Belgium at the Paralympics

Belgium made its Paralympic Games début at the inaugural Paralympic Games in Rome in 1960, and has participated in every edition of the Summer Paralympics. It also took part in the inaugural Winter Paralympics in 1976 in Örnsköldsvik, and has competed in every edition of the Winter Games except 1980, 1998 and 2002.[1]

Belgium at the
Paralympics
IPC codeBEL
NPCBelgian Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.paralympic.be
Medals
Ranked 27th
Gold
72
Silver
75
Bronze
77
Total
224
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

Belgian athletes have won a total of 98 Paralympic medals, of which 27 gold, 37 silver and 34 bronze, placing it 25th on the all-time Paralympic Games medal table.[2]

Belgium's best result at the Summer Games came in 1984, when it finished 12th on the medal table, with its largest ever haul of medals: 57, of which 22 gold. Its worst result came in 2008, with just one bronze medal, placing it 69th on the medal table.[3]

At the Winter Games, Belgium has won two bronze medals: a bronze obtained by Willy Mercier in the Men's Super-G (B1 category) in alpine skiing in 1994 [4] and Eléonor Sana won a bronze medal in the women's visually impaired downhill in 2018.

Multi medallists

Belgian multi medallists who have won at least three medals.[5]

No. Athlete Sport Years Games Gender Gold Silver Bronze Total
1Alex Hermans Athletics 1980-20006M6118
2Benny Govaerts Athletics 1988-20045M4127
3Ingrid Borre Table tennis 1984-19964F3205
4Michèle George Equestrian 2012-20162F3104
5Kurt Van Raefelghem Athletics 1992-20044M1225
6Gino De Keersmaeker Athletics 1996-20084M1203
Steve Orens Athletics 1996-20002M1203
8Alain Ledoux Table tennis 1984-19964M0033

Medal tallies

Summer Paralympic Games

Event Gold Silver Bronze Total Ranking
1960 Summer Paralympics111314th
1964 Summer Paralympics102314th
1968 Summer Paralympics033620th
1972 Summer Paralympics112423rd
1976 Summer Paralympics7782217th
1980 Summer Paralympics1312174213th
1984 Summer Paralympics2123145813th
1988 Summer Paralympics151884117th
1992 Summer Paralympics5571721st
1996 Summer Paralympics81072522nd
2000 Summer Paralympics144942nd
2004 Summer Paralympics322736th
2008 Summer Paralympics001169th
2012 Summer Paralympics313736th
2016 Summer Paralympics5331125th

Winter Paralympic Games

Event Gold Silver Bronze Total Ranking
1976 Winter Paralympics0000-
1984 Winter Paralympics0000-
1988 Winter Paralympics0000-
1992 Winter Paralympics0000-
1994 Winter Paralympics001122nd
1998 Winter ParalympicsDid not compete
2002 Winter ParalympicsDid not compete
2006 Winter Paralympics0000-
2010 Winter Paralympics0000-
2014 Winter Paralympics0000-
2018 Winter Paralympics001125th

See also

References

  1. Belgium at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
  2. Belgium at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
  3. Belgium at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
  4. Belgium at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
  5. Belgium at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
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