Belgium at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics

Belgium at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics
IAAF code	BEL
National federation	Ligue Royale Belge d'Athlétisme
Website	www.faisdelathle.be
in Berlin
Competitors	23
Medals	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 0 0 0

Belgium will compete at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics from 15–23 August. A team of 23 athletes was announced in preparation for the competition. Selected athletes have achieved one of the competition's qualifying standards. The team features a women's 4 x 100 metres relay, which won medals at the 2007 World Championships, and the 2008 Beijing Olympics.^[1]

Team selection

Track and road events Event Athletes Men Women 200 metres Olivia Borlée 400 metres Kevin Borlée Cédric Van Branteghem 1500 metres Kristof Van Malderen 100 metres hurdles — Eline Berings Elisabeth Davin 110 metres hurdles Adrien Deghelt Damien Broothaerts — 400 metres hurdles Michael Bultheel Élodie Ouédraogo 3000 m steeplechase Pieter Desmet Krijn Van Koolwijk 4×100 metres relay Olivia Borlée Anne Zagré Hanna Mariën Élodie Ouédraogo Elisabeth Davin Eline Berings 4×400 metres relay Kevin Borlée Cedric Van Branteghem Antoine Gillet Nils Duerinck Arnaud Ghislain Joris Haeck

Field and combined events Event Athletes Men Women Pole vault Kevin Rans Triple jump Svetlana Bolshakova Javelin throw Tom Goyvaerts Thomas Smet Heptathlon — Sara Aerts

Results

Men

Track and road events

Event	Athletes	Heat Round 1		Heat Round 2		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
400 m	Kevin Borlée	45.61	20 Q	-		45.28 SB	12	Did not advance
	Cédric Van Branteghem	45.94	27	Did not advance
1500 m	Kristof Van Malderen	3:46.03	39	Did not advance
110 m hurdles	Adrien Deghelt	13.78	34	Did not advance
	Damien Broothaerts	14.15	42	Did not advance
400 m hurdles	Michael Bultheel	49.67 PB	19	Did not advance
3000 m steeplechase	Pieter Desmet	8:31.81	23	Did not advance
	Krijn Van Koolwijk	8:24.22 SB	16	Did not advance
4×400 m relay	Kevin Borlée Cedric Van Branteghem Antoine Gillet Nils Duerinck Arnaud Ghislain Joris Haeck	3:02.13	5 Q	-				3:01.88 SB	4

Field events

Event	Athletes	Qualification		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Pole vault	Kevin Rans	5.55	12 q	5.50	12
Javelin throw	Tom Goyvaerts	77.37	23	Did not advance
	Thomas Smet	70.35	39	Did not advance

Women

Track and road events

Event	Athletes	Heat Round 1		Heat Round 2		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
200 m	Olivia Borlée	23.25	17 Q	-		23.42	22	Did not advance
100 m hurdles	Eline Berings	13.04	18 q	-		12.94 NR	14	Did not advance
	Elisabeth Davin	DNF		Did not advance
400 m hurdles	Élodie Ouédraogo	56.60 SB	22 q	-		57.58	23	Did not advance
4×100 m relay	Olivia Borlée Anne Zagré Hanna Mariën Élodie Ouédraogo Elisabeth Davin Eline Berings	43.99 SB	12					Did not advance

Field and combined events

Event	Athletes	Qualification		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Triple jump	Svetlana Bolshakova	13.89	20	Did not advance
Heptathlon	Sara Aerts	DNF

References

1. Relay squads are central to Belgium’s Berlin line-up. IAAF (2009-08-05). Retrieved on 2009-08-05.

External links

• Official competition website