# Belgium at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Belgium competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. 50 competitors, 31 men and 19 women, took part in 41 events in 14 sports.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Justine Henin-Hardenne | Tennis | Women's singles | August 21 |
| Bronze | Axel Merckx | Cycling | Men's road race | August 14 |
| Bronze | Ilse Heylen | Judo | Women's 52 kg | August 15 |

## Athletics

Belgian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).

### 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

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Tom Compernolle | 5000 m | 13:43.44 | 14 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Joeri Jansen | 800 m | 1:46.66 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Monder Rizki | 5000 m | 14:03.58 | 16 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Cédric Van Branteghem | 400 m | 45.70 | 4 q | 46.03 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Kim Gevaert | 100 m | 11.18 | 3 Q | 11.17 | 2 Q | 11.40 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kim Gevaert | 200 m | 22.76 | 2 Q | 22.68 | 3 Q | 22.48 NR | 3 Q | 22.84 | 6 |
| Katleen De Caluwé Kim Gevaert Lien Huyghebaert Élodie Ouédraogo | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.08 NR | 3 Q | — | — | — | — | 43.11 | 6 |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Tia Hellebaut | High jump | 1.95 | =4 Q | 1.85 | 12 |

## Canoeing
### Sprint

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Wouter d'Haene Bob Maesen | Men's K-2 1000 m | 3:14.447 | 4 q | 3:11.757 | 1 Q | 3:20.196 | 5 |
| Petra Santy | Women's K-1 500 m | 1:52.834 | 3 q | 1:54.534 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify to final; q = Qualify to semifinal

## Cycling
### Road
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Philippe Gilbert | Road race | 5:44:13 | 49 |
| Axel Merckx | Road race | 5:41:52 | |
| Peter Van Petegem | Road race | 5:42:03 | 40 |
| Peter Van Petegem | Time trial | 1:00:31.49 | 18 |
| Wim Vansevenant | Road race | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| Marc Wauters | Road race | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| Marc Wauters | Time trial | 59:59.63 | 13 |

#### Women

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Sharon Vandromme | Road race | 3:25:42 | 21 |

### Track
#### Omnium

| Athlete | Event | Points | Laps | Rank |
| Matthew Gilmore | Men's points race | 7 | 0 | 18 |
| Matthew Gilmore Iljo Keisse | Men's madison | 3 | −1 | 11 |

### Mountain biking

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Roel Paulissen | Men's cross-country | 2:18:10 | 4 |

## Equestrian
### 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 |
| Hendrik Degros | Mr. Noppus | Individual | 63.80 # | 54 | 18.40 | 82.20 | 46 | 0.00 | 82.20 | 37 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 82.20 | 37 |
| Dolf Desmedt | Bold Action | Individual | 57.00 # | 38 | 31.20 # | 88.20 # | 53 | 4.00 # | 92.20 # | 43 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 92.20 | 43 |
| Karin Donckers | Gormley | Individual | 56.40 | 36 | 0.00 | 56.40 | 25 | 0.00 | 56.40 | 17 Q | 8.00 # | 64.40 | 16 | 64.40 | 16 |
| Constantin Van Rijckevorsel | Withcote Nelie | Individual | 48.00 | 25 | 6.40 | 54.40 | 19 | 0.00 | 54.40 | 15 Q | 4.00 | 58.40 | 10 | 58.40 | 10 |
| Joris Vanspringel | Over and Over | Individual | 56.00 | 35 | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hendrik Degros Dolf Desmedt Karin Donckers Constantin Van Rijckevorsel Joris Vanspringel | See above | Team | 160.40 | 7 | 24.80 | 193.00 | 8 | 0.00 | 193.00 | 1 | — | — | — | 193.00 | 7 |
"#" indicates that the score of this rider does not count in the team competition, since only the best three results of a team are counted.

### Show jumping

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round A | Round A | Round B | Round B | Round B | | | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank |
| Dirk Demeersman | Clinton | Individual | 12 | =60 | 0 | 12 | =28 Q | 8 | 20 | =29 Q | 8 | =12 Q | 4 | 12 | =4 | 12 | =4 |
| Jos Lansink | Cumano | Individual | 4 | =19 | 13 | 17 | =42 Q | 0 | 17 | =21 Q | 12 | 30 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 12 | 30 |
| Ludo Philippaerts | Parco | Individual | 0 | =1 | 4 | 4 | =5 Q | 16 | 20 | =29 Q | 4 | =4 Q | 8 | 12 | =4 | 12 | =4 |
| Stany Van Paesschen | O de Pomme | Individual | 4 | =19 | 8 | 12 | =28 Q | 8 | 20 | =29 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Dirk Demeersman Jos Lansink Ludo Philippaerts Stany Van Paesschen | See above | Team | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | =4 Q | 16 | 28 | 6 | 28 | 6 |

## Fencing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Cédric Gohy | Individual foil | Bye | Kellner (USA) L 12–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Gymnastics
### Artistic
#### Women

| 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 |
| Aagje Vanwalleghem | All-around | 9.275 | 9.200 | 8.825 | 8.925 | 36.225 | 29 Q | 9.225 | 9.075 | 8.287 | 8.275 | 34.862 | 23 |

## Judo
### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Ilse Heylen | −52 kg | Ravaoarisoa (MAD) W 0200–0000 | Kaliyeva (KAZ) W 1000–0000 | Savón (CUB) L 0000–0101 | Did not advance | Bye | Askelöf (SWE) W 0201–0000 | Singleton (GBR) W 0011–0000 | Euranie (FRA) W 0001–0000 | |
| Gella Vandecaveye | −63 kg | Ishii (BRA) W 1000–0000 | Tampasi (GRE) W 1020–0000 | Žolnir (SLO) L 0001–1001 | Did not advance | Bye | González (CUB) L 0000–1000 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Catherine Jacques | −70 kg | Kim M-J (KOR) W 0011–0010 | Liu S-Y (TPE) W 0220–0010 | Ueno (JPN) L0000–1000 | Did not advance | Bye | Sraka (SLO) W 0200–0000 | Kim R-M (PRK) W 0110–0030 | Böhm (GER) L 0000–1000 | 5 |

## Rowing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Tim Maeyens | Single sculls | 7:17.68 | 1 SA/B/C | Bye | Bye | 6:50:33 | 2 FA | 7:01:74 | 6 |
| Justin Gevaert Wouter Van der Fraenen | Lightweight double sculls | 6:26.25 | 4 R | 6:31:18 | 3 SC/D | 6:25:34 | 2 FC | 6:59:07 | 15 |
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; R=Repechage

## Sailing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | 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 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| Sébastien Godefroid | Finn | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 96 | 7 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | 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 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| Sigrid Rondelez | Mistral | 17 | 7 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 148 | 18 |
| Min Dezillie | Europe | 13 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 16 | DNF | 19 | 20 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 133 | 15 |

### Open

| Athlete | Event | 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 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| Philippe Bergmans | Laser | 9 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 32 | 14 | 17 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 31 | 159 | 18 |
M = Medal race; OCS = On course side of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given

## Shooting
### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Daisy de Bock | 10 m air rifle | 388 | 33 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Table tennis

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Jean-Michel Saive | Men's singles | Bye | Bye | Lin (DOM) L 2–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Taekwondo

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Laurence Rase | Women's +67 kg | Mikryukova (UZB) W 9–6 | Falavigna (BRA) L 4–8 | 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 |
| Xavier Malisse | Men's singles | Youzhny (RUS) L 2–6, 2–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Olivier Rochus | Men's singles | Philippoussis (AUS) W 3–6, 6–0, 6–1 | Moyá (ESP) L 0–6, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Xavier Malisse Olivier Rochus | Men's doubles | — | Llodra / Santoro (FRA) L 3–6, 2–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Justine Henin-Hardenne | Women's singles | Strýcová (CZE) W 6–3, 6–4 | Vento-Kabchi (VEN) W 6–2, 6–1 | Pratt (AUS) W 6–1, 6–0 | Pierce (FRA) W 6–4, 6–4 | Myskina (RUS) W 7–5, 5–7, 8–6 | Mauresmo (FRA) W 6–3, 6–3 | |

## Triathlon

The same two women competed for Belgium that did four years earlier. Both did better in 2004 than they had in the first competition, with Kathleen Smet missing a medal by only 27 seconds.
| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total Time | Rank |
| Kathleen Smet | Women's | 19:42 | 0:21 | 1:09:25 | 0:23 | 36:28 | 2:05:35.89 | 4 |
| Mieke Suys | Women's | 20:26 | 0:20 | 1:09:59 | 0:22 | 38:47 | 2:09:12.57 | 22 |