Belgium at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
| Belgium at the 2008 Summer Paralympics |
|||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg) |
|||||||||
| IPC code | BEL | ||||||||
| NPC | Belgian Paralympic Committee | ||||||||
| Website | www |
||||||||
| in Beijing | |||||||||
| Competitors | 21 in 7 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer | Nico Vergeylen | ||||||||
|
Medals Ranked 69th |
|
||||||||
| Summer Paralympics appearances | |||||||||
Belgium sent a delegation of 21 athletes (20 male, 1 female) to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. The nominated athletes are listed below with their individual classification and disciplines.
Belgium's overall result of just one bronze medal was its poorest ever at the Summer Paralympics. Its rank of 69th on the medal table was a sharp decline from four years earlier, where 3 gold medals, 2 silver and 2 bronze had placed it 36th. The 2008 Games were the first since 1968 at which Belgium failed to win at least one gold medal.
The country won one medal, a bronze.
3 competitors:
Pentathlon
2 competitors:
Time trials & Road races
Pursuits
2 competitors:
6 competitors:
Men
Belgium
...
Wikipedia