Famous Belgians - Sport

Etienne de Wilde - Men's Track Cycling - SILVER medal
Matthew Gilmore - Men's Track Cycling - SILVER medal
Filip Meirhaege - Mountain Biking - SILVER medal
Ann Simons - Judo (< 48kg) - BRONZE medal
Gella Vandecaveye - Judo (57-63kg) - BRONZE medal
Els Callens - Women's Doubles Tennis - BRONZE medal
Dominique Van Roost - Women's Doubles Tennis - BRONZE medal

Fred Deburghgraeve - Men's 100m Breaststroke - GOLD medal and new WORLD RECORD (1.00.60 mins)
Sebastien Godefroid - Finn Class Sailing - SILVER medal
Harry van Barneveld - Judo (Men's Heavyweight) - BRONZE medal
Ulla Werbrouck - Judo (Women's Half Heavyweight) - GOLD medal
Gella Vandecaveye - Judo (Woman's Half Middleweight) - SILVER medal
Marie-Isabelle Lomba - Judo (Woman's Lightweight) - BRONZE medal

Jean-Marc Bosman, footballer who changed the transfer rules
Justine Henin-Hardenne, world-class tennis player
Kim Clijsters, world-class tennis player
Xavier Malisse, world-class tennis player
Jacques Rogge, President of the IOC (International Olympic Committee)
Eddy Merckx, cyclist
Raymond Ceulemans, billiard player
Enzo Scifo, international football player
Jean-Marie Pfaff, international goal keeper
Jean-Pierre Coopman, the only Belgian boxer ever to fight the great Mohammed Ali
John Massis, the man with the strongest teeth in the world
Jan Ceulemans, international football player
Wilfried van Moer, international football player
Raymond Goethals, trainer of the Belgian National Football Team for 10 years
Paul Van Himst, international football player and coach
Guy Thys, coach of the Belgian National Football Team for 15 years
Gaston Roelands, long-distance runner
Jacky Ickx, Formula 1 racing driver
Ivo Van Damme, athleet
Thiery Boutsen, Formula 1 driver
Jean Aerts, cyclist
Rik Van Looy, cyclist
Rik Van Steenbergen, cyclist
Flory Van Donck, golf player
Phillipe Thijs, cyclist
Patrick Sercu, cyclist
Briek Schotte, cyclist
Eddy Planckaert, cyclist
Jef Scherens, cyclist
Joel Robert, moto-cross rider
Yvonne Reynders, cyclist
Emiel Puttemans, long-distance runner
Freddy Maertens, cyclist
Georges Jobe, moto-cross rider
Roger De Vlaminck, cyclist
Guy De Clercq, water skier
Ingrid Berghmans, judo champion
Heidi Rakels, judoka (Bronze medal at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992)
Eric Geboers, moto-cross rider
Eric De Vlaeminck, cyclo-cross champion
Vincent Rousseau, marathon runner
Patrick Stevens, sprinter (100m)
Eddy Hellebuyck, sprinter (100m)
Paul Vermeiren, archer
Jean-Michel Saive , table-tennis player
Brigitte Becue, swimmer
Sabine Appelmans, tennis player

This list is by no means complete and I am finding more Famous Belgians every week. If you know of any that are not on the list, please send me a brief e-mail message. Thank you.

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