Belgium at the 2022 World Games

Belgium at the
2022 World Games
IOC codeBEL
NOCBelgian Olympic Committee
in Birmingham, Alabama, United States
7 July 2022 – 17 July 2022
Competitors75 in 22 sports
Medals
Ranked 7th
Gold
11
Silver
4
Bronze
5
Total
20
World Games appearances (overview)

Belgium competed at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States from 7 to 17 July 2022.[1] Athletes representing Belgium won 11 gold medals, four silver medals and five bronze medals. The country finished in 7th place in the medal table.

Medalists

Further information: 2022 World Games § Medal table, and List of 2022 World Games medal winners
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Bart Swings Road speed skating Men's 10,000 m point race 9 July
 Gold Bart Swings Track speed skating Men's 10,000 m elimination race 10 July
 Gold Bart Swings Track speed skating Men's 10,000 m point elimination race 10 July
 Gold Bart Swings Road speed skating Men's 15,000 m elimination race 12 July
 Gold Helena Heijens
Bram Roettger		 Acrobatic gymnastics Mixed pair 15 July
 Gold Florian Bayili Ju-jitsu Men's ne-waza 69 kg 15 July
 Gold Licai Pourtois Ju-jitsu Women's fighting 57 kg 15 July
 Gold Nicolas Collin Sport climbing Men's boulder 15 July
 Gold Kim Bergmans
Lise De Meyst
Bo Hollebosch		 Acrobatic gymnastics Women's group 16 July
 Gold Tinne Gilis Squash Women's singles 17 July
 Silver Ian Lodens
Charis Gravensteyn		 Ju-jitsu Mixed 16 July
 Silver Simon De Wever
Jonas Raus
Viktor Vermeire
Wannes Vlaeminck		 Acrobatic gymnastics Men's group 17 July
 Silver Team Belgium Korfball Mixed tournament 17 July
 Bronze Bart Swings Track speed skating Men's 1000 m sprint 9 July
 Bronze Jérémy Lorsignol Parkour Men's freestyle 11 July
 Bronze Sofie Boogaerts
Stefanie Lindekens
Aurelie Romanini
Nele Vanbuel		 Lifesaving Women's 4x25 m manikin relay 11 July
 Bronze Team Belgium Tug of war Men's outdoor 640 kg 15 July
 Bronze Eddy Merckx Cue sports Men's three-cushion carom 13 July

Invitational sports

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Maurine Ricour Duathlon Women's individual 16 July
 Silver Arnaud Delly
Maurine Ricour		 Duathlon Mixed relay 17 July

Competitors

Sports Men Women Total
Acrobatic gymnastics 5 4 9
Air sports 1 0 1
Archery 0 1 1
Billiards sports 1 0 1
Boules sports 0 2 2
Canoe marathon 1 0 1
Dancesport 1 2 3
Duathlon 3 3 6
Inline speed skating 1 0 1
Ju-jitsu 2 2 4
Karate 1 0 1
Kickboxing 0 1 1
Korfball 7 7 14
Lifesaving 5 5 10
Orienteering 1 0 1
Parkour 1 0 1
Powerlifting 1 0 1
Sport Climbing 2 1 3
Squash 0 1 1
Trampoline gymnastics 1 0 1
Tug of war 11 0 11
Waterskiing 1 0 1
Total 46 29 75

Acrobatic gymnastics

Main article: Acrobatic gymnastics at the 2022 World Games

Belgium won three medals in acrobatic gymnastics.[2]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Balance Dynamic Total
Result Rank Result Rank
Helena Heijens
Bram Roettger 		Mixed pair 29.980 29.830 59.810 1st Q 29.700 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Simon De Wever
Jonas Raus
Viktor Vermeire
Wannes Vlaeminck 		Men's group 28.290 27.900 56.190 3rd Q 29.360 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Kim Bergmans
Lise De Meyst
Bo Hollebosch 		Women's group 27.750 28.630 56.380 3rd Q 29.970 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Air sports

Main article: Air sports at the 2022 World Games

Belgium competed in drone racing.[3]

Athlete Event Qualification Round of 32 Round of 16 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Quarterfinals Repechage 4 Semi-finals Final / BM
Score Rank Score
Rank 		Score
Rank 		Score
Rank 		Score
Rank 		Score
Rank 		Score
Rank 		Score
Rank 		Score Rank
Maximilien Pellichero Drone racing 26.093227 16th 1:22.382848
2nd Q 		1:12.15104
4th 		1:15.966464
1st Q 		1:12.292352
3rd 		did not advance 14th

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 2022 World Games

Belgium competed in archery.[4]

Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semi-finals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Sarah Prieels Women's compound individual 694 12 Q  Mariana Zúñiga (CHI)
W 136–135 		 Paige Pearce (USA)
L 146–147 		did not advance

Boules sports

Main article: Boules sports at the 2022 World Games

Belgium competed in boules sports.[5]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Round 1 Round 2
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Jessica Meskens Women's petanque precision shooting 24p 6th 22p 5th did not advance
Athlete Event Group stage Semi-final Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Nancy Barzin
Jessica Meskens 		Women's petanque doubles  Verena Gabe
Eileen Jenal (GER)
L 3 – 13 		 Janice Bissonnette
Rebeka Howe (USA)
L 0 – 13 		 Nantawan Fue Angsanit
Phantipha Wongchuvej (THA)
NM 		4th did not advance

Canoe marathon

Main article: Canoe marathon at the 2022 World Games

Belgium competed in canoe marathon.[6]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Daan Cox Men's short distance 14:50.94 14th Q 15:11.80 13th
Men's long distance — 1:34:47.20 16th

Cue sports

Main article: Cue sports at the 2022 World Games

Belgium competed in cue sports.[7]

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semi-finals Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Eddy Merckx Men's three-cushion billiards  Erick Tellez (CRC)
W 40 – 16 		 Dani Sánchez (ESP)
W 40 – 38 		 Dick Jaspers (NED)
L 16 – 40 		 Pedro Gonzalez (COL)
W 40 – 24 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Dancesport

Main article: Dancesport at the 2022 World Games

Belgium competed in dancesport.[8]

Athlete Event First round Hope Round Semi-final Final
Foot Technique Acrobatic
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Marie Peters & Benedikt Andres Rock'n'Roll 54.14 10th 60.14 4th Q 67.59 9th did not advance
Athlete Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semi-final Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Maxime Blieck B-Girls  Camine Van Hoof (BEL)
L 0 – 2 		 Sunny Choi (USA)
L 1 – 1 		 Paulina Starus (POL)
W 2 – 0 		3rd did not advance
Camine Van Hoof  Maxime Blieck (BEL)
W 2 – 0 		 Paulina Starus (POL)
W 2 – 0 		 Sunny Choi (USA)
L 0 – 2 		2nd Q  Ami Yuasa (JPN)
L 0 – 2 		did not advance

Duathlon

Main article: Duathlon at the 2022 World Games

Belgium competed in duathlon.[9][10]

Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Vincent Bierinckx Men's race 1:50:12 6th
Arnaud Dely 1:49:32 5th
Angelo Vandecasteele 1:49:04 4th
Lotte Claes Women's race DSQ
Maurine Ricour 2:01:38 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Laura Swannet DSQ
Arnaud Dely
Maurine Ricour 		Mixed relay 1:19:25 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Vincent Bierinckx
Lotte Claes 		1:20:00 4th

Ju-jitsu

Main article: Ju-jitsu at the 2022 World Games

Belgium competed in ju-jitsu.[11][9][12]

Athlete Event Group stage Semi-final Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Florian Bayili Men's ne-waza 69 kg  Adrian Milord (PAN)
W 14 – 0 		 Valentin Blumental (FRA)
W 6 – 2 		1st Q  Viki Dabush (ISR)
W 14 – 0 		 Mohamed Alsuwaidi (UAE)
W ADV 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Licai Pourtois Women's fighting 57 kg  Margarita Rosa Campos Obando (COL)
W 14 – 0 		 Christina Koutoulaki (GRE)
W 10 – 2 		1st Q  Rebekka Ziska Dahl (DEN)
W 16 – 4 		 Christina Koutoulaki (GRE)
W walkover 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Charis Gravensteyn
Ian Lodens 		Mixed duo  Warawut Saengsriruang
Lalita Yuennan (THA)
L 69.5 – 72 		 Genoveva Dobre
Ionut Dobre (ROU)
W 72 – 67.5 		2nd Q  Sofia Jokl
Thomas Schoenenberger (SUI)
W 71.5 – 69.5 		 Warawut Saengsriruang
Lalita Yuennan (THA)
L 74.5 – 75 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Karate

Main article: Karate at the 2022 World Games

Belgium competed in karate.[13]

Athlete Event Group stage Semi-final Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Quentin Mahauden Men's kumite 75 kg  Nurkanat Azhikanov (KAZ)
5 – 5 D 		 Stanislav Horuna (UKR)
0 – 2 L 		 Abdalla Abdelaziz (EGY)
4 – 12 L 		4th did not advance 7

Kickboxing

Main article: Kickboxing at the 2022 World Games

Belgium competed in kickboxing.[14]

Athlete Event Quarterfinals Semi-finals Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Hélène Connart Women's 60 kg  Sofia Oliveira (POR)
W 2 – 1 		 Milana Bjelogrlic (SRB)
L 1 – 2 		 Alina Martyniuk (UKR)
L 1 – 2 		4th

Korfball

Main article: Korfball at the 2022 World Games

Belgium won the silver medal in the korfball tournament.[15]

Athlete Event Group stage Semi-final Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Team Belgium Korfball  Germany (GER)
W 26 – 9 		 China (CHN)
W 27 – 11 		 Suriname (SUR)
W 29 – 14 		1st Q  Chinese Taipei (TPE)
W 19 – 18 		 Netherlands (NED)
L 12 – 23 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Lifesaving

Main article: Lifesaving at the 2022 World Games

Belgium competed in lifesaving.[16]

Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Corentin Stavart Men's 100 m manikin tow with fins 53.46 6th
Aurelie Romanini Women's 50 m manikin carry 36.18 6th
Bo Van de Plas Women's 100 m manikin tow with fins 59.60 5th
Women's 200 m super lifesaver 2:25.57 4th
Joni Ceusters
Jeroen Lecoutere
Maarten Van Laethem
Jelle Vandersteen 		Men's 4x25 m manikin relay 1:10.79 5th
Joni Ceusters
Jeroen Lecoutere
Corentin Stavart
Maarten Van Laethem 		Men's 4x50 m obstacle relay 1:42.22 8th
Men's 4x50 m medley relay 1:32.76 8th
Sofie Boogaerts
Stefanie Lindekens
Aurelie Romanini
Nele Vanbuel 		Women's 4x25 m manikin relay 1:23.41 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Women's 4x50 m medley relay 1:43.18 8th
Sofie Boogaerts
Stefanie Lindekens
Aurelie Romanini
Bo Van de Plas 		Women's 4x50 m obstacle relay 1:55.66 8th

Orienteering

Main article: Orienteering at the 2022 World Games

Belgium competed in orienteering.[17]

Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Yannick Michiels Men's sprint 15:13 12th
Men's middle distance 40:34 20th

Parkour

Main article: Parkour at the 2022 World Games

Belgium won one bronze medal in parkour.[18][19]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Jérémy Lorsignol Men's speedrun 24.59 5th Q 25.93 5th
Men's freestyle 19.5 6th Q 22.0 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Powerlifting

Main article: Powerlifting at the 2022 World Games

Belgium competed in powerlifting.[20]

Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Jeroen Van Heesvelde Men's heavyweight 96.40 9th

Road speed skating

Main article: Road speed skating at the 2022 World Games

Belgium competed in road speed skating.[21]

Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Bart Swings Men's 10,000 m point race 27p 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Men's 15,000 m elimination race 25:43.092 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Sport climbing

Main article: Sport climbing at the 2022 World Games

Belgium competed in sport climbing.[11][22]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Hannes Van Duysen Men's boulder 1T4z 7th did not advance
Nicolas Collin 2T3z 6th Q 4T4z 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Men's lead 36+ 3rd Q 22+ 6th
Chloe Caulier Women's boulder 2T4z 8th did not advance
Women's lead 28+ 8th Q 29 8th

Squash

Main article: Squash at the 2022 World Games

Belgium won one medal in squash.[23][24]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semi-finals Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Tinne Gilis Women's singles —  Nikki Todd (CAN)
W 11 – 7, 11 – 4 		 Marina Stefanoni (USA)
W 11 – 5, 11 – 7 		 Coline Aumard (FRA)
W 11 – 7, 11 – 9, 11 – 6 		 Lucy Beecroft (GBR)
W 11 – 9, 11 – 7, 11 – 6 		1st place, gold medalist(s)

Track speed skating

Main article: Track speed skating at the 2022 World Games

Belgium competed in track speed skating.[25]

Athlete Event Preliminary Round Semi-finals Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Bart Swings Men's 1000 m sprint 1:24.765 6th Q 1:23.931 1st Q 1:27.339 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Men's 10,000 m point elimination race — 18p 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Men's 10,000 m elimination race — 15:16.914 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Trampoline gymnastics

Main article: Trampoline gymnastics at the 2022 World Games

Belgium competed in trampoline gymnastics.[26]

Athlete Event Qualification Final 1 Final 2
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Sam Dhoop Men's tumbling 50.600 7th Q 21.300 8th did not advance

Tug of war

Main article: Tug of war at the 2022 World Games

Belgium won one medal in tug of war.[27]

Athlete Event Group stage Semi-final Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Team Belgium Men's outdoor 640 kg  Italy (ITA)
D 1 – 1 		 Great Britain (GBR)
L 0 – 3 		 Germany (GER)
D 1 – 1 		 Netherlands (NED)
W 3 – 0 		 Switzerland (SUI)
L 0 – 3 		4th Q  Switzerland (SUI)
L 0 – 2 		 Germany (GER)
W 2 – 0 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Water skiing

Main article: Water skiing at the 2022 World Games

Belgium competed in water skiing.[28]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Olivier Fortamps Men's tricks 9810p 5th Q 9410p 5th

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