History
Belgium made its first Summer Olympic Games appearance in 1900. The nation missed the next games, but returned in 1908 and has competed ever since. Belgium hosted the 1920 Summer Olympic Games in Antwerp. The nation competes with a decent sized team, but more recently competed with around a 100 in the past three games and in a variety of sports including cycling and equestrian along with team sports such as field hockey and historically water polo.
Belgium has earned medals at every Summer Olympics it has competed in with the exception of the 1932 games. They have won a total of 148 medals in 18 sports, including the defunct sport of tug of war. The most successful sports include cycling (26) and archery (20) while 12 medals were also won in athletics, equestrian and judo. The most successful athlete was archer Hubert van Innis whom won 10 medals at the 1900 and 1920 games. During the 2016 Olympics Belgium won six medals.
Qualified Quotas
Athletics
Men’s Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s 5000m | Isaac Kimeli | |
| Men’s 4x400m Relay | Jonathan Sacoor Robin Vanderbemden Dylan Borlee Kevin Borlee Julien Watrin |
|
| Men’s Marathon | Bashir Abdi | |
| Koen Naert |
Women’s Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s 400m Hurdles | Hanne Claes | |
| Women’s 4x400m Relay | Hanne Claes Imke Vervaet Paulien Couckuyt Camille Laus |
|
| Women’s High Jump | Nafissatou Thiam | |
| Women’s Long Jump | Nafissatou Thiam | |
| Women’s Heptathlon | Nafissatou Thiam |
Mixed Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Mixed 4x400m Relay | Dylan Borlee Hanne Claes Camille Laus Kevin Borlee Robin Vanderbemden Imke Vervaet |
Canoeing
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s K2 500m | Hermien Peters Lize Broekx |
Cycling
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Time Trial | Remco Evenepoel |
Equestrian
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Individual Jumping | From Team Quota | |
| From Team Quota | ||
| From Team Quota | ||
| Team Jumping | Pieter Devos Horse: Claire Z Jos Verlooy Horse: Igor Jerome Guery Horse: Quel Homme de Hus Gregory Wathelet Horse: MJT Nevados S |
Field Hockey
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Tournament | Loic Van Doren Arthur Van Doren John-John Dohmen Florent van Aubel Cedric Charlier Gauthier Boccard Nicolas De Kerpel Emmanuel Stockbroekx Alexander Hendrickx Thomas Briels Felix Denayer Vincent Vanasch Simon Gougnard Arthur De Sloover Antoine Kina Loick Luypaert Victor Wegnez Tom Boon |
Gymnastics
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s Artistic Individual Events | From Team Quota | |
| From Team Quota | ||
| From Team Quota | ||
| From Team Quota | ||
| Women’s Artistic Team All-Around | Maellyse Brassart Margaux Daveloose Nina Derwael Senna Deriks Jade Vansteenkiste |
Rowing
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Lightweight Double Sculls | Tim Brys Niels van Zandweghe |
Sailing
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s Laser Radial | Emma Passchaert |
Swimming
Men’s Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s 100m Freestyle | Pieter Timmers | |
| Men’s 200m Butterfly | Louis Croenen |
Women’s Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s 100m Breaststroke | Fanny Lecluyse | |
| Women’s 200m Breaststroke | Fanny Lecluyse |