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PARALYMPIC TEAM BELGIUM
GUIDE TOKYO 24 AUG - 5 SEPT
FOLLOW OUR ATHLETES ON
TABLE OF CONTENTS
4-5 Foreword
6-7 Venue master plan
8 About Tokyo 2020
9 About our team
10 Now is the time to stare
12-13 Para Archery
14-17 Para Athletics
18-20 Boccia
22-27 Para Cycling
28-31 Para-Dressage
32-35 Goalball
38-40 Para Swimming
42-45 Para Table Tennis
46-49 Wheelchair Tennis
51 Statistics
52-53 Staff
54-55 Partners
Realisation BPC
Avenue de Boechoutlaan 9 – 1020 Brussel/Bruxelles
Responsible publisher Anne d’Ieteren – President BPC
Editing Hélène Masson (BPC), Guillaume Gobert (BPC),
Olek Kazimirowski (BPC), Jeroen Bauters (Parantee-Psylos),
Valérie Van Avermaet (LHF)
Pictures Luc Dequick, Belga, Eprod,
Paralympic Team Belgium, TOCOG, Envato Stock Pictures
Graphic Design Footballheroes
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FOREWORD
FOREWORD PRESIDENT
AND SECRETARY GENERAL BPC FOREWORD CHEF DE MISSION
M aking it to the team that represents our country at
the Paralympic Games is never an easy task, yet W hen the Covid-19 pandemic invaded the world
and the decision to postpone the Olympic and
Paralympic Games was taken in 2020, all our athletes’
this time, it has been particularly tough. But our ath-
letes know all about challenges. They’ve faced many hopes were ripped to shreds. For the first time in
in their lives, and have overcome them all. Last year, history, the Paralympic Games had to be post-
their dreams got shattered, but here they are poned. A heavy but necessary decision to make.
again, ready to inspire and excite all of us with
Today, as we march towards this historical edition of
amazing sport performances in Japan.
the Paralympic Games, we can only admire the cour-
As we believe the Paralympic Games are the number
age and resilience of those who have been working
one event on this planet that can give a voice to the
Anne d’Ieteren Olek Kazimirowski
hard to make these Games happen. The athletes, of
many, many millions of disabled all around the world,
President BPC Chef de Mission Tokyo 2020 course, who have sacrificed so much to get selected
we cannot be more proud to send out a strong
President LHF in 2020 and had to do it again for 2021. The IOC and
team of 31 Paralympian and 1 pilot (para cycling)
IPC who also demonstrated unprecedented levels
to Tokyo. Their performances and stories will help us
of cooperation during these more than challenging
further develop the Paralympic movement in Belgium
times.
and act as a catalyst of societal change, improving “We can only
perception towards disabled in our country. admire the But we also need to pay tribute to the Japanese
people for organising the Olympic and Paralympic
We are ready for this new adventure, it may finally courage and Games in such an extremely difficult context. They did
begin! But we are aware this would never have been
resilience of it not only to honour the commitment taken when they
possible without the significant support of our loyal
those who have decided to run as a Candidate City but also to give
private and institutional partners, as well as the BOIC.
us back hope, turning on a light at the end of the
Last year, more than ever, they have proven to be been working tunnel.
unconditional supporters of our Movement, and
the number one believers in what our athletes
hard to make Pursuing that light, along with so many nations of the
Marc Vergauwen
Secretary general BPC can achieve. these Games world, Paralympic Team Belgium stands proud and is
President Parantee-Psylos happen.” ready to write history again.
With our strong delegation, counting some of the
biggest champions on the planet, and an amazing Shine bright Tokyo. Here we come!
support team behind the athletes, we are convinced
that we will once again show the world what our coun-
try is capable of.
So get ready for the 16th edition of the Paralympic
Summer Games… and don’t forget:
Now is the time to
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FOREWORD
OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES Other venues 33 Enoshima Yacht Harbour
Sailing
38 Yokohama Baseball Stadium
Baseball/ Softball
VENUE MASTER PLAN 25 Sapporo Odori Park
Athletics (Marathon, Race Walk) 34 Izu Velodrome 39 Sapporo Dome
Cycling (Track) Football
26 Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach
Olympic Games Surfing 35 Izu MTB Course 40 Miyagi Stadium
Cycling (Mountain Bike) Football
Paralympic Games 30 Saitama Super Arena
Olympic/Paralympic Village Basketball 36 Fuji International Speedway 41 Ibaraki Kashima Stadium
International Broadcast Centre/Main Press Centre HERITAGE
ZONE Cycling (Road) Football
31 Asaka Shooting Range
Existing venue Shooting 37 Fukushima Azuma 42 Saitama Stadium
Temporary venue 6
Baseball Stadium Football
32 Kasumigaseki Country Club
New permanent venue 4 Baseball/ Softball
43 International Stadium
Golf
Yokohama
2 1 5 Football
10
8 9 3
OV
PV 23 22
Heritage Zone ●：New Permanent OV/PV
11 24
●：Existing 13 12 21 26 27 28
1 Olympic Stadium25 39 SAPPORO 7 14
Opening and Closing Ceremonies, Athletics ●：Temporary 15 IBC
MPC
Football 16 17 IBC/
42 MPC
2 Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
MIYAGI 40
Table Tennis 37 FUKUSHIMA KASHIMA 41 19
3 Yoyogi National Stadium 20
TOKYO
Handball TOKYO
Narita Int’l
AIRPORT
Badminton, Wheelchair Rugby 18 E
AY ZON
4 Nippon Budokan Tokyo Int’l
AIRPORT
TSURIGASAKI 29
TOKYO B
Judo (Haneda)
Karate 16 Shiokaze Park 23 Tokyo Aquatics Centre
0
200
400km
Tokyo Bay Zone
5 Tokyo International Forum Volleyball (Beach Volleyball) Aquatics (Swimming, Diving,
ENOSHIMA 33
11 Ariake Arena Artisitc Swimming)
Weightlifting 17 Aomi Urban Sports Park
OYAMACHO 36 Volleyball Swimming
Powerlifting 3 x 3 Basketball, Sport Climbing
Wheelchair Basketball
6 Kokugikan Arena IZU 34 35
Football 5-a-side 24 Tatsumi Water Polo Centre
12 Ariake Gymnastics Centre Aquatics (Water Polo)
Boxing
Gymnastics 18 Oi Hockey Stadium
7 Equestrian Park Boccia Hockey 26 Makuhari Messe Hall A
0
25
50km
●：New Permanent Taekwondo, Wrestling
Equestrian (Dressage, Eventing, Jumping) ●：Existing
13 Ariake Urban Sports Park 19 Sea Forest Cross-Country Course
Equestrian
25 39 SAPPORO Sitting Volleyball
Cycling (BMX Freestyle, BMX Racing), Equestrian (Eventing (Cross Country))
es
●：Temporary 27 Makuhari Messe Hall B
8 Musashino Forest Sport Plaza 43 Skateboarding 20 Sea Forest Waterway
32
Badminton, Modern Pentathlon
42
Fencing
30 14 Ariake Tennis Park Canoe (Sprint), Rowing
Wheelchair Basketball
MIYAGI 40 Taekwondo, Wheelchair Fencing
37 FUKUSHIMA
TennisKASHIMA
41 Canoe, Rowing
28 Makuhari Messe Hall C
9 Tokyo Stadium TOKYO Wheelchair Tennis 21 Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre
6
4 Football, Rugby, Modern Pentathlon
Narita Int’l TOKYO
Narita Int’l
Goalball
Canoe (Slalom)
AIRPORT
AIRPORT 15 Odaiba Marine Park
2 1
10 Musashinonomori Park Tokyo Int’l Triathlon 22 Yumenoshima Park Archery Field
5 AIRPORT
TSURIGASAKI 29
Cycling (Road) (Haneda)
Aquatics (Marathon Swimming) Archery
3 0
200
400km
OV/PV
23 22 ENOSHIMA 33
11 24 OYAMACHO 36
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ABOUT
ABOUT TOKYO 2020 safest environment for everyone following ABOUT PARALYMPIC TEAM
one of their most important principles: BELGIUM
“Striving for your personal best”.
The 1964 Games completely transformed
Japan, according to the current organisers. T he Belgian Paralympic Committee and
the disability sports federations, Paran-
tee-Psylos and Ligue Handisport Franco-
This is the main reason why the country
hopes that the legacy of the 2020 Games phone, will count on a strong delegation
will contribute to promote future changes of 31 athletes and 1 able-bodied para
throughout Japan, but also the entire world. cycling pilot to represent our country in
Accepting and respecting differences Tokyo in 10 different sports (*).
in all their forms is one of the impor- Five years ago, at the Rio 2016 Paralympic
tant messages they want to highlight, Games, 29 athletes defended our colours
to encourage people to feel united in in 8 sports. This year, with participants in
diversity. The emblem’s design, composed two additional sports – goalball and para
of three varieties of rectangular shapes, is archery –, the Paralympic Movement in our
one of the numerous ways through which country has again raised the bar.
they promote it.
With four reigning Paralympic champions
4400 athletes from all over the world will and multiple world and European medal-
compete in 540 medal events in 23 different lists, the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Team Bel-
gium has high hopes to match the Rio
T he Japanese capital had to wait one sports (*). Badminton and taekwondo were
more year to become the first ever city to added to the program for the first time. Of 2016 results. Because despite the difficult
welcome the biggest sports events on the the total number of athletes set to take part, period, several athletes have again opened
planet for the second time in history, after approximately 1750 will be women. our eyes in the last few months and have
already having hosted the 1964 edition. But
proven that they are able to take up the
here we are, finally. Athletes from all over Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games : most complicated challenges. Paralympic
the world are ready to fly to Tokyo and are
● 4400 athletes Team Belgium can therefore be ambitious
excited to take part in the 16th edition of the
● 23 sports and hope for 10 medals in Tokyo.
● 21 venues
Paralympic Summer Games. Our growing ambition is the result of all
● 540 medal events
The Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee had efforts that our Movement, its stakeholders
● 4.25 billion accumulative
to make the most difficult decision last year, and partners, have made these last years.
postponing the Olympic and Paralympic TV-audience expected Meeting these expectations would be the
Games for the first time ever. Since then, they best way to reward all the people working
have been working every day to ensure the for and supporting the development and
the professionalization of para sports in
Belgium, day by day.
(*) Para cycling track and road are considered two
different sports.
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NOW IS THE TIME TO STARE With this original campaign, we want
to change how people look at disabled.
O n the Road to Tokyo, more than ever,
Paralympic Team Belgium wanted to
open the of the public and convince
We use the
the public to
-emoji to call onto
beyond the impair-
ment of people with disabilities like
them of the amazing things people our athletes. Our athletes deserve all
with disabilities can achieve despite your support on their road to victory and
having a disability. want you to cheer for them, just like you
That is why a campaign was launched would cheer for our Olympians. We want
with a candid camera video, filmed in the people to watch our Paralympians for
THANKS TO THE MANY PLAYERS
city of Brussels. Four Paralympians (Gitte their eye-opening sporting achievements,
Haenen, Klison Mapreni, Ewoud Vromant so they can learn to look at the abilities
OF THE NATIONAL LOTTERY,
and Joachim Gérard) serve as examples of people with an impairement around
that people with disabilities are often them.
stared at in the streets. But when they
achieve amazing sport performances,
A big boost of the campaign will be
launched just before the Games, calling OUR PARALYMPIANS ARE MORE
still not enough people watch.
So: Now is the time to stare!
onto all Belgians to show their support for
our Paralympians. So follow our pages to THAN READY FOR TOKYO.
discover some of the actions that will be
WE WILL BE ! WILL YOU ?
Discover the
video here set-up just before and during the Games.
Because this time, staring = caring!
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PARA ARCHERY
PARA ARCHERY
Piotr van Montagu
O riginally developed as a means of rehabilitation and recreation
for people with a physical disability, it rapidly evolved into the
internationally competitive sport on show at the Games today.
TEAM
SUPPORT PIOTR VAN MONTAGU
Para archery has been included on every Paralympic Sport: para archery
programme since 1960. The object of the sport is simple: to Discipline:
shoot arrows as close to the centre of a target as possible and aim Compound Men Open
for the gold ring. Athletes compete with both recurve bows — Classification: ST
distinctive as the limbs curve outwards at the top — and com- Date of birth: 16/10/1988
pound bows, which feature mechanical pulleys, telescopic sights Residence: Montignies-sur-Sambre
and release aids to assist inaccuracy. The distance and size of Club: Compagnie des Archers du Château Gerpinnes
the target differ in each category. Disability: born without arms
Vincent Participation to Paralympic Games:
VENUE Vandervelden
first participation
Yumenoshima Park Archery Field Coach
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PARA ATHLETICS Gitte Haenen
PARA ATHLETICS
National Stadium Tokyo
Peter Genyn
A t the first Paralympic Games in
Rome 1960, the para athletics
competition featured 31 athletes from
10 countries. Today, it is the biggest
sport on the Games’ program,
offering a wide range of competitions
and events, open to all impairment
groups (physical, visual, intellectual).
Traditionally, these competitions take
place in the Olympic Stadium.
Five years ago in Rio, Paralympic Team
Belgium conquered 4 medals in para
athletics.
VENUE
Olympic Stadium
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PARA ATHLETICS
TEAM ROGER HABSCH GITTE HAENEN
SUPPORT
Sport: para athletics
Sport: para athletics Discipline: 100m, long jump
Discipline: 100m, 400m Classification: T63
Classification: T52 (Review) Date of birth: 23/03/1986
Date of birth: 05/01/79 Residence: Gent
Residence: Liège Club: KAA Gent Atletiek
Club: RFC Liège Athlétisme – Disability: below knee amputation of the left leg
Leg’s Go Participation to Paralympic Games: first participation
Disability: tetraplegia Best performances: World Championships Dubai 2019: 2nd long jump,
Pascale Participation to Paralympic Games: 3rd 100m European Championships Berlin 2018: 2nd long jump, 3rd 100m
Henkinbrant
first participation
Coach
JOYCE LEFEVRE PETER GENYN
Sport: para athletics Sport: para athletics
Discipline: 100m, 800m Discipline: 100m, 200m
Classification: T34 Classification: T51
Date of birth: 28/06/1988 Date of birth: 24/12/1976
Residence: Deurne Residence: Kalmthout
Club: Wapper Club: Wapper
Mieke
Van Thuyne Disability: cerebral palsy Disability: tetraplegia
Coach Participation to Paralympic Games: Participation to Paralympic Games: Rio 2016: 1st 100m, 1st 400m, London 2012:
Rio 2016: 8th 100m, DSQ 400m 7th with wheelchair rugby team, Athens 2004: 6th with wheelchair rugby team
Other best performances: Other best performances (athletics): Current World Record Holder 100m (19.71,
European Championships Berlin 2018: Brussels 2020), 200m (36.62, Notwill 2017), European Championships Bydgoszcz
3rd 100m, 3rd 800m, European Championships 2021: 2nd 100m, 1st 200m, World Championships Dubai 2019: 2nd 100m, 1st 200m
Grosseto 2016: 3rd 100m, 3rd 400m European Championships Berlin 2018: 1st 100m, 1st 200m, World Championships
London 2017: 1st 100m, 1st 400m, European Championships Grosseto 2016: 1st 100m,
1st 400m, World Championships Doha 2015: 1st 100m, 1st 400m, European
Championships Swansea 2014: 2nd 100m, 2nd 400m
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BOCCIA
B occia, which means ‘ball’ in Italian,
BOCCIA
is played by athletes who have any
kind of neurological impairment affect-
ing their motor function. The sport made
its Paralympic debut at New York 1984
National Stadium Tokyo and is now practised in more than
75 countries worldwide.
Boccia is a game of high strategy,
Francis Rombouts in which the athletes aim to throw or roll
leather balls as close as possible to a
white target ball called ‘jack’.
In this sport, a single shot can reverse
fortunes.
VENUE
Ariake Gymnastics Centre
18 Paralympic Team Belgium Guide Paralympic Team Belgium Guide 19BOCCIA
TEAM
SUPPORT FRANCIS ROMBOUTS
Sport: boccia
Discipline:
individual competition
Classification: BC2
Date of birth: 11/2/1984
Residence: Tielen
Club: Spinnaker
Disability: cerebral palsy
Bas Van Dycke Participation to Paralympic Games:
Coach
first participation
Best performances: Foster, Encourage and Support
European Championships 2005 : 2nd
Fostering, encouraging and supporting work of great value to humanity in Belgium,
through a rigourous approach which remains resolutely open to the needs of an evolving
society. That is the mission of the Baillet Latour Fund.
For over 40 years, the Foundation has sought to support initiatives that are remarkable
for their influence, the excellence they inspire or their innovative approach to meeting
the challenges faced by tomorrow’s society.
Today the Fund pursues its objectives in five main areas: medical research, education,
cultural heritage, environmental sustainability and the Olympic movement.
Olympic and paralympic sport
Sport is an important means to support integration in our society. As a tool for societal
transformation it drives values such as ethics, respect, fair-play and solidarity, it
influences attitudes and inclusion. The olympic values (Excellence, Friendship and
Respect) reinforce even further this positive dimension of sport.
The Foundation supports initiatives of the olympic and paralympic movement that
enable a better inclusion of disabled persons or that encourage multicultural
integration.
Fonds Baillet Latour SC
Website : https://fondsbailletlatour.com
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PARA CYCLING
C ycling road made its Paralympic debut at the 1984 Games, held in
New York and Stoke Mandeville, while cycling track made its debut at
Atlanta 1996. Depending on their physical impairments, riders use
a bicycle, tricycle or handbike, while visually impaired athletes
share a tandem with their pilot. Like in Rio, Belgium will compete
in both disciplines, and Paralympic Team Belgium will have medal
contenders in several events.
VENUE TRACK CYCLING
Izu Velodrome
VENUE ROAD CYCLING
Diederick
Fuji International Speedway
Schelfhout
Atleet
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TIM CELEN GRIET HOET (RIGHT)
Sport: para cycling Sport: para cycling І Discipline: track : 3k individual
TEAM Discipline: road race, time trial pursuit, 1k time trial, road : road race and time trial
SUPPORT (1/2)
Classification: MT2 (tricyle) Classification: WB (tandem)
Date of birth: 26/2/1998 Date of birth: 12/06/1978
Residence: Ham Residence: Gent І Club: Ittakestwototandem
Club: Koninklijke Zuid-Limburgse Disability: retinitis pigmentosa
Wielerclub Participation to Paralympic Games:
Disability: hemiplegea Rio 2016: 7th individual pursuit, 8th kilometer, 15th time trial
Participation to Paralympic Games: Best performances: World Championships Track Milton 2020:
Rio 2016: 10th time trial, 6th road race 3rd 3k individual pursuit, 2nd sprint World Championships Track Apeldoorn 2019:
Other best performances: World Championships 2nd 3k individual pursuit World Championships Track Rio de Janeiro 2018: 3rd 1k time
Road Cascais 2021: 1st road race trial, 2nd 3k individual pursuit, 3rd sprint, World Championships Track Los Angeles
Remko Meeusen
Coach 2017: 3rd 3k individual pursuit
JEAN-FRANÇOIS ANNELEEN MONSIEUR (LEFT)
DEBERG Sport: para cycling І Discipline: track :
3k individual pursuit, 1k time trial, road : road race
Sport: para cycling
and time trial І Classification: WB (tandem)
Discipline: road race, time trial,
Date of birth: 26/01/1978
team relay
Residence: Gent І Club: Ittakestwototandem
Classification: MH3 (handbike)
Disability: able-bodied pilot
Date of birth: 17/11/1981
Participation to Paralympic Games:
Residence: Baelen
Rio 2016: 7th individual pursuit, 8th kilometer, 15th time trial
Christophe Club: Rolling Lions
Prémont
Best performances: with Griet Hoet (see above)
Disability: paraplegy
Coach Participation to Paralympic Games:
Rio 2016: 3rd place Team Relay, 4th road race,
7th time trial,
Other best performances: MAXIME HORDIES
World Championships Road Emmen 2019:
2nd road race, World Championships Road Maniago Sport: para cycling І Discipline: road race, time trial
2018: 1st road race Classification: MH1 (handbike) І Date of birth: 13/03/1996
Residence: Overijse І Club: Rolling Lions
Disability: tetraplegy
Participation to Paralympic Games: first participation
Best performances: World Championships Road Cascaïs
2021: 3rd time trial, 3rd road race, World Championships Road Emmen 2019:
1st road race, 2nd time trial
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DIEDERICK LAURENCE VANDEVYVER
TEAM SCHELFHOUT Sport: para cycling
SUPPORT (2/2) Discipline: time trial, team relay
Sport: para cycling
Classification: WH3 (handbike)
Discipline: track : 3k individual
Date of birth: 10/8/1982
pursuit, 1k timer trial,
Residence: Maldegem
road : road race and time trial
Club: Cycling 4
Classification: MC3 (cycling)
Disability: Guillain-Barre syndrome
Date of birth: 26/12/1985
Participation to Paralympic Games:
Residence: Erembodegem
first participation
Club: Bingoal Casino-Chevalmeire
Disability: loss of function in muscles & nerves
Jan Geets Participation to Paralympic Games:
Mechanic Rio 2016: 9th individual pursuit, 12th kilometer,
12th time trial, DNF road race JONAS VAN DE STEENE
Other best performances: World Championships
Track Apeldoorn 2019: 3rd 1k time trial, Sport: para cycling
3rd 3k individual pursuit, World Championships Discipline: road race, time trial, team relay
Track Rio de Janeiro 2018: 2nd 1k time trial, Classification: MH4 (handbike) І Date of birth: 15/2/1987
2nd 3k individual pursuit, World Championships Residence: Zaffelaere
Track Los Angeles 2017: 3rd 3k individual pursuit Club: Sunrise/Feniks І Disability: spinal cord injury
World Championships Track Apeldoorn 2015: Participation to Paralympic Games:
2nd 1k time trial World Championships Track Rio 2016: 3rd team relay, 10th time trial, 5th road race
Aguascalientes 2014: 3rd 1k time trial
Ruben
Lambrecht
Mechanic
EWOUD VROMANT
Sport: para cycling
Discipline: track : 3k individual pursuit, road : road race and
time trial
Classification: MC2 (cycling) І Date of birth: 15/7/1984
Residence: Woubrechtegem
Club: Anvasport І Disability: above knee amputation (right)
Participation to Paralympic Games: first participation
Best performances: Current World Record Holder Individual Pursuit (3:36.322,
Milton 2020), World Championships Track Milton 2020: 1st 3k individual pursuit,
World Championships Road Cascais 2021: 3rd road race
World Championships Road Emmen 2019: 2nd time trial, 3rd road race
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PARA-DRESSAGE
C onsidered the most artistic of the equestrian sports and used
as the groundwork for all other disciplines, para-dressage tests
the ability of the athlete and horse to perform set routines, with
the exception of the Freestyle to Music. Achieving this level of unity
and competing at Paralympic level takes years of practice and
requires skill and trust.
Para-dressage first appeared on the Paralympic programme at the
1984 Games. It is a gender equal sport with both male and female
athletes with any type of physical or vision impairment.
Like for London 2012 and Rio 2016, our country qualified as a team
for Tokyo and will be represented by the maximum of 4 athletes.
VENUE
Michèle George Equestrian Park
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TEAM SUPPORT
MICHÈLE GEORGE
Sport: para-dressage
Discipline: team test, individual test, freestyle
Classification: Grade V І Date of birth: 02/01/1974
Horse: Best of 8 І Residence: Waregem
Club: Quadrille І Disability: hemiplegia
Participation to Paralympic Games:
London 2012: 1st Individual Test, 1st Freestyle, 5th with the Team (horse: Rainman),
Walter Jeroen Antoine Dorien Livia Rio 2016: 1st Individual test, 2nd Freestyle, 5th with the Team (horse: Rainman)
Van Haegenborgh Declercq Guillaume Vanderwegen Vermeulen Other best performances: European Championship Rotterdam 2019:
Chef d’équipe Veterinarian Groom Groom Groom
3rd Individual Test, 3rd Freestyle (horse: Best of 8), World Games Caen 2014 :
1st Individual Test, 1st Freestyle, European Championships Kristiansand 2011 :
2nd Individual Test, World Games Lexington 2010 : 2nd Freestyle (horse: Rainman)
MANON CLAEYS
Sport: para-dressage BARBARA MINNECI
Discipline: team test,
individual test, freestyle Sport: para-dressage
Classification: Discipline: team test, individual test, freestyle
Grade IV Classification: Grade III І Date of birth: 12/06/1969
Camille Wendy
Date of birth: Horse: Stuart І Residence: Strombeek-Bever
Vangheluwe Laeremans
Groom Horse Support Personnel
03/01/1986 Club: Quadrille І Disability: monoplegy
Horse: San Dior 2 Participation to Paralympic Games:
Residence: Maldegem London 2012: 8th Individual Test, 6th Freestyle, 5th with the Team (horse : Barilla)
Club: Quadrille І Disability: hemiplegia Rio 2016: 8th Individual Test, 8th Freestyle, 5th with the Team (horse: Barilla)
Participation to Paralympic Games: Other best performances: European Championship Rotterdam 2019:
first participation 3rd Individual Test, 3rd Freestyle (horse: Stuart)
Best performances: European
Championships Rotterdam 2019:
2nd individual test, 3rd freestyle,
European Championships Göteborg 2017:
2nd individual test KEVIN VAN HAM
Pierre-Paul
Vangheluwe
Sport: para-dressage І Discipline: individual test, freestyle
Horse Support Personnel
Classification: Grade V І Date of birth: 22/07/1989
Horse: Eros Van Ons Heem І Residence: Tielt-Winge
Club: Quadrille І Disability: underdeveloped left arm
Participation to Paralympic Games: first participation
30 Paralympic Team Belgium Guide Paralympic Team Belgium Guide 31GOALBALL
G oalball, a unique sport for visually
GOALBALL
impaired, is played by two teams
of three blindfolded players on a court
of 18m by 9m. The aim is to score
by rolling the ball at speed into the
opposition’s goal, while the other team
attempts to block the ball with their
bodies. Today, goalball is played in
more than 100 countries. lt was
added to the Paralympic program as a
Bruno Vanhove
full medal sport in Arnhem 1980,
while the women’s competition first
featured at the 1984 Games.
Our national men’s team, called the
‘Belgian Bulls’, qualified for Tokyo after
winning a bronze medal at the 2018
World Championships.
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32 Paralympic Team Belgium Guide Paralympic Team Belgium Guide 33GOALBALL
KLISON MAPRENI TOM VANHOVE
Sport: goalball Sport: goalball
TEAM
Discipline: team tournament Discipline: team tournament
SUPPORT
Classification: B2 Classification: B3
Date of birth: 09/10/1992 Date of birth: 17/08/1983
Residence: Bruxelles Residence: Oostkamp
Club: Havi2 Bruxelles Club: ViGe Noordzee
Disability: visually impaired Disability: retinopathy of prematurity
Participation to Paralympic Games: Participation to Paralympic Games: London 2012: 7th
London 2012: 7th І Other best performances: Other best performances: World Championships Malmö 2018: 3rd place
World Championships Malmö 2018: 3rd place,
European Championships Lahti 2017: 3rd place
Johan De Rick
Head coach
ROB EIJSSEN
ARNE VANHOVE Sport: goalball
Discipline: team tournament
Sport: goalball Classification: B1
Discipline: team tournament Date of birth: 11/01/1991
Classification: B2 Residence: Pelt І Club: ViGe De Peltse Torballers
Date of birth: 17/08/1983 Disability: retinitis pigmentosa
Residence: Sint-Kruis Participation to Paralympic Games: first participation
Club: ViGe Noordzee Best performances: World Championships Malmö 2018:
Ines Himschoot Disability: retinopathy of prematurity 3rd place, European Championships Lahti 2017: 3rd place
Assistant coach Participation to Paralympic Games:
first participation
WASSIME AMNIR
BRUNO VANHOVE Sport: goalball
Discipline: team tournament
Sport: goalball Classification: B1
Discipline: team tournament І Classification: B3 Date of birth: 01/02/1991
Date of birth: 17/08/1983 І Residence: Oostkamp Residence: Bruxelles
Club: ViGe Noordzee І Disability: retinopathy of prematurity Club: Havi2 Bruxelles
Participation to Paralympic Games: Beijing 2008 : 11th, London Disability: visually impaired
2012 : 7th І Other best performances: World Championships Participation to Paralympic Games: first participation
Malmö 2018: 3rd place, European Championships Lahti 2017: 3rd place
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Paralympic Team Belgium Guide 37PARA SWIMMING Aymeric Parmentier
P
PARA SWIMMING
aralympic swimmers at Tokyo 2020
will compete in freestyle, backstroke,
butterfly, breaststroke and medley
events. Para swimming is second only
to para athletics in the number of
athletes participating at the Games.
The wide variety of swimming styles
embodies the Paralympic motto, Spirit
in Motion, reflecting the strong will of
every Paralympian. On the Paralympic
program since Rome 1960, swimming
has always been one of the most
popular sports at the Games.
Today, athletes with physical, visual and
intellectual disabilities can qualify for
the Paralympic Games.
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38 Paralympic Team Belgium Guide Paralympic Team Belgium Guide 39PARA SWIMMING
TEAM
SUPPORT TATYANA LEBRUN
Sport: swimming
Discipline: 100m breast
Classification:
S10 - SB9 - SM10
Date of birth: 09/12/2004
Residence: Stavelot
Club: SSSV (Saint-Vith)
Disability: Larsen syndrom
Cédric Participation to Paralympic Games:
Brennenraedts
first participation
Coach
AYMERIC PARMENTIER
Sport: swimming
Discipline: 100m breast
Classification:
S14 – SB14 – SM14 Making sport accessible
Hélène
Parmentier
Date of birth: 18/01/1993
Residence: Limal for everyone.
Coach
Club: Boust - SPH Fleurus
Disability: intellectual disability That’s what we like
Participation to Paralympic Games:
first participation І Best performances: to do.
World Championship Mexico 2017: 3rd 100m breast
Ewoud Vromant, ex ENGIE colleague
and Belgian road Champion
40 Paralympic Team Belgium GuidePARA TABLE TENNIS
Laurens Devos
T
PARA TABLE TENNIS
able tennis is played throughout
the world and has been part of the
Paralympic program since the first
Games at Rome 1960, when wheel-
chair athletes competed. Events for
standing players were first included at
the Toronto 1976 Games. Table tennis
only became an Olympic sport at Seoul
1988, so the Paralympic equivalent has
a longer history.
The sport is accessible to athletes with
a wide range of impairments. These
are categorised into physical and
intellectual impairments, with the
physical impairment class divided into
wheelchair and standing groups.
Matches are played as the best of
five sets with 11 points in each set.
Paralympic Team Belgium has two
Paralympic titles to defend.
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Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
42 Paralympic Team Belgium Guide Paralympic Team Belgium Guide 43PARA TABLE TENNIS
TEAM SUPPORT
BART BRANDS
Sport: para table tennis
Discipline: singles
Classification: TT5
Date of birth: 9/9/1987
Residence: Brasschaat
Club: Sint Niklase Tafeltennisclub
Carlo Agnello Nico Vergeylen Eric Van Acker Kilomo Vitta
Disability: spinal cord injury
Coach Coach Chaperone Sparring partner
Participation to Paralympic Games: first participation
LAURENS DEVOS FLORIAN VAN ACKER
Sport: para table tennis Sport: para table tennis
Discipline: singles Discipline: singles
Classification: TT9 Classification: TT11
Date of birth: 15/8/2000 Date of birth: 28/02/1997
Residence: Malle Residence: Langemark
Club: TTC Grünweiss Bad Hamm / TTC Sokah Club: TTC Gullegem
Disability: hemiplegea Disability: intellectual disability
Participation to Paralympic Games: Rio 2016: 1st singles Participation to Paralympic Games: Rio 2016: 1st singles
Other best performances: World Championships Lasko 2018 : 1st singles , Other best performances:
European Championships Lasko 2017: 1st singles, 1st doubles (with Ben Despineux), World Championships Lasko 2018: 1st singles, European Championships
European Championships Velje 2015: 1st singles, 1st doubles (with Ben Despineux) Helsingborg 2019: 1st singles, European Championships Lasko 2017: 3rd singles
European Championships Velje 2015: 1st singles
44 Paralympic Team Belgium Guide Paralympic Team Belgium Guide 45WHEELCHAIR TENNIS
Joachim Gérard
WHEELCHAIR TENNIS
F rom the humble beginnings in the seventies, wheelchair tennis
has grown at an amazing rate, not least because it can be
played on any regular court with no modifications needed to the
playing equipment. It also follows the rules of tennis with one key
exception: the ball is allowed to bounce twice, and only the
first bounce must be within the boundaries of the court. All match-
es are played over the best of three sets.
Wheelchair tennis was introduced as a full medal event at Barce-
lona 1992 and has appeared at every Games since then. The sport
is fully integrated into all four Grand Slam events, while more
than 150 tournaments form the ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour, which
began in 1992.
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Ariake Tennis Park
46 Paralympic Team Belgium Guide Paralympic Team Belgium Guide 47WHEELCHAIR TENNIS
Jef Vandorpe
JOACHIM GÉRARD
TEAM
SUPPORT
Sport: wheelchair tennis
Discipline: singles, doubles
Date of birth: 15/10/1988
Residence: Court-Saint-Etienne
Club: Belgian Open
Disability: polio
Participation to Paralympic Games:
Beijing 2008: 1/8 final singles, London 2012: 1/4 final
singles - 1/8 final doubles, Rio 2016: 3rd place singles -
1/8 final doubles
Damien
Martinquet Other best performances:
Coach Masters 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2019: winner, Wimbledon
2021: winner, Australian Open 2021: winner, Roland-Gar-
ros 2020: finalist, World Team Cup Alghiero 2017:
3rd (with Jef Vandorpe & Gert Vos), US Open 2016 : finalist
JEF VANDORPE
Sport: wheelchair tennis
Frederik Discipline: singles, doubles
Mertens Date of birth: 23/7/2001
Coach Residence: Niel
Club: K. Stade Leuven T.C.
Disability: perthes’ disease
Participation to Paralympic Games:
first participation
Other best performances:
World Team Cup Alghiero 2017: 3rd (with Joachim
Gérard & Gert Vos)
48 Paralympic Team Belgium Guide Paralympic Team Belgium Guide 49STATISTICS
BELGIUM AND THE SUMMER GAMES
PROVE
Year City Countries Participants Belgian Medals Total
Athletes (g-s-b) Medals
S S I B L E
IMPO
1960 Rome 23 400 18 1-1-1 3
1964 Tokyo 22 390 2 1-0-1 2
1968 Tel Aviv 29 750 29 0-3-3 6
WRONG
1972 Heidelberg 44 1.000 23 1-1-2 4
1976 Toronto 42 1.600 48 8-6-9 23
1980 Arnhem 42 2.000 77 13-13-18 44
1984 Stoke Mand.NY 45 2.900 51 22-22-12 56
1988 Seoel 62 3.000 56 16-17-9 42
HITTING AN ACE 1992 Barcelona 90 3.300 70 5-5-7 17
WHILE SEATED. 1996
2000
Atlanta
Sydney
120
135
3.500
4.000
37
30
8-10-7
1-4-4
25
9
2004 Athens 136 3.800 25 3-2-2 7
2008 Bejing 150 4.000 21 0-0-1 1
2012 London 165 4.200 40 3-1-3 7
2016 Rio 176 4.000 29 5-3-3 11
BELGIAN TECHNICAL OFFICIALS IN TOKYO
DIRK COSSAER / Wheelchair Basketball
MARNIX DE MANGELAERE / Para Athletics
DIDIER FOULON / Para Athletics
MICHEL HERMANS / Para Table tennis
CHANTAL NEIRINCKX / Para Rowing
Joachim Gérard MARC URBAN / Para-dressage
Wheelchair Tennis Player
RONNY VAN ASSCHE / Boccia
PATRICK VAN CAELENBERGHE / Para Athletics
AURORE LEQUATRE / Para-Badminton
TOM DE BRUYNE / 5-a-side football
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Paralympic Team Belgium Guide 51STAFF
NPC REPRESENTATIVES TEAM DE MISSION
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LEAGUES
REPRESENTATIVE (PARA)MEDICAL TEAM
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COMMUNICATION TEAM Bosmans Lambrecht Gabellini Allaerts De Prest
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Team Content Communication Communication Video Content Marie Veerle Sergine Julien Lander
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