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.
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

MedalNameSportEventDate
Lionel CoxShootingMen's 50 m rifle prone
Charline Van SnickJudoWomen's 48 kg
Evi Van AckerSailingWomen's Laser Radial

Athletics

Belgian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events :
;Key
;Men
;Track & road events
* Competed in heats only
;Combined events – Decathlon
AthleteEvent100 m400 m1500 mFinalRank
Hans van AlphenResult11.057.64 PB15.482.0549.1814.8948.284.8061.694:22.5084474
Hans van AlphenPoints85097081985085386383584976379584474

;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 ; FB = Qualify to final B

Cycling

Road

;Men
AthleteEventTimeRank
Philippe GilbertRoad race5:46.0519
Philippe GilbertTime trial54:39.9817
Tom BoonenRoad race5:46.3728
Jürgen RoelandtsRoad race5:46.057
Greg Van AvermaetRoad race5:46.3792
Stijn VandenberghRoad race5:46.51100

;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 ; FB=Final B ; FC=Final C ; FD=Final D ; FE=Final E ; FF=Final F ; 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, and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time ):
;Men
;Women

Table tennis

Tennis

Triathlon

Belgium has qualified the following athletes.
AthleteEventSwim Trans 1Bike Trans 2Run Total TimeRank
Simon De CuyperMen's17:580:4259:450:2531:101:50:0026
Katrien VerstuyftWomen's19:430:451:07:300:3135:402:03:3828

Weightlifting

Belgium has qualified 1 man.