title: Belgium at the 2013 Summer Universiade
text: # Belgium at the 2013 Summer Universiade
  
  Belgium competed at the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Gold | Thomas Van Der Plaetsen | Athletics | Men's Decathlon |
  | Bronze | Fanny Smets | Athletics | Women's Pole Vault |
  
  With these results Belgium achieved the 39th place out of 162 participating countries in the medals table.
  
  ## Athletics
  
  Belgium was represented by six competitors in athletics.
  
  Men
  
  | Athlete | Events | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Events | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
  | Ali Hamdi | 1500 metres | 3:43.77 | 5th Q | 3:44.38 | 10th |
  | Dieter Vanstreels | Half marathon | | | Did Not Finish | Did Not Finish |
  
  ### Decathlon
  
  | Event | Thomas Van Der Plaetsen | Thomas Van Der Plaetsen | Thomas Van Der Plaetsen |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Event | Result | Points | Rank |
  | 100 m | 11.12 | 834 | 3rd |
  | Long jump | 7m80 | 1010 | 1st |
  | Shot put | 13m48 | 697 | 8th |
  | High jump | 2m07 | 868 | 2nd |
  | 400 m | 49.35 | 844 | 3rd |
  | 110 m hurdles | 14.77 | 878 | 2nd |
  | Discus throw | 38m74 | 639 | 8th |
  | Pole vault | 5m30 | 1004 | 1st |
  | Javelin throw | 62m43 | 774 | 5th |
  | 1500 m | 4:50.48 | 616 | 6th |
  | Total | Total | 8,164 | |
  
  Women
  
  | Athlete | Events | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Events | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
  | Axelle Dauwens | 400 metres hurdles | 57.53 | 9th | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Chloe Henry | Pole vault | | | 4m30 | 6th |
  | Fanny Smets | Pole vault | | | 4m30 | |
  
  ## Badminton
  
  Belgium was represented by three badminton players.
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
  | Maxime Moreels | Singles | Hong (KOR) L 2-0 (21-8, 21-18) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 33 |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
  | Marie Demy | Singles | Suo (CHN) L 2-0 (21-12, 21-13) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 33 |
  | Lianne Tan | Singles | Guiffre (CAN) W 2-0 (21-10, 21-8) | Dmytryshyn (UKR) W 2-0 (21-10, 21-17) | Sun (CHN) L 2-0 (21-8, 21-9) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |
  
  ## Boxing
  
  Belgium was represented by one boxer.
  
  | Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score |
  | Dodji Ayigah | Flyweight | Aloyan (RUS) L 3-0 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  ## Fencing
  
  Belgium was represented by three competitors in fencing.
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
  | François Xavier Ferot | Individual épée | Freilich (ISR) L 9–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Hans-Joachim Lecocq | Individual foil | Kulakov (KAZ) W 15–12 | Foconi (ITA) L 5–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
  | Delphine Groslambert | Individual foil | | Dobbs (USA) W 15–12 | Nishioka (JPN) L 7–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  ## Gymnastics
  
  Belgium was represented in both artistic gymnastics and rhythmic gymnastics.
  
  ### Artistic gymnastics
  
  Two gymnasts competed in the artistic gymnastics competition.
  
  ### Rhythmic gymnastics
  
  One gymnast competed in the rhythmic gymnastics competition for Belgium.
  
  | Athlete | Event | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Rope | Hoop | Ball | Ribbon | Total | Rank |
  | Elisabeth De Leeuw | Individual | 14.106 | 14.916 | 14.733 | 14.550 | 58.215 | 20 |
  
  ## Judo
  
  Belgium was represented by three female and one male judoka.
  
  ## Rowing
  
  Belgium was represented by two rowers.
  
  ## Rugby sevens
  
  Belgium was represented by a men's team.
  
  ### Men
  
  The men's team participated in Group B.
  
  **Team roster**
  
  * Name
  * Vincent Hart
  * Bram Coupé
  * Victor Wartique
  * Mehdi Hrim
  * Guillaume Mundele
  * Tom Coupé
  * Betrand Billi
  * George Mclachlan
  * Hendrik Brouwers
  * Nathan Bonthems
  * Charles Reynaert
  
  Head coach: Nicolas Le Roux Team manager: Monique Petitjean
  
  **Preliminary round**
  
  | Team | GP | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Great Britain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 12 | +95 | 9 |
  | Belgium | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 10 | +61 | 7 |
  | Georgia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 69 | -29 | 5 |
  | Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 137 | −127 | 3 |
  
  * 14 July 2013 11:34
  
  | Belgium | 26–0 | Georgia |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Tulpar Stadium
  * 14 July 2013 15:58
  
  | Belgium | 38–0 | Malaysia |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Tulpar Stadium
  * 15 July 2013 14:46
  
  | Great Britain | 10–7 | Belgium |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Tulpar Stadium
  
  **Quarterfinals**
  
  * 16 July 2013 11:50
  
  | South Africa | 26–12 | Belgium |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Tulpar Stadium
  
  **Plate tier**
  
  * 16 July 2013 16:34
  
  | Italy | 10-12 | Belgium |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Tulpar Stadium
  * 17 July 2013 11:15
  
  | Belgium | 19-10 | Japan |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Tulpar Stadium
  
  ## Table Tennis
  
  Belgium was represented by three competitors in table tennis.
  
  ## Water polo
  
  Belgium was represented by a men's team.
  
  ### Men
  
  The men's team participated in Group B.
  
  **Team roster**
  
  Abbreviations :
  
  | Pos. | Position | № | Cap number |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | A | Attacker | U | Utility |
  | D | Defender | GK | Goalkeeper |
  | № | Name | Pos. |
  | 3 | Sven Publie | |
  | 2 | Greg Heirman | |
  | 8 | Nick De Backer | |
  | 13 | Arthur Parmentier | GK |
  | 9 | Gerry Verschuren | |
  | 5 | Ruben Cools | |
  | 4 | Kevin Vervoort | |
  | 7 | Nick Poelmans | |
  | 1 | Jorden Van Doorn | GK |
  | 6 | Thomas Herman | |
  | 11 | Nicolas Goffin | |
  | 10 | Arnaud Marenne | |
  
  Head coach: Niculae Fulgeanu Assistant coach: Bernard Pollak
  
  **Preliminary round**
  
  | Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Italy | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 37 | +26 | 8 |
  | Serbia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 28 | +33 | 8 |
  | United States | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 5 |
  | Brazil | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 5 |
  | Montenegro | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 39 | +17 | 4 |
  | Belgium | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 112 | –99 | 0 |
  | 5 July 2013 18:30 | Italy | 28–1 | Belgium | Burevestnik Swimming Pool |
  | 7 July 2013 14:00 | Brazil | 19–3 | Belgium | Burevestnik Swimming Pool |
  | 8 July 2013 17:00 | Belgium | 5–24 | Montenegro | Burevestnik Swimming Pool |
  | 10 July 2013 15:30 | Report | United States | 19–2 | Belgium | Burevestnik Swimming Pool Referees: Murray (CAN), Szekely (HUN) |
  | Burevestnik Swimming Pool Referees: Murray (CAN), Szekely (HUN) |||
  | 11 July 2013 12:30 | Serbia | 22–2 | Belgium |
  
  **Classification round**
  
  | 13 July 2013 12:30 | Georgia | 7–5 | Belgium |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 15 July 2013 12:30 | Belgium | 12–15 | Canada |
  
  Final rank: 12
  
  ## Weightlifting
  
  Belgium was represented by one female weightlifter.
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
  | Anna Van Bellinghen | 75 kg | 88 | 12 | 107 | 12 | 195 | 12 |
  