Olympic Summer Games 2008 / Participant (Belgium)
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In 2008 Belgium tookpart in the Olympic sports competitions in Beijing for the 24th time and with 96 athletes.
Soccer
Men
- goal
- Defense
- 2 Sepp De Roover
- 3 Vincent Kompany
- 4 Thomas Vermaelen
- 5 Sébastien Pocognoli
- 13 Laurent Ciman
- 15 Jeroen Simaeys
- midfield
- 6 Marouane Fellaini
- 8 Faris Haroun
- 10 Jan Vertonghen
- 11 Maarten Martens
- 14 Landry Mulemo
- 16 Anthony Vanden Borre
- 19 Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe
- Storm
- 7 Tom De Mul
- 9 Kevin Mirallas
- 17 Stijn De Smet
- 18 Mousa Dembélé
- Trainer
- Results
- Preliminary round
- Brazil : 0-1
- People's Republic of China : 2-0
- New Zealand : 1-0
- Quarter finals
- Italy : 3-2
- Semifinals
- Nigeria : 1: 4
- Bronze game
- Brazil : 0-3
Weightlifting
Men:
- Tom Goegebuer (up to 56 kg)
hockey
Men
- goal
- Defense
- Patrice Houssein
- Gregory Gucassoff
- Alexandre De Saedeleer
- Thierry Renaer
- Xavier Reckinger
- Thomas Van Den Balck
- midfield
- Storm
- Results
- Preliminary round
- Spain : 2-4
- Germany : 1: 1
- New Zealand : 2-4
- South Korea : 1: 3
- People's Republic of China : 3: 1
- Game for 9-10th place
- Canada : 3-0
Judo
Women:
- Ilse Heylen (up to 52 kg)
- Catherine Jacques (up to 70 kg)
Men:
- Dirk Van Tichelt (up to 73 kg)
canoe
discipline | Men | Women |
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K-2 1000 m |
Kevin De Bont Bob Maesen |
athletics
On August 17, 2016, the Russian runners Julia Schermoschanskaja , Evgenia Polyakowa , Alexandra Fedoriwa and Julia Guschtschina were stripped of the gold medal in the 4 × 100 meter relay because of doping. The medals of Belgium (now gold), Nigeria (now silver) and Brazil (now bronze) have been gradually adjusted.
Cycling
discipline | Men | Women |
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Mountain biking |
Filip Meirhaeghe Sven Nys Roel Paulissen |
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Street |
Mario Aerts Christophe Brandt Maxime Monfort Jurgen Van Den Broeck Johan Vansummeren |
Lieselot Decroix |
Time trial |
Iljo Keisse Kenny De Ketele |
horse riding
Women:
Men:
rowing
Men:
swim
Men:
Women:
sailing
Women:
Men:
tennis
Men:
- Olivier Rochus (singles and doubles)
- Steve Darcis (singles and doubles)
Table tennis
Men:
Triathlon
Men:
volleyball
beach volleyball
Women:
Web links
- Belgian Olympic Team 2008 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Doping at the Olympics: IOC recognizes Russia's 2008 relay gold. Spiegel Online, August 17, 2016, accessed August 17, 2016 .