Belgium at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics

Belgium at the
2009 World Championships in Athletics
Belgium at the; 2009 World Championships in Athletics
WA code	BEL
National federation	Ligue Royale Belge d'Athlétisme
Website	www.faisdelathle.be
in Berlin
Competitors	23
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
World Championships in Athletics appearances
	1983; 1987; 1991; 1993; 1995; 1997; 1999; 2001; 2003; 2005; 2007; 2009; 2011; 2013; 2015; 2017; 2019; 2022; 2023;
	← 2007 2011 →

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

Event	Athletes
Event	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

Event	Athletes	Heat Round 1		Heat Round 2		Semifinal		Final
Event	Athletes	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
400 m	Kevin Borlée	45.61	20 Q	-		45.28 SB	12	did not advance
400 m	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
110 m hurdles	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
3000 m steeplechase	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

Event	Athletes	Qualification		Final
Event	Athletes	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
Javelin throw	Thomas Smet	70.35	39	did not advance

Event	Athletes	Heat Round 1		Heat Round 2		Semifinal		Final
Event	Athletes	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
100 m hurdles	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

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