# Belgium at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

Belgium participated at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 6 October to 18 October 2018.

## Medalists

Medals awarded to participants of mixed-NOC teams are represented in italics. These medals are not counted towards the individual NOC medal tally.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Maité Beernaert | Athletics | Girls' long jump | 14 October |
| Gold | Quentin Mahauden | Karate | Boys' 68 kg | 18 October |
| Silver | Sasha Deheneffe Sam Hofman Moussa Noterman Ferre Vanderhoydonck | Basketball | Boys' tournament | 17 October |
| Silver | Jules Vangeel | Canoeing | K1 sprint | 13 October |
| Silver | Simon Jan Morssinkhof | Equestrian | Team Jumping | 9 October |
| Silver | Badr Achab | Taekwondo | Boys −73 kg | 10 October |
| Bronze | Senna Roos | Archery | Boys' Individual | 17 October |
| Bronze | Julien Carraggi | Badminton | Mixed Teams | 12 October |
| Bronze | Alessia Corrao | Judo | Girls' 63 kg | 8 October |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Athletics | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Karate | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Basketball | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Canoeing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Taekwondo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Archery | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Judo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |

## Archery

Belgium qualified one archer based on its performance at the 2018 European Youth Championships.

### Individual

| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Senna Roos | Boys' Individual | 677 | 8th Q | Rezowan (BAN) W 6–5 | Ak (TUR) W 7–1 | Song (KOR) W 7–1 | Akash (IND) L 0–6 | Ovchynnikov (UKR) W 7–3 | |

### Team

| Athletes | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank |
| Athletes | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Senna Roos (BEL) Ana Luiza Sliachticas Caetano (BRA) | Mixed Team | 1302 | 6th Q | Walter (SAM) Feng (CHN) W 6–2 | Touraine-Helias (FRA) Solera (ESP) L 2–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 9 |

## Athletics
### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Stage 1 | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 2 |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Louis Vandermessen | 2000 m steeplechase | 5:46.07 | 3rd | 12:34 | 12th |

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Stage 1 | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 2 |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Mariam Oulare | 100 m | 12.09 | 5th | 11.57 | 6th |
| Liefde Schoemaker | 400 m | 56.14 | 7th | 55.75 | 6th |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Stage 1 | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 2 |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Maité Beernaert | Long jump | 6.01 | 4th | 6.31 | |
| Myrthe Van der Borght | Shot put | 14.46 | 12th | 13.35 | 14th |
| Elena Defrère | Discus throw | 44.01 | 13th | 44.01 | 14th |

## Badminton

Belgium qualified one player based on the Badminton Junior World Rankings.

### Singles

| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score |
| Julien Carraggi | Boys' Singles | Toti (ITA) L 1–2 | Toledano (ESP) W 2–0 | Li (CHN) L 0–2 | 2nd | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Teams

| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score |
| Theta Julien Carraggi (BEL) Mohamed Mostafa Kamel (EGY) Kodai Naraoka (JPN) Lukas Resch (GER) Zecily Fung (AUS) Jaqueline Lima (BRA) Hirari Mizui (JPN) Tereza Švábíková (CZE) | Mixed Teams | Sigma L 100–110 | Omega L 100–110 | Gamma L 107–110 | 4th Q | Delta W 110–93 | Alpha L 90–110 | Zeta W 110–107 |

## Basketball

Belgium qualified a boys' team based on its performance at the 2017 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup.

### Boys

| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score |
| Sacha Deheneffe Sam Hofman Moussa Noterman Ferre Vanderhoydonck | Boys' | Latvia W 18–16 | Kazakhstan W 20–9 | Kyrgyzstan W 21–11 | Italy W 18–16 | 1 Q | Brazil W 21–10 | Slovenia W 14–12 | Argentina L 15–20 |

### Skills Competition

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Sacha Deheneffe | Boys' Dunk Contest | 38 | 8 | did not advance | did not advance |

## Breaking
### Singles

| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score |
| Reflow | B-Boys' | Shigekix (JPN) L 0–2 | Jordan (RSA) W 2–0 | D-Matt (CAN) L 0–2 | 9th | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Team

| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score |
| Reflow (BEL) Matina (RUS) | Mixed Team | Yell (KOR) Jordan (RSA) L 0–2 | Anastasia (LAT) Shigekix (JPN) L 0–2 | Vale (ARG) Axel (POL) D 1–1 | 10th | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Canoeing

Belgium qualified one boat based on its performance at the 2018 World Qualification Event.

### Boys

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Repechage | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Jules Vangeel | K1 slalom | 1:17.65 | 8th | 1:14.95 | 1st Q | Changheng (CHN) L 1:09.92 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jules Vangeel | K1 sprint | 1:40.67 | 2nd Q | Bye | Bye | Khakimjonov (UZB) W 1:40.69 | Pilarz (POL) W 1:41.2 | Kiss (HUN) L 1:09.92 | |

## Equestrian

Belgium qualified a rider based on its performance at the FEI European Junior Jumping Championships.
* Individual Jumping – 1 athlete
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Total | Total | Jump off | Jump off | Jump off |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank |
| Simon Jan Morssinkhof | Cheptel Wigan | Individual Jumping | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Europe Jack Whitaker (GBR) Giacomo Casadei (ITA) Vince Jármy (HUN) Rowen van de Mheen (NED) Simon Jan Morssinkhof (BEL) | L V Chance Luck Darna Z Walterstown Cruise Z Baral Ourika Cheptel Wigan | Team Jumping | 0 0 4 # 0 0 # | 0 | 4 # 0 0 0 4 # | 0 | 0 | 4 # 0 # 0 0 0 | 0 | 38.31 # 37.85 # 34.99 34.79 31.80 | 101.58 | |

## Fencing

Belgium qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2018 Cadet World Championship.
* Girls' Épée – Axelle Wasiak

## Golf
### Individual

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Total | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Total | Rank | Score | Total | Rank | Score | Par | Rank |
| Margaux Marie E Appart | Girls' Individual | 78 (+8) | 18 | 78 (+8) | 156 | 23 | 78 (+8) | 234 | 26 | 234 | +24 | 22 |
| Jean S F de Wouters | Boys' Individual | 78 (+8) | 26 | 75 (+5) | 153 | 17 | 75 (+5) | 228 | 18 | 228 | +18 | 22 |

### Team

| Athletes | Event | Round 1 (Fourball) | Round 1 (Fourball) | Round 2 (Foursome) | Round 2 (Foursome) | Round 3 (Individual Stroke) | Round 3 (Individual Stroke) | Round 3 (Individual Stroke) | Round 3 (Individual Stroke) | Total | Total | Total |
| Athletes | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Girl | Boy | Total | Rank | Score | Par | Rank |
| Margaux Marie E Appart Jean S F de Wouters | Mixed team | 70 (0) | 29 | 75 (+5) | 18 | 78 | 73 | 151 (+11) | 24 | 296 | +16 | 25 |

## Gymnastics
### Artistic

Belgium qualified one gymnast based on its performance at the 2018 European Junior Championship.

#### Boys

| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank |
| Ward Claeys | Qualification | 12.633 | 12.866 | 12.566 | 12.933 | 13.033 | 12.733 | 76.764 | 10 |
| Ward Claeys | All-Around | 12.633 | 12.866 | 12.566 | 12.933 | 13.033 | 12.733 | 76.764 | 10 |

### Multidiscipline

| Team | Athlete | Acrobatic | Artistic | Rhythmic | Trampoline | Total points | Rank |
| Team Anna Bessonova (Gray) | Sophia Imrie-Gale (GBR) Clyde Gembickas (GBR) | 15 | — | — | — | 381 | 4 |
| Team Anna Bessonova (Gray) | Ward Claeys (BEL) | — | 99 | — | — | | 381 | 4 |
| Team Anna Bessonova (Gray) | Reza Bohloulzade Hajlari (IRI) | — | 65 | — | — | 381 | 4 |
| Team Anna Bessonova (Gray) | Ayan Moldagaliyev (KAZ) | — | 36 | — | — | 381 | 4 |
| Team Anna Bessonova (Gray) | Eglė Stalinkevičiūtė (LTU) | — | 42 | — | — | 381 | 4 |
| Team Anna Bessonova (Gray) | Ada Hautala (FIN) | — | 10 | — | — | 381 | 4 |
| Team Anna Bessonova (Gray) | Giorgia Villa (ITA) | — | 11 | — | — | 381 | 4 |
| Team Anna Bessonova (Gray) | Celia Joseph Noël (FRA) | — | — | 40 | — | 381 | 4 |
| Team Anna Bessonova (Gray) | Celeste D'arcangelo (ARG) | — | — | 13 | — | 381 | 4 |
| Team Anna Bessonova (Gray) | Tatyana Volozhanina (BUL) | — | — | 26 | — | 381 | 4 |
| Team Anna Bessonova (Gray) | Jérémy Chartier (CAN) | — | — | — | 15 | 381 | 4 |
| Team Anna Bessonova (Gray) | Vera Beliankina (RUS) | — | — | — | 9 | 381 | 4 |

## Judo
### Individual

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Alessia Corrao | Girls' 63 kg | Kim Ju-hee (KOR) W 11–01 | Itzel Pecha (MEX) W 10–00 | Szofi Ozbas (HUN) L 00–01s1 | Hasret Bozkurt (TUR) W 10–01 | |

### Team

| Athletes | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
| Athletes | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Team Moscow Augusta Ambourouet (GAB) Alessia Corrao (BEL) Temuujin Ganburged (MGL) Alexis Harrison Ayarza (PAN) Hamza Jashari (MKD) Paulina Țurcan (MDA) Zsombor Vég (HUN) | Mixed Team | Team Singapore (MIX) W 4–3 | Team London (MIX) L 3–4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Karate

Belgium qualified one athlete based on its performance at one of the Karate Qualification Tournaments.
* Boys' −68 kg – Quentin Mahauden
| Athlete | Event | Pool Matches | Pool Matches | Pool Matches | Pool Matches | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Quentin Mahauden | Boys' 68 kg | Bošković (MNE) W 2–0 | Shyroian (UKR) D 0–0 | Ruggiero (ITA) W 7–6 | 1 | Abilmansur Batyrgali (KAZ) W 3–1 | Yassine Sekouri (MAR) W 1–0 | |

## Roller speed skating
### Boys

| Athlete | Event | 1000m sprint | 1000m sprint | 5000m elimination | 500m sprint | 500m sprint | Total rank |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Rank | Time | Rank | Total rank |
| Jason Suttels | Combined | | | | | | |

## Rowing

Belgium qualified one boat based on its performance at the 2017 World Junior Rowing Championships.

### Girls'

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Caitlin Govaert | Single Sculls | | | | | | | | |
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; R=Repechage

## Sailing

Belgium qualified one boat based on its performance at the 2018 Nacra 15 World Championships.
* Mixed Nacra 15 – 1 boat
| 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 |
| Henri Demesmaeker Frederique Van Eupen | Nacra 15 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 49 | 4 |

## Shooting
### Individual

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Jerome Son | Boys' 10 metre air pistol | 555-16 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |

### Team

| Athletes | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank |
| Athletes | Event | Points | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Fatimah Al-Kaabi (IRQ) Jerome Son (BEL) | Mixed 10 metre air pistol | 741-15 | 10 | Erickson (AUS) Schejbal (CZE) W 10–9 | Štrbac (CRO) Kurdzi (BLR) W 10–5 | Seeger (GER) Kirov (BUL) L 6–10 | Ibarra (MEX) Honta (UKR) L 4–10 | 4 |

## Sport climbing
### Boys

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Speed | Bouldering | Lead | Rank | Speed | Bouldering | Lead | Rank |
| Lukas Franckaert | Combined | | | | | | | | |

## Taekwondo

* 1 Quota - Boys −73 kg
| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Badr Achab | Boys −73 kg | Andranik Khachatryan (ARM) W 23–15 | Eyad Adel Mahmoud (EGY) W 8–4 | Ali Eshkevarian (IRI) L 16–17 | |

## Tennis
### Singles

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score |
| Arnaud Bovy | Boys' Singles | Tajima (JPN) L (4–6, 2–6) | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 17 |

### Doubles

| Athletes | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM |
| Athletes | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score |
| Arnaud Bovy (BEL) Marko Miladinović (SRB) | Boys' Doubles | — | Gaston (FRA) Tabur (FRA) L (0–6, 4–6) | did not advance | did not advance | 9 |
| Arnaud Bovy (BEL) Viktoryia Kanapatskaya (BLR) | Mixed Doubles | Juvan (SLO) Miladinović (SRB) L (4–6, 4–6) | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 17 |

## Triathlon

Belgium qualified two athletes based on its performance at the 2018 European Youth Olympic Games Qualifier.

### Individual

| Athlete | Event | Swim (750m) | Trans 1 | Bike (20 km) | Trans 2 | Run (5 km) | Total Time | Rank |
| Rik Malcorps | Boys | 10:00 | 0:32 | 29:05 | 0:25 | 18:21 | 58:23 | 24 |
| Hanne Peeters | Girls | 10:32 | 0:41 | 31:25 | 0:27 | 17:57 | 1:01:02 | 10 |

### Relay

| Athlete | Event | Total Times per Athlete (Swim 250m, Bike 6.6 km, Run 1.8 km) | Total Group Time | Rank |
| Europe 4 Hanne Peeters (BEL) Gergely Kiss (HUN) Nikolett Ferenczi (HUN) Calum Young (GBR) | Mixed Relay | 23:01 (9) 21:00 (4) 23:42 (5) 21:38 (5) | 1:29:21 | 4 |
| Europe 6 Ines Rico (POR) Jan Škrjanc (SLO) Libby Coleman (GBR) Rik Malcorps (BEL) | Mixed Relay | 23:01 (10) 21:27 (7) 23:14 (4) 21:53 (6) | 1:29:21 | 5 |