# Belgium at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Belgium competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.

## Medalists

The following Belgian competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Laurens Devos | Table tennis | Men's individual Class 9 | September 11 |
| Gold | Florian Van Acker | Table tennis | Men's individual Class 11 | September 12 |
| Gold | Peter Genyn | Athletics | Men's 100 metres T51 | September 13 |
| Gold | Michele George | Equestrian | Individual freestyle test grade IV | September 16 |
| Gold | Peter Genyn | Athletics | Men's 400 metres T51 | September 17 |
| Silver | Marieke Vervoort | Athletics | Women's 400 metres T52 | September 10 |
| Silver | Michele George | Equestrian | Individual championship test grade IV | September 14 |
| Silver | Kris Bosmans | Cycling | Men's road race C1–3 | September 16 |
| Bronze | Joachim Gerard | Wheelchair tennis | Men's singles | September 16 |
| Bronze | Christophe Hindricq Jean-François Deberg Jonas van de Steene | Cycling | Mixed team relay | September 16 |
| Bronze | Marieke Vervoort | Athletics | Women's 100 metres T52 | September 17 |

## Administration

Olek Kazimirowski served as Chef de Mission.

## Disability classifications

Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis. Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.

## Athletics
### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
| Peter Genyn | 100 metres T51 | 21.15 PR | |
| Peter Genyn | 400 metres T51 | 1:20.82 PR | |
| Basile Meunier | 1500 metres T38 | 4:54.77 | 7 |

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Livia de Clercq | 100 metres T42 | 19.85 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Joyce Lefevre | 100 metres T34 | — | 21.02 | 8 |
| Joyce Lefevre | 400 metres T34 | — | DSQ | DSQ |
| Marieke Vervoort | 100 metres T52 | — | 20.12 SB | |
| Marieke Vervoort | 400 metres T52 | — | 1:07.62 | |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position |
| Livia de Clercq | Long jump T42 | 2.99 | 9 |

## Boccia

Belgium qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in this sport at the Guilford hosted 2015 Boccia European Team And Pairs Championships, London in the BC3 Pair event. They claimed gold ahead of silver medalist Greece and bronze medalists Spain. They scored 7 - 1 against Spain in the gold medal match.
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Pieter Cilissen | Individual BC3 | Ntenta (GRE) L 1–6 | Ho Y K (HKG) L 3–4 | — | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kenneth Verwimp | Individual BC3 | Kim H-s (KOR) L 2–3 | Bussiere (CAN) W 7–2 | — | 2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Pieter Cilissen Kirsten de Laender Kenneth Verwimp | Pairs BC3 | Brazil L 2–4 | South Korea L 3–7 | Canada W 7–0 | 3 | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Cycling

With one pathway for qualification being one highest ranked NPCs on the UCI Para-Cycling male and female Nations Ranking Lists on 31 December 2014, Belgium qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, assuming they continued to meet all other eligibility requirements.

### Road
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Kris Bosmans | Road race C1–3 | 1:49:11 | |
| Tim Celen | Road race T1–2 | 54:23 | 6 |
| Tim Celen | Road time trial T1–2 | 27:03.03 | 10 |
| Jean-François Deberg | Road race H3 | 1:33:17 | 4 |
| Jean-François Deberg | Road time trial H3 | 30:53.37 | 7 |
| Christophe Hindricq | Road race H2 | 1:23:14 | 5 |
| Christophe Hindricq | Road time trial H2 | 36:30.00 | 5 |
| Diederick Schelfhout | Road race C1–3 | DNF | DNF |
| Diederick Schelfhout | Road time trial C3 | 43:53.07 | 12 |
| Jonas van de Steene | Road race H4 | 1:28:57 | 5 |
| Jonas van de Steene | Road time trial H4 | 30:32.66 | 10 |
| Jean-François Deberg Christophe Hindricq Jonas van de Steene | Mixed team relay | 34:02 | |

#### Women

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Griet Hoet Guide: Anneleen Monsieur | Road race B | 2:19:11 | 14 |
| Griet Hoet Guide: Anneleen Monsieur | Time trial B | 43:34.20 | 15 |

### Track
#### Pursuit

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Opponent Results | Rank |
| Kris Bosmans | Men's individual pursuit C3 | 3:48.308 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Diederick Schelfhout | Men's individual pursuit C3 | 3:55.645 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Griet Hoet Guide: Anneleen Monsieur | Women's individual pursuit B | 3:40.770 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance |

#### Time trial

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Kris Bosmans | Men's 1 km time trial C1–3 | 1:12.583 | 10 |
| Diederick Schelfhout | Men's 1 km time trial C1–3 | 1:13.668 | 12 |
| Griet Hoet Guide: Anneleen Monsieur | Women's 1 km time trial B | 1:12.402 | 8 |

## Equestrian

The country qualified to participate in the team event at the Rio Games.
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Score | Rank |
| Michele George | FBW Rainman | Individual championship test grade IV | 74.333 | |
| Michele George | FBW Rainman | Individual freestyle test grade IV | 76.300 | |
| Barbara Minneci | Barilla | Individual championship test grade II | 66.714 | 12 |
| Eveline Van Looveren | Exelent | Individual championship test grade Ia | 67.565 | 17 |
| Ciska Vermeulen | Rohmeo | Individual championship test grade IV | 68.000 | 6 |
| Michele George Barbara Minneci Eveline Van Looveren Ciska Vermeulen | See above | Team | 422.834 | |

## Swimming
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Sven Decaesstecker | 400m freestyle S10 | 4:25.14 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sven Decaesstecker | 200m individual medley SM10 | 2:16.16 | 8 Q | 2:16.94 | 7 |
| Maarten Libin | 100m breaststroke SB6 | 1:31.22 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Yannick Vandeput | 200m freestyle S14 | 2:08.41 | 16 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Yannick Vandeput | 100m backstroke S14 | 1:06.83 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Michelle Franssen | 200m freestyle S14 | 2:20.52 | 6 Q | 2:19.91 | 7 |
| Michelle Franssen | 100m breaststroke SB14 | 1:23.17 | 6 Q | 1:22.73 | 6 |
| Michelle Franssen | 200m individual medley SM14 | 2:37.31 | 5 Q | 2:36.54 | 5 |

## Table tennis
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Round 1 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Marc Ledoux | Individual C8 | Bouvais (FRA) W 3–1 | McKibbin (GBR) L 1–3 | 3 | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mathieu Loicq | Individual C8 | Zhao S (CHN) L 1–3 | Csejtey (SVK) L 2–3 | 3 | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Laurens Devos | Individual C9 | Iwabuchi (JPN) W 3–0 | Shchepanskyy (UKR) W 3–0 | 1 Q | — | Leibovitz (USA) W 3–0 | Pérez (ESP) W 3–0 | Last (NED) W 3–0 | |
| Florian Van Acker | Individual C11 | Song B-j (KOR) W 3–1 | Takemori (JPN) W 3–1 | 1 Q | — | Creange (FRA) W 3–1 | Palos (HUN) W 3–0 | von Einem (AUS) W 3–2 | |
| Marc Ledoux Mathieu Loicq | Team C6–8 | — | Great Britain L 0–2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Wheelchair tennis

Belgium qualified two competitors in the men's single event. Joachim Gerard qualified via the standard route. Mike Denayer qualified via a Doubles World Ranking Allocation place.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Mike Denayer | Singles | Wallin (SWE) L 2–6, 2–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Joachim Gerard | Singles | bye | McCarroll (GBR) W 6–1, 6–4 | Jeremiasz (FRA) W 6–0, 6–0 | Kunieda (JPN) W 6–3, 6–3 | Hewett (GBR) L 5–7, 3–6 | Houdet (FRA) W 6–4, 6–2 | |
| Mike Denayer Joachim Gerard | Doubles | — | Bye | Caverzaschi / de la Puente (ESP) L 5–7, 7–6$^4$, 2–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |