Belgium at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Belgium at the Olympic Games

Flag of Belgium
IOC code  BEL
NOC Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee
Websitewww.olympic.be (Dutch) (French)
At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta
Competitors 61 (41 men, 20 women) in 14 sports
Flag bearer Jean-Michel Saive (table tennis)
Medals
Rank: 31
Gold
2
Silver
2
Bronze
2
Total
6
Olympic history (summary)
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Intercalated Games
1906

Belgium competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Results by event

Archery

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.

Men's Individual Competition:

Athletics

Men's 200m

Men's 400m Hurdles

Men's Marathon

Women's 400m Hurdles

Women's Marathon

Cycling

Mountain biking

Athlete Event Time Rank
Roel Paulissen Men's cross-country 2:33:53 (+0:16:15) 17th

Road

Men

Athlete Event Time Rank
Johan Museeuw Road race 04:55:25 (+1:28) 10th
Wilfried Peeters Road race 04:56:28 (+2:32) 15th
Frank Vandenbroucke Road race 04:56:44(+2:48) 25th
Johan Bruyneel Road race 04:56:47 (+2:51) 60th
Tom Steels Road race 04:56:56 (+3:00) 109th
Johan Bruyneel Time Trial 01:10:12 (+6:07) 24th

Women

Athlete Event Time Rank
Heidi Van de Vijver Road race 02:37:06 (+0:53) 20th

Track

Athlete Event Points Rank
Etienne De Wilde Points race 0 pts 24th

Equestrian

Team Jumping

(→ 13th place)

Gymnastics

Sailing

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

Shooting

10 m Air Rifle Women

Double Trap Women

Trap Men

Double Trap Men

Swimming

Men's 100m Breaststroke

Men's 200m Breaststroke

Women's 200m Freestyle

Women's 400m Freestyle

Women's 800m Freestyle

Women's 100m Backstroke

Women's 200m Backstroke

Women's 100m Breaststroke

Women's 200m Breaststroke

Women's 200m Individual Medley

Women's 400m Individual Medley

Tennis

Women
Athlete Event 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Sabine Appelmans Singles  N Zvereva (BLR)
L 7-5, 6-3
Did not advance
Dominique Van Roost Singles  A Sánchez Vicario (ESP)
L 6-1, 7-5
Did not advance
Laurence Courtois Singles  A Kournikova (RUS)
W 1-6, 6-2, 6-2
 K Habšudová (SVK)
L 7-5, 6-2
Did not advance

Wrestling

Men's Greco-Roman 82 kg

References

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