Belgium at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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| Belgium at the Olympic Games | ||||
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| IOC code: | BEL | |||
| NOC: | Comité Olympique et Interfédéral Belge external link (French) (Dutch) |
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| 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens | ||||
| Competitors | 51 (31 men, 20 women) in 14 sports | |||
| Flag bearer | Jean-Michel Saive | |||
| Medals Rank: 51 |
Gold 1 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 2 |
Total 3 |
| Summer Olympic Games appearances | ||||
| 1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 | ||||
| Winter Olympic Games appearances | ||||
| 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 | ||||
Belgium competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
Contents |
[edit] Medals
[edit] Gold
- Justine Henin — Tennis, women's singles
[edit] Bronze
- Axel Merckx — Cycling, men's road race
- Ilse Heylen — Judo, women's half-lightweight (52 kg)
[edit] Results by event
[edit] Athletics
Men's 400 metres:
- Cédric van Branteghem - Semifinal, 46.03 s (did not advance)
Men's 800 metres:
- Joeri Jansen - Round 1, 1:46.7 (did not advance)
Men's 5000 metres:
- Tom Compernolle - Round 1, 13:43.44 (did not advance)
- Monder Rizki - Round 1, 14:03.58 (did not advance)
Women's 100 metres:
- Kim Gevaert - Semifinal, 11.40 s (did not advance)
Women's 200 metres:
- Kim Gevaert - Round 1: 22.76 s, Round 2: 22.68 s, Semifinal: 22.48 s (NR), Final: 22.84 s (6th place)
Women's 4x100 metre relay:
- Kim Gevaert, Elodie Ouedraogo, Lien Huyghebaert, and Katleen de Caluwe - Round 1: 43.08 s (NR), Final: 43.11 s (6th place)
Women's high jump:
- Tia Hellebaut: Women's high jump, Final: 1.85 m (12th place; she jumped 1.95 m in qualification)
[edit] Canoeing
Women's K1 500 metres:
- Petra Santy - semifinal, 10th place
Men's K2 1000 metres:
- Wouter D'Hane and Bob Maesen - final, 5th place
[edit] Cycling
[edit] Road cycling
Men's road race:
- Axel Merckx - bronze medal, 5:41:52
- Peter Van Petegem - 40th place, 5:42:03
- Philippe Gilbert - 49th place, 5:44:13
- Win Vansevenant - did not finish
- Marc Wauters - did not finish
Women's road race:
- Sharon Vandromme - 21st place, 3:25:42
Men's time trial:
- Marc Wauters - 13th place, 59:59.63
- Peter Van Petegem - 18th place, 1:00:31.49
[edit] Mountain biking
Men's cross country:
- Roel Paulissen - 4th place, 2:18:10
[edit] Equestrian
- Dirk Demeersman, Jos Lansink, Ludo Philippaerts, Stanny van Paesschen: show jumping (team) - 6th (28 penalties)
- Karin Donckers, Constantin Van Rijckevorsel, Hendrik Degros, Dolf Desmedt, Joris Vanspringel: dressage (team) - 7th (193 points, 160.40 penalties)
- Dirk Demeersman (Clinton): show jumping (individual) - 5th (12 penalties)
- Ludo Philippaerts (Parco): show jumping (individual) - 5th (12 penalties)
[edit] Fencing
Men's foil individual:
- Cedric Gohy - defeated in round of 32
[edit] Gymnastics
- Aagje Van Walleghem: Women's Artistic Individual All-around - 23rd (34.862)
[edit] Judo
- Ilse Heylen: Women's 52 kg - bronze
- Catherine Jacques: Women's 70 kg - 5th
- Gella Vandecaveye: Women's 63 kg - defeated in quarterfinals
[edit] Rowing
- Tim Maeyens: Single Sculls Men, Final A - 6th
[edit] Taekwondo
- Laurence Rase: Women's over 67 kg - defeated in quarterfinals
[edit] Tennis
- Justine Henin: Women's Singles - gold
[edit] Triathlon
The same two women competed for Belgium that did four years earlier. Both did better in 2004 than they had in the first competition, with Kathleen Smet missing a medal by only 27 seconds.
Women's Competition:
- Kathleen Smet - 2:05:35 (4th place)
- Mieke Suys - 2:09:12.57 (22nd place)
[edit] Officials
- President: Baron François Narmon
- Secretary General: Guido De Bondt
