Belgium at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics

Belgium at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics
IAAF code	BEL
National federation	Ligue Royale Belge d'Athlétisme
Website	www.val.be
in Daegu
Competitors	9
Medals	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 0 1 1

Belgium competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea.

Team selection

A team of 11 athletes was announced to represent the country in the event.^[1][2]

The following athletes appeared on the preliminary Entry List,^[2] but not on the Official Start List of the specific event,^[3] resulting in total number of 9 competitors:

KEY:	Did not participate	Competed in another event

	Event	Athlete
Men	4 x 400 metres relay	Arnaud Destatte
		Joris Haeck

Medalists

The following Belgian competitor won a medal at the Championships

Kevin Borlée won a bronze medal in the Men's 400 metres competition at this year's championships Medal Athlete Event  Bronze Kevin Borlée 400 metres Results Men Athlete Event Preliminaries Heats Semifinals Final Time Width Height Rank Time Width Height Rank Time Width Height Rank Time Width Height Rank Kevin Borlée 400 metres 44.77 2 Q 45.02 3 Q 44.90 Jonathan Borlée 400 metres 45.16 7 Q 45.14 4 Q 45.07 5 Jeroen D'hoedt 1500 metres 3:45.54 31 Did not advance Jonathan Borlée Antoine Gillet Nils Duerinck Kevin Borlée 4 x 400 metres relay 3:00.71 SB 6 Q 3:00.41 SB 5 Decathlon Thomas Van Der Plaetsen Decathlon Event Results Points Rank 100 m 11.20 PB 817 23 Long jump 7.79 PB 1007 1 Shot put 12.76 653 28 High jump 2.17 PB 963 1 400 m 49.46 840 11 110 m hurdles 14.79 875 19 Discus throw 37.20 608 25 Pole vault 5.10 941 2 Javelin throw 58.91 721 13 1500 m 4:45.86 644 15 Total 8069 13 Women Athlete Event Preliminaries Heats Semifinals Final Time Width Height Rank Time Width Height Rank Time Width Height Rank Time Width Height Rank Anne Zagré 100 m hurdles 13.47 32 Not advance Élodie Ouédraogo 400 m hurdles 55.40 PB 10 Q 55.29 PB 11 Not advance Heptathlon Sara Aerts Heptathlon Event Results Points Rank 100 m hurdles 13.38 SB 1068 8 High jump 1.74 SB 903 22 Shot put 12.49 694 20 200 m DNS Long jump DNS Javelin throw DNS 800 m DNS Total DNF References Belgacom 11 (August 15, 2011), Athlétisme - Mondiaux - Sept athlètes belges et le 4x400m messieurs à Daegu (in French), retrieved August 16, 2011 IAAF (August 21, 2011), Entry Lists by Country (PDF), retrieved August 21, 2011 IAAF, Athletes participating per day, retrieved September 6, 2011 External links Official local organising committee website Official IAAF competition website