Belgian male gymnasts have participated at the World Championships since its creation in 1903.[1] At the inaugural World Championships the Belgian team won the silver medal.[2] In 2017 Nina Derwael won bronze on the uneven bars and became the first Belgian woman to win a World Championships medal.[3] The following year Derwael won gold on the uneven bars, becoming Belgium's first World Champion in artistic gymnastics.[4]
| Belgium at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | BEL |
| Medals |
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Medalists
edit| Medal | Name | Year | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Silver |
Auguste van Ackere, Charles van Hulle, George Wiernickx, Eugène Dua, Charles Lannie, Jan Calson, Paul Mangin, Albert van de Roye, Francois Walravens |  1903 Antwerp |
Men's team |
 Bronze |
Jean de Hoe, Paul Mangin, Auguste van Ackere, Albert van de Roye, Leon van de Roye, Vital Verdickt |  1905 Bordeaux |
Men's team |
| Bronze |
Karel Lannie, Herman Carsau, Leo Pauwels, Pol Giesenfeld, Paul Mangin, Louis de Winter |  1907 Prague |
Men's team |
| Bronze |
Nina Derwael |  2017 Montreal |
Women's uneven bars |
 Gold |
Nina Derwael |  2018 Doha |
Women's uneven bars |
| Gold |
Nina Derwael |  2019 Stuttgart |
Women's uneven bars |
| Bronze |
Nina Derwael |  2022 Liverpool |
Women's uneven bars |
References
edit- ^ "1903: Men's Gymnastics at the First World Championships". Gymnastics History. January 25, 2022.
- ^ "Historical Medalists - Team". Archived from the original on October 9, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
- ^ "China's Fan defends uneven bars title at gymnastics worlds in Montreal". China Daily. October 9, 2017.
- ^ ""It's a dream come true" says World Champion Nina Derwael". The Brussels Times. November 3, 2018.