Belgium at the Paralympics
| Belgium at the Paralympics | |
|---|---|
| IPC code | BEL |
| NPC | Belgian Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| Medals Ranked 27th |
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| Summer appearances | |
| Winter appearances | |
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]
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.[2]
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 [2] and Eléonor Sana won a bronze medal in the women's visually impaired downhill in 2018.
Medals
All-time Paralympic Games medal table
Summer Paralympic Games
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Rome | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14th |
| 1964 Tokyo | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14th |
| 1968 Tel Aviv | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20th |
| 1972 Heidelberg | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 23rd |
| 1976 Toronto | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 17th |
| 1980 Arnhem | 13 | 12 | 17 | 42 | 13th |
| 1984 New York City 1984 Stoke Mandeville |
21 | 23 | 14 | 58 | 13th |
| 1988 Seoul | 15 | 18 | 8 | 41 | 17th |
| 1992 Barcelona | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 21st |
| 1996 Atlanta | 8 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 22nd |
| 2000 Sydney | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 42nd |
| 2004 Athens | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 36th |
| 2008 Beijing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 69th |
| 2012 London | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 36th |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 25th |
| 2020 Tokyo | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 31st |
| 2024 Paris | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 20th |
| Total | 95 | 97 | 93 | 285 | 25th |
Winter Paralympic Games
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 Örnsköldsvik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1984 Innsbruck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1988 Innsbruck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1992 Tignes-Albertville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1994 Lillehammer | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22nd |
| 1998 Nagano | did not compete | ||||
| 2002 Salt Lake City | did not compete | ||||
| 2006 Turin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 Vancouver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 Sochi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 Pyeongchang | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25th |
| 2022 Beijing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2026 Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 32 |
Multi medallists
Belgian multi medallists who have won at least three medals.[2]
| No. | Athlete | Sport | Years | Games | Gender | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Van Winkel | Athletics | 1980-1988 | 3 | F | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | Michèle George | Equestrian | 2012-2024 | 4 | F | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | Alex Hermans | Athletics | 1980-2000 | 6 | M | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | Benny Govaerts | Athletics | 1988-2004 | 5 | M | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Peter Genyn | Athletics | 2016-2024 | 3 | M | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Ingrid Borre | Table tennis | 1984-1996 | 4 | F | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Laurens Devos | Table tennis | 2016-2024 | 3 | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Kurt Van Raefelghem | Athletics | 1992-2004 | 4 | M | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Gino De Keersmaeker | Athletics | 1996-2008 | 4 | M | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Steve Orens | Athletics | 1996-2000 | 2 | M | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 11 | Ewoud Vromant | Cycling | 2020-2024 | 2 | M | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Alain Ledoux | Table tennis | 1984-1996 | 4 | M | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
See also
References
- ^ Belgium at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
- ^ a b c d Belgium at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee