1996 Summer Olympics / Participant (Belgium)
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Belgium took part in the 1996 Summer Olympics in the US metropolis of Atlanta with 61 athletes, 20 women and 41 men, in 55 competitions in 14 sports.
It was Belgium's 22nd participation in the Summer Olympics since 1900 .
Flag bearer
Table tennis player Jean-Michel Saive carried the flag of Belgium during the opening ceremony on July 19 at the Centennial Olympic Stadium .
Medalist
With two won gold, silver and bronze medals, the Belgian team was ranked 31 in the medal count .
gold
- Fred Deburghgraeve : swimming , 100 meter chest
- Ulla Werbrouck : Judo , light heavyweight
silver
- Sébastien Godefroid : Sailing , Finn Dinghy
- Gella Vandecaveye : Judo, light middleweight
bronze
- Marisabel Lomba : Judo, lightweight
- Harry Van Barneveld : Judo, heavyweight
Attendees
The youngest participant in Belgium was the swimmer Yseult Gervy at 17 years and 182 days, the oldest participant of the riders Eric Wauters at 45 years and 81 days.
Surname | Age | gender | sport | Result (s) |
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Sabine Appelmans | 24 | Female | tennis | 9th place in doubles; 33rd place in the individual |
Brigitte Becue | 23 | Female | swim | 8th place over 100 meter chest; 7th place over 200-meter chest; 18th place over 200-meter locations |
Ingrid Bellemans | 29 | Female | sailing | 21st place in Europe |
Philippe Bergmans | 22nd | male | sailing | 19th place in the laser |
Michel Blaton | 29 | male | Equestrian sport | 13th place in the team competition; 53rd place in the individual qualification in show jumping |
Cindy Bouque | 21st | Female | shoot | 25th place with the air rifle |
Annelies Bredael | 31 | Female | rowing | 7th place in the individual |
Jean-Paul Bruwier | 25th | male | athletics | 6th place in the second heat over the 400 meter hurdles |
Johan Bruyneel | 31 | male | Cycling | 60th place in the road race; 24th place in the time trial |
Sandra Cam | 24 | Female | swim | 26th place in the 200-meter freestyle; 10th place in the 400-meter freestyle; 16th place in the 800-meter freestyle |
Laurence Courtois | 25th | Female | tennis | 9th place in doubles; 17th place in the individual |
Fred Deburghgraeve | 23 | male | swim | Gold over 100-meter chest; 17th place over 200-meter chest |
Etienne De Wilde | 37 | male | Cycling | 24th place in the points race |
Marc Dollendorf | 30th | male | athletics | 8th place in the second semifinals over 400 meter hurdles |
Philippe Dupont | 32 | male | shoot | 20th place in the trap; 19th place in the double trap |
Anne Focan | 34 | Female | shoot | 20th place in the trap |
Yseult Gervy | 17th | Female | swim | 25th place over 100 meter backs; 22nd place on the 200-meter back; 15th place over 400 meter locations |
Sébastien Godefroid | 25th | male | sailing | Silver in the Finn Dinghy |
Luc Goiris | 28 | male | rowing | 8th place in two without a helmsman |
Heidi Goossens | 27 | Female | Judo | 18th place in the semi-lightweight |
Eddy Hellebuyck | 35 | male | athletics | 67th place in the marathon |
Bjorn Hendrickx | 22nd | male | rowing | 10th place in the double scull |
Arlette holsters | 35 | Female | Equestrian sport | 18th place in the dressage singles |
Christophe Impens | 26th | male | athletics | 8th place in the second semi-final over 1500 meters |
Johan Laats | 29 | male | Judo | 9th place in the light middleweight division |
Philip Laats | 33 | male | Judo | 5th place in the semi-lightweight |
Johan Lisabeth | 25th | male | athletics | Semi-finals over 110-meter hurdles |
Marisabel Lomba | 21st | Female | Judo | Lightweight bronze |
Ann Mercken | 22nd | Female | athletics | 6th place in the first semifinals over 400-meter hurdles |
Johan Museeuw | 30th | male | Cycling | 10th place in the road race |
Jonathan Nsenga | 23 | male | athletics | 7th place in the second intermediate run over 110-meter hurdles |
Erik Nys | 22nd | male | athletics | 12th place in the long jump |
Roel Paulissen | 20th | male | Cycling | 17th place with a mountain bike |
Frans Peeters | 39 | male | shoot | 49th place in the trap; 22nd place in the double trap |
Wilfried Peeters | 32 | male | Cycling | 15th place in the road race |
Ludo Philippaerts | 33 | male | Equestrian sport | 13th place in the team competition; 20th place in the individual qualification in show jumping |
Sven Peters | 20th | male | athletics | 7th place in the first semi-final over 110 meter hurdles |
Marleen Renders | 27 | Female | athletics | 25th place in the marathon |
Jean-Michel Saive | 26th | male | Table tennis | 5th place in the individual |
Philippe Saive | 25th | male | Table tennis | 33rd place in the individual |
Tom Steels | 24 | male | Cycling | 109th place in the road race |
Patrick Stevens | 28 | male | athletics | 4th place in the fourth intermediate run over 100 meters; 7th place over 200 meters |
Cindy Stollenberg | 19th | Female | Rhythmic sports gymnastics | 31st place in the individual preliminaries |
Tom Symoens | 27 | male | rowing | 10th place in the double scull |
David Taboureau | 28 | male | Canoe racing | 8th place in the second semifinals in K2 over 500 meters; 6th place in the second intermediate run in K2 over 1000 meters |
Gella Vandecaveye | 23 | Female | Judo | Silver in the light middleweight division |
Dolphins Van de Venne | 21st | Female | Canoe racing | 6th place in the second semi-final in the K1 over 500 meters |
Heath Van de Vijver | 26th | Female | Cycling | 20th place in the road race |
Peter Van den Abeele | 30th | male | Cycling | Mountain bike |
Frank Vandenbroucke | 21st | male | Cycling | 25th place in the road race |
Harry Van Barneveld | 29 | male | Judo | Heavyweight bronze |
Jaak Van Driessche | 27 | male | rowing | 8th place in two without a helmsman |
Stanny Van Paesschen | 39 | male | Equestrian sport | 13th place in the team competition; Place 50 in the individual qualification for show jumping |
Constantin Van Rijckevorsel | 20th | male | Equestrian sport | 8th place in eventing |
Dominique Van Roost | 23 | Female | tennis | 33rd place in the individual |
Mark Vendeweyer | 23 | male | Canoe racing | 8th place in the second semifinals in K2 over 500 meters; 6th place in the second intermediate run in K2 over 1000 meters |
Paul Vermeiren | 32 | male | Archery | 4th place in the individual |
Jean-Pierre Wafflard | 27 | male | Wrestling | 17th place in the Greco-Roman middleweight division |
Eric Wauters | 45 | male | Equestrian sport | 13th place in the team competition; 67th place in the individual qualification of show jumping |
Ulla Werbrouck | 24 | Female | Judo | Gold in the light heavyweight division |
Erik Wymeersch | 26th | male | athletics | 5th place in the second intermediate run over 100 meters; 4th place in the first intermediate run over 200 meters |
literature
- Volker Kluge : Summer Olympic Games. Chronicle IV. Seoul 1988 - Atlanta 1996. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-328-00830-6 .
- Official report on the 1996 Summer Olympics. Part three. ( PDF file; 26.90 MB )
Web links
- Belgian Olympic Team 1996 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )