Belgium

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics

2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

in Beijing

Beijing

Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

, People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

. 96 Belgians took part in Beijing, the biggest delegation for the country since 1976

1976 Summer Olympics

The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...

. Belgium won 1 gold and 1 silver medal, better than in 2004

2004 Summer Olympics

The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...

, when the country won 1 gold and 2 bronze medals.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
	Tia Hellebaut Tia Hellebaut Tia Hellebaut is a Belgian track and field athlete who started out in the heptathlon, but afterwards specialized in the high jump event. She has cleared 2.05 metres both indoors and outdoors....	Athletics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track and field events, road running events, and racewalking...	Women's high jump Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's high jump -Qualifying round:Qualification Criteria: Qualifying Performance 1.96 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.NM - No Mark-Final:NR = National Record / PB = Personal Best / SB = Season Best...
	Kim Gevaert Kim Gevaert Kim Gevaert is a former sprint athlete from Belgium.-Career:Her closest brush with a world title came in running 4/100 of a second behind three-time champion Gail Devers at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics... Hanna Mariën Hanna Mariën Hanna Mariën is a Belgian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. Her personal best time on the individual distance is 22.68 seconds, achieved in July 2006 in Brussels. She has 11.41 seconds in the 100 metres.... Élodie Ouédraogo Élodie Ouédraogo Élodie Ouédraogo is a Belgian sprinter of Burkinabé descent, who specializes in the 200 metres and 400 m hurdles...	Athletics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track and field events, road running events, and racewalking...	Women's 4x100m relay Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 4x100 metre relay The Women's 4x100 metre relay event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 21 and 22 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium.There were 16 NOCs competing at this event. These 16 NOCs were selected by the average of the two best marks at the qualifying period...

Men

Athlete	Events	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Kristof Beyens Kristof Beyens Kristof Beyens is a Belgian sprint athlete, specialised in the 100 and 200 metres. His personal best time over 200 metres is 20.44 s, achieved in Osaka during the World Championships....	200 metres Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metres The following new world and Olympic record was set during this competition.-Results:All times shown are in seconds. The following abbreviations are used:* Q denotes qualification by place* q denotes qualification by time...	20:69	19 Q	20:50	16 Q	20.69	15	Did not advance
Jonathan Borlée	400 metres Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metres -Round 1:The first round was held on 18 August. The first three runners of each heat plus the next three overall fastest runners qualified for the semifinals.-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Heat 5:-Heat 6:-Heat 7:-Semifinal 1:...	45:25	16 Q			45.11	15	Did not advance
Kévin Borlée Kevin Borlée Kevin Borlée is a Belgian sprinter, who specializes in the 400 metres. He was a semi-finalist at both the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2009 World Championships, and is the current European Champion on this distance....	400 metres Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metres -Round 1:The first round was held on 18 August. The first three runners of each heat plus the next three overall fastest runners qualified for the semifinals.-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Heat 5:-Heat 6:-Heat 7:-Semifinal 1:...	45:43	21 Q			44.88 NR	9	Did not advance
Cédric Van Branteghem Cédric Van Branteghem Cédric Marie Carlos Thérèse Van Branteghem is a Belgian sprinter, who specializes in the 400 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*100 metres - 10.54 s *200 metres - 20.60 s *400 metres - 45.02 s...	400 metres Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metres -Round 1:The first round was held on 18 August. The first three runners of each heat plus the next three overall fastest runners qualified for the semifinals.-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Heat 5:-Heat 6:-Heat 7:-Semifinal 1:...	45:54	23 Q			45.81	24	Did not advance
Pieter Desmet	3000 metre steeplechase Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 3000 metre steeplechase -Round 1:Legend: Q=Qualified top 4 in heat; q=Qualified by time; DNF=Did Not Finish; DNS=Did Not Start; DQ=Disqualified; NR=National Record; PB=Personal Best; SB=Season Best- Final :-Splits:...	08:37:99	32					Did not advance
Monder Rizki Monder Rizki Monder Rizki is a Belgian long-distance runner.At the 2006 European Athletics Championships Rizki finished eleventh in the 5000 metres and seventeenth in the 10,000 metres.-Personal bests:*3000 metres - 7:42.84 min...	5000 metres Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 5000 metres The following new Olympic record was set during this competition:- Heat 1 :Qualification: First 4 in each heat and the next 3 fastest advance to the Final....	13:54:41	26					Did not advance
Hans Van Alphen Hans Van Alphen Hans Van Alphen is a Belgian decathlete.Van Alphen won the silver medal at the 2007 Summer Universiade and finished eleventh at the 2007 World Championships. In 2005, he became Belgian champion in the decathlon...	Decathlon Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's decathlon -Heat 1:21 August 2008 - 9:20Wind: -0.6 m/s-Heat 2:21 August 2008 - 9:27Wind: -0.2 m/s-Heat 3:21 August 2008 - 9:34Wind: 0.3 m/s-Heat 4:21 August 2008 - 9:41Wind: -0.4 m/s-Heat 5:21 August 2008 - 9:48Wind: -0.1 m/s-Group A:...							Did not finish
Frédéric Xhonneux Frédéric Xhonneux Frédéric Xhonneux is a Belgian track and field athlete who competes in the decathlon. He is the current Belgian record holder in the event with a score of 8142 points, achieved in May 2008 in Desenzano del Garda at the Multistars meeting.-Achievements:-External links:...	Decathlon Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's decathlon -Heat 1:21 August 2008 - 9:20Wind: -0.6 m/s-Heat 2:21 August 2008 - 9:27Wind: -0.2 m/s-Heat 3:21 August 2008 - 9:34Wind: 0.3 m/s-Heat 4:21 August 2008 - 9:41Wind: -0.4 m/s-Heat 5:21 August 2008 - 9:48Wind: -0.1 m/s-Group A:...							Did not finish
Kevin Rans Kevin Rans Kevin Rans is a Belgian pole vaulter. In March 2009 he tested positive on a prohibited substance but he was able to show that this was because of caffeine pills so he was cleared from doping allegations....	Pole vault Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's pole vault A new Olympic record was set during this competition.-Qualifying round:Qualifying performance 5.75 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.-Final:The final was held on August 22....	5.45	28					Did not advance
Jonathan Borlée  Kévin Borlée Kevin Borlée Kevin Borlée is a Belgian sprinter, who specializes in the 400 metres. He was a semi-finalist at both the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2009 World Championships, and is the current European Champion on this distance....   Cédric Van Branteghem Cédric Van Branteghem Cédric Marie Carlos Thérèse Van Branteghem is a Belgian sprinter, who specializes in the 400 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*100 metres - 10.54 s *200 metres - 20.60 s *400 metres - 45.02 s...   Arnaud Ghislain	4x400 metre relay Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 4x400 metre relay The Men's 4 x 400 metres relay event at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 22 and 23 August at the Beijing National Stadium.There were 16 NOCs competing at this event. These 16 NOCs were selected by the average of the two best marks at the qualifying period...	3:00:67 NR	6 Q					2:59:37 NR	5

Women

Athlete	Events	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Kim Gevaert Kim Gevaert Kim Gevaert is a former sprint athlete from Belgium.-Career:Her closest brush with a world title came in running 4/100 of a second behind three-time champion Gail Devers at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics...	100 metres Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metres -Results:All times shown are in seconds. The following abbreviations are used:* Q denotes qualification by place* q denotes qualification by time* PB denotes personal best* SB denotes season best* NR denotes national record...	11.33	10 Q	11.10	6 Q	11.30	11	Did not advance
Nathalie De Vos Nathalie De Vos Nathalie De Vos is a Belgian long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 and 10,000 metres.At the 2006 European Championships she finished eleventh in the 5000 m and tenth in the 10,000 m. Then, in the 10,000 metres, she finished eleventh at the 2007 World Championships and...	10000 metres Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 10000 metres The following new Olympic record was set during this competition.Both Tirunesh Dibaba and Elvan Abeylegesse completed the race in a time under the old Olympic record, recording the second and third fastest ever women's 10,000 metre times, making Dibaba the new Olympic record holder.-Results:-Splits:...							32:33.45	24
Veerle Dejaeghere	3000 metre steeplechase Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 3000 metre steeplechase The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Round 1:Qualification: First 4 in each heat and the next 3 fastest advance to the Final....	9:54.65	39					Did not advance
Tia Hellebaut Tia Hellebaut Tia Hellebaut is a Belgian track and field athlete who started out in the heptathlon, but afterwards specialized in the high jump event. She has cleared 2.05 metres both indoors and outdoors....	High jump Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's high jump -Qualifying round:Qualification Criteria: Qualifying Performance 1.96 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.NM - No Mark-Final:NR = National Record / PB = Personal Best / SB = Season Best...	1.93	1 Q					2.05 NR
Olivia Borlée Olivia Borlée Olivia Borlée is a Belgian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. Her personal best time in the individual distance is 22.98 seconds, achieved in July 2006 in Brussels...   Kim Gevaert Kim Gevaert Kim Gevaert is a former sprint athlete from Belgium.-Career:Her closest brush with a world title came in running 4/100 of a second behind three-time champion Gail Devers at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics...   Hanna Mariën Hanna Mariën Hanna Mariën is a Belgian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. Her personal best time on the individual distance is 22.68 seconds, achieved in July 2006 in Brussels. She has 11.41 seconds in the 100 metres....   Élodie Ouédraogo Élodie Ouédraogo Élodie Ouédraogo is a Belgian sprinter of Burkinabé descent, who specializes in the 200 metres and 400 m hurdles...	4x100 metre relay Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 4x100 metre relay The Women's 4x100 metre relay event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 21 and 22 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium.There were 16 NOCs competing at this event. These 16 NOCs were selected by the average of the two best marks at the qualifying period...	42.92	3 Q					42.54 NR

Canoeing

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Kevin De Bont Kevin De Bont Kevin De Bont is a Belgian sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 1000 m event.-References:*...   Bob Maesen Bob Maesen Bob Maesen is a Belgian sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s. He won a silver medal in the K-2 1000 m event at the 2003 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Gainesville....	Men's K-2 1000 m	3:21.604	8th Q	3:24.148	10th	Did not advance

Mountain biking

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Filip Meirhaeghe Filip Meirhaeghe Filip Meirhaeghe is a Belgian racing cyclist. His primary focus was in mountain bike racing, however, he has also taken part in elite road, cyclo-cross and track cycling. He has won four Mountain Bike World Championships medals, one Olympic medal and a total of eleven mountain bike World Cup events...	Men's cross-country	DNF	32nd
Sven Nys Sven Nys Sven Nys is a professional cyclist who has won his most important victories in cyclo-cross races.Nys began racing BMX at the age of 8...	Men's cross-country	2:01:00	9th
Roel Paulissen	Men's cross-country	2:03:30	19th

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Mario Aerts Mario Aerts Mario Aerts is a professional road bicycle racer since 1997. He has since shifted residence to Molenstede and currently rides for , and has done so since 2005 under the team's various names....	Road race	06:24:01 (+0:12)	8th
Christophe Brandt Christophe Brandt Christophe Brandt is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer. He started his career with Saeco, but after one year he transferred to Lotto and stayed there for the rest of his career. In the early 2000s he was a good rider in the big rounds, like a 14-th place in the giro and 33the in the...	Road race	did not finish
Maxime Monfort Maxime Monfort Maxime Monfort is a Belgian racing cyclist with UCI ProTeam . Monfort is a climbing specialist.-Palmares:2004...	Road race	did not finish
	Time trial	01:07:12 (+5:01)	26th
Jurgen Van Den Broeck Jurgen Van Den Broeck Jurgen Van Den Broeck is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He specializes in the time trial, having been Junior World Champion in time trialing...	Road race	did not finish
Johan Van Summeren Johan Van Summeren Johan Vansummeren is a Belgian road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam .During the 2007 Tour de France, commentator Paul Sherwen repeatedly praised Vansummeren's work in support of his team leader, eventual second place finisher Cadel Evans, even going so far as to say "I would like to...	Road race	06:26:27 (+2:38)	42nd

Women

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Lieselot Decroix	Road race	03:36:35 (+4:11)	44th

Track

Athlete	Event	Points	Rank
Iljo Keisse Iljo Keisse Iljo Keisse is a Belgian racing cyclist, who has had his status altered many times as a result of a doping investigation. He rode part of the 2010 season for UCI ProTour team ....	Points race	8 pts	12th
Kenny De Ketele Kenny De Ketele Kenny De Ketele is a Belgian professional racing cyclist with UCI Professional Continental Team Topsport Vlaanderen.-Career highlights:20022003...   Iljo Keisse Iljo Keisse Iljo Keisse is a Belgian racing cyclist, who has had his status altered many times as a result of a doping investigation. He rode part of the 2010 season for UCI ProTour team ....	Madison	17 pts	4th

Equestrian

Eventing

Athlete	Horse	Event	Dressage		Cross-country		Jumping			Total
							Qualifier		Final
			Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Penalties	Rank
Karin Donckers	Gazelle De La Brasserie	Individual	31.7 pts	2nd	25.6 pts	9th	4 pts	12th	4 pts	65.3 pts	9th
Joris Vanspringel	Bold Action	Individual	52 pts	38th	66.4 pts	49th	15 pts	47th	Did not advance	133.4 pts	46th

Individual Jumping

Athlete	Horse	Event	Ind. Round 1		Ind. Round 2			Ind. Round 3			Final
											Round A		Round B		Total
			Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Rank
Jos Lansink Jos Lansink Jozeph Johannes Gerardus Marinus Lansink is an equestrian from The Netherlands, but currently representing Belgium, who competes in the sport of show jumping....	Cumano	Individual	1 pt	14th	1 pt	2 pts	4th	2 pts	4 pts	2nd Q	0 pts	1st	8 pts	14th	8 pts	10th

Field hockey

Squad list	Group stage		Classification round 9–10		Final
	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Rank
Thomas Briels  Cédric Charlier  Cédric De Greve (GK) Jérôme Dekeyser  Félix Denayer  John-John Dohmen  Philippe Goldberg  Grégory Gucassoff  Patrice Houssein  Max Luyckx  Xavier Reckinger  Thierry Renaer Thierry Renaer Thierry Renaer is a field hockey defender from Belgium, who made his debut for the Men's National Team in the late 1990s....   Jérôme Truyens  Thomas Van den Balck (c) Charles Vandeweghe Charles Vandeweghe Charles Vandeweghe is a field hockey forward from Belgium, who was a member of the Men's National Team that missed qualification for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens....   Loïc Vandeweghe  David Van Rysselberghe (GK-res.) Alexandre De Saedeleer (res.)	Spain Spain national field hockey team The Spain national field hockey team represents Spain in the international field hockey competitions. The team, coached by Dutchman Maurits Hendriks since 2002, competed in every World Cup since the first edition in 1971. Spain is ranked fourth in the world, as of June 30, 2008... L 2 - 4	5th	Canada W 3 - 0	9th	Did not advance
	Germany Germany national field hockey team The Germany national field hockey team represents Germany in international field hockey. The team have won the 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup in Mönchengladbach, Germany... D 1 - 1
	New Zealand L 2 - 4
	Korea Korea national field hockey team The Korea national field hockey team represents South Korea in the international field hockey competitions.-Summer Olympics:*1908 – Did not compete*1984 – Did not compete*1988 – Tenth place*1992 – Did not compete*1996 – Fifth place*2000 –... L 1 - 3
	China China national field hockey team The China national field hockey team is the national team of the People's Republic of China that participates in international field hockey matches and tournaments... W 3 - 1

Football

Squad list	Group stage		Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Bronze Final
	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Logan Bailly Logan Bailly Logan Bailly is a Belgian football goalkeeper who currently plays for Swiss club Neuchâtel Xamax on loan from Borussia Mönchengladbach.- Career :...  (GK) Yves Ma-Kalambay Yves Ma-Kalambay Yves Makabu-Ma-Kalambay is a Belgian footballer goalkeeper who is currently playing for the Belgian Jupiler Pro League club KV Mechelen. His parents are from the DR Congo, but Ma-Kalambay grew up in Brussels in the same neighbourhood as fellow footballers Vincent Kompany, Faris Haroun, Anthony...  (GK) Laurent Ciman Laurent Ciman Laurent Ciman is a professional football who plays as a defender for Standard Liège. He was transferred from R. Charleroi S.C. to Club Brugge in June 2008 and signed a 3 year contract for the Belgian team, he was loaned to K.V. Kortrijk for the 2009-2010...   Sepp De Roover Sepp De Roover Sepp De Roover is a Belgian footballer who currently plays for SC Lokeren. De Roover is a defender who was born in Geel and made his debut in professional football, being part of the FC Eindhoven squad in the 2005–06 season before joining Sparta Rotterdam...   Vincent Kompany Vincent Kompany Vincent Jean Mpoy Kompany is a Belgian footballer who plays for Manchester City and the Belgium national team. He is capable of playing at both centre back and defensive midfielder. Kompany is of partial Congolese ancestry...   Landry Mulemo Landry Mulemo Laundry Mulemo is a Congolese professional footballer who currently plays for Bucaspor.-Career:Mulemo began his career with Standard Liège as a youth team player where he played for two years before signing with FC Flémalle in 1992...   Sébastien Pocognoli Sébastien Pocognoli Sébastien Pocognoli is a Belgian international footballer who plays professionally in Belgium for Standard Liège. Pocognoli, who is of Italian origin, can play as a left back or as a left winger.-Club career:...   Thomas Vermaelen  Jan Vertonghen  Marouane Fellaini Marouane Fellaini Marouane Fellaini-Bakkioui is a Belgian footballer who plays for Everton and the Belgium national football team. Fellaini is of Moroccan descent.-Early career:...   Faris Haroun Faris Haroun Faris Haroun is a Belgian football player who plays in central midfield for Middlesbrough. He has also played for Belgium.- Middlesbrough :...   Maarten Martens Maarten Martens Maarten Martens is a Belgian footballer who currently plays for Eredivisie club AZ. His former teams are Anderlecht and RKC Waalwijk.Martens plays as a left winger or as an attacking midfielder...   Jeroen Simaeys Jeroen Simaeys Jeroen Simaeys is a Belgian footballer who plays as Centre Back. He joined Racing Genk on July 30 2011, and has previously played for Club Brugge, K. Sint-Truidense V.V., Oud-Heverlee Leuven, Butsel and KV Mechelen...   Anthony Vanden Borre Anthony Vanden Borre Anthony Vanden Borre is a male Belgian footballer who plays for Racing Genk.-Club career:His natural position is at right back or right winger but he made his debut both for Anderlecht and for Belgium at right back. He can also play as a central defender and as a midfielder where his range of...   Moussa Dembele Moussa Dembélé Moussa Sidi Yaya Dembélé is a Belgian footballer who currently plays as an Attacking Midfielder for Fulham in the English Premier League. He has a Malian father and a Belgian mother.-Early career:...   Tom De Mul Tom De Mul Tom De Mul is a Belgian footballer who plays for Sevilla FC in Spain, as a right winger.-Club career:Born in Kapellen, Antwerp, De Mul began his career in K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot, but joined the Ajax Amsterdam youth academy at age 15, like countryman Thomas Vermaelen a year before... Stijn De Smet Stijn De Smet Stijn De Smet is a Belgian professional football player, who plays for K.V.C. Westerlo on loan from AA Gent.- Career :De Smet usually plays as an attacking midfielder or forward...   Kevin Mirallas Kevin Mirallas Kevin Antonio Mirallas is a Belgian footballer who plays for Greek Superleague club Olympiacos, having previously played for Lille and Saint-Étienne. He has been capped by Belgium at international level.-Early years:...   Yves De Winter Yves De Winter Yves De Winter is a Belgian football goalkeeper, who plays for De Graafschap in Eredivisie.- External links :* at transfermarkt.co.uk...  (res.) Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe is a Belgian footballer playing for Club Brugge K.V.- Career :He joined his local team K.A.A. Gent at the age of five. He played for R.S.C. Anderlecht. Odjidja-Ofoe was part of the 2006–07 Anderlecht reserves team that won the reserves championship. In the 2007–08 season, he was...  (res.)	Brazil Brazil national football team The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the... L 0 - 1	2nd Q	Italy Italy national football team The Italy National Football Team , represents Italy in association football and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation , the governing body for football in Italy. Italy is the second most successful national team in the history of the World Cup having won four titles , just one fewer than... W 3 - 2	Nigeria Nigeria national football team The Nigeria national football team, nicknamed the Super Eagles or Green Eagles, is the national team of Nigeria and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation . The team has ranked as high as 5th in the FIFA World Rankings, in April 1994... L 1 - 4	Brazil Brazil national football team The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the... L 0 - 3	4th
	China China national under-23 football team The China national under-23 football team, also known as the China Olympic team , represents the People's Republic of China in international football competitions in the Olympic Games, Asian Games, as well as any other under-23 international football tournaments... W 2 - 0
	New Zealand New Zealand national under-23 football team The New Zealand Under-23 Football Team, informally known as the "Oly-Whites", represents New Zealand Football and New Zealand in international Under-23 football events, such as the Summer Olympics.... W 1 - 0

Gymnastics

Men

Athlete	Event	Apparatus						Qualification		Final
		Vault	Floor	Pommel horse	Rings	Parallel bars	Horizontal bar	Total	Rank	Total	Rank
Koen Van Damme	All-around	14.450 (73rd)	12.575 (76th)	14.200 (38th)	14.325 (49th)	14.600 (59th)	14.475 (45th)	84.625	43rd	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Apparatus				Qualification		Final
		Vault	Uneven Bars	Balance Beam	Floor	Total	Rank	Total	Rank
Gaëlle Mys Gaelle Mys Gaelle Mys is a Belgian artistic gymnast. The 2007 and 2008 senior all-around Belgian National Champion and the 2006 junior European bronze medalist on the floor exercise, Mys qualified as an individual to represent Belgium at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.At the Olympics, Mys qualified for...	All-around	14.050 (68th)	14.175 (55th)	14.800 (29th)	14.125 (44th)	57.150	31st Q	53.950	24th

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Repechage 1st round	Repechage Quarterfinals	Repechage Semifinals	Bronze medal match
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Dirk Van Tichelt Dirk Van Tichelt Dirk Van Tichelt is a Belgian judoka.His biggest achievement was his European title in Lisbon. In the same year at the Beijing Olympics he became fifht after losing in the first round to gold-medallist Elnur Mammadli....	−73 kg	L	W	W	W	L

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Repechage Quarterfinals	Repechage Semifinal	Bronze medal match
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Ilse Heylen Ilse Heylen Ilse Heylen is a Belgian judoka. She won the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.Heylen also became the 2005 European Champion and won a silver medal in 2004 and a bronze medal at the 2007 European Championships in Belgrade.- References :...	-52 kg	W	W	L	W	L	Did not advance
Catherine Jacques	-70 kg	L	Did not advance

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Tim Maeyens Tim Maeyens Tim Maeyens is a Belgian rower who competes primarily in the single scull.He started rowing at age of nine and rows for the Royal Rowing Association of Bruges....	Single sculls	7:16.60	3rd Q	6:52:70	5th Q	6:59:65	3rd Q	7:03:40	4th

Athletes	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semifinals		Final B
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Bart Poelvoorde  Christophe Raes	Double sculls	6:31.84	9th Q	6:24:01	2nd Q	6:29:91	10th	6:35:55	2nd 8th

Sailing

Athlete	Event	Race											Score	Rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Evi Van Acker Evi Van Acker Evi Van Acker is a professional sailor who started sailing at the age 7 in an Optimist and soon started on the youth program of the Royal Belgian Sailing Club...	Women's Laser Radial	1	10	16	10	12	6	12	4	18	CAN	10	91 pts	8th
Carolijn Brouwer Carolijn Brouwer Carolijn Mariëlle Brouwer is a professional sailorShe won the International Sailing Federation highest award in 1998 the ISAF World Sailor of the Year Awards....   Sébastien Godefroid Sébastien Godefroid Sébastien Godefroid is a Belgian sailor.He won the silver medal in sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. He also competed at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics, but has not won another medal.-References:...	Open Tornado	11	11	5	6	3	8	13	6	16	9	Did not advance	72 pts	12th

Men

Athlete	Events	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Yoris Grandjean	50 m freestyle Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre freestyle The following Olympic records were set during this competition.-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Heat 5:-Heat 6:-Heat 7:-Heat 8:-Heat 9:-Heat 10:-Heat 11:-Heat 12:-Heat 13:-Semifinal 1:-Semifinal 2:-Final:...	22:45 NR	28	Did not advance
	100 m freestyle	48:82 NR	19	Did not advance
Glenn Surgeloose	200 m freestyle	1:48:92 NR	30	Did not advance
Tom Vangeneugden Tom Vangeneugden Tom Vangeneugden is a Belgian swimmer who currently resides in Overijse. He holds the 800m, 1500m and 4x200 freestyle long course national records.-External links:*...	1500 m freestyle	15:11:04 NR	20			Did not advance
François Heersbrandt	100 m butterfly	53:33	37	Did not advance
Mathieu Fonteyn	200 m butterfly	1:56:65 NR	19	Did not advance
Brian Ryckeman	10 km open water					1:52:10	7

Women

Athlete	Events	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Elise Matthysen Elise Matthysen Elise Matthysen is a retired Belgian swimmer who specialised in breaststroke. During the 2008 European Aquatics Championships she came 4th in the final of the 100 m breaststroke in which she broke the national record of Brigitte Becue. With this excellent performance, she managed to qualify...	100 m breaststroke	1:08:37 NR	16 Q	1:09:00	13	Did not advance
	200 m breaststroke	2:27:04 NR	15 Q	2:29:64	16	Did not advance

Tennis

Athlete	Event	Round of 64		Round of 32		Round of 16		Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition	Score	Opposition	Score	Opposition	Score
Steve Darcis Steve Darcis Steve Darcis is a male professional tennis player. He achieved his career high ranking of #44 on 12 May 2008.-2007:...	Singles		4/6 5/7	Did not advance
Olivier Rochus Olivier Rochus Olivier Rochus is a Belgian tennis player. He was born in Namur, Belgium, and currently resides in Auvelais, Belgium.-Career:...	Singles		6/3 3/6 6/3		7/6 2/3 ret.		0/6 3/6	Did not advance
Steve Darcis Steve Darcis Steve Darcis is a male professional tennis player. He achieved his career high ranking of #44 on 12 May 2008.-2007:...  Olivier Rochus Olivier Rochus Olivier Rochus is a Belgian tennis player. He was born in Namur, Belgium, and currently resides in Auvelais, Belgium.-Career:...	Doubles				6/7 7/6 6/3		6/7 2/6	Did not advance

Table tennis

Athlete	Event	Preliminary round	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Jean-Michel Saive Jean-Michel Saive Jean-Michel Saive is a Belgian professional table tennis player.Born in Liège in a table tennis playing family, Saive was predestined to become a very good table tennis player and began playing as a small boy...	Singles Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's singles The Men's singles table tennis event was a part of the Table Tennis program and took place at the Peking University Gymnasium. The tournament started on August 19 and the finals took place on August 23....			L 2–4 (8–11, 7–11, 11–8, 11–9, 3–11, 10–12)	Did not advance

Triathlon

Men's race

Athlete	Swim	Cycle	Run	Total Time	Rank
Peter Croes Peter Croes Peter Croes is a Belgian triathlete specialized at the Olympic distance. He won the European Junior Triathlon Championships twice, in 2002 and 2003.Peter Croes was selected for the Olympic Games 2008 together with Axel Zeebroek...	18:26	1:17:43	33:25	1:51:40 (+2:47)	27th
Axel Zeebroek	18:30	1:16:45	33:15	1:50:30 (+1:37)	13th

Volleyball

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminary	Standing	Lucky Loser	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Score		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score
Liesbeth Mouha Liesbeth Mouha Liesbeth Mouha is a beach volleyball player from Belgium. She is partnered in the 2008 Summer Olympics with Liesbet Van Breedam.-External links:* at the Beach Volleyball Database...   Liesbet Van Breedam Liesbet Van Breedam Liesbet Van Breedam-Simurina is a beach volleyball player from Belgium. She is partnered in the 2008 Summer Olympics with Liesbeth Mouha.-External links:* at the Beach Volleyball Database...   Seed 15	Doubles	L 0 - 2 (22–24, 18–21) L 1 - 2 (21–18, 19–21, 13–15) W 2 - 0 (21–18, 21–17)	3rd Q	W 2 - 0 (21–13, 21–19)	L 0 - 2 (22–24, 10–21)	Did not advance

Weightlifting

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Tom Goegebuer Tom Goegebuer Tom Goegebuer is a Belgian weightlifter competing in the 62 kg and 56 kg category.He is 164 cm tall...	-56 kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 56 kg The men's 56 kg weightlifting event was the lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 56 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 10, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B weightlifters...	114 kg (NR)	12th	137 kg (=NR)	13th	251 kg (NR)	13th