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DELEGATION

Team delegation Fernando Oliva

Athletes: Ilana Hanssens (ASVO) Jente Hauttekeete (KAAG) Merel Maes (ACW) Annelies Nijssen (ATLA) Jef Misplon (RCG)

Coaches: Filip Gilson Hendrik Hauttekeete

Doctor : Cédric Danniau

Physio: Nicolas Kerckhof

ATHLETES

Ilana Hanssens

Date of birth: 27/01/2002 Event: 400m hurdles Club: ASVO Coach: Ilse Van Nerom, Philip Gilson SB/PB: 58.51, Tallinn (EST), 17/07/2021 Timetable: Heats: 18/08, 11.15 Semi-final: 19/08, 15.25 Final: 20/08, 16.56

BELGA Jente Hauttekeete

Date of birth: 14/03/2002 Event: Decathlon Club: KAAG Coach: Hendrik Hauttekeete SB/PB: 8150p, Tallinn (EST), 17-18/07/2021 Timetable: 17/08: 18/08: 100m: 08.30 110m hurdles: 08.30 Long jump: 09.30 Discus: 09.25 (A) / 10.45 (B) Shot put: 11.15 Pole vault: 11.10 (A) / 12.15 (B) High jump: 14.30 Javelin throw: 15.30 (A) / 16.45 (B) 400m: 17.00 1500m: 18.50 BELGA

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Merel Maes

Date of birth: 22/01/2005 Event: High jump Club: ACW Coach: Benny Annecour SB/PB: 1m91, Louvain-la-Neuve, 20/02/2021 Timetable: Qualifications: 20/08, 10.30 Final: 21/07, 09.35

BELGA Jef Misplon

Date of birth: 22/03/2002 Event: Decathlon Club: RCG Coach: Bert Misplon SB/PB: 7210p, Bruxelles, 27/06/2021 Timetable: 17/08: 18/08: 100m: 08.30 110m hurdles: 08.30 Long jump: 09.30 Discus: 09.25 (A) / 10.45 (B) Shot put: 11.15 Pole vault: 11.10 (A) / 12.15 (B) High jump: 14.30 Javelin throw: 15.30 (A) / 16.45 (B) 400m: 17.00 1500m: 18.50

Johnny De Ceulaerde

Annelies Nijssen

Date of birth: 23/08/2002 Event: 800m Club: ATLA Coach: Jimmy Mebis SB/PB: 2.04.55, Heudsen-Zolder, 03/07/2021 Timetable: Heats: 17/08, 10.20 Semi-final: 18/08, 16.40 Final: 17/07, 17.15

Johnny De Ceulaerde

SCHEDULE

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Tuesday 17 august Wednesday 18 August Jente Hauttekeete, Jef Jente Hauttekeete, Jef Misplon, 08.30 100m M Decathlon 08.30 110m hurdles M Decathlon Misplon, Thomas Van Der Thomas Van Der Poel Poel 08.55 Javelin Throw W Qualification A 09.00 400m W Round 1 Jente Hauttekeete, Jef 09.00 3000m SC W Round 1 09.25 Discus Throw M Decathlon A Misplon, Thomas Van Der Poel Jente Hauttekeete, Jef Misplon, 09.30 Long Jump M Decathlon A+B 09.55 Shot put W Qualification A Thomas Van Der Poel 09.45 1500m M Round 1 10.10 400m M Round 1 Jente Hauttekeete, Jef 09.50 Shot Put M Qualification A+B 10.45 Discus Throw M Decathlon B Misplon, Thomas Van Der Poel Jente Hauttekeete, Jef 10.15 Javelin Throw W Qualification B 11.10 Pole Vault M Decathlon A Misplon, Thomas Van Der Poel 10.20 800m W Round 1 Annelies Nijssen 11.15 400m hurdles W Round 1 Ilana Hanssens 11.00 Long Jump M Qualification A+B 11.20 Shot Put W Qualification B 11.10 100m M Round 1 12.05 Hammer Throw M Qualification A Jente Hauttekeete, Jef Jente Hauttekeete, Jef Misplon, 11.15 Shot Put M Decathlon A+B 12.15 Pole Vault M Decathlon B Misplon, Thomas Van Der Thomas Van Der Poel Poel 12.25 100m W Round 1 13.25 Hammer Throw M Qualification B Jente Hauttekeete, Jef Jente Hauttekeete, Jef Misplon, 14.30 High Jump M Decathlon A+B 15.30 Javelin throw M Decathlon A Misplon, Thomas Van Der Thomas Van Der Poel Poel 14.35 110m hurdles M Round 1 16.00 Pole Vault M Qualification A+B 15.00 Discus Throw W Qualification A 16.05 Shot Put W Final 15.05 Pole Vault W Qualification A+B 16.10 110m hurdles M Semi-final 15.35 4x400m Relay X Round 1 16.40 800m W Semi-final Annelies Nijssen 16.15 3000m W Final 16.45 Javelin Throw M Decathlon B 16.20 Discus Throw W Qualification B 17.15 Long Jump M Final 16.35 Shot Put M Final 17.30 100m M Semi-final Jente Hauttekeete, Jef Misplon, 17.00 400m M Decathlon 18.00 Javelin Throw W Final Thomas Van Der Poel 17.40 5000m M Final 18.10 4x400m Relay X Final Jente Hauttekeete, Jef 18.50 1500m M Decathlon Misplon, Thomas Van Der Poel 19.10 100m M Final

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Thursday 19 August Friday 20 August 08.30 100m hurdles W Heptathlon 08.30 Javelin throw M Qualification A 08.40 Hammer Throw W Qualification A 08.35 100m hurdles W Round 1 09.05 3000m SC M Round 1 09.00 Long Jump W Heptathlon A+B 09.15 Long Jump W Qualification A+B 09.35 800m M Round 1 09.30 High Jump W Heptathlon A+B 09.45 Javelin Throw M Qualification B 09.40 400m hurdles M Round 1 10.30 High Jump W Qualification A+B Merel Maes 10.05 Hammer Throw W Qualification B 10.45 1500m W Round 1 10.35 200m M Round 1 11.10 Javelin throw W Heptathlon A 11.35 200m W Round 1 14.30 Shot Put W Heptathlon A+B 12.20 Javelin throw W Heptathlon B 14.35 100m W Semi-final 14.55 Pole Vault M Final 14.20 Triple Jump M Qualification 15.00 200m M Semi-final 14.25 4x100m Relay W Round 1 15.25 400m hurdles W Semi-final Ilana Hanssens 15.00 4x100m Relay M Round 1 15.50 200m W Heptathlon 15.05 Pole Vault M Final 16.10 Discus Throw W Final 15.25 Hammer Throw W Final 16.15 400m M Semi-final 15.30 800m M Final 16.20 High Jump M Qualification A+B 15.58 400m hurdles W Semi-final 16.45 400m W Semi-final 16.13 Long Jump W Final 17.10 1500m M Final 16.32 200m M Semi-final 17.30 800m W Final 16.56 400m hurdles W Final Ilana Hanssens 17.45 110m hurdles M Final 17.10 400m M Final 17.58 100m W Final 17.20 400m W Final 17.35 200m M Final 17.50 3000 SC W Final

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Saturday 21 August Sunday 22 August

08.30 10,000m R.Walk W Final 08.50 Discus Throw M Qualification A 09.00 Triple Jump W Qualification A+B 09.35 High Jump M Final 09.45 10,000m R.Walk M Final 10.10 Discus Throw M Qualification B 10.50 4x400m Relay W Round 1 11.25 4x400m Relay M Round 1

14.30 Hammer Throw W Final 15.00 High Jump W Final Merel Maes 14.40 100m hurdles W Semi-final 15.05 100m hurdles W Final 15.10 800m M Semi-final 15.15 Discus Throw M Final 15.50 Triple Jump M Final 15.20 1500m W Final 16.00 200m W Final 15.35 Triple Jump W Final 16.15 400m hurdles M Final 15.40 800m M Final 16.25 Javelin Throw M Final 15.55 3000m SC M Final 16.30 3000m M Final 16.25 5000m W Final 17.15 4x100m Relay W Final 17.10 4x400m Relay W Final 17.50 4x100m Relay M Final 17.25 4x400m Relay M Final

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HISTORY

Date City/Country Participants Belgian Team

1. 16-20 july 1986 Athene/GRE 1188 athletes from 143 countries 2 girls 15 countries with world champions; 7 boys 27 countries with medals; 48 countries with finalists

2. 27-31 july 1988 Sudbury/CAN 1052 Athletes from 122 countries 6 girls 14 countries with world champions; 7 boys 31 countries with medals; 46 countries with finalists

3. 8—12 aug 1990 Plovdiv/BUL 1033 Athletes from 86 countries 2 girls 17 countries with world champions; 8 boys 30 countries with medals; 46 countries with finalists

4. 16-20 sep 1992 Seoul/KOR 977 Athletes from 90 countries 4 girls 16 countries with world champions; 5 boys 30 countries with medals; 52 countries with finalists

5. 20-24 july 1994 Lisboa/POR 1179 Athletes from 143 countries 5 girls 19 countries with world champions; 4 boys 35 countries with medals; 61 countries with finalists

6. 20-25 aug 1996 Sydney/AUS 1080 Athletes from 143 countries 2 girls 19 countries with world champions; 5 boys 35 countries with medals; 61 countries with finalists

7. 28 july—2 aug 1998 Annecy/FRA 1184 Athletes from 170 countries 3 girls 23 countries with world champions; 5 boys 38 countries with medals; 56 countries with finalists

8. 17-22 oct 2000 Santiago/CHL 1150 Athletes from 152 countries 4 girls 21 countries with world champions; 2 boys 38 countries with medals; 62 countries with finalists

9. 16-21 july 2002 Kingston/JAM 159 countries 2 girls 22 countries with world champions; 5 boys 37 countries with medals; 65 countries with finalists

10. 13-18 july 2004 Grosetto/ITA 168 countries 6 girls 17 countries with world champions; 4 boys 39 countries with medals; 65 countries with finalists

11. 15-20 aug 2006 Beijing/CHN 176 countries 2 girls 21 countries with world champions; 7 boys 44 countries with medals; 1 team 68 countries with finalists

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12. 8-13 july 2008 Bydgoszcz/POL 183 countries 2 girls 19 countries with world champions; 7 boys 40 countries with medals; 68 countries with finalists

13. 19-25 july 2010 Moncton/CAN 24 countries with world champions; 5 girls 44 countries with medals; 7 boys 65 countries with finalists 1 team

14. 10-15 july 2012 Barcelona/ESP 1742 Athletes from 180 countries 3 girls 22 countries with world champions; 4 boys 43 countries with medals; 1 team 74 countries with finalists

15. 22-27 july 2014 Eugene/USA 21 countries with world champions; 6 girls 40 countries with medals; 5 boys 64 countries with finalists 1 team

16. 19-24 july 2016 Bydgoszcz/POL 21 countries with world champions; 5 girls 47 countries with medals; 4 boys 68 countries with finalists 1 team

17. 10-15 july 2018 Tampere/FIN 25 countries with world champions; 3 girls 43 countries with medals; 7 boys 63 countries with finalists

Gold medals

1. 2018 400m 45.03

Silver medals

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Brons medals

1. 1986 10 000m 33.59.36 2. 1990 Long Jump 6m49 3. 2008 Hannelore Desmet High Jump 1m86 4. 2016 Heptathlon 5881p 5. 2018 Eliott Crestan 800m 1.47.27

Fourth places

1. 1992 Benjamin Leroy 10km SW 41.22.77 2. 1994 110m H 14.00 w 3. 1996 Kjell Provost 400m H 51.11 4. 2006 Jonathan Borlée 400m 4606 5. 2006 Annelies Peetroons Discus Throw 54m42 6. 2010 Hanne Van Hessche High Jump 1m86 7. 2016 800m 2.05.82 8. 2018 Michael Obasauyi 110m H 13.45

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Fifth places

1. 1986 Alain Cuypers 400m H 50.67 Jens Panneel-Kévin Borlée-Arnaud Ghislain- 2. 2006 4x400m 3.07.03 Jonathan Borlée 3. 2008 Anne Zagré 100 H 13.55 Orphée Depuydt-Camille Laus-Imke Vervaet- 4. 2012 4x100m 45.12 Justien Grillet Simon Mazebo-Sven Van Den Bergh-Rayane 5. 2018 4x400m 3.07.05 Borlée-Jonathan Sacoor

Sixth Places

1. 1986 Gino Van Geyte 10 000m 30.04.41 2. 1988 Ilse Smolders 1500m 4.19.26 3. 2002 Javelin Throw 52m18 4. 2010 Stef Vanhaeren 400m H 50.99 5. 2012 Imke Vervaet 200m 23.47

Seventh places

1. 1988 Rudi Van Lancker Long Jump 7m48 2. 1992 Yassin Guellet Long Jump 7m49 3. 1994 Veerle Blondeel Discus Throw 51m28 4. 1996 200m 23.88 5. 2004 Elfje Willemsen Javelin Throw 52m70 6. 2006 Barbara Maveau 3000m 9.13.87 7. 2010 100m 10.56

Eighth places

1. 1988 Christophe Impens 1500m 3.51.73 2. 1994 Annelies De Meester Heptathlon 5521p 3. 1998 Thibault Duval Pole Vault 5m00 4. 2000 Kevin Rans Pole Vault 5m00 5. 2004 Sofie Schoenmaekers Javelin Throw 52m67 6. 2008 Quentin Ruffacq 110m H 13.65 7. 2018 High Jump 2m19 8. 2018 Tim Van De Velde 3000m SC 9.02.03

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Belgian Palmares

Year Final Gold Silver Bronze 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th

1986—Athene 3 1 1 1

1988—Sudbury 4 1 1 1 1

1990—Plovdiv 1 1

1992—Seoul 2 1 1

1994—Lissabon 3 1 1 1

1996—Sydney 2 1 1

1998—Annecy 1 1

2000—Santiago 1 1

2002—Kingston 1 1

2004—Grosseto 2 1 1

2006—Peking 4 2 1 1

2008—Bydgoszcz 3 1 1 1

2010—Moncton 3 1 1 1

2012—Barcelona 2 1 1

2014—Eugene 1 1 1

2016—Bydgoszcz 2 1 1

2018—Tampere 1 1 1 1 2

Total 42 1 1 5 8 6 5 7 9

Belgian athletes in World Junior Championships

Boys

100m 2010 7th Julien Watrin 10.56 –0.7 2002 Quarter Final 5th 10.58 +1.6 2000 Quarter Final 8th Kevin Rans 10.64 1998 Heats 4th Rudi Colabella 10.86 –0.6

200m 2010 Semi-Final 3d Julien Watrin 21.12 +2.3 2006 Semi-Final 4th Arnaut Matthys 21.49—0.9 2002 Semi-Final 5th Kristof Beyens 21.22 –1.1 1998 Heats 6th Rudi Colabella 21.97 –0.2

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400m 2018 1st Jonathan Sacoor 45.03 2006 4th Jonathan Borlée 46.09 2006 Semi-Final 4th Kévin Borlée 46.95 2008 Heats 7th Arnaud Froidmont 48.47

800m 2018 3th Eliott Crestan 1.46.84 2000 Semi-Final 4th Tom Vanchaze 1.54.65 2004 Semi-Final 5th Thomas Matthys 1.50.41 1996 Semi-Final 6th Tim Rogge 1.49.46 1998 Semi-Final 6th 1.53.46 2008 Semi-Final 7th Jan Van Den Broeck 1.53.11 2018 Semi-Final 8th Pieter Sisk 1.49.40 2014 Semi-Final 21th Aurèle Vandeputte 1.51.57 1998 Heats 3d Geert Waelput 1.52.29 2012 Heats 4th Brecht Bertels 1.51.18 2008 Heats 5th Jerome Kahia 1.53.30 2012 Heats 6th Joren bouckaert 1.49.74

1500m 1988 8th Christophe Impens 2010 Heats 10th Tarik Moukrime 3.49.47

10 000m 1986 6th Gino Van Geyte 2004 15th Mario V.Waeyenberge 30.26.69 1998 Semi-Final 15th Bart Evens 31.28.75 2004 DNF Gert Van Poucke -

110mH 1994 4th Sven Pieters 2018 4th Michael Obasuyi 13.45 +0.3 2008 8th Quentin Ruffacq 13.65 +1.1 2010 Semi-Final 6th Dario Vanderveken 13.94 +0.4 2010 Semi-Final 5th Dries Peeters 14.27 –0.9 2018 Semi-Final 10th Tuur Bras 13.76 +1.4 2002 Heats 5th Damien Broothaerts 14.68 –3.5

400mH 1996 4th Kjell Provost 51.11 1986 5th Alain Cuypers 2010 6th Stef Vanhaeren 50.99 2004 Semi-Final 6th Michael Bultheel 52.21 1996 Heats 3d Filip Faems 52.37

3000m St 2018 8th Tim Van De Velde 9.02.03 2010 Heats 7th Erwin Leysen 8.55.96 2002 Heats 8th 9.05.17 1996 Heats 11th Kjell Vanmelkebeke 9.03.01 2008 Heats 11th Andreas Van Ham 9.32.13

Pole Vault 1998 Semi-Final 8th Thibault Duval 5m00 2000 8th Kevin Rans 2006 11th Denis Goossens 5m20 2012 14th Arnaud Art NM 2006 Qualification 13th Wim Verelst 5m00 2008 Qualification 10th Laurent Vanhees 4m70 2014 Qualification 20th 5m00 2008 Qualification NM Raphael Darquennes -

Long Jump 2018 8th Thomas Carmoy 2m19

Long Jump 1988 7th Rudy Van Lancker 7m48 –0.4

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1992 7th Yassin Guellet 7m49 –0.2 2016 9th Tobias Capiau 7m39 –1.3

Triple Jump 1996 12th Djeke Mambo 15m48

Discus Throw 2002 9th Kris Coene 59m18

Javelin Throw 2006 11th Loïc Le maître 69m32 2002 Qualification 8th Bart Debaecker 65m30 2014 Qualification 27th Jarne Duchateau 61m20

Decathlon 2016 12th Dimitri Montilla 7292p 2012 12th Arne Broeders 7264p 2016 14th Alessandro Van De Sande 7279p 2010 17th Jeroen Vanmulder 6796p 2014 23th Benjamin Hougardy 7144p 2006 DNF Jeremy Solot 2014 DNF Vincent Stas

10km race walk 1992 4th Benjamin Leroy

4x100m 2010 Heats 5th De Rycke-Claes-Buyens-Watrin 40.43

4x400m 2006 5th Panneel-Borlée-Ghislain-Borlée 3.07.03 2018 5th Mazebo-Van Den Bergh-Borlée-Sacoor 3.07.05 1986 R-4 Cuypers-Delarue-Delrue-Moens 3.09.77 2016 R-4 Doom-Cobbaert-Owusu-Huts 3.10.78 2014 Heats 17th Rossaert-Scrève-Badji-De Lange 3.12.57

Girls

100m 1996 Semi-Final 6th Kim Gevaert 11.81 –0.8 2008 Heats 4th Anne Zagré 11.98 –1.9

200m 2012 6th Imke Vervaet 23.47 +0.2 1996 7th Kim Gevaert 23.88 –2.2

800m 2016 4th Elise Vanderelst 2.05.82 2010 Semi-Final 6th Camilla De Bleecker 2.06.44 1998 Semi-Final 6th Ludivine Michel 2.07.27 2000 Semi-Final 6th Mieke Geens 2.07.46 2018 Semi-Final 7th Camille Muls 2.08.16

1500m 2018 Heats 13th Mathilde Deswaef 4.30.31

3000m 2006 6th Ilse Smolders 1992 Heats 7th Zenobie Vangansbeke 4.21.83 1996 Heats 9th Tinneke Boonen 4.34.00

5000m 1998 12th Catherine Lallemand 16.32.39

10 000m 1986 Bronze Marleen Renders 33.59.3

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100mH 2008 5th Anne Zagré 13.55 –2.4 2014 6th Sarah Missine 13.29 2016 Semi-Final 5th Chloë Beaucarne 13.65 +0.9 2000 Semi-Final 6th Elodie Ouedraogo 13.76 2004 Semi-Final 6th 13.92

400mH 1988 Silver Ann Maenhout 2014 Semi-Final 23th Nenah De Coninck 62.33

3000m SC 2010 9th Sofie Gallein 10.23.07 2004 Selien De Schrijder 10.28.52 2014 22th Charlotte Sijmens 10.32.91

High Jump 2008 Bronze Hannelore Desmet 1m86 2010 4th Hanne Van Hessche 1m86 2016 13th Claire Orcel 1m79 2018 16th Zita Goossens 1m80

Pole Vault 2000 13th Liebseth Van Roie 3m50 2010 Qualification 7th Aurelie De Ryck 3m65 2014 Qualification 7th Margaux Quirin 3m90 2016 Qualification 10th Hanne De Baene 3m80

Long Jump 1990 Bronze Sandrine Hennart

Shot Put 2012 10th Jolien Boumkwo 15m31

Discus Throw 2006 4th Annelies Peetroons 54m42 1994 7th Veerle Blondeel 2004 11th Annelies Peetroons 45m87 2004 Qualification 7th Inge Vangeel 45m59

Javelin Throw 2002 6th Elfje Willemsen 52m18 2004 7th Elfje Willemsen 52m70 2004 8th Sofie Schoenmaeckers 52m67

Hammer Throw 2014 Final 8th Vanessa Sterckendries 61m62 2002 Qualification 9th Luyimi-Mbala Sarah 54m29 2000 Qualification 13th Luyimi-Mbala Sarah 49m81

Heptathlon 2016 Bronze Hanne Maudens 5881p 1994 8th Annelies De Meester 2012 14th 5384p 2014 16th Noor Vidts 5342p

4x100m 2012 5th Belgium, girls 45.12 Depudt-Laus-Vervaet-Grillet

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