Belgium at the 2006 Winter Olympics

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Sporting event delegation

Belgium at the 2006 Winter Olympics
IOC code	BEL
NOC	Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee
Website	www.olympic.be (in Dutch and French)
in Turin
Competitors	4 (4 men) in 3 sports
Flag bearers	Kevin van der Perren (opening) Bart Veldkamp (closing)
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022

Belgium sent four athletes to compete at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.

Figure skating

Main article: Figure skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Athlete	Event	Short Program		Free Skate		Total
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Kevin van der Perren	Men's	65.36	13 Q	132.03	8	197.39	9

Short track speed skating

Main article: Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Wim de Deyne	Men's 500 m	42.883	9 Q	42.979	12	did not advance
	Men's 1500 m	disqualified
Pieter Gysel	Men's 500 m	42.980	17	did not advance
	Men's 1000 m	1:27.994	9 Q	1:28.335	6 Q	disqualified
	Men's 1500 m	2:23.411	5 Q	disqualified					17

Key: 'ADV' indicates a skater was advanced due to being interfered with.

Speed skating

Main article: Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Bart Veldkamp	Men's 5000 m	n/a		6:32.02	13
	Men's 10000 m	n/a		13:48.12	14

References

1. ^ "Flagbearers for the Opening Ceremony". Retrieved Feb 22, 2009.
2. ^ "Flagbearers for the Closing Ceremony". Retrieved Feb 22, 2009.

External links

• "Yahoo! Sports – 2006 Winter Olympics – Belgium". Archived from the original on 2012-05-20. Retrieved 2009-02-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)