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Belgium made its Paralympic Games début at the inaugural Paralympic Games in Rome in 1960, and has participated in every edition of the Summer Paralympics. It also took part in the inaugural Winter Paralympics in 1976 in Örnsköldsvik, and has competed in every edition of the Winter Games except 1980, 1998 and 2002.[1]
| Belgium at the Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | BEL |
| NPC | Belgian Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| Medals Ranked 27th |
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| Summer appearances | |
| Winter appearances | |
Belgian athletes have won a total of 98 Paralympic medals, of which 27 gold, 37 silver and 34 bronze, placing it 25th on the all-time Paralympic Games medal table.[2]
Belgium's best result at the Summer Games came in 1984, when it finished 12th on the medal table, with its largest ever haul of medals: 57, of which 22 gold. Its worst result came in 2008, with just one bronze medal, placing it 69th on the medal table.[2]
At the Winter Games, Belgium has won two bronze medals: a bronze obtained by Willy Mercier in the Men's Super-G (B1 category) in alpine skiing in 1994 [2] and Eléonor Sana won a bronze medal in the women's visually impaired downhill in 2018.
Belgian multi medallists who have won at least three medals.[2]
| No. | Athlete | Sport | Years | Games | Gender | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Van Winkel |  Athletics | 1980-1988 | 3 | F | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | Michèle George |  Equestrian | 2012-2024 | 4 | F | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | Alex Hermans | Athletics | 1980-2000 | 6 | M | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | Benny Govaerts | Athletics | 1988-2004 | 5 | M | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Peter Genyn | Athletics | 2016-2024 | 3 | M | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Ingrid Borre |  Table tennis | 1984-1996 | 4 | F | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Laurens Devos | Table tennis | 2016-2024 | 3 | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Kurt Van Raefelghem | Athletics | 1992-2004 | 4 | M | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Gino De Keersmaeker | Athletics | 1996-2008 | 4 | M | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Steve Orens | Athletics | 1996-2000 | 2 | M | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 11 | Ewoud Vromant |  Cycling | 2020-2024 | 2 | M | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Alain Ledoux | Table tennis | 1984-1996 | 4 | M | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
All-time Paralympic Games medal table
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Summer Paralympics | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14th |
| 1964 Summer Paralympics | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14th |
| 1968 Summer Paralympics | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20th |
| 1972 Summer Paralympics | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 23rd |
| 1976 Summer Paralympics | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 17th |
| 1980 Summer Paralympics | 13 | 12 | 17 | 42 | 13th |
| 1984 Summer Paralympics | 21 | 23 | 14 | 58 | 13th |
| 1988 Summer Paralympics | 15 | 18 | 8 | 41 | 17th |
| 1992 Summer Paralympics | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 21st |
| 1996 Summer Paralympics | 8 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 22nd |
| 2000 Summer Paralympics | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 42nd |
| 2004 Summer Paralympics | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 36th |
| 2008 Summer Paralympics | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 69th |
| 2012 Summer Paralympics | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 36th |
| 2016 Summer Paralympics | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 25th |
| 2020 Summer Paralympics | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 31st |
| 2024 Summer Paralympics | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 20th |
| Total | 95 | 97 | 93 | 285 | 25th |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 Winter Paralympics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1984 Winter Paralympics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1988 Winter Paralympics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1992 Winter Paralympics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1994 Winter Paralympics | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22nd |
| 1998 Winter Paralympics | did not compete | ||||
| 2002 Winter Paralympics | did not compete | ||||
| 2006 Winter Paralympics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 Winter Paralympics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 Winter Paralympics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 Winter Paralympics | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25th |
| 2022 Winter Paralympics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 32 |
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