Belgium at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Belgium at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Belgium competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. The Belgian Olympic Committee sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games since 1976. A total of 119 athletes, 75 men and 44 women, competed in 16 sports. There was only a single competitor in slalom canoeing, BMX cycling, equestrian dressage, rowing, shooting, table tennis, and weightlifting. Field hockey was the only team event in which Belgium was represented at these Olympic games.
The Belgian team featured twins and national track stars Kevin and Jonathan Borlée, and the defending champion Tia Hellebaut in the women's high jump. Hellebaut was also appointed by the Belgian Olympic Committee to carry the nation's flag at the opening ceremony. Table tennis player and multiple-time world champion Jean-Michel Saive became the first Belgian athlete to compete in seven Olympic games. Equestrian show jumper Jos Lansink was also at his seventh Olympic appearance as an individual athlete, having participated as part of the Belgian team since 2004 (three of his appearances were representing the Netherlands).
Belgium, however, failed to win the gold medal for the first time since 2004, leaving with only three medals. Judoka Charline Van Snick and laser sailor Evi Van Acker settled for the bronze medals in their respective sports, while Lionel Cox won the silver in rifle shooting.
Medalists
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
Men
Track & road events
* Competed in heats only
Combined events – Decathlon
Women
Track & road events
Field events
Combined events – Heptathlon
Badminton
Canoeing
Slalom
Belgium has so far qualified boats for the following events
Sprint
Belgium has so far qualified boats for the following events
Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
Cycling
Road
Men
Women
Track
Pursuit
Omnium
The Belgian Olympic Committee sent Gijs Van Hoecke home from the London Games after pictures appeared in British newspapers of him looking drunk and being carried into a taxi after a night out in the city.
Mountain biking
Men
BMX
Equestrian
Dressage
Eventing
Qualified places
Show jumping
Field hockey
Both the men's team and women's team have qualified and will consist of 16 players each.
Men's tournament
Group play
5th/6th place
Women's tournament
Group play
11th/12th place
Gymnastics
Artistic
Men
Women
Judo
Rowing
Belgium has qualified the following boats.
Men
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
Men
Women
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
Shooting
Men
Swimming
Swimmers have so far 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)):
Men
Women
Table tennis
Tennis
Triathlon
Belgium has qualified the following athletes.
Weightlifting
Belgium has qualified 1 man.
See also
Belgium at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics
Belgium at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
References
Nations at the 2012 Summer Olympics
2012
Summer Olympics