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Belgium at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

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IPC code
  
BEL

Competitors
  
21 in 7 sports

Website
  
www.paralympic.be

Flag bearer
  
Nico Vergeylen

Belgium at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

NPC
  
Belgian Paralympic Committee

Medals Ranked 69th
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 0 1 1

Belgium sent a delegation of 21 athletes (20 male, 1 female) to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. The nominated athletes are listed below with their individual classification and disciplines.

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Belgium's overall result of just one bronze medal was its poorest ever at the Summer Paralympics. Its rank of 69th on the medal table was a sharp decline from four years earlier, where 3 gold medals, 2 silver and 2 bronze had placed it 36th. The 2008 Games were the first since 1968 at which Belgium failed to win at least one gold medal.

Medallists

The country won one medal, a bronze.

Athletics

3 competitors:

Men

Pentathlon

Cycling

2 competitors:

Men

Time trials & Road races

Pursuits

Equestrian

2 competitors:

Individual

Goalball

6 competitors:

Men

  • Youssef Bihi (B3)
  • Vincent Buisseret (B2)
  • Bruno Vanhofe (B2)
  • Johan de Rick (B2)
  • Peter van Hout (B2)
  • Danny van Eenooghe (B2)
  • Preliminary round - Group A
    Group table
    9th place match

    Swimming

    2 competitors:

    Men

    Table Tennis

    3 competitors:

    Men

    Dimitri Ghion, who had been nominated as a Singles player in the TT4 category, had to withdraw his start due to injury.

    Wheelchair Tennis

    2 competitors:

    Men
    Women

    References

    Belgium at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Wikipedia