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sent a delegation of 21 athletes (20 male, 1 female) to compete at the

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. The nominated athletes are listed below with their individual classification and disciplines. Belgium's overall result of just one bronze medal was its poorest ever at the

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. Its rank of 69th on the medal table was a sharp decline from four years earlier, where 3 gold medals, 2 silver and 2 bronze had placed it 36th. The 2008 Games were the first since 1968 at which Belgium failed to win at least one gold medal.

Medallists

The country won one medal, a bronze."Overall Medal Standings"
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Athletics

3 competitors: ;Men ''Pentathlon''

Cycling

2 competitors: ;Men ''Time trials & Road races'' ''Pursuits''

Equestrian

2 competitors: ;Individual

Goalball

6 competitors: Men * Youssef Bihi (B3) * Vincent Buisseret (B2) * Bruno Vanhofe (B2) *

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Swimming

2 competitors: ;Men

Table Tennis

3 competitors: ;Men Dimitri Ghion, who had been nominated as a Singles player in the TT4 category, had to withdraw his start due to injury.

Wheelchair Tennis

2 competitors: ;Men ;Women

References

External links

Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Official SiteInternational Paralympic Committee
{{NPCin2008SummerParalympics Nations at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

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