Belgium at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics
| Belgium at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics | |
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| WA code | BEL |
| National federation | Ligue Royale Belge d'Athlétisme |
| Website | www |
| in Berlin | |
| Competitors | 23 |
| Medals |
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| World Championships in Athletics appearances | |
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
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Results
Men
- Track and road events
| Event | Athletes | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
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| 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 | ||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Triple jump | Svetlana Bolshakova | 13.89 | 20 | did not advance | |
| Heptathlon | Sara Aerts | DNF | |||
References
- ^ Relay squads are central to Belgium’s Berlin line-up Archived August 8, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. IAAF (2009-08-05). Retrieved on 2009-08-05.