Belgium at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Belgium competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 25 athletes, 24 men and one woman.[1] Competitors from Belgium won 7 medals, including 3 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze to finish 36th in the medal table.[2]

Belgium at the
2004 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeBEL
NPCBelgian Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.paralympic.be
in Athens
Competitors25 in 7 sports
Medals
Ranked 36th
Gold
3
Silver
2
Bronze
2
Total
7
Summer Paralympics appearances

Medallists

Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldDirk BoonCyclingMen's tricycle time trial CP 1/2
 GoldMathieu LoicqTable tennisMen's singles class 8
 GoldMarc Ledoux
Mathieu Loicq
Nico Vergeylen
Table tennisMen's teams class 8
 SilverGino de KeersmaekerAthleticsMen's discus throw F42
 SilverMarc LedouxTable tennisMen's singles class 8
 BronzeKurt van RaefelghemAthleticsMen's pentathlon P13
 BronzeBert VermeirEquestrianMixed individual dressage grade III

Sports

Men's track

Athlete Class Event Heats Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Benny Govaerts T37 800m DNF Did not advance
1500m N/A 4:45.86 7

Men's field

Athlete Class Event Final
Result Points Rank
Gino de Keersmaeker F42 Discus 45.34 -
Shot put 11.93 - 6
Kurt van Raefelghem F12 Long jump 6.35 - 15
P13 Pentathlon 2758

Men's road

Athlete Event Time Rank
Dirk Boon Men's tricycle road race CP div 1/2 50:26 5
Men's tricycle time trial CP div 1/2 8:37.97

Equestrian

Athlete Event Total
Score Rank
Jos Knevels Mixed individual championship test grade IV 63.613 10
Mixed individual freestyle test grade IV 72.091 7
Bert Vermeir Mixed individual championship test grade III 70.960 4
Mixed individual freestyle test grade III 74.722

Men

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Total Rank
Jan Boonen Men's 10m air pistol SH1 563 5 Q 99.8 652.8 8
Mixed 25m pistol SH1 555 11 Did not advance
Mixed 50m pistol SH1 518 10 Did not advance
Luc Dessart Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2 596 16 Did not advance
Mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2 591 13 Did not advance
Hans Peter Stamper Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2 593 22 Did not advance
Mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2 589 19 Did not advance

Swimming

Athlete Class Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Wim de Paepe S9 100m freestyle 1:01.82 13 Did not advance
400m freestyle 4:38.14 6 Q 4:37.52 6
Sven Decaesstecker S10 100m backstroke 1:09.63 7 Q 1:07.83 6
SB9 100m breaststroke 1:14.54 5 Q 1:14.12 5
SM10 200m individual medley 2:25.72 5 Q 2:24.03 6
Jonas Martens S9 50m freestyle 27.97 8 Q 27.84 7
100m freestyle 1:02.16 14 Did not advance
100m backstroke 1:10.57 10 Did not advance

Men

Athlete Event Preliminaries Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Dimitri Ghion Men's singles 4  Martin (FRA)
W 3–1
 Lis (POL)
W 3–0
 Park (KOR)
W 3–2
1 Q N/A  Stefanu (CZE)
L 1–3
Did not advance
Marc Ledoux Men's singles 8  Soukup (CZE)
W 3-0
 Lo (USA)
W 3-2
 du Plooy (RSA)
W 3-0
1 Q Bye  Schaller (FRA)
W 3-2
 Csejtey (SVK)
W 3-1
 Loicq (BEL)
L 0-3
Mathieu Loicq  Csejtey (SVK)
L 0-3
 Lee (KOR)
W 3-1
 Kovacic (CRO)
W 3-1
2 Q  Glikman (ISR)
W 3-0
 Li (CHN)
W 3-2
 Frommelt (LIE)
W 3-1
 Ledoux (BEL)
W 3-0
Nico Vergeylen  Frommelt (LIE)
L 0-3
 Pichon (FRA)
W 3-1
 Csonka (HUN)
L 2-3
2 Q  Csejtey (SVK)
L 0-3
Did not advance
Marc Ledoux
Mathieu Loicq
Nico Vergeylen
Men's team 8  China (CHN)
W 3-0
 Spain (ESP)
L 1-3
 Czech Republic (CZE)
W 3-0
1 Q N/A  Slovakia (SVK)
W 3-0
 France (FRA)
W 3-1

Women

Athlete Event Preliminaries Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Myriam Muylaert Women's singles 9  Liu (CHN)
L 0–3
 Kamkasomphou (FRA)
L 1–3
 Grzelak (POL)
L 0–3
4 Did not advance

Wheelchair rugby

The men's rugby team didn't win any medals, they were 6th out of 8 teams.

Players

  • Ludwig Budeners
  • Koen Delen
  • Peter Genyn
  • Christophe Hindricq
  • Lars Mertens
  • Guy Michem
  • Bob Vanacker
  • Ronny Verhaegen

Tournament

Game Match Score Rank
1 Belgium vs.  Great Britain (GBR) 22 - 27 3
2 Belgium vs.  Canada (CAN) 30 - 32 (OT)
3 Belgium vs.  Germany (GER) 40 - 33
Quarterfinals Belgium vs.  New Zealand (NZL) 33 - 40 L
Semifinals Belgium vs.  Japan (JPN) 36 - 35 W
5th/6th classification Belgium vs.  Australia (AUS) 43 - 46 6

See also

References

  1. "Participation Numbers Athens 2004 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  2. "Medal Standings Athens 2004 Paralympic Games". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
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