Belgium competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. 63 competitors, 47 men and 16 women, took part in 48 events in 14 sports. Medalists Archery Women competed for the first time in Belgium's fourth appearance in the modern archery competition. Marnix Vervinck was only the second Belgian to place in the top eight, and the first since 1972. Women's Individual Competition: Marie Claire van Stevens — 2431 points (→ 22nd place) Raymonda Verlinden — 2288 points (→ 40th place) Men's Individual Competition: Marnix Vervinck — 2519 points (→ 7th place) Patrick DeKoning — 2486 (→ 14th place) Willy van den Bossche — 2454 points (→ 26th place) Athletics Men's 5,000 metres Bob Verbeeck Heat — 13:46.27 Semifinals — 13:46.03 (→ did not advance) Vincent Rousseau Heat — 13:57.96 (→ did not advance) Men's Marathon Karel Lismont — 2:17:07 (→ 24th place) Armand Parmentier — 2:18:10 (→ 30th place) Johan Geirnaert — 2:21:35 (→ 41st place) Men's High Jump Eddy Annys Qualification — 2.21m (→ did not advance) Men's Long Jump Ronald Desruelles Qualification — did not start (→ did not advance, no ranking) Women's Marathon Ria Van Landeghem Final — 2:37:11 (→ 21st place) Marie-Christine Deurbroeck Final — 2:38:01 (→ 24th place) Francine Peeters Final — 2:42:22 (→ 29th place) Women's High Jump Christine Soetewey Qualification — 1.80m (→ did not advance, 22nd place) Canoeing Cycling Eight cyclists represented Belgium in 1984. Individual road race Carlo Bomans Ronny Van Sweevelt Frank Verleyen Sprint Frank Orban Individual pursuit Rudi Ceyssens Team pursuit Rudi Ceyssens Roger Ilegems Peter Roes Joseph Smeets Points race Roger Ilegems Final — 37 points (→ Gold Medal) Rudi Ceyssens Final — 16 points (→ 11th place) Diving Men's 3m Springboard Tom Lemaire Preliminary Round — 515.16 points (→ did not advance, 16th place) Equestrianism Fencing Four fencers, all men, represented Belgium in 1984. Men's foil Thierry Soumagne Peter Joos Stefan Joos Men's team foil Thierry Soumagne, Peter Joos, Stefan Joos, Stéphane Ganeff Men's épée Stéphane Ganeff Thierry Soumagne Stefan Joos Judo Rhythmic gymnastics Rowing Sailing Shooting Swimming Men's 400m Freestyle Marc Van De Weghe Heat — 4:00.01 (→ did not advance, 20th place) Men's 1500m Freestyle Marc Van De Weghe Heat — 15:45.50 (→ did not advance, 19th place) Women's 100m Backstroke Sabine Pauwels Heat — 1:05.17 B-Final — 1:05.33 (→ 15th place) Yolande Van Der Straeten Heat — 1:07.07 (→ did not advance, 22nd