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Belgium at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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Belgium at the
1988 Summer Olympics
IOC codeBEL
NOCBelgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee
Websitewww.olympic.be (in Dutch and French)
in Seoul
Competitors59 (35 men, 24 women) in 16 sports
Flag bearer Dirk Crois
Medals
Ranked 44th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Belgium competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 59 competitors, 35 men and 24 women, took part in 65 events in 16 sports.[1]

Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Bronze Frans Peeters Shooting Trap 20 September
 Bronze Robert Van de Walle Judo Men's 95 kg 30 September

Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[2]

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 3 0 3
Athletics 7 6 13
Canoeing 1 1 2
Cycling 4 2 6
Diving 1 0 1
Equestrian 1 0 1
Fencing 2 0 2
Gymnastics 0 2 2
Judo 4 4
Rowing 3 5 8
Shooting 4 2 6
Swimming 3 4 7
Synchronized swimming 1 1
Table tennis 1 1 2
Wrestling 1 1
Total 35 24 59

Archery

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In the fifth appearance of Belgium at the Olympic archery contest, the nation returned to sending just men. The three men placed 15th in the team round, with Paul Vermeiren leading the individual rankings with a 17th place.

Men's Individual Competition:

Men's Team Competition:

  • Vermeiren, DeKoning, and Noteboom — Preliminary Round (→ 15th place)

Athletics

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Men's 3.000m Steeplechase

  1. Heat — 8:36.80
  2. Semi Final — 8:15.63
  3. Final — 8:13.99 (→ 5th place)

Men's 20 km Walk

Men's 50 km Walk


Women's Marathon

Women's Heptathlon

Canoeing

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Cycling

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Six cyclists, four men and two women, represented Belgium in 1988.

Men's road race
Men's sprint
Women's road race

Diving

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Equestrianism

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Fencing

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Two fencers, both men, represented Belgium in 1988.

Men's foil
Men's épée

Gymnastics

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Judo

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Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Philip Laats 65 kg  Pawłowski (POL)
L Yuko
Did not advance  Mortensen (DEN)
W Ippon
 Kostadinov (BUL)
W Koka
 Cooper (NZL)
L Koka
Did not advance 7T
Johan Laats 78 kg  Ahn (KOR)
L Ippon
Did not advance 34T
Luc Suplis 86 kg  White (GBR)
L Yusei-gachi
Did not advance 33T
Robert Van de Walle +95 kg  Ha (KOR)
W Ippon
 Poddubny (URS)
W Ippon
 Meiling (FRG)
L Ippon
Did not advance Bye  Berland (USA)
W Ippon
 Beutler (POL)
W Ippon
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Rhythmic gymnastics

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Rowing

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Shooting

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Swimming

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Men's 100m Freestyle

Men's 200m Freestyle

Men's 400m Freestyle

Men's 100m Breaststroke

Men's 200m Breaststroke

Men's 200m Butterfly

Men's 200m Individual Medley


Women's 200m Freestyle

Women's 400m Freestyle

Women's 800m Freestyle

Women's 100m Breaststroke

Women's 200m Breaststroke

Women's 200m Butterfly

Synchronized swimming

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One synchronized swimmer represented Belgium in 1988.

Women's solo

Table tennis

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Wrestling

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References

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  1. ^ "Belgium at the 1988 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-07-16.
  2. ^ Belgium at the 1988 Summer Olympics