Belgium at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Belgium participated in the Summer Paralympics 2008 in Beijing, China with 21 athletes. Standard-bearer in the catchment of the team was the table tennis player Nico Vergeylen. The only medal winner was the cyclist January Boyen. He won a bronze medal.

Participants per sport

Goalball

  • Youssef Bihi
  • Vincent Buisseret
  • Bruno Vanhofe
  • Johan De Rick
  • Peter Van Hout
  • Danny Van Eenooghe

Athletics

  • Gino De Keersmaeker
  • Kurt Vanraefelghem
  • Frederic Van den Heede

Cycling

  • January Boyen
  • Marc Eymard

Riding

  • José Lorquet
  • Bert Vermeir

Wheelchair Tennis

  • Joachim Gérard
  • Annick Sevenans

Swimming

  • Kevin Lambrechts
  • Sven Decaesstecker

Table tennis

  • Marc Ledoux
  • Mathieu Loicq
  • Nico Vergeylen
  • Dimitri Ghion
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