Belgium at the
2009 World Championships in Athletics
WA codeBEL
National federationLigue Royale Belge d'Athlétisme
Websitewww.faisdelathle.be
in Berlin
Competitors23
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
World Championships in Athletics appearances
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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

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 Archived August 8, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. IAAF (2009-08-05). Retrieved on 2009-08-05.

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