# Belgium at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Belgium competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the nation's official debut in 1900, Belgian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Nina Derwael | Gymnastics | Women's uneven bars | 1 August |
| Gold | Belgium men's national field hockey teamArthur Van DorenJohn-John DohmenFlorent Van AubelSébastien DockierCédric CharlierGauthier BoccardNicolas De KerpelAugustin MeurmansAlexander HendrickxThomas BrielsFélix DenayerVincent VanaschSimon GougnardArthur De SlooverAntoine KinaLoïck LuypaertVictor WegnezTom Boon | Field hockey | Men's tournament | 5 August |
| Gold | Nafissatou Thiam | Athletics | Women's heptathlon | 5 August |
| Silver | Wout Van Aert | Cycling | Men's road race | 24 July |
| Bronze | Matthias Casse | Judo | Men's 81 kg | 27 July |
| Bronze | Pieter Devos Jérôme Guery Gregory Wathelet | Equestrian | Team jumping | 7 August |
| Bronze | Bashir Abdi | Athletics | Men's marathon | 8 August |

## Competitors

| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Archery | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Athletics | 16 | 13 | 29 |
| Badminton | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Basketball | 4 | 12 | 16 |
| Canoeing | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Cycling | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| Equestrian | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Field hockey | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Golf | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Gymnastics | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Judo | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Rowing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Sailing | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Shooting | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Skateboarding | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Taekwondo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tennis | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Triathlon | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Weightlifting | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 68 | 55 | 123 |

## Archery

Belgium archers booked an Olympic place in the men's individual recurve based on the world ranking.
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Jarno de Smedt | Men's individual | 650 | 43 | Kawata (JPN) W 6–2 | Li Jl (CHN) L 5–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Athletics

Belgian athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):

### Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
* DNS = Did not start
* NM = No valid trial recorded

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Robin Vanderbemden | 200 m | 20.70 | 3 Q | 21.00 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kevin Borlée | 400 m | 45.36 SB | 2 Q | DNS | DNS | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jonathan Sacoor | 400 m | 45.41 | 3 Q | 45.88 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Eliott Crestan | 800 m | 1:46.19 | 2 Q | 1:44.84 PB | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ismael Debjani | 1500 m | 3:36.00 | 1 Q | 3:42.18 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Robin Hendrix | 5000 m | 13:58.37 | 16 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Isaac Kimeli | 5000 m | 13:57.36 | 17 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Isaac Kimeli | 10000 m | — | — | — | — | 28:31.91 | 18 |
| Michael Obasuyi | 110 m hurdles | 13.65 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Dylan Borlée Jonathan Borlée Kévin Borlée Alexander Doom Jonathan Sacoor Robin Vanderbemden* Julien Watrin* | 4 × 400 m relay | 2:59.37 SB | 3 Q | — | — | 2:57.88 NR | 4 |
| Bashir Abdi | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:10:00 SB | |
| Dieter Kersten | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:22:06 | 59 |
| Koen Naert | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:12:13 SB | 10 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Imke Vervaet | 200 m | 23.05 PB | 4 q | 23.31 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Cynthia Bolingo | 400 m | DNS | DNS | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Elise Vanderelst | 1500 m | 4:05.63 | 9 q | 4:04.86 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Anne Zagré | 100 m hurdles | 12.83 SB | 3 Q | 12.78 SB | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hanne Claes | 400 m hurdles | 56.38 SB | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Paulien Couckuyt | 400 m hurdles | 54.90 NR | 3 Q | 54.47 NR | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Paulien Couckuyt Camille Laus Naomi Van Den Broeck Imke Vervaet Hanne Claes* Hanne Maudens* | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:24.08 NR | 3 Q | — | — | 3:23.96 NR | 7 |
| Mieke Gorissen | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:34:24 | 28 |
| Hanne Verbruggen | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:38:03 | 49 |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Dylan Borlée Jonathan Borlée Kevin Borlée Alexander Doom Camille Laus Imke Vervaet | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:12.75 NR | 3 Q | 3:11.51 NR | 5 |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Ben Broeders | Men's pole vault | 5.65 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Fanny Smets | Women's pole vault | 4.25 | =14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Combined events – Men's decathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
| Thomas van der Plaetsen | Result | 11.05 | NM | DNS | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Thomas van der Plaetsen | Points | 850 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |

### Combined events – Women's heptathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
| Nafissatou Thiam | Result | 13.54 SB | 1.92 SB | 14.82 | 24.90 | 6.60 | 54.68 SB | 2:15.98 SB | 6791 SB | |
| Nafissatou Thiam | Points | 1044 | 1132 | 849 | 896 | 1040 | 951 | 879 | 6791 SB | |
| Noor Vidts | Result | 13.17 PB | 1.83 SB | 14.33 PB | 23.70 PB | 6.32 | 41.80 PB | 2:09.05 PB | 6571 PB | 4 |
| Noor Vidts | Points | 1099 | 1016 | 816 | 1010 | 949 | 702 | 979 | 6571 PB | 4 |

## Badminton

Belgium entered one badminton player into the Olympic tournament. Set to compete at her third consecutive Games, Lianne Tan secured a spot in the women's singles at the Games based on the BWF Race to Tokyo Rankings.
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Elimination | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Lianne Tan | Women's singles | Thuzar (MYA) W (21–6, 21–8) | Tunjung (INA) L (11–21, 17–21) | 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Basketball
### Indoor
#### Summary

| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Belgium women's | Women's tournament | Australia W 70–85 | Puerto Rico W 87–52 | China L 74–62 | 2 Q | Japan L 86–85 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 7 |

#### Women's tournament

Belgium women's basketball team qualified for the first time for the Olympics as one of two highest-ranked eligible squads at the Ostend meet of the 2020 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

##### Team roster

The roster was announced on 4 July 2021.

##### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 247 | 191 | +56 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Belgium | 3 | 2 | 1 | 234 | 196 | +38 | 5 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 240 | 230 | +10 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 0 | 3 | 176 | 280 | −104 | 3 | |
* 27 July 2021 (2021-07-27) 17:20 v
* Boxscore
| Australia | 70–85 | Belgium |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 24–16, 16–19, 13–29 |||
| Pts: Magbegor 20 Rebs: George 10 Asts: Mitchell 7 | | Pts: Meesseman 32 Rebs: Meesseman 9 Asts: Allemand 11 |
* Saitama Super Arena, Saitama Referees: Juan Fernández (ARG), Amy Bonner (USA), Yener Yılmaz (TUR)
* 30 July 2021 (2021-07-30) 10:00 v
* Boxscore
| Belgium | 87–52 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–16, 20–8, 17–13, 27–15 |||
| Pts: Meesseman 26 Rebs: Meesseman 15 Asts: Allemand 7 | | Pts: Gwathmey 20 Rebs: Gwathmey, Meléndez 5 Asts: Rosado 5 |
* Saitama Super Arena, Saitama Referees: Maripier Malo (CAN), Yu Jung (TPE), Kingsley Ojeaburu (NGA)
* 2 August 2021 (2021-08-02) 17:20 v
* Boxscore
| China | 74–62 | Belgium |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 21–16, 21–15, 15–10 |||
| Pts: Li Yue. 14 Rebs: Li Yue. 8 Asts: Wang 8 | | Pts: Meesseman 24 Rebs: Meesseman 7 Asts: Mestdagh 5 |
* Saitama Super Arena, Saitama Referees: Leandro Lezcano (ARG), Yener Yılmaz (TUR), Maj Forsberg (DEN)

##### Quarterfinal

* 4 August 2021 (2021-08-04) 17:20 v
* Boxscore
| Japan | 86–85 | Belgium |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 22–26, 20–26, 25–17 |||
| Pts: Miyazawa 21 Rebs: Akaho 7 Asts: Machida 14 | | Pts: Meesseman 25 Rebs: Meesseman 11 Asts: Allemand 8 |
* Saitama Super Arena, Saitama Referees: Yu Jung (TPE), Amy Bonner (USA), James Boyer (AUS)

### 3×3 basketball
#### Summary

| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Belgium men's 3×3 | Men's 3×3 tournament | Latvia W 21–20 | Japan L 16–18 | ROC W 21–16 | Serbia L 14–21 | China L 20–21 | Netherlands W 16–18 (OT) | Poland W 16–14 | 2 | N/A | Latvia L 8–21 | Serbia L 10–21 | 4 |

#### Men's tournament

Belgium men's national 3x3 team qualified for the Olympics by securing a top finish at the 2021 Universality Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

##### Team roster

The players were announced on 3 July 2021.
* Rafael Bogaerts
* Nick Celis
* Thierry Mariën
* Thibaut Vervoort

##### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
| 1 | Serbia | 7 | 7 | 0 | 138 | 91 | +47 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Belgium | 7 | 4 | 3 | 126 | 127 | −1 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Latvia | 7 | 4 | 3 | 133 | 129 | +4 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Netherlands | 7 | 4 | 3 | 132 | 129 | +3 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | ROC | 7 | 3 | 4 | 116 | 125 | −9 | Quarterfinals |
| 6 | Japan (H) | 7 | 2 | 5 | 123 | 134 | −11 | Quarterfinals |
| 7 | Poland | 7 | 2 | 5 | 120 | 130 | −10 | |
| 8 | China | 7 | 2 | 5 | 119 | 142 | −23 | |
* 1 2 3 Belgium 2–0, Latvia 1–1, Netherlands 0–2
* 1 2 3 Japan 1–1, 123 PS; Poland 1–1, 120 PS; China 1–1, 119 PS
* 24 July 2021 (2021-07-24) 18:40 v
* Report
| Latvia | 20–21 | Belgium |
| Pts: Lasmanis 11 | | Pts: Vervoort 11 |
* Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo Referees: Markos Michaelides (SUI), Edmond Ho (HKG)
* 24 July 2021 (2021-07-24) 22:25 v
* Report
| Belgium | 16–18 (OT) | Japan |
| Pts: Bogaerts 5 | | Pts: Yasuoka 7 |
* Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo Referees: Vlad Ghizdareanu (ROU), Su Yu-yen (TPE)
* 25 July 2021 (2021-07-25) 11:35 v
* Report
| ROC | 16–21 | Belgium |
| Pts: Karpenkov 7 | | Pts: Celis, Vervoort 7 |
* Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo Referees: Vlad Ghizdareanu (ROU), Cecília Tóth (HUN)
* 25 July 2021 (2021-07-25) 15:25 v
* Report
| Serbia | 21–14 | Belgium |
| Pts: Domović Bulut 13 | | Pts: Bogaerts 6 |
* Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo Referees: Markos Michaelides (SUI), Cecília Tóth (HUN)
* 26 July 2021 (2021-07-26) 11:35 v
* Report
| Belgium | 20–21 | China |
| Pts: Vervoort 10 | | Pts: Hu 9 |
* Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo Referees: Marek Maliszewski (POL), Cecília Tóth (HUN)
* 26 July 2021 (2021-07-26) 18:40 v
* Report
| Netherlands | 17–18 (OT) | Belgium |
| Pts: Voorn 10 | | Pts: Vervoort 7 |
* Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo Referees: Markos Michaelides (SUI), Evgeny Ostrovskiy (RUS)
* 27 July 2021 (2021-07-27) 14:40 v
* Report
| Belgium | 16–14 | Poland |
| Pts: Vervoort 11 | | Pts: Hicks 8 |
* Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo Referees: Edmond Ho (HKG), Vlad Ghizdareanu (ROU)

##### Semifinal

* 28 July 2021 (2021-07-28) 18:40 v
* Report
| Belgium | 8–21 | Latvia |
| Pts: Vervoort 5 | | Pts: Lasmanis 9 |
* Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo Referees: Edmond Ho (HKG), Markos Michaelides (SUI)

##### Bronze medal match

* 28 July 2021 (2021-07-28) 21:15 v
* Report
| Serbia | 21–10 | Belgium |
| Pts: Domović Bulut 7 | | Pts: Vervoort 5 |
* Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo Referees: Edmond Ho (HKG), Marek Maliszewski (POL)

## Canoeing
### Slalom

Belgium entered one canoeist to compete in the men's K-1 class at the Games, as the International Canoe Federation accepted the nation's request to claim an unused berth from the 2020 Oceania Championships.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Best | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Gabriel De Coster | Men's K-1 | 152.94 | 24 | 98.67 | 17 | 98.67 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Sprint

Belgium qualified a boat in the women's K-2 200 m for the Games by finishing fourth overall and second among those nations eligible for Olympic qualification at the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary. Meanwhile, one additional boat was awarded to the Belgian canoeist in the men's K-1 1000 m by winning the gold medal at the 2021 European Canoe Sprint Qualification Regatta.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Artuur Peters | Men's K-1 1000 m | 3:41.967 | 3 QF | 3:45.712 | 1 SF | 3:26.773 | 5 FB | 3:26.781 | 10 |
| Lize Broekx | Women's K-1 500 m | 1:52.476 | 7 QF | 1:49.336 | 2 SF | 1:54.489 | 5 FC | 1:56.842 | 21 |
| Hermien Peters | Women's K-1 500 m | 1:47.959 | 1 SF | Bye | Bye | 1:52.829 | 2 FA | 1:53.716 | 6 |
| Lize Broekx Hermien Peters | Women's K-2 500 m | 1:48.137 | 4 QF | 1:47.649 | 1 SF | 1:39.046 | 5 FB | 1:38.475 | 9 |
Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

## Cycling
### Road

Belgium entered a squad of eight riders (five men and three women) to compete in their respective Olympic road races, by virtue of their top 50 national finish (for men) and top 22 (for women) in the UCI World Ranking.

#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Tiesj Benoot | Road race | 6:16:53 | 58 |
| Remco Evenepoel | Road race | 6:15:38 | 49 |
| Remco Evenepoel | Time trial | 57:21.27 | 9 |
| Wout Van Aert | Road race | 6:06:33 | |
| Wout Van Aert | Time trial | 56:44.72 | 6 |
| Greg Van Avermaet | Road race | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| Mauri Vansevenant | Road race | 6:21:46 | 77 |

#### Women

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Valerie Demey | Road race | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| Lotte Kopecky | Road race | 3:54:24 | 4 |
| Julie Van de Velde | Road race | 4:01:08 | 42 |
| Julie Van de Velde | Time trial | 34:23.49 | 19 |

### Track

Following the completion of the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Belgian riders accumulated spots for both men and women in madison and omnium based on their country's results in the final UCI Olympic rankings.

#### Omnium

| Athlete | Event | Scratch race | Scratch race | Tempo race | Tempo race | Elimination race | Elimination race | Points race | Points race | Total points | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Points | Rank | Total points | Rank |
| Kenny De Ketele | Men's omnium | 11 | 20 | 7 | 28 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 70 | 13 |
| Lotte Kopecky | Women's omnium | =13 | 16 | DNF | 0 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNF | DNF |

#### Madison

| Athlete | Event | Points | Laps | Rank |
| Kenny De Ketele Robbe Ghys | Men's madison | 32 | 0 | 4 |
| Jolien D'Hoore Lotte Kopecky | Women's madison | −18 | −20 | 10 |
* Lindsay De Vylder and Shari Bossuyt will travel as reserves

### Mountain biking

Belgian mountain bikers qualified for one men's and one women's quota place each into the Olympic cross-country race, as a result of the nation's thirteenth-place-finish for men and fourteenth for women, respectively, in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of 16 May 2021.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Jens Schuermans | Men's cross-country | 1:29:07 | 18 |
| Githa Michiels | Women's cross-country | LAP (2 laps) | 33 |

### BMX
#### Race

| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Elke Vanhoof | Women's race | 12 | 4 Q | 16 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Equestrian

Belgium fielded a squad of three equestrian riders into the Olympic team jumping competition by winning the gold medal and securing the first of three available berths for Group A and B at the European Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Meanwhile, two riders were added to the Spanish roster based on the following results in the individual FEI Olympic rankings: a top two finish outside the group selection for Group B (South Western Europe) in eventing and a highest overall placement outside the group and continental selection in dressage.
With Ireland withdrawing from the team dressage competition, Belgium received an invitation from FEI to send a dressage team to the Games, as the highest-ranked composite team, not yet represented. Belgium is hence set to compete in team dressage for the first time since Amsterdam 1928.
Belgian equestrian squads for eventing and jumping were named on June 24, 2021. The dressage team was named on July 3, 2021.

### Dressage

Alexa Fairchild and Dabanos have been named the travelling alternates.
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Grand Prix | Grand Prix | Grand Prix Special | Grand Prix Special | Grand Prix Freestyle | Grand Prix Freestyle | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Technical | Artistic | Score | Rank |
| Domien Michiels | Intermezzo van het Meerdaalhof | Individual | 70.202 | 28 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Larissa Pauluis | Flambeau | Individual | 67.251 | 42 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Laurence Roos | Fil Rouge | Individual | 70.699 | 23 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Domien Michiels Larissa Pauluis Laurence Roos | See above | Team | 6702.5 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final; q = Qualified for the final as a lucky loser

### Eventing

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Dressage | Cross-country | Cross-country | Cross-country | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Dressage | Cross-country | Cross-country | Cross-country | Qualifier | Qualifier | Qualifier | Final | Final | Final | | | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank |
| Lara de Liedekerke-Meier | Alpaga d'Arville | Individual | 37.20 | 33 | Withdrawn | Withdrawn | Withdrawn | Withdrawn | Withdrawn | Withdrawn | Withdrawn | Withdrawn | Withdrawn | Withdrawn | Withdrawn |

### Jumping

Yves Vanderhasselt and Jeunesse were originally named as the travelling alternates, but for veterinary reasons were replaced by Pieter Devos and Claire Z.
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Time | Rank |
| Niels Bruynseels | Delux van T & L | Individual | 0 | =1 Q | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Jérôme Guery | Quel Homme de Hus | Individual | 0 | =1 Q | 7 | 99.84 | 14 |
| Gregory Wathelet | Nevados S | Individual | 0 | =1 Q | 4 | 84.26 | 9 |
| Pieter Devos Jérôme Guery Gregory Wathelet | See above | Team | 4 | =2 Q | 12 | 242.02 | |

## Field hockey
### Summary

Key:
* FT – After full-time.
* P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Belgium men's | Men's tournament | Netherlands W 3–1 | Germany W 3–1 | South Africa W 9–4 | Canada W 9–1 | Great Britain D 2–2 | 1 Q | Spain W 3–1 | India W 5–2 | Australia W 3–2$^P$ FT: 1–1 | |

### Men's tournament

Belgium men's field hockey team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal at the 2019 EuroHockey Nations Championships in Antwerp.

#### Team roster

The squad was announced on 24 June 2021.
Head coach: Shane McLeod
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 4 | DF | Arthur Van Doren | (1994-10-01)1 October 1994 (aged 26) | 197 | 9 | Bloemendaal |
| 7 | MF | John-John Dohmen | (1988-01-24)24 January 1988 (aged 33) | 408 | 27 | Orée |
| 8 | FW | Florent Van Aubel | (1991-10-25)25 October 1991 (aged 29) | 246 | 47 | Dragons |
| 9 | FW | Sébastien Dockier | (1989-12-28)28 December 1989 (aged 31) | 208 | 60 | Pinoké |
| 10 | FW | Cédric Charlier | (1987-11-27)27 November 1987 (aged 33) | 328 | 50 | Dragons |
| 12 | DF | Gauthier Boccard | (1991-08-26)26 August 1991 (aged 29) | 233 | 13 | Waterloo Ducks |
| 13 | FW | Nicolas De Kerpel | (1993-03-23)23 March 1993 (aged 28) | 72 | 13 | Herakles |
| 14 | MF | Augustin Meurmans | (1997-05-29)29 May 1997 (aged 24) | 71 | 0 | Racing |
| 16 | DF | Alexander Hendrickx | (1993-08-06)6 August 1993 (aged 27) | 139 | 50 | Pinoké |
| 17 | FW | Thomas Briels | (1987-08-23)23 August 1987 (aged 33) | 352 | 40 | Oranje-Rood |
| 19 | MF | Félix Denayer (Captain) | (1990-01-31)31 January 1990 (aged 31) | 334 | 20 | Dragons |
| 21 | GK | Vincent Vanasch | (1987-12-21)21 December 1987 (aged 33) | 244 | 0 | Rot-Weiss Köln |
| 22 | MF | Simon Gougnard | (1991-01-17)17 January 1991 (aged 30) | 292 | 20 | Leuven |
| 23 | DF | Arthur De Sloover | (1997-05-03)3 May 1997 (aged 24) | 96 | 0 | Beerschot |
| 24 | MF | Antoine Kina | (1996-02-13)13 February 1996 (aged 25) | 80 | 6 | Gantoise |
| 25 | DF | Loïck Luypaert | (1991-08-19)19 August 1991 (aged 29) | 254 | 44 | Braxgata |
| 26 | MF | Victor Wegnez | (1995-12-25)25 December 1995 (aged 25) | 101 | 11 | Racing |
| 27 | FW | Tom Boon | (1990-01-25)25 January 1990 (aged 31) | 304 | 124 | Léopold |

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Belgium | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 9 | +17 | 13 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Germany | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Great Britain | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 8 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Netherlands | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 5 | South Africa | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 4 | |
| 6 | Canada | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 27 | −18 | 1 | |
* 24 July 2021 (2021-07-24) 11:45 v
| Netherlands | 1–3 | Belgium |
| Hertzberger 35' | Report | Hendrickx 41', 44', 45' |
* North Pitch Umpires: Marcin Grochal (POL) Adam Kearns (AUS)
* 26 July 2021 (2021-07-26) 09:30 v
| Germany | 1–3 | Belgium |
| Häner 51' | Report | Charlier 5', 7' Hendrickx 35' |
* North Pitch Umpires: Coen van Bunge (NED) David Tomlinson (NZL)
* 27 July 2021 (2021-07-27) 18:30 v
| Belgium | 9–4 | South Africa |
| Dohmen 4', 15' Hendrickx 9', 18', 40' Briels 12' Van Doren 15' Gougnard 25' Charlier 41' | Report | D. Cassiem 5', 31' M. Cassiem 23' Ntuli 29' |
* North Pitch Umpires: Raghu Prasad (IND) Francisco Vázquez (ESP)
* 29 July 2021 (2021-07-29) 10:00 v
| Belgium | 9–1 | Canada |
| Hendrickx 12', 40' Dockier 29', 32' Denayer 39' Gougnard 43', 45' Boon 51' Van Aubel 55' | Report | Pearson 15' |
* South Pitch Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Peter Wright (RSA)
* 30 July 2021 (2021-07-30) 21:15 v
| Belgium | 2–2 | Great Britain |
| Boon 36' Briels 43' | Report | Shipperley 17' Ansell 38' |
* South Pitch Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Francisco Vázquez (ESP)

#### Quarterfinal

* 1 August 2021 (2021-08-01) 18:30 v
| Belgium | 3–1 | Spain |
| Hendrickx 38', 57' Boon 41' | Report | Alegre 26' |
* Umpires: Adam Kearns (AUS) Lim Hong Zhen (SGP)

#### Semifinal

* 3 August 2021 (2021-08-03) 10:30 v
| India | 2–5 | Belgium |
| Harmanpreet 7' Mandeep 8' | Report | Luypaert 2' Hendrickx 19', 49', 53' Dohmen 60' |
* Umpires: Ben Göntgen (GER) Coen van Bunge (NED)

#### Gold medal game

* 5 August 2021 (2021-08-05) 19:00 v
| Australia | 1–1 | Belgium |
| Wickham 47' | Report | Van Aubel 32' |
| Penalties |||
| Govers Ogilvie Brand Simmonds Whetton | 2–3 | Van Aubel De Sloover Denayer Hendrickx |
* Umpires: Coen van Bunge (NED) Marcin Grochal (POL)

## Golf

Belgium entered a total of two male golfers and one female golfer into the Olympic tournament.
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Par | Rank |
| Thomas Detry | Men's | 70 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 274 | −10 | =22 |
| Thomas Pieters | Men's | 65 | 76 | 64 | 68 | 273 | −11 | =16 |
| Manon De Roey | Women's | 71 | 67 | 74 | 74 | 286 | +2 | =46 |

## Gymnastics
### Artistic

Belgium fielded a full squad of four gymnasts in the women's artistic gymnastics events by finishing seventh out of nine nations eligible for qualification in the team all-around at the 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.

#### Team

| Athlete | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | V | UB | BB | F | Total | Rank | V | UB | BB | F | Total | Rank |
| Maellyse Brassart | 13.766 | 13.366 | 13.033 | 12.766 | 52.931 | 35 | 14.033 | — | 10.933 | — | — | — |
| Nina Derwael | 13.900 | 15.366 Q | 13.766 | 13.566 | 56.598 | 7 Q | — | 15.400 | 13.866 | 13.366 | — | — |
| Lisa Vaelen | 13.000 | 14.100 | 12.500 | 12.766 | 52.366 | 42 | 14.233 | 13.766 | — | 12.900 | — | — |
| Jutta Verkest | 13.400 | 13.633 | 13.666 | 12.933 | 53.632 | 26 Q | 13.466 | 12.466 | 12.200 | 13.066 | — | — |
| Total | 41.066 | 43.099 | 40.465 | 39.265 | 163.895 | 5 Q | 41.732 | 41.632 | 36.999 | 39.332 | 159.695 | 8 |

#### Individual finals

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | V | UB | BB | F | Total | Rank | V | UB | BB | F | Total | Rank |
| Nina Derwael | All-around | See team results | See team results | See team results | See team results | See team results | See team results | 13.900 | 15.266 | 13.366 | 13.433 | 55.965 | 6 |
| Nina Derwael | Uneven bars | — | 15.366 | — | 15.366 | 1 Q | — | 15.200 | — | 15.200 | |
| Jutta Verkest | All-around | See team results | See team results | See team results | See team results | See team results | See team results | 13.400 | 12.466 | 12.733 | 12.633 | 51.232 | 23 |

## Judo

Four Judoka have qualified through being in the top 18 of the IJF World Ranking List in their respective class. Additionally, Gabriella Willems received one of the additional places for European athletes, but was unable to compete due to a knee injury.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Jorre Verstraeten | Men's −60 kg | — | Plafky (GER) W 01–00 | Takato (JPN) L 00–10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Matthias Casse | Men's −81 kg | Bye | Gandía (PUR) W 11–01 | Pacek (SWE) W 11–01 | Khubetsov (RUS) W 10–00 | Nagase (JPN) L 00–01 | Bye | Grigalashvili (GEO) W 10–00 | |
| Toma Nikiforov | Men's −100 kg | — | Buzacarini (BRA) W 01–00 | Fonseca (POR) L 10–00 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Charline van Snick | Women's −52 kg | — | Guica (CAN) W 11–00 | Cohen (ISR) W 10–00 | Giuffrida (ITA) L 00–01 | Did not advance | Giles (GBR) L 00–10 | Did not advance | 7 |

## Rowing

Belgium qualified one boat in the men's lightweight double sculls for the Games by winning the B-final and securing the last of seven berths available at the 2019 FISA World Championships in Ottensheim, Austria.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Tim Brys Niels van Zandweghe | Men's lightweight double sculls | 6:26.51 | 2 SA/B | — | — | 6:13.07 | 3 FA | 6:18.10 | 5 |
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; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

## Sailing

Belgian sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2018 Sailing World Championships, the class-associated Worlds, and the continental regattas.
| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| Wannes Van Laer | Men's Laser | 33 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 28 | 31 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 17 | — | — | EL | 180 | 27 |
| Emma Plasschaert | Women's Laser Radial | 10 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 21 | — | — | 2 | 87 | 4 |
| Anouk Geurts Isaura Maenhaut | Women's 49erFX | 17 | 3 | 4 | 14 | DSQ | UFD | 2 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 9 | EL | 121 | 14 |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

## Shooting

Belgian shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, and Asian Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) of June 5, 2021.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Jessie Kaps | Women's 10 m air rifle | 623.4 | 27 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Skateboarding

Lore Bruggeman and Axel Cruysberghs have qualified for the games by finishing top 16 in the Olympic world skateboarding rankings for the women's street and men's street competitions respectively.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Axel Cruysberghs | Men's street | 24.81 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lore Bruggeman | Women's street | 9.27 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming

Belgian swimmers achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)): Two-time Olympian Pieter Timmers originally qualified in 2019, however he officially announced his retirement from the sport at the end of 2020 swimming season and instead returned their quota spot.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Louis Croenen | Men's 100 m butterfly | 52.23 | 28 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Louis Croenen | Men's 200 m butterfly | 1:55.78 | 14 Q | 1:56.67 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Fanny Lecluyse | Women's 100 m breaststroke | 1:07.93 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Fanny Lecluyse | Women's 200 m breaststroke | 2.23.42 | 11 Q | 2:23.73 | 8 Q | 2:24.57 | 8 |

## Taekwondo

Belgium entered one athlete into the taekwondo competition at the Games. Rio 2016 Olympian Jaouad Achab qualified directly for the men's lightweight category (68 kg) by finishing among the top five taekwondo practitioners at the end of the WT Olympic Rankings.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Jaouad Achab | Men's −68 kg | Pié (DOM) L 11–18 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Tennis

| 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 |
| Sander Gillé Joran Vliegen | Men's doubles | — | Koolhof / Rojer (NED) L 3–6, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Elise Mertens | Women's singles | Alexandrova (ROC) L 6–4, 4–6, 4–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alison Van Uytvanck | Women's singles | Jorović (SRB) W 6–3, 6–2 | Kvitová (CZE) W 5–7, 6–3, 6–0 | Muguruza (ESP) L 4–6, 1–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Elise Mertens Alison Van Uytvanck | Women's doubles | — | Muguruza / Suárez Navarro (ESP) L 6–3, 7–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Triathlon

Belgium qualified four triathletes for the following events at the Games by winning the gold medal and securing the first of three available berths at the 2021 ITU Mixed Relay Olympic Qualification Tournament in Lisbon, Portugal.

### Individual

| Athlete | Event | Time | Time | Time | Time | Time | Time | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total | Rank |
| Jelle Geens | Men's | Withdrew due to positive COVID-19 test | Withdrew due to positive COVID-19 test | Withdrew due to positive COVID-19 test | Withdrew due to positive COVID-19 test | Withdrew due to positive COVID-19 test | Withdrew due to positive COVID-19 test | Withdrew due to positive COVID-19 test |
| Marten Van Riel | Men's | 17:45 | 0:40 | 56:37 | 0:29 | 30:21 | 1:45:52 | 4 |
| Valerie Barthelemy | Women's | 19:18 | 0:41 | 1:03:07 | 0:31 | 35:12 | 1:58:49 | 10 |
| Claire Michel | Women's | 19:40 | 0:44 | 1:06:34 | 0:30 | 43:37 | 2:11:05 | 34 |

### Relay

| Athlete | Event | Time | Time | Time | Time | Time | Time | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Swim (300 m) | Trans 1 | Bike (7 km) | Trans 2 | Run (2 km) | Total group | Rank |
| Jelle Geens | Mixed relay | 4:11 | 0:38 | 9:39 | 0:26 | 5:36 | 20:34 | — |
| Marten Van Riel | Mixed relay | 4:04 | 0:37 | 9:23 | 0:26 | 5:38 | 20:08 | — |
| Valerie Barthelemy | Mixed relay | 4:17 | 0:37 | 10:24 | 0:30 | 6:20 | 22:08 | — |
| Claire Michel | Mixed relay | 3:53 | 0:40 | 10:31 | 0:29 | 6:17 | 21:50 | — |
| Total | Mixed relay | — | — | — | — | — | 1:24:36 | 5 |

## Weightlifting

Belgian weightlifters qualified for two quota places at the games, based on the Tokyo 2020 Rankings Qualification List of 11 June 2021.
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Nina Sterckx | Women's −49 kg | 81 | 7 | 99 | 5 | 180 | 5 |
| Anna Van Bellinghen | Women's +87 kg | 96 | 11 | 123 | 10 | 219 | 11 |