Belgium competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. 50 competitors, 31 men and 19 women, took part in 41 events in 14 sports.
Medalists
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%"
|-
! Medal
! Name
! Sport
! Event
! Date
|-
| || || Tennis ||Women's singles ||
|-
| || || Cycling || Men's road race ||
|-
| || || Judo || Women's 52 kg ||
|}
Athletics
Belgian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).
;Men
;Track & road events
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Heat
!colspan="2"|Semifinal
!colspan="2"|Final
|- style="font-size:95%"
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Tom Compernolle
|align=left|5000 m
|13:43.44
|14
|colspan=2
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Joeri Jansen
|align=left|800 m
|1:46.66
|3
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Monder Rizki
|align=left|5000 m
|14:03.58
|16
|colspan=2
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Cédric Van Branteghem
|align=left|400 m
|45.70
|4 q
|46.03
|8
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|}
;Women
;Track & road events
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Heat
!colspan="2"|Quarterfinal
!colspan="2"|Semifinal
!colspan="2"|Final
|- style="font-size:95%"
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left rowspan=2|Kim Gevaert
|align=left|100 m
|11.18
|3 Q
|11.17
|2 Q
|11.40
|17
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|200 m
|22.76
|2 Q
|22.68
|3 Q
|22.48 NR
|3 Q
|22.84
|6
|-align=center
|align=left|Katleen De Caluwé<br />Kim Gevaert<br />Lien Huyghebaert<br />Élodie Ouédraogo
|align=left|4 × 100 m relay
|43.08 NR
|3 Q
|colspan=4
|43.11
|6
|}
;Field events
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Qualification
!colspan="2"|Final
|- style="font-size:95%"
!Distance
!Position
!Distance
!Position
|-align=center
|align=left|Tia Hellebaut
|align=left|High jump
|1.95
|=4 Q
|1.85
|12
|}
Canoeing
Sprint
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Heats
!colspan="2"|Semifinals
!colspan="2"|Final
|-
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Wouter d'Haene<br /> Bob Maesen
|align=left|Men's K-2 1000 m
|3:14.447
|4 q
|3:11.757
|1 Q
|3:20.196
|5
|-align=center
|align=left|Petra Santy
|align=left|Women's K-1 500 m
|1:52.834
|3 q
|1:54.534
|4
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|}
<small>Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify to final; q = Qualify to semifinal</small>
Cycling
Road
;Men
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!Athlete
!Event
!Time
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Philippe Gilbert
|align=left rowspan=2|Road race
|5:44:13
|49
|-align=center
|align=left|Axel Merckx
|5:41:52
|
|-align=center
|align=left rowspan=2|Peter Van Petegem
|align=left|Road race
|5:42:03
|40
|-align=center
|align=left|Time trial
|1:00:31.49
|18
|-align=center
|align=left|Wim Vansevenant
|align=left|Road race
|colspan=2|Did not finish
|-align=center
|align=left rowspan=2|Marc Wauters
|align=left|Road race
|colspan=2|Did not finish
|-align=center
|align=left|Time trial
|59:59.63
|13
|}
;Women
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!Athlete
!Event
!Time
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Sharon Vandromme
|align=left|Road race
|3:25:42
|21
|}
Track
;Omnium
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!Athlete
!Event
!Points
!Laps
!Rank
|- align=center
|align=left|Matthew Gilmore
|align=left|Men's points race
|7
|0
|18
|-align=center
|align=left|Matthew Gilmore<br />Iljo Keisse
|align=left|Men's madison
|3
|−1
|11
|}
Mountain biking
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!Athlete
!Event
!Time
!Rank
|- align=center
|align=left|Roel Paulissen
|align=left|Men's cross-country
|2:18:10
|4
|}
Equestrian
Eventing
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="3"|Athlete
!rowspan="3"|Horse
!rowspan="3"|Event
!colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Dressage
!colspan="3" rowspan="2"|Cross-country
!colspan="6"|Jumping
!colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Total
|- style="font-size:95%"
!colspan="3"|Qualifier
!colspan="3"|Final
|- style="font-size:95%"
!Penalties
!Rank
!Penalties
!Total
!Rank
!Penalties
!Total
!Rank
!Penalties
!Total
!Rank
!Penalties
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Hendrik Degros
|align=left|Mr. Noppus
|align=left rowspan=5|Individual
|63.80 #
|54
|18.40
|82.20
|46
|0.00
|82.20
|37
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|82.20
|37
|-align=center
|align=left|Dolf Desmedt
|align=left|Bold Action
|57.00 #
|38
|31.20 #
|88.20 #
|53
|4.00 #
|92.20 #
|43
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|92.20
|43
|-align=center
|align=left|Karin Donckers
|align=left|Gormley
|56.40
|36
|0.00
|56.40
|25
|0.00
|56.40
|17 Q
|8.00 #
|64.40
|16
|64.40
|16
|-align=center
|align=left|Constantin Van Rijckevorsel
|align=left|Withcote Nelie
|48.00
|25
|6.40
|54.40
|19
|0.00
|54.40
|15 Q
|4.00
|58.40
|10
|58.40
|10
|-align=center
|align=left|Joris Vanspringel
|align=left|Over and Over
|56.00
|35
|colspan=3|Eliminated
|colspan=8|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Hendrik Degros<br />Dolf Desmedt<br />Karin Donckers<br />Constantin Van Rijckevorsel<br />Joris Vanspringel
|align=left|See above
|align=left|Team
|160.40
|7
|24.80
|193.00
|8
|0.00
|193.00
|1
|colspan=3
|193.00
|7
|}
<small>"#" indicates that the score of this rider does not count in the team competition, since only the best three results of a team are counted.</small>
Show jumping
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
!rowspan="3"|Athlete
!rowspan="3"|Horse
!rowspan="3"|Event
!colspan="8"|Qualification
!colspan="5"|Final
!rowspan=2 colspan="2"|Total
|-style="font-size:95%"
!colspan="2"|Round 1
!colspan="3"|Round 2
!colspan="3"|Round 3
!colspan="2"|Round A
!colspan="3"|Round B
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Penalties
!Rank
!Penalties
!Total
!Rank
!Penalties
!Total
!Rank
!Penalties
!Rank
!Penalties
!Total
!Rank
!Penalties
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Dirk Demeersman
|align=left|Clinton
|align=left rowspan=4|Individual
|12
|=60
|0
|12
|=28 Q
|8
|20
|=29 Q
|8
|=12 Q
|4
|12
|=4
|12
|=4
|-align=center
|align=left|Jos Lansink
|align=left|Cumano
|4
|=19
|13
|17
|=42 Q
|0
|17
|=21 Q
|12
|30
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|12
|30
|-align=center
|align=left|Ludo Philippaerts
|align=left|Parco
|0
|=1
|4
|4
|=5 Q
|16
|20
|=29 Q
|4
|=4 Q
|8
|12
|=4
|12
|=4
|-align=center
|align=left|Stany Van Paesschen
|align=left|O de Pomme
|4
|=19
|8
|12
|=28 Q
|8
|20
|=29
|colspan=7|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Dirk Demeersman<br />Jos Lansink<br />Ludo Philippaerts<br />Stany Van Paesschen
|align=left|See above
|align=left|Team
|colspan=8
|12
|=4 Q
|16
|28
|6
|28
|6
|}
Fencing
;Men
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!Round of 64
!Round of 32
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinal
!Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final /
|- style="font-size:95%"
!Opposition <br /> Score
!Opposition <br /> Score
!Opposition <br /> Score
!Opposition <br /> Score
!Opposition <br /> Score
!Opposition <br /> Score
!Rank
|- align=center
|align=left|Cédric Gohy
|align=left|Individual foil
|
|<br />L 12–15
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|}
Gymnastics
Artistic
;Women
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
|-
!rowspan=3|Athlete
!rowspan=3|Event
!colspan=6|Qualification
!colspan=6|Final
|- style="font-size:95%"
!colspan=4|Apparatus
!rowspan=2|Total
!rowspan=2|Rank
!colspan=4|Apparatus
!rowspan=2|Total
!rowspan=2|Rank
|- style="font-size:95%"
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
|-align=center
|align=left|Aagje Vanwalleghem
|align=left|All-around
|9.275
|9.200
|8.825
|8.925
|36.225
|29 Q
|9.225
|9.075
|8.287
|8.275
|34.862
|23
|}
Judo
;Women
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!Round of 32
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinals
!Semifinals
!Repechage 1
!Repechage 2
!Repechage 3
!colspan=2|Final /
|- style="font-size:95%"
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Ilse Heylen
|align=left|−52 kg
|<br />W 0200–0000
|<br />W 1000–0000
|<br />L 0000–0101
|Did not advance
|
|<br />W 0201–0000
|<br />W 0011–0000
|<br />W 0001–0000
|
|-align=center
| align=left|Gella Vandecaveye
| align=left|−63 kg
|<br />W 1000–0000
|<br />W 1020–0000
|<br />L 0001–1001
|Did not advance
|
|<br />L 0000–1000
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Catherine Jacques
|align=left|−70 kg
|<br />W 0011–0010
|<br />W 0220–0010
|<br />L0000–1000
|Did not advance
|
|<br />W 0200–0000
|<br />W 0110–0030
|<br />L 0000–1000
|5
|}
Rowing
;Men
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Heats
!colspan="2"|Repechage
!colspan="2"|Semifinals
!colspan="2"|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Tim Maeyens
|align=left|Single sculls
|7:17.68
|1 SA/B/C
|colspan=2
|6:50:33
|2 FA
|7:01:74
|6
|-align=center
|align=left|Justin Gevaert<br />Wouter Van der Fraenen
|align=left|Lightweight double sculls
|6:26.25
|4 R
|6:31:18
|3 SC/D
|6:25:34
|2 FC
|6:59:07
|15
|}
<small>Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; R=Repechage</small>
Sailing
;Men
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=11|Race
!rowspan=2|Net points
!rowspan=2|Final rank
|- style="font-size:95%"
!1
!2
!3
!4
!5
!6
!7
!8
!9
!10
!M*
|-align=center
|align=left|Sébastien Godefroid
|align=left|Finn
|19
|12
|2
|5
|6
|5
|3
|11
|<s>24</s>
|18
|15
|96
|7
|}
;Women
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=11|Race
!rowspan=2|Net points
!rowspan=2|Final rank
|- style="font-size:95%"
!1
!2
!3
!4
!5
!6
!7
!8
!9
!10
!M*
|-align=center
|align=left|Sigrid Rondelez
|align=left|Mistral
|17
|7
|19
|14
|15
|18
|18
|<s>21</s>
|13
|12
|15
|148
|18
|-align=center
|align=left|Min Dezillie
|align=left|Europe
|13
|1
|20
|3
|16
|<s>DNF</s>
|19
|20
|2
|23
|16
|133
|15
|}
;Open
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=11|Race
!rowspan=2|Net points
!rowspan=2|Final rank
|- style="font-size:95%"
!1
!2
!3
!4
!5
!6
!7
!8
!9
!10
!M*
|-align=center
|align=left|Philippe Bergmans
|align=left|Laser
|9
|4
|5
|14
|<s>32</s>
|14
|17
|27
|20
|18
|31
|159
|18
|}
<small>M = Medal race; OCS = On course side of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given</small>
Shooting
;Women
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan=2|Qualification
!colspan=2|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Points
!Rank
!Points
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Daisy de Bock
|align=left|10 m air rifle
|388
|33
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|}
Table tennis
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!Round 1
!Round 2
!Round 3
!Round 4
!Quarterfinals
!Semifinals
!colspan=2|Final /
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Jean-Michel Saive
|align=left|Men's singles
|colspan=2
|<br />L 2–4
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|}
Taekwondo
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinals
!Semifinals
!Repechage 1
!Repechage 2
!colspan=2|Final /
|- style="font-size:95%"
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Laurence Rase
|align=left|Women's +67 kg
|<br />W 9–6
|<br />L 4–8
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|}
Tennis
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!Round of 64
!Round of 32
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinals
!Semifinals
!colspan=2|Final /
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Opposition<br />Score
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Xavier Malisse
|align=left rowspan=2|Men's singles
|<br />L 2–6, 2–6
|colspan=6|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Olivier Rochus
|<br />W 3–6, 6–0, 6–1
|<br />L 0–6, 6–7<sup>(3–7)</sup>
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Xavier Malisse<br />Olivier Rochus
|align=left|Men's doubles
|
|<br />L 3–6, 2–6
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Justine Henin
|align=left|Women's singles
|<br />W 6–3, 6–4
|<br />W 6–2, 6–1
|<br />W 6–1, 6–0
|<br />W 6–4, 6–4
|<br />W 7–5, 5–7, 8–6
|<br />W 6–3, 6–3
|
|}
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.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!Athlete
!Event
!Swim (1.5 km)
!Trans 1
!Bike (40 km)
!Trans 2
!Run (10 km)
!Total Time
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Kathleen Smet
|align=left rowspan=2|Women's
|19:42
|0:21
|1:09:25
|0:23
|36:28
|2:05:35.89
|4
|-align=center
|align=left|Mieke Suys
|20:26
|0:20
|1:09:59
|0:22
|38:47
|2:09:12.57
|22
|}
See also
- Belgium at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
References
External links
- Official website – Belgian Olympic Team