Belgium_at_the_1996_Summer_Olympics
Belgium at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Belgium competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.
Quick Facts Belgium at the 1996 Summer Olympics, IOC code ...
| Belgium at the 1996 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | BEL |
| NOC | Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Atlanta | |
| Competitors | 61 (41 men, 20 women) in 14 sports |
| Flag bearer | Jean-Michel Saive (table tennis) |
| Medals Ranked 31st |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
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Further information: 2020 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 2020 Summer Olympics medal winners
More information Medal, Name ...
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Ulla Werbrouck | Judo | Women's half-heavyweight (72 kg) | 21 July |
| Gold | Fred Deburghgraeve | Swimming | Men's 100 m breaststroke | 20 July |
 Silver | Gella Vandecaveye | Judo | Women's half-middleweight (61 kg) | 23 July |
| Silver | Sébastien Godefroid | Sailing | Men's Finn class | 2 August |
 Bronze | Harry Van Barneveld | Judo | Men's heavyweight (+95 kg) | 20 July |
| Bronze | Marisabel Lomba | Judo | Women's lightweight (56 kg) | 24 July |
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Main article: Archery at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Veteran Paul Vermeiren was once again the only Belgian archer to compete in the nation's seventh appearance in the modern Olympic archery tournament. He advanced all the way to the semifinals before being defeated. In the bronze medal match, he was again defeated to finish with fourth place.
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
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Rank | ||
| Paul Vermeiren | Men's individual | 659 | 21 |  Ram (IND)W 165–104 |
 White (USA)W 159–158 |
 Medved (SLO)W 161–159 |
 Torres (FRA)W 111–106 |
Huish (USA) L 103–112 |
 Oh (KOR)L 110–115 |
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Main article: Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round by position in race or, in field events, by achieving the automatic qualification target
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- Men
- Track and road events
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Patrick Stevens | 200 m | 20.60 | 1 Q | 20.43 | 2 Q | 20.46 | 4 Q | 20.27 | 7 |
| Erik Wymeersch | 20.68 | 1 Q | 20.59 | 4 | did not advance | ||||
| Marc Dollendorf | 400 m hurdles | — | 49.49 | 2 Q | 48.91 | 8 | did not advance | ||
| Jean-Paul Bruwier | 49.69 | 6 | did not advance | ||||||
| Eddy Hellebuyck | Marathon | — | 2:25.04 | 67 | |||||
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- Women
- Track and road events
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Ann Mercken | 400 m hurdles | — | 55.88 | 3 Q | 54.95 | 6 | did not advance | ||
| Marleen Renders | Marathon | — | 2:36.27 | 25 | |||||
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Main article: Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Mountain biking
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roel Paulissen | Men's cross-country | 2:33:53 | 17th |
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Road
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johan Museeuw | Road race | 04:55:25 | 10th |
| Wilfried Peeters | 04:56:28 | 15th | |
| Frank Vandenbroucke | 04:56:44 | 25th | |
| Johan Bruyneel | 04:56:47 | 60th | |
| Tom Steels | 04:56:56 | 109th | |
| Johan Bruyneel | Time Trial | 01:10:12 | 24th |
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heidi Van De Vijver | Road race | 02:37:06 | 20th |
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Track
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Etienne De Wilde | Points race | 0 pts | 24th |
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Main article: Equestrian at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Jumping
More information Athlete, Horse ...
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Final | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | |||||||||||
| Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Jump off | Rank | |||
| Eric Wauters | Bon Ami | Individual | 4.00 | =14 | 16.00 | 20.00 | =45 | 37.50 | 57.50 | 67 | did not advance | ||
| Stanny Van Paesschen | Mulga Bill | 12.00 | =58 | 12.00 | 24.00 | =52 | 8.00 | 32.00 | =50 | did not advance | |||
| Michel Blaton | Revoulino | 9.00 | =54 | 17.75 | 26.75 | =62 | 8.50 | 35.25 | 53 | did not advance | |||
| Ludo Philippaerts | King Darco | 0.00 | =1 | 4.00 | 4.00 | =5 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 3 | 16.00 | — | 20 | |
| Eric Wauters Stanny Van Paesschen Michel Blaton Ludo Philippaerts |
See above | Team | — | 48.50 | — | 13 | |||||||
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Main article: Gymnastics at the 1996 Summer Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rope | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank | Rope | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank | Rope | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank | ||
| Cindy Stollenberg | Individual | 9.033 | 9.166 | 9.149 | 9.116 | 36.464 | 31 | did not advance | |||||||||||
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Main article: Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Race | Score | Rank | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||
| Sébastien Godefroid | Finn class | 13 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 32 pts |  |
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Main article: Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Philippe Dupont | Trap | 119 | =20 | did not advance | |
| Double trap | 128 | =22 | did not advance | ||
| Frans Peeters | Trap | 114 | =49 | did not advance | |
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Cindy Bouque | 10 m air rifle | 389 | 25 | did not advance | |
| Anne Focan | Double trap | 91 | 20 | did not advance | |
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Main article: Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Key
- Q = Qualified for Final A
- q = Qualified for Final B
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Fred Deburghgraeve | 100m Breaststroke | 1:00.60 | 1 Q | 1:00.65 | |
| 200m Breaststroke | 2:16.10 | 15 q | Withdrew | ||
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Brigitte Becue | 100m breaststroke | 1:09.83 | 8 Q | 1:09.79 | 8 |
| 200m breaststroke | 2:29.62 | 6 Q | 2:28.36 | 7 | |
| 200m individual medley | 2:18.28 | 17 q | Withdrew | ||
| Sandra Cam | 200m freestyle | 2:04.90 | 26 | did not advance | |
| 400m freestyle | 4:17.35 | 17 q | 4:14.94 | 10 | |
| 800m freestyle | 8:48.33 | 16 | did not advance | ||
| Yseult Gervy | 100m backstroke | 1:05.72 | 25 | did not advance | |
| 200m backstroke | 1:05.72 | 22 | did not advance | ||
| 400m individual medley | 4:53.11 | 16 q | 4:52.89 | 15 | |
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Main article: Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | 1st Round | 2nd Round | 3rd Round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
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| Sabine Appelmans | Women's Singles |  N Zvereva (BLR) L 7–5, 6-3 |
did not advance | ||||
| Dominique Van Roost |  A Sánchez Vicario (ESP) L 6–1, 7-5 |
did not advance | |||||
| Laurence Courtois |  A Kournikova (RUS) W 1–6, 6–2, 6-2 |
 K Habšudová (SVK) L 7–5, 6-2 |
did not advance | ||||
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Main article: Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Men's Greco-Roman
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Eightfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Repechage 2 Round |
Repechage 3 Round |
Repechage 4 Round |
Repechage 5 Round |
Repechage 6 Round |
Bronze Medal Finals |
Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
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| Jean-Pierre Wafflard | -82 kg | Tsilent (BLR) L 0-10 |
did not advance |  Frinta (CZE) L 0-2 |
did not advance | 17 | |||||||
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- Watkins, Ginger T. (1997). The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume III The Competition Results (PDF). Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers. ISBN 1-56145-150-9. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
- Digital Archive from the LA84 Foundation of Los Angeles
- Sports-reference