Belgium at the 2023 European Games

Belgium competed at the 2023 European Games, in Kraków, Poland from 21 June to 2 July 2023. Belgium has previously competed at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan and at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus The Belgian Olympic Committee sent a total of 138 athletes to the Games to compete in 21 sports.[3]

Belgium at the
2023 European Games
IOC codeBEL
NOCBelgian Olympic Committee
Websiteteambelgium.be
in Kraków, Poland
21 June 2023 – 2 July 2023
Competitors138 in 21 sports
Flag bearersKevin Borlée & Camille Laus (athletics)[1](opening); Oshin Derieuw (boxing)[2] (closing)
Medals
Gold
2
Silver
5
Bronze
6
Total
13
European Games appearances (overview)

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date
1st place, gold medalist(s) Sarah Chaâri Taekwondo Women's 62 kg 25 june 2023
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gianny De Leu Muaythai Men's 60 kg 27 june 2023
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Bryan De Valck
Caspar Augustijnen
Denis Donkor
Thibaut Vervoort		 Basketball Men's 3X3 24 june 2023
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Rani Rosius Athletics Women's 100 metres 23 june 2023
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Thomas Carmoy Athletics Men's high jump 25 june 2023
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Axana Depypere Muaythai Women's 54 kg 27 june 2023
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Oshin Derieuw Boxing Women's welterweight 1 july 2023
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Quentin Mahauden Karate Men's kumite 75 kg 23 june 2023
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Dylan Borlée
Jonathan Sacoor
Cynthia Bolingo
Camille Laus		 Athletics Mixed 4X400 metres 25 june 2023
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sarah Piccirillo Muaythai Women's 60 kg 26 june 2023
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Stef Van Campenhout Fencing Men's Foil 26 june 2023
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jolien Vermeylen Triathlon Women's Triathlon 27 june 2023
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Vasile Usturoi Boxing Men's featherweight 30 june 2023

Archery
Main article: Archery at the 2023 European Games
Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Jarno De Smedt Men's individual recurve 673 13 Bye  Bernardi (FRA)
L 3-7		 Did Not Advance 17
Charlotte Destrooper Women's individual recurve 602 41  Degn (DEN)
L 2-6		 Did Not Advance 33
Sarah Prieels Women's individual compound 707 4 —  Nisula (FIN)
L 142-143		 Did Not Advance 9
Jarno De Smedt
Charlotte Destrooper		 Mixed team recurve 1275 18 —  Barankova/Duchon (SVK)
W 4-5		  Healy/Orton (GBR)
L 1-5		 Did Not Advance 9

Artistic swimming
Main article: Artistic swimming at the 2023 European Games
Athlete Event
Points Rank
Lisa Ingenito
Renaud Barral		 Mixed duet technical 173.0366 6
Mixed duet free 139.7814 5

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2023 European Games

Belgium is set to compete in the first division of the 2023 European Athletics Team Championships which is going to be held in Chorzów during, and as part of, the Games. Belgium will compete in the team event, and each athlete will also be eligible for the individual event medals.

European Athletics Team Championships First Division
Team Event Event points *** Total points Rank
100m 200m 400m 800m 1500m 5000m 110m h* 400m h 3000m SC 4 × 100 m 4 × 400 m** SP JT HT DT PV HJ TJ LJ
 Belgium Team Championships First Division Men 3 2 9 2 7 8 3 12 9 7 14 1 15 2 2 7 15 2 3 250 14
Women 15 7 14 8 6 7 2 0 1 9 10 2 10 3 13 15 3 5

key: h: hurdles; SC; Steeplechase: SP; Shot put: JT: Javelin: HT: Hammer: DT: Discus: PV: Pole vault: HJ: High jump: TJ: Triple Jump: LJ: Long Jump

  • Women compete at 100 metre hurdles, rather than 110 metre hurdles.
  • 4 x 400 metres is held as a single mixed sex event
  • Event points indicate placings in the First Division match. Individual medals are across all three divisions.

Individual events at the 2023 European Games

As a participant in the Team event, each nation, including Belgium, automatically enters one athlete in each of the individual 'events'. Medals are awarded at the conclusion of the First Division program.

Event Male Athlete Score Division ranking Overall ranking Female athlete Score Division ranking Overall ranking
100 m Kobe Vleminckx 10.51 14 22 Rani Rosius 11.20 2 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
200 m Christian Iguacel 21.34 15 30 Imke Vervaet 23.27 10 14
400 m Dylan Borlée 45.84 8 15 Cynthia Bolingo 50.95 3 4
800 m Pieter Claus 1:50.03 15 26 Camille Laus 2:02.28 9 16
1500 m Stijn Baeten 3:41.53 10 11 Elise Vanderelst 4:14.63 11 18
5000 m Enzo Noel 14:02.78 9 13 Lisa Rooms 15:44.24 10 16
110/100 m h Nolan Vancauwemberghe 14.00 14 21 Jolien Boumkwo1 32.81 15 44
400m h Julien Watrin 49.56 5 8 Hanne Claes Did Not Start
3000m SC Clement Deflandre 8:36.23 8 8 Jolien Van Hoorebeke 10:32.28 16 26
4 × 100 m Amine Kasmi
Jordan Paquot
Antoine Snyders
Rendel Vermeulen
Kobe Vleminckx		 39.41 10 12 Janie De Naeyer
Elise Mehuys
Rani Rosius
Rani Vincke		 43.84 8 9
4 × 400 m
(mixed)		 — Dylan Borlée
Jonathan Sacoor
Cynthia Bolingo
Camille Laus		 3:12.97 3 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Shot put Andreas De Lathauwer 16.67 16 32 Jolien Boumkwo 16.58 7 10
Javelin Timothy Herman 81.67 2 4 Pauline Smal 47.24 15 25
Hammer Rémi Malengreaux 56.67 15 31 Vanessa Sterckendries 67.95 7 9
Discus Lars Coene 50.52 15 33 Katelijne Lyssens 48.04 14 28
Pole vault Ben Broeders 5.45 10 10 Ellen Vekemans 4.50 4 5
High jump Thomas Carmoy 2.29 2 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Merel Maes 1.92 2 4
Triple Jump Björn De Decker 14.08 15 37 Saliyya Guisse 12.69 14 27
Long Jump Yanni Sampson 7.24 14 34 Maité Beernaert 6.10 12 21

1Jolien Boumkwo, a shot putter, filled in at the last moment for the injured Anne Zagré.[4]

Badminton
Main article: Badminton at the 2023 European Games
Athlete Event Group stage Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Julien Carraggi Men's singles  Wraber (AUT)
W 2-0		  Schäfer (GER)
W 2-1		  Louda (CZE)
W 2-0		 1 Q  Barth (NOR)
W 2-1		  Popov (FRA)
L 0-2		 Did Not Advance 5
Lianne Tan Women's singles  Hamza (ITA)
W 2-0		  Sándorházi (HUN)
W 2-0		  Nyqvist (FIN)
W 2-0		 1 Q  Švábíková (CZE)
W 2-0		  Stadelmann (SUI)
L 1-2		 Did Not Advance 5

Basketball
Main article: Basketball at the 2023 European Games
Team Event Group stage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Bryan De Valck
Caspar Augustijnen1
Denis Donkor
Thibaut Vervoort		 Men's tournament  Slovenia
W 21-8		  Latvia
L 16-21		  Spain
W 21-14		 2 Q  Austria
W 21-20		  Germany
W 21-15		  Latvia
L 19-11		 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

1injured in the 1st game against  Slovenia and out for the rest of the tournament.[5]

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 2023 European Games
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Vasile Usturoi Men's featherweight Bye  Murja (ALB)
W 5-0		  Jensen (DEN)
W RSC		  Quiles Brotons (ESP)
L 0-5		 Did Not Advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Mayssen Lambot Women's bantamweight  Coroli (MDA)
W 5-0		  Milli (SWE)
L 0-5		 Did Not Advance
Oshin Derieuw Women's welterweight Bye  Allahverdiyeva (AZE)
W 5-0		  Sonvico (FRA)
W 3-2		  Hámori (HUN)
W 5-0		  Sürmeneli (TUR)
L 0-5		 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Breakdancing
Main article: Breaking at the 2023 European Games
Athlete Event Group stage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Cis Backeljau
(Cis)		 B-Boys  Lil Zoo (AUT)
L 0–2		  Xak (ESP)
W 2–0		  Kuzya (UKR)
L 0-2		 3 Did Not Advance
Lucas El Raghibi
(Lucky)		  Sunni (GBR)
L 0-2		  Wigor (POL)
L 0-2		  Menno (NED)
L 0–2		 4 Did Not Advance
Maxime Blieck
(MADMAX)		 B-Girls  Nicka (LTU)
L 0–2		  Paulina (POL)
W 2-0		  Jilou (GER)
L 0–2		 3 Did Not Advance
Camine Van Hoof
(CAMINE)		  Nadia (ISR)
D 1–1		  Stefani (UKR)
L 0–2		  Vanessa (POR)
L 0-2		 4 Did Not Advance

Canoe Slalom
Main article: Canoe slalom at the 2023 European Games
Athlete Event Preliminary Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Gabriel De Coster Men's K-1 90.71 29 Q Bye — 97.58 27 Did Not Advance
Men's kayak cross 71.52 44 — Did Not Advance

Canoe Sprint
Main article: Canoe sprint at the 2023 European Games
Athlete Event Heats Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Artuur Peters
Bram Sikkens		 Men's K2 500m 1:30.958 3 1:32.176 1 Q 1:30.773 6
Lize Broekx
Hermien Peters		 Women's K2 500m 1:41.734 2 Q — 1:43.768 6

Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 2023 European Games
Athlete Event Time Rank
Pierre De Froidmont Men's mountainbike 1:20:35 6
Jens Schuermans 1:22:19 21
Clement Horny 1:23:43 33
Arne Janssens 1:25:14 40
Emeline Detilleux Women's mountainbike 1:22:39 16
Githa Michiels 1 Lap 46

Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 2023 European Games
Athlete Event Preliminaries Round of 128 Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
W/B Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Stef De Greef Men's individual foil 5/5 — Bye  Kontochristopoulos (GRE)
W 15-6		  Rzadkowski (POL)
W 15-12		  Siess (POL)
L 11-15		 Did Not Advance 5
Mathieu Nijs Men's individual foil 3/6 —  Breteau Iannuzzi (ESP)
W 15-12		  Van Campenhout (BEL)
L 13-15		 Did Not Advance 30
Oscar Geudvert Men's individual foil 3/6 —  Davis (GBR)
L 10-15		 Did Not Advance 48
Stef Van Campenhout Men's individual foil 5/6 —  Manolikas (GRE)
W 15-3		  Nijs (BEL)
W 15-13		  Mepstead (GBR)
W MED		  Choupenitch (CZE)
W 15-14		  Siess (POL)
L 7-15		 Did Not Advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Neisser Loyola Lavin Men's individual épée 5/6 Bye  Sych (UKR)
W 15-11		  Nycz (POL)
L 11-12		 Did Not Advance 21
Marc Housieaux Men's individual épée 5/6 Bye  Cimborevics (LAT)
W 15-13		  Bargues Fuentes (ESP)
L 14-15		 Did Not Advance 19
Felix Blommaert Men's individual épée 2/6 Did Not Advance 76
Francois-Xavier Ferot Men's individual épée 2/5  Johanides (SVK)
W 15-10		  Unterhauser (GER)
L 13-15		 Did Not Advance 61
Delphine Groslambert Women's individual foil 2/6 —  Chaldaiou (GRE)
L 3-15		 Did Not Advance 35
Solane Beken Women's individual épée 3/6 —  Toth (HUN)
L 10-13		 Did Not Advance 48
Aube Vandingenen Women's individual épée 4/6 —  Muhari (HUN)
L 7-15		 Did Not Advance 34
Anne Bultynck Women's individual épée 1/5 — Did Not Advance 61
Jolien Corteyn Women's individual sabre 4/6 — Bye  Passaro (ITA)
L 9-15		 Did Not Advance 23
Stef Van Campenhout
Mathieu Nijs
Stef De Greef		 Men's team foil —  Spain
W 45-41		  France
L 38-45		  Poland
L 25-45		  Ukraine
W 45-39		 7
Marc Housieaux
Neisser Loyola Lavin
Francois-Xavier Ferot		 Men's team épée —  Portugal
W 45-43		  Italy
L 16-45		  Germany
L 33-45		  Sweden
L 38-45		  Austria
W 45-33		 15
Aube Vandingen
Anne Bultynck
Solane Beken		 Women's team épée —  Lithuania
L 35-45		 Did Not Advance 17

Karate
Main article: Karate at the 2023 European Games
Athlete Event Group stage Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Quentin Mahauden Men's kumite -75 kg  Eltemur (TUR)
L 5-10		  Drazewski (POL)
W 7-0		  Wilkins (GBR)
W 6-3		  Zaplitnyi (UKR)
L 4-5		 Did Not Advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Modern Pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 2023 European Games
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Fencing Swimming Laser Run Total points Rank Fencing Swimming Laser Run Total points Rank Show Jumping Fencing Swimming Laser Run Total points Rank
W/L Points Result Points Result Points W/L Points Result Points Result Points Result Points W/L Points Result Points Result Points
Anais Eudes Women's individual 16/12 222 2:17.23 276 11:59.80 581 1079 5 Q 19/16 220 2:19.09 272 11:32.60 608 1102 10 Did Not Advance

Muaythai
Main article: Muaythai at the 2023 European Games
Athlete Event Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Rank
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
Gianny De Leu Men's -60 kg  Lach (POL)
W 30-27		  Khachikyan (ARM)
W 30-27		  Koc (TUR)
W 30-27		 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Axana Depypere Women's -54 kg  Fernandez Martinez (ESP)
W 30-27		  Keles (TUR)
W 30-27		  Kierczynska (POL)
L 27-30		 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Sarah Piccirillo Women's -60 kg  Rodriguez Martinez (ESP)
W 30-27		  Kocakus (TUR)
L 27-30		 Did Not Advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Padel
Main article: Padel at the 2023 European Games
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Rank
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
Jerome Peeters
Francois Azzola		 Men's doubles  Nolten/Sietsma (NED)
W 2-1		  Maszczyk/Janowicz (POL)
W 2-0		  Cremona/Cassetta (ITA)
L 0-2		 Did Not Advance 5
Maxime Deloyer
Bram Coene		 Men's doubles  Venos/Stepanek (CZE)
W 2-0		  Sinicropi/Graziotti (ITA)
L 1-2		 Did Not Advance 9
Helena Wyckaert
An-Sophie Mestach		 Women's doubles  Clement/Scholten (GER)
W 2-0		  Lukasiak/Maciocha (POL)
W 2-0		  Pappacena/Sussarello (ITA)
L 1-2		 Did Not Advance 5
Dorien Cuypers
Elyne Boeykens		 Women's doubles Weterings/Koek
L 1-2		 Did Not Advance 17
Helena Wyckaert
Bram Coene		 Mixed doubles —  Pothier/Leygue (FRA)
L 0-2		 Did Not Advance 9
Francois Azzola
Dorien Cuypers		 Mixed doubles —  Cassetta/Sussarello (ITA)
L 1-2		 Did Not Advance 9

Rugby sevens
Main article: Rugby sevens at the 2023 European Games
Athletes Event Group stage Quarterfinal Placing 5-8 Semi-final Final/BM Rank
Opponent
Score		 Opponent
Score		 Opponent
Score		 Rank Opponent
Score		 Opponent
Score		 Opponent
Score		 Opponent
Score		 Opponent
Score
 Men's tournament  Spain
L 12-26		  Georgia
L 7-14		  Czech Republic
W 40-7		 3 Q  Ireland
L 12-26		  Georgia
W 21-5		  Germany
W 24-0		 5
 Women's tournament  Sweden
W 40-0		  Romania
W 39-0		  Spain
L 7-29		 2 Q  Portugal
W 22-5		  Great Britain
L 12-36		  Czech Republic
L 17-24		 4

Sports Climbing
Main article: Sport climbing at the 2023 European Games
Athlete Event Qualification Elimination Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Seed Opponent
Result		 Opponent
Result		 Opponent
Result		 Opponent
Result		 Rank
Lucie Delcoigne Women's lead — 15 Did Not Advance
Women's boulder — 11 Did Not Advance

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 2023 European Games
Athlete Event Qualification Final/BM
Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank
Jessie Kaps Women's 50m rifle 3 positions 574 35 — Did Not Advance
Women's 10m air rifle 619.3 35 — Did Not Advance

Table Tennis
Main article: Table tennis at the 2023 European Games
Athlete Event Preliminary Round 1 Preliminary Round 2 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Opponent
Result		 Opponent
Result		 Opponent
Result		 Opponent
Result		 Opponent
Result		 Opponent
Result		 Opponent
Result		 Rank
Cedric Nuytinck Men's singles Bye  Glod (LUX)
W 4-0		  Geraldo (POR)
W 4-3		  Gacina (CRO)
L 1-4		 Did Not Advance 9
Adrien Rassenfosse Men's singles Bye  Szudi (HUN)
W 4-3		  Karlsson (SWE)
L 0-4		 Did Not Advance 17
Nathalie Marchetti Women's singles Bye  Arapovic (CRO)
L 3-4		 Did Not Advance 33
Margot Degraef Women's singles Bye  Madarasz (HUN)
L 0-4		 Did Not Advance 33
Martin Allegro
Adrien Rassenfosse
Cedric Nuytinck		 Men's team —  Poland
W 3-1		  Germany
L 0-3		 Did Not Advance 5

Taekwondo
Main article: Taekwondo at the 2023 European Games
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Badr Achab Men's 74 kg  Kovacic (SLO)
W 1-2		  Husić (BIH)
L 2-0		 —  Binev (BUL)
L 2-0		 — =7
Raheleh Asemani Women's 57 kg  Marton (HUN)
L 2-1		 Did not advance
Sarah Chaâri Women's 62 kg  Andersson (SWE)
W 2-0		  Tarvida (LAT)
W 2-0		  Powell (GBR)
W 2-0		 —  Stolbova (CZE)
W 2-1		 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Triathlon
Main article: Triathlon at the 2023 European Games
Men
Athlete Event Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (40 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) Total Time Rank
Arnaud Mengal Men's Triathlon 19:27 0:55 55:47 0:26 32:04 1:48:37 20
Noah Servais 18:28 0:52 56:42 0:27 31:23 1:47:50 16
Women
Athlete Event Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (40 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) Total Time Rank
Jolien Vermeylen Women's Triathlon 19:35 0:57 1:01:43 0:26 34:38 1:57:17 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

References
  1. "Camille Laus en Kevin Borlée zijn de vlaggendragers voor Team Belgium op de Europese Spelen in Krakau". Belgian Olympic Committee (in Dutch). teambelgium.be. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  2. "Zilveren boksster Oshin Derieuw zwaait Europese Spelen uit met Belgische vlag" (in Dutch). www.sporza.be. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  3. "De Europese Spelen zijn een belangrijke stap richting Parijs 2024". Belgian Olympic Committee (in Dutch). teambelgium.be. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  4. "Shot putter replaces injured teammate in 100m hurdles and finishes last by 19 seconds". www.mirror.co.uk. 24 June 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  5. "Jeux Européens - Médaille d'argent pour la Belgique, battue par la Lettonie en finale du basket 3x3" (in French). www.rtbf.be. 24 June 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
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