bye | Scapin (ITA) L 0000–0010 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Tim Maeyens | Single sculls | 7:16.60 | 1QF | — | 6:52:70 | 2SA/B | 6:59:65 | 3FA | 7:03:40 | 4 | |
| Bart Poelvoorde Christophe Raes | Double sculls | 6:31.84 | 4R | 6:24:01 | 2SA/B | — | 6:29:91 | 5FB | 6:35:55 | 8 | |
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
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
| Evi van Acker | Laser Radial | 1 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 4 | CAN | 10 | 91 | 8 | |
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
| Carolijn Brouwer Sébastien Godefroid | Tornado | 11 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 9 | EL | 72 | 12 | |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Mathieu Fonteyn | 200 m butterfly | 1:56.65NR | 19 | Did not advance | |||
| Yoris Grandjean | 50 m freestyle | 22.45NR | 28 | Did not advance | |||
| 100 m freestyle | 48.82NR | 19 | Did not advance | ||||
| François Heersbrandt | 100 m butterfly | 53.33 | 37 | Did not advance | |||
| Brian Ryckeman | 10 km open water | — | 1:52.10 | 7 | |||
| Glenn Surgeloose | 200 m freestyle | 1:48.92NR | 30 | Did not advance | |||
| Tom Vangeneugden | 1500 m freestyle | 15:11.04NR | 20 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Elise Matthysen | 100 m breaststroke | 1:08.37NR | 16Q | 1:09.00 | 13 | Did not advance | |
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:27.04NR | 15Q | 2:29.64 | 16 | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final /BM | ||
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| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Jean-Michel Saive | Men's singles | Bye |  Toriola (NGR)L 2–4 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final /BM | |
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| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Steve Darcis | Men's singles |  Massú (CHI)L 4–6, 5–7 | Did not advance | |||||
| Olivier Rochus |  Minář (CZE)W 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |  Tipsarević (SRB)W 7–6(7–5), 2–3r | González (CHI) L 0–6, 3–6 | Did not advance | ||||
| Steve Darcis Olivier Rochus | Men's doubles | — |  Cañas /Nalbandian (ARG) W 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–5), 6–3 |  Andreev /Davydenko (RUS) L 6–7(6–8), 2–6 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total Time | Rank |
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| Peter Croes | Men's | 18:26 | 0:26 | 58:51 | 0:32 | 33:25 | 1:51:40.94 | 27 |
| Axel Zeebroek | 18:30 | 0:27 | 57:48 | 0:30 | 33:15 | 1:50:30.90 | 13 |
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Standing | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final /BM | |
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| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | |||
| Liesbeth Mouha Liesbet van Breedam | Women's | Pool A Maaseide –Glesnes (NOR)L 0 – 2 (22–24, 18–21) Tian J –Wang J (CHN)L 1 – 2 (21–18, 19–21, 13–15)  Kuhn –Schwer (SUI)W 2 – 0 (21–18, 21–17) Lucky Losers  Saka –Rtvelo (GEO)W 2 – 0 (21–13, 21–19) | 3Q |  May-Treanor –Walsh (USA) L 0 – 2 (22–24, 10–21) | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Tom Goegebuer | Men's −56 kg | 114 | 12 | 137 | 13 | 251 | 13 |
2008 Mens Olympic Games Pool Standings was invoked but never defined (see thehelp page).