22—30 AUGUST 2015 , CHINA

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IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

DELEGATION ATHLETES

Head of the delegation: Eddy De Vogelaer Thomas Lefebvre

Team leader: Stéphanie Noël Tille Scheerlinck

Athletes:

Bashir Abdi Abdelhadi El Hachimi Arnaud Art Antoine Gillet Almensh Belete Pieter-Jan Hannes Cynthia Bolingo Mbongo Dylan Borlée Niels Pittomvils Jonathan Borlée Kévin Borlée Robin Vanderbemden Michael Bultheel Axelle Dauwens Jeroen D‘hoedt Anne Zagré

Coaches: Jacques Borlée Emil Milanov Rik Didden Fernando Oliva Philip Gilson Carole Kaboud Me Bam Peter Robbens Michael Van Der Plaetsen Georges Martin

Personnal Coach: Dirk De Maesschalck Ivo Hendrix André Mahy

Physiotherapist: Kathelijn Polspoel Didier verhasselt Gregory Vervloet

Doctor: Roel Parys

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Bashir Abdi: 5 000m & 10.000m

Date of birth: 10/02/1989 (Mogadishu (SOM)) Place of issue: Gent Club: RCG Coach: Peter Robbens

SB/PB: 13.06.10, Heusden-Zolder, 18/07/2015 NR: 12.49.71, Brussels, 25/08/2000

SB: 27.47.55, Palo Alto (USA), 02/05/2015 PB: 27.36.40, Palo Alto (USA), 04/05/2014 NR: 26.52.30, Brussels, 03/09/1999

Schedule 10.000m: Schedule 5000m: Final: 22/08, 20.50 Heats: 26/08, 9.35 Final: 29/08, 19.30

International palmares 2010 EC U23 cross Albufeira (POR), cross 41th 2011 EC U23 Ostrava (CZE), 5000m 14.30.52, 15th 2012 EC (FIN), 5000m Final, 13.39.01, 8th EC Helsinki (FIN), 10 000m Final, 28.23.72, 4th EC cross (HON), cross 9th 2013 WC Moskou (RUS), 10.000m Final, 28.41.69, 23th EC cross Belgrado (SRB), cross 8th + 2d with team 2014 EC Zurich (SUI), 10.000m Final, 28.13.61, 5th EC Zurich (SUI), 5000m Final, 14.247.73, 16th 2015 Eur. Team Champ. Heraklion (GRE), 5000m 1st

Performance evolution 5000m 10 000m 2008 RCG U20 15.23.93 - 2009 RCG U23 - - 2010 RCG U23 14.14.73 - 2011 RCG U23 13.50.18 - 2012 RCG Sen 13.29.09 28.18.50 2013 RCG Sen 13.30.91 27.43.99 2014 RCG Sen 13.26.87 27.36.40

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Arnaud Art:

Date of birth: 28/01/1993 Place of issue: Melin Club: FCHA Coach: Georges Martin

SB/PB: 5m65, Heraklion (GRE), 21/06/2015 NR: 5m70, Oordegem, 11/06/2000 Heusden-Zolder, & 28/07/2007

Schedule Pole Vault: Qualification: 22/08, 18.40 Final: 24/08, 19.05

International palmares 2009 EYOF Tampere (FIN), Pole Vault Final, 4m85, 1st 2010 YOG Singapour (SIN), Pole Vault Final, 4m85, 6th 2011 EC U20 Tallin (EST), Pole Vault Final, 5m10, 8th 2012 WC U20 Barcelone (ESP), Pole Vault Final, NM (5m15 q) 2014 Eur. Team Champ. (EST), Pole Vault 5m42, 1st EC Zurich (SUI), Pole Vault Qual., 5m30, 16th 2015 Eur. Team Champ. Heraklion (GRE), Pole Vault 5m65, 3d EC U23 Tallinn (EST), Pole Vault Final, 5m30, 7th

Performance evolution Pole Vault ind. Pole Vault out. 2007 ACO U16 3m83 2008 ACO U16 4m45 2009 ACO U18 4m73 4m85 2010 ACO U18 4m70 5m02 2011 FCHA U20 5m33 5m30 2012 FCHA U20 5m46 5m35 2013 FCHA U23 - - 2014 FCHA U23 5m55 5m50

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Almensh Belete: 10.000m

Date of birth: 26/07/1989 (in Addis Abeba (ETH)) Place of issue: Leuven Club: VAC Coach: Ivo Hendrix

SB: 5000m: 15.34.13, Heusden-Zolder, 18/07/2015 PB: 31.43.05, Palo Alto (USA), 04/05/2014 NR: 31.03.60, Heusden-Zolder, 05/08/2000

Schedule 10.000m: Heats: 27/08, 09.40 Final: 30/08, 19.15

International palmares 2012 EC Helsinki (FIN), 5000m Final: 15.22.15, 8th OG (GBR), 5000m Heats: 15.10.24, 11th EC Cross Budapest (HUN), cross, 4th 2013 EC indoor Göteborg (SWE), 3000m 9.03.89, 5th WC cross Bydoszcz (POL), cross 17th WC Moscou (RUS), 5000m Heats: 16.03.03, 16th EC cross (SRB), cross 6th 2014 EC Zurich (SUI), 10.000m 33.03.87, 15th EC cross Samokov (BUL), cross 4th

Performance evolution 5000m 10.000m 2008 KKS U20 15.54.81 - 2009 VAC U23 - - 2010 VAC U23 15.17.37 - 2011 VAC U23 15.03.63 - 2012 VAC Sen 15.04.12 - 2013 VAC Sen 15.12.26 - 2014 VAC Sen 15.44.32 31.43.05

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Cynthia Bolingo Mbongo: 200m

Date of birth: 12/01/1993 Place of issue: Brussels Club: CABW Coach: Carole Bam

SB/PB: 23.11, Oordegem-Lede, 04/08/2015 NR: 22.20, Brussels, 09/07/2006

Schedule 200m: Heats: 26/08, 19.15 Semi-Final: 27/08, 19.35 Final: 28/08, 21.00

International palmares 2011 EC U20 Tallinn (EST), 4x100m Final, 45.15, 5th 2013 Eur. Team Champ. Dublin (IRL), 4x100m 45.73, 3d EC U23 Tampere (FIN), 200m Heats, 23.96, 4th EC U23 Tampere (FIN), 4x100m DQ Franco. Games Nice (FRA), 200m 24.08, 3d Franco. Games Nice (FRA), 4x100m 44.70, 2d 2014 Eur. Team Champ. Tallinn (EST), 200m 24.26, 8th Eur. Team Champ. Tallinn (EST), 4x100m 44.74, 2d Eur. Team Champ. Tallinn (EST), 4x400m 3.36.52, 5th 2015 Eur. Team Champ. Heraklion (GRE), 100m 11.91, 8th Eur. Team Champ. Heraklion (GRE), 4x400m 3.33.69, 3d EC U23 Tallinn (EST), 400m Final, 52.82, 8th

Performance evolution 200m 2009 RCB U18 24.71 2010 RCB U18 24.30 2011 RCB U20 24.26 2012 RCB U20 - 2013 CABW U23 23.61 2014 CABW U23 23.52

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Dylan Borlée: 4x400m

Date of birth: 20/09/1992 Place of issue: Woluwé-Saint-Lambert Club: WS Coach: Jacques Borlée

SB/PB: 45.57, Oordegem-Lede, 23/05/2015 NR: 2.59.33, Nassau (BAH), 03/05/2015

Schedule 4x400m: Heats: 29/08, 10.40 Final: 30/08, 20.25

International palmares 2011 EC U20 Tallinn (EST), 4x400m Final, 3.10.89, 6th 2013 EC U23 Tampere (FIN), 4x400m Final, 3.04.90, 2d WC Moscou (RUS), 4x400m Final, 3.01.02, 5th Franco. Games Nice (FRA), 400m Final, 47.25, 5th Franco. Games Nice (FRA), 4x400m Final, 3.06.24, 2d 2014 World Relays Nassau (Bah), 4x400m Final B, 3.02.97, 1st Eur. Team Champ. Tallinn (EST), 4x400m 3.04.93, 1st 2015 EC indoor Prague (CZE), 400m Final, 46.25, 2d EC indoor Prague (CZE), 4x400m Final, 3.02.87 AR, 1st World Relays Nassau (Bah), 4x400m Final, 2.59.33, 3d

Performance evolution 400m 4x400m 2010 WS U20 - - 2011 WS U20 48.81 3.10.89 2012 WS U23 47.93 - 2013 WS U23 45.80 3.00.81 2014 WS U23 46.44 3.02.79

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Jonathan Borlée: 400m - 4x400m

Date of birth: 22/02/1988 Place of issue: Woluwé-Saint-Lambert Club: WS Coach: Jacques Borlée

SB: 44.91, Oordegem, 23/05/2015 PB/NR: 44.43, Londres (GBR), 04/08/2012 NR: 2.59.33, Nassau (BAH), 03/05/2015

Schedule 400m: Schedule 4x400m: Heats: 23/08, 11.10 Heats: 29/08, 10.40 Semi-Final: 24/08, 20.05 Final: 30/08, 20.25 Final: 26/08, 21.25

International palmares 2005 WC U18 Marrakech/MAR, 400m Final, 48.03, 5th 2006 WC U20 Pékin/CHN, 400m Final, 46.06, 4th WC U20 Pékin/CHN, 4X400m Final, 3.05.74, 5th 2007 EC U20 Hengelo/NED, 400m Heat, 49.79, 6th 2008 OG Pékin/CHN, 400m Semi-final, 45.11, 5th OG Pékin/CHN, 4X400m Final, 2.59.37 NR, 5th 2009 NCAA Champ. Fayetteville/USA, 400m Final, 44.78 NR, 1st NCAA Champ. Fayetteville/USA, 4x400m Final, 2.59.99, 1st 2010 WC ind Doha/QAT, 4X400m Final, 3.06.94, 2d EC Barcenola/ESP, 400m Final, 45.35, 7th EC Barcenola/ESP, 4X400m Final, 3.20.60, 3d 2011 EC /FRA, 4X400m Final, 3.06.57 NR, 3d Eur. Team Champ. Izmir/TUR, 200m 20.56, 3d Eur. Team Champ. Izmir/TUR, 4X400m 3.01.59, 1st WC /KOR, 400m Final, 45.07, 5th WC Daegu/KOR, 4x400m Final, 3.00.41, 5th 2012 EC Helsinki/FIN, 200m Final, 20.99, 4th EC Helsinki/FIN, 4x400m Final, 3.01.09, 1st OG London/GBR, 400m Final, 44.83, 6th OG London/GBR, 4x400m Final, 3.01.83, 6th

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2013 Eur. Team Champ. Dublin/IRL, 200m 21.31, 4th Eur. Team Champ. Dublin/IRL, 4x400m 3.10.25, 2d WC Moscou (RUS), 400m Final, 44.54, 4th WC Moscou (RUS), 4x400m Final, 3.01.02, 5th Franco. Games Nice (FRA), 4x100m Final, 39.58, 3d 2014 World Relays Nassau (BAH), 4x400m Final B, 3.02.97, 1st Eur. Team Champ. Tallinn (EST), 4x400m 3.04.93, 1st EC Zurich (SUI), 400m Semi-Final, 45.38, Final: FF 2015 EC indoor Prague (CZE), 4x400m Final, 3.02.87 AR, 1st World Relays Nassau (BAH), 4x400m Final, 2.59.33, 3d

Performance evolution 400m 4 X 400m 2004 SPA U18 49.89 - 2005 WS U18 47.50 - 2006 WS U20 46.06 3.05.74 2007 WS U20 47.85 - 2008 WS U23 45.11 2.59.37 2009 WS U23 44.78 3.01.88 2010 WS U23 44.71 3.02.60 2011 WS Sen 44.78 3.00.41

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Kévin Borlée: 400m - 4x400m

Date of birth: 22/02/1988 Place of issue: Woluwé-Saint-Lambert Club: WS Coach: Jacques Borlée

SB: 45.24, Heusden-Zolder, 18/07/2015 PB: 44.56, Bruxelles, 17/06/2012 NR: 44.43, Londres (GBR), 04/08/2012 NR: 2.59.33, Nassau (BAH), 03/05/2015

Schedule 400m: Schedule 4x400m: Heats: 23/08, 11.10 Heats: 29/08, 10.40 Semi-Final: 24/08, 20.05 Final: 30/08, 20.25 Final: 26/08, 21.25

International palmares 2005 WC U18 Marrakech (MAR), 200m 21.78, 17th 2006 WC U20 Pékin (CHN), 400m Semi-final, 46.95, 14th

WC U20 Pékin (CHN), 4X400m Final, 3.05.74, 5th 2007 EC U20 Hengelo (NED), 400m Injured Eur. Team Champ. (GER), 400m 46.46, 6th Eur. Team Champ. Munich (GER), 4X400m 3.05.14, 7th 2008 OG Pékin (CHN), 400m Semi-final, 44.88, 3d

OG Pékin (CHN), 4X400m Final, 2.59.37 BR, 5th 2009 NCAA Champ. Fayetteville (USA), 400m Final, 45.40, 4th NCAA Champ. Fayetteville (USA), 4x400m Final, 2.59.99, 1st WC (GER), 400m 45.28, 12d WC Berlin (GER), 4X400m Final, 3.01.88, 4th 2010 WC ind Doha (QAT), 4X400m Final, 3.06.94, 2d NCAA Champ. Eugene (USA), 400m Final, 45.80, 7th EC Barcenola (ESP), 400m Final, 45.08, 1st EC Barcenola (ESP), 4X400m Final, 3.20.60, 3d 2011 EC ind Paris (FRA), 4X400m Final, 3.06.57 BR, 3d Eur. Team Champ. Izmir (TUR), 400m 45.61, 1st Eur. Team Champ. Izmir (TUR), 4X400m 3.01.59, 1st

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WC Daegu (KOR), 400m Final, 44.90, 3d WC Daegu (KOR), 4x400m Final, 3.00.41, 5th 2012 EC Helsinki (FIN), 4x400m Final, 3.01.09, 1st OG London (GBR), 400m Final, 44.81, 5th OG London (GBR), 4x400m Final, 3.01.83, 6th 2013 EC ind Göteborg (SWE), 4x400m Final, 3.07.98, 4th WC Moscou (RUS), 400m Semi-Final, 45.03, 9th WC Moscou (RUS), 4x400m Final, 3.01.02, 5th Franco. Games Nice (FRA), 4x100m Final, 39.58, 3d 2014 World Relays Nassau (BAH), 4x400m Final B, 3.02.97, 1st Eur. Team Champ. Tallinn (EST), 200m 21.50 –0.8, 5th Eur. Team Champ. Tallinn (EST), 4x400m 3.04.93, 1st EC Zurich (SUI), 400m Semi-Final, 46.15, 15th EC Zurich (SUI), 4x400m Final, 3.02.60, 7th 2015 EC indoor Prague (CZE), 4x400m Final, 3.02.87 AR, 1st World Relays Nassau (Bah), 4x400m Final, 2.59.33, 3d

Performance evolution 400m 4x400m 2004 SPA U18 - - 2005 WS U18 47.86 - 2006 WS U20 46.63 3.05.74 2007 WS U20 46.38 - 2008 WS U23 44.88 2.59.37 2009 WS U23 45.28 3.01.88 2010 WS U23 45.01 3.02.60 2011 WS Sen 44.74 3.00.41 2012 WS Sen 44.56 3.01.09 2013 WS Sen 44.73 3.00.81 2014 WS Sen 45.28 3.02.60

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Michael Bultheel: 400m hurdles

Date of birth: 30/06/1986 Place of issue: Lendelede Club: FLAC Coach: Jacques Borlée

SB/PB: 49.04, Brussels, 26/07/2015 NR: 48.91, (USA), 31/07/1996

Schedule 400m H: Heats: 22/08, 18.35 Semi-Final: 23/08, 18.40 Final: 25/08, 20.25

International palmares 2003 EYOF Paris (FRA), 400m H Heats, 54.22, 4th 2004 WC U20 Grosseto (ITA), 400m H Semi-Final, 52.21, 6th 2005 EC U20 Kaunas (LIT), 400m H Heats, DNS 2007 EC U23 Debrecen (HUN), 400m H Heats, 52.06, 3d 2009 Belgrado (SRB), 400m H Final, 49.79, 3d WC Berlin (GER), 400m H Heats, 49.67, 6th 2010 EC (ESP), 400m H Semi-Final, 50.60, 11th 2012 EC Helsinki (FIN), 400m H Semi-Final, 49.98, 10th OG London (GBR), 400m H Semi-Final, 49.10, 10th OG London (GBR), 4x400m Final, 3.01.83, 6th 2014 EC Zurich (SUI), 400m H Semi-Final, 49.62, 12th EC Zurich (SUI), 4x400m Final, 3.02.60, 7th

Performance evolution 400m H 2002 FLAC U18 56.40 2003 FLAC U18 52.98 2004 FLAC U20 51.46 2005 FLAC U20 52.67 2006 FLAC U23 52.08 2007 FLAC U23 50.81 2008 FLAC U23 50.74 2009 FLAC Sen 49.67 2010 FLAC Sen 49.38 2011 FLAC Sen 49.71 2012 FLAC Sen 49.10 2013 FLAC Sen 50.46 2014 FLAC Sen 49.13 12 ATHLETES

Axelle Dauwens: 400m hurdles

Date of birth: 01/12/1990 Place of issue: Lapscheure Club: ACME Coach: Philip Gilson

SB: 55.93, Brussels, 26/07/2015 PB: 55.56, Brussels, 05/09/2014 NR: 54.95, Atlanta (USA), 29/07/1996

Schedule 400m H: Heats: 23/08, 10.25 Semi-Final: 24/08, 19.10 Final: 26/08, 20.10

International palmares 2010 EC Barcelona (ESP), 4x400m Heats, 3.37.56, 7th 2011 EC U23 Ostrava (CZE), 400m Heats, 54.01, 4th Universiade Shenzhen (CHN), 400m H Heats, 59.61, 7th 2012 EC Helsinki (FIN), 400m H Heats, 57.19, 5th 2013 Universiade (RUS), 400m H Round 1, 57.53, 4th WC Moscou (RUS), 400m H Heats, 56.85, 5th 2014 EC Zurich (SUI), 400m H Final, 56.29, 7th 2015 Eur. Team Champ. Heraklion (GRE), 400m H 56.44, 2d Eur. Team Champ. Heraklion (GRE), 4x400m 3.33.69, 3d

Performance evolution 400m H 2009 ACME U20 62.24 2010 ACME U23 59.28 2011 ACME U23 57.68 2012 ACME U23 56.60 2013 ACME Sen 55.96

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Jeroen D’hoedt: 3000m Steeplechase

Date of birth: 10 /01/1990 Place of issue: Lembeek Club: CABW Coach: Dirk De Maesschalck

SB/PB: 8.30.03, Heusden-Zolder, 18/07/2015 NR: 8.10.01, Brussels, 05.09.1986

Schedule 3000m Steeple: Heats: 22/08, 10.25 Final: 24/08, 21.15

International palmares 2007 EYOF Belgrade (SRB), 1500m 3.58.12, 8th EC U20 cross Toro (ESP), cross 33th 2008 EC U20 cross Brussels, cross 17th 2009 EC U20 (SRB), 3000m st. 8.51.76, 3d EC U20 cross Dublin (IRL), cross 1st 2010 EC U23 cross Albufeira (POR), cross 4th 2011 EC U23 Ostrava (CZE), 1500m 3.51.56, 5th WC Daegu (KOR), 1500m Heats: 3.45.54, 10th 2013 EC cross Belgrade (SRB), cross 4th + with team: 2d 2014 Eur. Team Champ. Tallinn (EST), 1500m 3.513.78, 4th 2015 Eur. Team Champ. Heraklion (GRE), 3000m st. 8.48.82, 4th

Performance evolution 3000m Steeple 2008 OEH U20 9.06.51 2009 OEH U20 8.51.76 2010 OEH U23 8.57.04 2011 OEH U23 8.46.96 2012 OEH U23 - 2013 OEH Sen - 2014 OEH Sen -

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Abdelhadi El Hachimi: Marathon

Date of birth: 15/12/1974 Place of issue: Schepedaal Club: RFCL Coach: André Mahy

SB: 2h13.46, Düsseldorf (GER), 26/04/2015 PB: 2h11.30, (NED), 16/10/2011

Schedule Marathon: Final: 22/08, 07.35

International palmares 2013 EC 10.000m Pravets (BUL), 10.000m 29.29.41, 11th 2014 EC Zurich (SUI), Marathon 2.16.35, 14th EC cross Samokov (BUL), cross 34.01, 25th 2015 EC 10.000m Chia-Pula (ITA), 10.000m 28.18.59, 11th

Performance evolution Marathon 2009 Sen 2.16.17 2010 Sen 2.15.11 2011 Sen 2.11.30 2012 Sen 2.11.53 2013 RFCL Sen 2.12.54 2014 RFCL Sen 2.12.45

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Antoine Gillet: 4x400m

Date of birth: 22/03/1988 Place of issue: Bertrix Club: RESC Coach: Joffray Baune

SB: 46.25, La Chaux-de-Fonds (SUI), 05/07/2015 PB: 45.98, Bruxelles, 21/07/2013 NR: 2.59.33, Nassau (BAH), 03/05/2015

Schedule 4x400m: Heats: 29/08, 10.40 Final: 30/08, 20.25

International palmares 2007 EC U20 Hengelo (NED), 4x400m Final, 3.09.93, 4th 2009 Eur. Team Champ. Bergen (NOR), 4x400m 3.07.30, 1st Universiade Belgrade (CZE) 4x400m Final, 3.06.61, 4th EC U23 Kaunas (LIT), 400m Final, 46.13, 4th EC U23 Kaunas (LIT), 4x400m Final, 3.04.51, 4th WC Berlin (GER), 4x400m Final, 3.01.88, 4th 2010 WC ind Doha (QAT), 4x400m Final, 3.06.94, 2d Eur. Team Champ. Budapest (HON), 4x400m 3.05.28, 1st EC Barcenola (ESP), 4x400m Rés. Final, 3.20.60, 3d 2011 EC ind Paris (FRA), 4x400m Final, 3.06.57 BR, 3d Eur. Team Champ. Izmir (TUR), 4x400m Final, 3.01.59, 1st Universiade Shenzen (CHN), 400m Semi-final, 47.37 WC Daegu (KOR), 4x400m Final, 3.00.41, 5th 2012 EC Helsinki (FIN), 4x400m Final, 3.01.09, 1st EC Helsinki (FIN), 400m Semi-final, 47.15, 19th OG London (GBR), 4x400m Final, 3.01.83, 6th 2013 EC ind Göteborg (SWE), 4x400m Final, 3.07.98, 4th Eur. Team Champ. Dublin (IRL), 4X400m 3.10.25, 2d WC Moscou (RUS), 4x400m Rés. Final, 3.01.02, 5th Franco. Games Nice (FRA), 400m Final 46.64, 1st Franco. Games Nice (FRA), 4x400m Final, 3.06.24, 2d 2014 EC Zurich (SUI), 4x400m Final, 3.02.60, 7th

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2015 EC indoor Prague (CZE), 4x400m Rés. Final, 3.02.87 AR, 1st World Relays Nassau (BAH), 4x400m Rés. Final, 2.59.33, 3d Eur. Team Champ. Heraklion (GRE), 400m 46.96, 5th Eur. Team Champ. Heraklion (GRE), 4x400m 3.05.64, 4th

Performance evolution 400m 2003 U18 BBS 51.27 2004 U18 BBS 49.90 2005 U20 BBS 49.08 2006 U20 BBS 47.05 2007 U23 BBS 48.00 2008 U23 BBS 47.66 2009 U23 BBS 46.13 2010 SEN BBS 46.34 2011 SEN RESC 46.17 2012 SEN RESC 46.03 2013 SEN RESC 45.98 2014 SEN RESC 46.34

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Pieter-Jan Hannes: 1500m

Date of birth: 30/10/1992 Place of issue: Heverlee Club: OLSE Coach: Danny Hannes

SB: 3.35.95, Hengelo (NED), 24/05/2015 PB: 3.34.49, Heusden-Zolder, 19/07/2014 NR: 3.34.13, Brussels, 23/08/1996

Schedule 1500m: Heats: 27/08, 10.35 Semi-Final: 28/08, 19.55 Final: 30/08, 19.45

International palmares 2009 EYOF Tampere (FIN), 3000m 4th 2010 EC U20 cross Albufeira (POR), cross 45th 2011 EC U20 Tallinn (EST), 1500m 11th EC U20 cross Velenje (SRB), cross 5th 2012 EC U23 cross Budapest (HUN), cross 24th 2013 EC U23 Tampere (FIN), 1500m Final, 3.43.83, 1st WC Moscou (RUS), 1500m Heats, 3.40.39, 25th EC U23 cross Belgrado (SRB), cross 1st 2014 EC Zurich (SUI), 1500m Heats: 3.40.34, 14th 2015 EC indoor Praha (CZE), 3000m 7.59.43, 12th Eur. Team Champ. Heraklion (GRE), 1500m 3.41.54, 3d

Performance evolution 1500m 2006 U16 OLSE 4.36.29 2007 U16 OLSE 4.18.64 2008 U18 OLSE 4.06.35 2009 U18 OLSE 3.53.86 2010 U20 OLSE 3.52.96 2011 U20 OLSE 3.45.85 2012 U23 OLSE 3.39.55 2013 U23 OLSE 3.35.97 2014 U23 OLSE 3.34.49

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Philip Milanov: Discus Throw

Date of birth: 06/07/1991 Place of issue: Brugge Club: VAC Coach: Emil Milanov

SB/PB/NR: 66m66, Kessel-Lo, 08/08/2015

Schedule Discus: Qualification: 27/08, 9.30 (A) / 10.50 (B) Final: 29/08, 19.50

International palmares 2013 EC U23 Tampere (FIN), discus Final, 59m06, 5th 2014 Eur. Team Champ. Tallinn (EST), discus 61m47, 2d EC Zurich (SUI), discus Qualification, 59m85, 20th 2015 Eur. Team Champ. Heraklion (GRE), discus 62m02, 1st Universiade Gwangju (KOR), discus 64m15, 1st

Performance evolution Discus 2005 U16 FLAC 47m17 (1.5kg) 2006 U16 FLAC 56m01 (1.5kg) 2007 U18 OB 48m67 (1.5kg) 2008 U18 OB 52m26 (1.5kg) 2009 U20 OB 42m91—50m93 (1.75kg) 2010 U20 OB 48m76—54m28 (1.75kg) 2011 U23 FLAC 56m00 2012 U23 FLAC 57m66 2013 U23 FLAC 61m81 2014 Sen VAC 66m02

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Niels Pittomvils:

Date of birth: 18/07/1992 Place of issue: Heusden-Zolder Club: LOOI Coach: Fernando Oliva

SB/PB: 8049, Villeneuve d’Ascq (FRA), 11-12/07/2015 NR: 8519pts, Götzis (AUT), 26-27/05/2012

Schedule Decathlon: 28/08: 29/08: 100m: 9.00 110m H: 09.00 : 10.05 Discus throw: 10.05 (A) / 11.20 (B) : 11.55 Pole vault: 13.15 : 16.15 Javelin throw: 17.00 (A) / 18.20 (B) 400m: 20.20 1500m: 20.10

International palmares 2011 EC U20 Tallinn (EST), Decathlon 7369pts, 11th 2013 EC U23 Tampere (FIN), Decathlon 7644pts, 7th 2014 EC combined events Ribeira Brava (POR), Decathlon 8000pts, 1st EC Zurich (SUI) , Decathlon 7852pts, 14th 2015 EC indoor Praha (CZE), DNF

Performance evolution Decathlon 2007 LOOI U16 3517pts (8K) 2008 LOOI U18 5384pts (9K) 2009 LOOI U18 5855pts (9K) 2010 LOOI U20 6898pts 2011 LOOI U20 7369pts 2012 LOOI U23 7597pts 2013 LOOI U23 7644pts 2014 LOOI U23 8000pts

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Nafissatou Thiam: Heptathlon

Date of birth: 19/08/1994 Place of issue: Rhisnes Club: RFCL Coach: Roger Lespagnard

SB: 6412p, Götzis (AUT), 30-31//05/2015 PB/NR: 6508p, Götzis (AUT), 31/05-01/06/2014

Schedule Heptathlon: 22/08: 23/08: 100m H: 9.00 Long jump: 09.00 High jump: 10.20 Javelin throw: 10.50 (A) / 12.05 (B) Shot put: 18.30 800m: 19.40 200m: 20.15

International palmares 2011 WC U18 Lille (FRA), Heptathlon 5366 points, 4th EYOF Trabzon (TUR), Long jump 5m50, 9th EYOF Trabzon (TUR), Javelin throw 40m62, 11th 2012 WC U20 Barcelona (ESP), Heptathlon 5384 points, 14th 2013 EC ind Göteborg (SWE), Pentathlon 4493 points, 6th Eur. Team Champ. Dublin (IRL), High Jump 1m89, 1st Eur. Team Champ. Dublin (IRL), Javelin Throw 40m72, 12th EC U20 Rieti/ITA, Heptathlon 6298 points, 1st WC Moscou (RUS), Heptathlon 6070 points, 14th Franco. Games Nice (FRA), High Jump Final, 1m83, 4th 2014 WC ind (POL), High Jump Final, 1m90, 8th EC Zurich (SUI), Heptathlon 6423 points, 3d 2015 EC ind Prague (CZE), Pentathlon 4696pts, 2d EC U23 Tallin (EST), High Jump 1m87, 2d

Performance evolution Heptahlon 2010 RFCL U18 5110pts 2011 RFCL U18 5458pts 2012 RFCL U20 5916pts 2013 RFCL U20 6298pts 2014 RFCL U23 6508pts

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100m H HJ SP 200m LJ JT 800m 2010 RFCL U18 14.76 1m74 11m96 27.20 5m60 43m18 2.34.53 2011 RFCL U18 14.51 1m81 13m04 26.61 5m80 46m28 2.30.20 2012 RFCL U20 14.36 1m88 13m88 25.23 6m04 45m68 2.26.58 2013 RFCL U20 13.87 1m92 14m26 24.89 6m37 46m94 2.24.89 2014 RFCL U23 13.81 1m97 15m03 24.78 6m23 51m90 2.20.79

Robin Vanderbemden: 4x400m

Date of birth: 10/02/1994 Place of issue: Tilff Club: SER Coach: François Gourmet

SB/PB: 46.10, Tallinn (EST), 09/07/2015 NR: 2.59.33, Nassau (BAH), 03/05/2015

Schedule 4x400m: Heats: 29/08, 10.40 Final: 30/08, 20.25

International palmares 2011 EYOF Trabzon (TUR), 200m Heats, 21.98 2013 EC U20 Rieti (ITA), 200m Final, 21.39, 8th Franco. Games Nice (FRA), 200m Final, 21.68, 8th Franco. Games Nice (FRA), 4x400m Final, 3.06.24, 2d 2015 EC U23 Tallinn (EST), 400m Final, 47.20, 8th

Performance evolution 400m 2009 U16 SER 54.48 2010 U18 SER 50.80 2011 U18 SER 49.48 2012 U20 SER 47.55 2013 U20 SER 47.11 2014 U23 SER -

22 ATHLETES

Thomas Van Der Plaetsen: Decathlon

Date of birth: 24/12/1990 Place of issue: Deinze Club: DEIN Coach: Michael Van Der Plaetsen

SB: 7952pts, Gwangju (KOR), 08-09/07/2015 PB: 8255pts, Moscou (RUS), 10-11/08/2013 NR: 8519pts, Götzis (AUT), 26-27/05/2012

Schedule Decathlon: 28/08: 29/08: 100m: 9.00 110m H: 09.00 Long jump: 10.05 Discus throw: 10.05 (A) / 11.20 (B) Shot put: 11.55 Pole vault: 13.15 High jump: 16.15 Javelin throw: 17.00 (A) / 18.20 (B) 400m: 20.20 1500m: 20.10

International palmares 2007 EYOF Belgrade (SRB), High jump 2m04, 6th 2009 EC U20 Novi Sad (SRB), Decathlon 7769pts, 1st 2010 EC combined events Tel Aviv (ISR), Decathlon 7564pts, 3d 2011 EC ind Paris (FRA), Heptathlon 6020pts, 6th EC U23 Ostrava (CZE), Decathlon 8157pts, 1st WC Daegu (KOR), Decathlon 8069pts, 13th 2013 Universiade Kazan (RUS), Decathlon 8164pts, 1st WC Moscou (RUS), Decathlon 8255pts, 15th 2014 WC indoor Sopot (POL), Heptathlon 6259pts, 3d EC Zurich (SUI), Decathlon 8105pts, 10th 2015 Universiade Gwangju (KOR), Decathlon 7952pts, 1st

Performance evolution Decathlon 2005 DEIN U16 4364pts (8k) 2006 DEIN U18 - 2007 DEIN U18 6137pts (9k) 2008 DEIN U20 7003pts 2009 DEIN U20 7769pts 2010 DEIN U23 7564pts 2011 DEIN U23 8157pts 2012 DEIN U23 - 2013 DEIN Sen 8255pts 2014 DEIN Sen 8184pts 23 ATHLETES ATHLETES

Best decathlon

Total 8255p 8255p 8184p 8164p 8157p 8105p 8069p 7.973p 7.564p 7.769p

1500m 4.32.52 4.32.52 4.37.93 4.35.09 4.50.48 4.35.84 4.48.18 4.45.86 4.32.52 4.59.08 4.44.17

JT 65m31 65m31 65m31 60m92 62m43 63m57 60m95 58m91 60m13 56m42 58m42

PV 5m40 5m30 5m10 5m16 5m30 5m10 5m20 5m10 5m06 4m80 4m40

DT 44m48 41m92 41m17 39m63 38m74 37m73 41m92 37m20 36m87 36m24 36m44

0.4 0.4 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.9 2.0

110mH 14.65 - 14.65 - 14.66 0.0 14.76 +0.7 14.77 +0.3 14.68 - 14.85 +0.6 14.79 - 14.65 - 15.02 - 14.27 -

400m 48.64 48.64 49.00 49.16 49.36 48.64 50.41 49.46 49.60 50.33 49.67

HJ 2m17 2m17 2m05 2m03 2m07 2m07 2m10 2m17 2m09 2m04 2m13

SP 14m12 14m12 13m57 13m65 13m48 13m31 14m12 12m76 12m80 11m92 14m32

0.1

LJ 7m80 +0.5 7m80 +0.5 7m64+0.4 7m68+0.7 7m80 +0.5 7m68 +1.3 7m54 7.79 +0.9 7m42 - 7m57 w? 7m24 +1.0

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1.9 0.8 0.5

100m 11.04 +0.1 11.04 +0.1 11.09 +0.1 11.04 +0.6 11.12 11.29 - 11.25 0.9 11.20 0.0 11.31 - 11.27 0.0 11.45 -

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Date

PB Decathlon in PB (RUS) Moscou 10 (hypo) (AUT) Götzis 31/05+01/06/2014 (Univ) (RUS) Kazan 08+09/07/13 U23) (EC (CZE) Ostrava 14+15/07/11 12 (EC) (SUI) Zurich 13/08/2015 (WC) (KOR) Daegu 27+28/08/11 (AUT) Götzis 28+29/05/11 (ISR) Aviv Tel 26+27/06/10 (U20) (SRB) Sad Novi 23+24/07/09.

24 ATHLETES

Julien Watrin: 4x400m

Date of birth: 27/06/1992 Place of issue: Chenois Club: DAMP Coach: Edith Graff

SB: 46.26 , Oordegem-Lede, 23/05/2015 PB: 45.64, Bruxelles, 26/07/2014 NR: 2.59.33, Nassau (BAH), 03/05/2015

Schedule 4x400m: Heats: 29/08, 10.40 Final: 30/08, 20.25

International palmares 2009 EYOF Tampere (FIN), 100m 10.82, 2d EYOF Tampere (FIN), 200m 21.06, 1st EYOF Tampere (FIN), 4x100m 41.69, 3d 2010 WC U20 Moncton (CAN), 100m 10.56, 7th WC U20 Moncton (CAN), 200m semi-final, 21.12 2011 EC U20 Tallinn (EST), 200m DNF 2013 Eur. Team Champ. Dublin (IRL), 100m 11.08, 5th Eur. Team Champ. Dublin (IRL), 4x100m 40.43, 2d EC U23 Tampere (FIN), 4X400m 3.04.90, 2d Franco. Games Nice (FRA), 200m 21.56, 4th Franco. Games Nice (FRA), 4x100m 39.58, 3d 2014 World Relays Nassau (BAH), 4x400m Final B, 3.02.97, 1st Eur. Team Champ. Tallinn (EST), 400m 46.57, 2d Eur. Team Champ. Tallinn (EST), 4x400m 3.04.93, 1st EC Zurich (SUI), 400m Heats, 33th, 46.31 EC Zurich (SUI), 4x400m 3.02.60, 7th 2015 EC indoor Prague (CZE), 4x400m Final, 3.02.87 AR, 1st World Relays Nassau (BAH), 4x400m Final, 2.59.33, 3d Eur. Team Champ. Heraklion (GRE), 4x400m 3.05.64, 4th

25 ATHLETES ATHLETES

Performance evolution 400m 2009 U18 DAMP 50.00 2010 U20 DAMP 48.18 2011 U20 DAMP 48.92 2012 U23 DAMP 48.09 2013 U23 DAMP 47.36 2014 U23 DAMP 45.64

Anne Zagré: 100m hurdles

Date of birth: 13/03/1990 Place of issue: Watermael-Boitsfort Club: RESC Coach: Jonathan Nsenga SB/PB/NR: 12.71, Heusden-Zolder, 18/07/2015

Schedule 100m H: Heats: 27/08, 11.15 Semi-Final: 28/08, 19.25 Final: 28/08, 21.35

International palmares 2007 EYOF Belgrade(SRB), 200m Final, 24.40, 5th WC U18 Ostrava (CZE), 100mH Final, 13.58, 4th WC U18 Ostrava (CZE), 100m Quarter final, 12.01 2008 WC U20 Bydgoszcz (POL), 100mH Final, 13.55, 5th WC U20 Bydgoszcz (POL), 100m Heats, 11.98 2009 EC U20 Novi Sad (SRB), 100mH Final, 13.21, 1st WC TC Berlin (GER), 4X100m Final, 43.99, 6th Franco. Games Beyrouth (LIB), 100mH Final, 13.37, 3d 2010 EC Barcelona (ESP), 100H Heats, 13.31 2011 EC U23 Ostrava (CZE), 100m H Final, DNF WC Daegu (KOR), 100m H Heats, 13.47

26 ATHLETES

2012 EC Helsinki (FIN), 100m H Final, 13.02, 5th EC Helsinki (FIN), 4x100m 43.81, 9th OG Londres (GBR), 100m H Semi-final, 12.94, 17th 2013 Eur. Team Champ. Dublin (IRL), 100m H 13.33, 3d WC Moscou (RUS), 100m H Heats, 12.94, 8th, Semi-final DQ Franco. Games Nice (FRA), 100mH 13.41, 1st Franco. Games Nice (FRA), 4x100m 44.70, 1st 2014 Eur. Team Champ. Tallinn (EST), 100m 11.73w, 10th Eur. Team Champ. Tallinn (EST), 4x100m 44.74, 2d EC Zurich (SUI), 100m H 12.89, 4th 2014 EC ind Prague (CZE), 60m H Heats, 8.15, 17th Eur. Team Champ. Heraklion (GRE), 100m H 13.03, 1st Eur. Team Champ. Heraklion (GRE), 4x100m 44.95, 5th

Performance evolution 100m H 2006 U18 RCB 14.33 2007 U18 RCB 13.58 2008 U20 RCB 13.43 2009 U20 RCB 13.18 2010 U23 RCB 13.23 2011 U23 RCB 13.09 2012 U23 RESC 12.79 2013 Sen RESC 12.84 2014 Sen RESC 12.83

27 4x400m, NATIONAL TEAM MEAN 4x400m, NATIONAL TEAM MEAN

International palmares

2005 Eur. Team Champ. Leira/POR) 3.08.89, 7th N. Duerinck – J. Borlée – K. Borlée – C. Van Branteghem

2006 Eur. Team Champ. Prague (CZE) 3.03.94, 1st N. Duerinck – J. Borlée – K. Borlée – C. Van Branteghem WC U20 Pekin (CHN) 3.05.74—3.07.03, 5th J. Panneel – K. Borlée – A. Ghislain – J. Borlée Reservist : A. Destatte J. Borlée - J. Panneel – A. Ghislain – K. Borlée Reservist : A. Destatte

2007 Eur. Team Champ. Munich (GER) 3.05.15, 7th K. Borlée – K. Beyens – M. Schoeps – N. Duerinck EC U20 Hengelo (NED) 3.07.94—3.09.53, 4th A. Gillet – A. Froidmont – A. Ghislain – J. Haeck Reservist : K - J Borlée A. Gillet – A. Froidmont – A. Ghislain – J. Haeck Reservist : K - J Borlée

2008 Eur. Team Champ. Leira (POR) 3.03.11, 1st C. Van Branteghem – J. Borlée – K. Beyens – K. Borlée OG Pekin (CHN) 3.00.67—2.59.37 NR, 5th C. Van Branteghem – J. Borlée – A. Ghislain – K. Borlée Reservist: N. Duerinck K. Borlée – J. Borlée – C. Van Branteghem – A. Ghislain Reservist: N. Duerinck

2009 Eur. Team Champ. Bergen (NOR) 3.07.30, 1st A. Ghislain – V. Vanryckeghem – N. Duerinck – A. Gillet Universiade Belgrade (SER) 3.07.31—3.06.61, 4th N. Duerinck – A. Destatte– A. Froidmont – A. Gillet N. Duerinck – A. Destatte– A. Ghislain – A. Gillet EC U23 Kaunas (LIT) 3.07.98—3.04.51, 4th A. Destatte– J. Haeck – V. Vanryckghem – A. Ghislain A. Ghislain – J. Haeck – A. Destatte– A. Gillet WC Berlin (GER) 3.02.13—3.01.88, 4th A. Gillet – C. Van Branteghem – N. Duerinck – K. Borlée A. Gillet – K. Borlée – N. Duerinck - C. Van Branteghem

2010 WC ind Doha (QAT) 3.08.84—3.06.94, 2d J. Borlée – A. Gillet – N. Duerinck – K. Borlée C. Van Branteghem – K. Borlée – A. Gillet – J. Borlée Eur. Team Champ. Budapest (HON) 3.05.28, 1st A. Gillet – A. Ghislain – N. Duerinck – J. Borlée Reservist : A. Destatte EC Barcelona (ESP) 3.03.49—3.02.60, 3d A. Gillet – C. Van Branteghem – N. Duerinck – K. Borlée A. Destatte– K. Borlée – C. Van Branteghem – J. Borlée

2011 EC ind Paris (FRA) 3.06.57, 3d J. Borlée – A. Gillet – N. Duerinck – K. Borlée Reservists : A. Destatte et A. Ghislain Eur. Team Champ. Izmir (TUR) 3.01.59, 1st A. Destatte- A. Gillet - J. Borlée - K. Borlée Reservist : S. Vanhaeren 28 4x400m, NATIONAL TEAM MEAN

EC U20 Tallinn (EST) 3.11.39—3.10.59, 6th S. Thijs – D. Borlée – N. Invernizzi – S. Lins Reservist : S. Vanhaeren S. Thijs – S. Vanhaeren – S. Lins – D. Borlée Reservist : N. Invernizzi WC Daegu (KOR) 3.00.71—3.00.41, 5th A. Gillet – J. Borlée – N. Duerinck – K. Borlée Reservist : A. Destatte J. Borlée – A. Gillet – N. Duerinck – K. Borlée Reservist : A. Destatte

2012 EC Helsinki (FIN) 3.05.29—3.01.09, 1st N. Duerinck – A. Gillet – J. Bouckaert – K. Borlée Reservist : A. Ghislain A. Gillet – J. Borlée – J. Bouckaert – K. Borlée Reservist : A. Ghislain OG Londres (GBR) 3.01.70—3.01.83, 6th N. Duerinck – J. Borlée – A. Gillet – K. Borlée Reservist : / K. Borlée – A. Gillet – J. Borlée – M. Bultheel Reservist : N. Duerinck

2013 EC ind Göteborg (SWE) 3.07.98, 4th A. Gillet – K. Borlée – A. Ghislain – T. Rummens Reservist : / Eur. Team Champ. Dublin (IRL) 3.10.25, 2d J. Borlée — S. Thijs — A. Gillet — A. Mathijs EC U23 Tampere (FIN) 3.07.09—3.04.90, 2d S. Thijs — S. Lins — S. Vanhaeren — D. Borlée S. Thijs — D. Borlée — S. Vanhaeren — J. Watrin EC U20 Rieti (ITA) 3.12.96, heats G. Pieters — A. Scrève — B. Luycx — S. De Lange WC (RUS) 3.00.81—3.01.02, 5th A. Gillet — J. Borlée — D. Borlée — K. Borlée Reservist : A. Destatte J. Borlée — K. Borlée — D. Borlée — W. Oyowé Reservist : A. Destatte Franco. Games Nice (FRA) 3.06.24, 2d R. Vanderbemden—A. Gillet—D. Borlée—W. Oyowé

2014 World Relays Nassau (BAH) 3.02.79—3.02.97, 7th D. Borlée — J. Borlée — J. Watrin — K. Borlée Reservist : T.Rummens Eur. Team Champ. Tallin (EST) 3.04.93, 1st K. Borlée — J. Borlée — J. Watrin — D. Borlée Reservist : D.Pecceu WC U20 Eugene (USA) 3.12.57, 17th M. Rossaert — A. Scrève — A. Badji — S. De Lange Reservist : F. Laurens EC Zurich (SUI) 3.03.83—3.02.60, 7th J.Watrin — A. Gillet — M. Bultheel — K. Borlée J.Watrin — S. Vanhaeren — M. Bultheel — K. Borlée

2015 EC ind Praha (CZE) 3.01.96 NR-ER, 1st J. Watrin — D. Borlée — J. Borlée — K. Borlée Reservist : A. Gillet World Relays Nassau (BAH) 3.02.41—2.59.33 NR, 3d D. Borlée — J. Borlée — J. Watrin — K. Borlée Reservist : S. Vanhaeren Eur. Team Champ. Tallin (EST) 3.04.93, 1st K. Borlée — J. Borlée — J. Watrin — D. Borlée Reservist : D.Pecceu EC U20 Eskilstuna (SWE) 3.14.71—3.14.12, 5th A. Doom — C. Iguacel — D. Owusu — E. Doraene Reservist : C. Lubon 29 SCHEDULE

DAY 1 - Saturday, 22 august Beijing Sex Event Round Athlete 7:35 1:35 M Marathon Final Abdelhadi El Hachimi 9:00 3:00 W Hurdles Heptathlon Nafissatou Thiam 9:30 3:30 M Hammer Throw Qualification Gr. A 10:10 4:10 W Shot Put Qualification 10:20 4:20 W High Jump Heptathlon Nafissatou Thiam 10:25 4:25 M Steeple Heats Jeroen D'hoedt 10:55 4:55 M Hammer Throw Qualification Gr. B 11:15 5:15 W Heats 11:50 5:50 M Heats 12:40 6:40 M 100 Metres Preliminary Round

18:30 12:30 W Shot Put Heptathlon Nafissatou Thiam 18:35 12:35 M Hurdles Heats Michael Bultheel 18:40 12:40 M Pole Vault Qualification Arnaud Art 19:10 13:10 W Triple Jump Qualification 19:20 13:20 M 100 Metres Heats 20:05 14:05 W Shot Put Final 20:15 14:15 W Heptathlon Nafissatou Thiam 20:50 14:50 M 10,000 Metres Final Bashir Abdi

DAY 2 – Sunday, 23 august 8:30 2:30 M 20 Km Race Walk Final 9:00 3:00 W Long Jump Heptathlon Nafissatou Thiam 9:10 3:10 W 100 Metres Preliminary Round 10:05 4:05 M Shot Put Qualification 10:25 4:25 W Heats Axelle Dauwens 10:50 4:50 W Javelin Throw Heptathlon Gr. A Nafissatou Thiam 11:10 5:10 M 400 Metres Heats Kevin & Jonathan Borlée 12:00 6:00 W 100 Metres Heats 12:05 6:05 W Javelin Throw Heptathlon Gr. B Nafissatou Thiam

18:30 12:30 M Hammer Throw Final 18:40 12:40 M 400 Metres Hurdles Semi-Final Michael Bultheel 19:10 13:10 M 100 Metres Semi-Final 19:30 13:30 M Shot Put Final 19:40 13:40 W 800 Metres Heptathlon Nafissatou Thiam 20:15 14:15 M 800 Metres Semi-Final 20:45 14:45 W 1500 Metres Semi-Final 21:15 15:15 M 100 Metres Final

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DAY 3 – Monday, 24 august Beijing Belgium Sex Event Round Athlete 9:30 3:30 W Pole Vault Qualification 9:35 3:35 W Discus Throw Qualification Gr. A 9:45 3:45 W 3000 Metres Steeple Heats 10:00 4:00 M Long Jump Qualification 10:45 4:45 W 400 Metres Heats 10:55 4:55 W Discus Throw Qualification Gr. B

19:00 13:00 M Javelin Throw Qualification Gr. A 19:05 13:05 M Pole Vault Final Arnaud Art 19:10 13:10 W 400 Metres Hurdles Semi-Final Axelle Dauwens 19:30 13:30 W Triple Jump Final 19:40 13:40 W 100 Metres Semi-Final 20:05 14:05 M 400 Metres Semi-Final Kevin & Jonathan Borlée 20:25 14:25 M Javelin Throw Qualification Gr. B 20:35 14:35 W 10,000 Metres Final Almensh Belete 21:15 15:15 M 3000 Metres Steeple Final Jeroen D'hoedt 21:35 15:35 W 100 Metres Final

DAY 4 – Tuesday, 25 august 19:00 13:00 W Discus Throw Final 19:05 13:05 W 400 Metres Semi-Final 19:25 13:25 M Long Jump Final 19:30 13:30 M 200 Metres Heats 20:25 14:25 M 400 Metres Hurdles Final Michael Bultheel 20:35 14:35 W 1500 Metres Final 20:55 14:55 M 800 Metres Final

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DAY 5 – Wednesday, 26 august Beijing Belgium Sex Event Round Athlete 9:30 3:30 W Hammer Throw Qualification Gr. A 9:35 3:35 M Heats Bashir Abdi 10:00 4:00 M Triple Jump Qualification 10:25 4:25 W 800 Metres Heats 10:55 4:55 W Hammer Throw Qualification Gr. B 11:20 5:20 M Heats

19:00 13:00 W Pole Vault Final 19:05 13:05 M Javelin Throw Final 19:15 13:15 W 200 Metres Heats Cynthia Bolingo Mbongo 20:10 14:10 W 400 Metres Hurdles Final Axelle Dauwens 20:30 14:30 M 200 Metres Semi-Final 21:00 15:00 W 3000 Metres Steeple Final 21:25 15:25 M 400 Metres Final Kevin & Jonathan Borlée

DAY 6 – Thursday, 27 august 9:30 3:30 M Discus Throw Qualification Gr. A Philip Milanov 9:35 3:35 W High Jump Qualification 9:40 3:40 W 5000 Metres Heats 10:20 4:20 W Long Jump Qualification 10:35 4:35 M 1500 Metres Heats Pieter-Jan Hannes 10:50 4:50 M Discus Throw Qualification Gr. B Philip Milanov 11:15 5:15 W 100 Metres Hurdles Heats Anne Zagre

19:00 13:00 W Hammer Throw Final 19:05 13:05 M 110 Metres Hurdles Semi-Final 19:10 13:10 M Triple Jump Final 19:35 13:35 W 200 Metres Semi-Final Cynthia Bolingo Mbongo 20:05 14:05 W 800 Metres Semi-Final 20:40 14:40 W 400 Metres Final 20:55 14:55 M 200 Metres Final

DAY 7 – Friday, 28 august 8:30 2:30 W 20 Km Race Walk Final 9:00 3:00 M 100 Metres Decathlon Thomas Vanderplaetsen, Niels Pittomvils 9:45 3:45 M High Jump Qualification 10:05 4:05 M Long Jump Decathlon Thomas Vanderplaetsen, Niels Pittomvils 11:55 5:55 M Shot Put Decathlon Thomas Vanderplaetsen, Niels Pittomvils

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Beijing Belgium Sex Event Round Athlete 16:15 10:15 M High Jump Decathlon Thomas Vanderplaetsen, Niels Pittomvils 19:00 13:00 W Javelin Throw Qualification Gr. A 19:25 13:25 W 100 Metres Hurdles Semi-Final Anne Zagre 19:50 13:50 W Long Jump Final 19:55 13:55 M 1500 Metres Semi-Final Pieter-Jan Hannes 20:20 14:20 M 400 Metres Decathlon Thomas Vanderplaetsen, Niels Pittomvils 20:25 14:25 W Javelin Throw Qualification Gr. B 21:00 15:00 W 200 Metres Final Cynthia Bolingo Mbongo 21:20 15:20 M 110 Metres Hurdles Final 21:35 15:35 W 100 Metres Hurdles Final Anne Zagre

DAY 8 – Saturday, 29 august 7:30 1:30 M 50 Km Race Walk Final 9:00 3:00 M 110 Metres Hurdles Decathlon Thomas Vanderplaetsen, Niels Pittomvils 10:05 4:05 M Discus Throw Decathlon Gr. A Thomas Vanderplaetsen, Niels Pittomvils 10:15 4:15 W 4x400 Metres Relay Heats 10:40 4:40 M 4x400 Metres Relay Heats Kevin, Jonathan & Dylan Borlée, Julien Watrin, Robin Vanderbemden, Antoine Gillet 11:20 5:20 M Discus Throw Decathlon Gr. B Thomas Vanderplaetsen, Niels Pittomvils 12:00 6:00 W 4x100 Metres Relay Heats 12:20 6:20 M 4x100 Metres Relay Heats 13:15 7:15 M Pole Vault Decathlon Thomas Vanderplaetsen, Niels Pittomvils

17:00 11:00 M Javelin Throw Decathlon Gr. A Thomas Vanderplaetsen, Niels Pittomvils 17:35 11:35 W 400m Masters Final 17:45 11:45 M 800m Masters Final 18:20 12:20 M Javelin Throw Decathlon Gr. B Thomas Vanderplaetsen, Niels Pittomvils 18:30 12:30 W High Jump Final 19:15 13:15 W 800 Metres Final 19:30 13:30 M 5000 Metres Final Bashir Abdi 19:50 13:50 M Discus Throw Final Philip Milanov 20:10 14:10 M 1500 Metres Decathlon Thomas Vanderplaetsen, Niels Pittomvils 33 SCHEDULE

Beijing Belgium Sex Event Round Athlete 20:50 14:50 W 4x100 Metres Relay Final 21:10 15:10 M 4x100 Metres Relay Final

DAY 9 – Sunday, 30 august 7.30 1.30 W Marathon Final

18.30 12.30 M High jump Final 18.45 12.45 W Javelin throw Final 19.15 13.15 W 5000m Final 19.45 13.45 M 1500m Final Pieter-Jan Hannes 20.05 14.05 W 4x400m Final 20.25 14.25 M 4x400m Final Kevin, Jonathan & Dylan Borlée, Julien Watrin, Robin Vanderbemden, Antoine Gillet

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History World Championships

Date City (Country) Participants Belgian Team 1355 athletes 153 countries 9 men 1 07-14 aug 1983 Helsinki (FIN) 14 countries won gold medals 4 women 25 countries won medal(s) 44 with top 8 place 1451 athletes 159 countries 9 men 2 29 aug—06 sep 1987 Roma (ITA) 14 countries won gold medals 3 women 27 countries won medal(s) 47 with top 8 place 1517 athletes 167 countries 5 men 3 23 aug -01 sep 1991 (JPN) 16 countries won gold medals 4 women 29 countries won medal(s) 52 with top 8 place 1689 athletes 187 countries 9 men 4 13-22 aug 1993 (GER) 20 countries won gold medals 3 women 36 countries won medal(s) 66 with top 8 place 1804 athletes 191 countries 10 men 5 04-13 aug 1995 24 countries won gold medals (SWE) 4 women 43 countries won medal(s) 69 with top 8 place 1882 athletes 198 countries 12 men 6 01-10 aug 1997 Athene (GRE) 26 countries won gold medals 1 women 41 countries won medal(s) 68 with top 8 place 1821 athletes 201 countries 7 men 7 20-29 aug 1999 Sevilla (ESP) 21 countries won gold medals 4 women 42 countries won medal(s) 21 with top 8 place

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1677 athletes 189 countries 9 men 8 03-12 aug 2001 (CAN) 23 countries won gold medals 4 women 42 countries won medal(s) 2 relay teams 68 with top 8 place 1679 athletes 198 countries 8 men 9 23 - 31 aug 2003 Paris (FRA) 23 countries won gold medals 4 women 43 countries won medal(s) 2 relay teams 68 with top 8 place 1688 athletes 191 countries 12 men 10 06 - 14 aug 2005 Helsinki (FIN) 21 countries won gold medals 4 women 40 countries won medal(s) 1 relay team 67 with top 8 place 1800 athletes 197 countries 4 men 11 25 aug - 02 sep 2007 (JPN) 22 countries won gold medals 7 women 46 countries won medal(s) 1 relay team 73 with top 8 place 1984 athletes 201 countries 11 men 12 15 - 23 aug 2009 Berlin (GER) 19 countries won gold medals 6 women 37 countries won medal(s) 2 relay teams 62 with top 8 place 1742 athletes 199 countries 4 men 13 27 aug—04 sep 2011 Daegu (KOR) 19 countries won gold medals 3 women 37 countries won medal(s) 1 relay team 68 with top 8 place 1974 athletes; 206 countries 6 men 14 10—18 aug 2013 Moscow (RUS) 18 countries won gold medals 6 women 38 countries won medal(s) 1 relay team 60 with top 8 place

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Summary

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

1983, Helsinki 1 1 1987, Rome 2 1 1

1991, Tokyo 0 1993, Stuttgart 0 1995, Gothenburg 0 1997, Athènes 1 1 1999, Sevilla 2 1 1

2001, Edmonton 0 2003, Paris 1 1 2005, Helsinki 2 1 1 2007, Osaka 2 1 1 2009, Berlin 1 1 2011, Daegu 3 1 2

2013, Moscou 2 1 1 Total 17 4 2 5 3 1 2

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Belgian top results

Brons medals 1 1987 300m steeple 8.12.18 2 1999 5000m 12.58.80 3 2007 Team women 4x100m 42.75 Borlée-Mariën-Ouedraogo-Gevaert 4 2011 Kévin Borlée 400m 44.90

Fourth place 1 2009 Team men 4x400m 3.01.88 Gillet-Borlée-Duerinck-Van Branteghem 2 2013 Jonathan Borlée 400m 44.54

Fifth places 1 1987 5000m 13.28.56 2 2007 100m 11.05 3 2011 Jonathan Borlée 400m 45.07 4 2011 Team men 4x400m 3.00.41 Borlée-Gillet-Duerinck-Borlée 5 2013 Team men 4x400m 3.01.02 Borlée-Borlée-Borlée-Oyowé

Sixth places 1 1983 Armand Parmentier Marathon 2.10.57 2 2003 Team women 4x100m 43.45 De Caluwé-Rochtus-Ouedraogo-Gevaert 3 2005 High jump 1m93

Seventh place 1 2005 Kim Gevaert 200m 22.86

Eight places 1 1997 200m 20.44 2 1999 Jonathan Nsenga 110m H 13.54

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Summary all belgian participants

Men 100m 1997 1/4 Final 4th: Patrick Stevens (10.31) 1987 1/4 Final 6th: (10.69) 1999 1/4 Final 6th: Patrick Stevens (10.23) 1997 1/4 Final 6th: Erik Wymeersch (10.34) 1995 1/4 Final 7th: Patrick Stevens (10.42) 2001 Heats 4th: Anthony Ferro (10.53) 1999 Heats 5th: Erik Wymeersch (10.56) 200m 1997 Final 8th: Patrick Stevens (20.44) 2007 Semi-final 7th: (20.53) 1995 Semi-final 8th: Patrick Stevens (20.79) 1999 Semi-final NG: Patrick Stevens (1/4 Final: 4th, 20.49) 1997 1/4 Final 5th: Erik Wymeersch (20.73) 2003 1/4 Final 7th: Cédric Van Branteghem (20.70) (21v32) 1993 1/4 Final 7th: Patrick Stevens (20.89) 2005 1/4 Final 7th: Kristof Beyens (21.43) 1999 Heats 4th: Erik Wymeersch (20.89) 1995 Heats 5th: Erik Wymeersch (21.01) 2001 Heats 5th: Erik Wymeersch (21.17) 400m 2011 Final Bronze: Kévin Borlée (44.90) (3v38) 2013 Final 4th: Jonathan Borlée (44.54) 2011 Final 5th: Jonathan Borlée (45.07) (5v38) 2009 Semi-final 4th: Kevin Borlée (45.28) (12v50) 2013 Semi-final 4th: Kévin Borlée (45.03) (9v24) 2003 Semi-final 6th: Cédric Van Branteghem (45.27) (13v24) 2009 Heats 6th: Cedric Van Branteghem (45.94) (27v50) 2005 Heats 5th: Cédric Van Branteghem (46.42) 800m 1993 Semi-final 4th: (1.45.75) 2003 Semi-final 4th: (1.46.78) (13v24) 1997 1/4 Final 6th: Nathan Kahan (1.48.66) 2001 Heats 4th: Joeri Jansen (1.48.42) 1987 Heats 5th: Luc Bernaert (1.47.48) 2001 Heats 6th: Tom Omey (1.48.37) 2003 Heats 6th: Tom Omey (1.48.93) (45v57) 1997 Heats 7th: Tim Rogge (1.48.38) 2005 Heats 8th: Tom Omey (1.49.62) 1500m 1993 Semi-final 7th: Christophe Impens (3.42.85) 1995 Semi-final 10th: Christophe Impens (3.44.86) 1983 Semi-final 12d: Eddy Stevens (3.42.63) 2003 Semi-final 12d: Bert Leenaerts (3.43.02) (23v23) 2005 Semi-final 12d: Joeri Jansen (3.44.88) 2009 Heats 7th: Kristof Van Malderen (3.46.03) ( 38v53) 39 HISTORY

2011 Heats 10th: Jeroen D'hoedt (3.45.54) (31v38) 5000m 1999 Final Bronze: Mohammed Mourhit (12.58.80) 1987 Final 5th: Vincent Rousseau (13.28.56) 2005 Heats 9th: Mohammed Mourhit (13.22.87) 1995 Heats 11th: Ruddy Walem (13.59.87) 2003 Heats 11th: Hassan Mourhit (14.09.14)(21v23) 2001 Heats 16th: Tom Compernolle (14.27.83) 10.000m 1997 Final DNS: Mohammed Mourhit (Heats: 2d, 28.12.02) 2001 R.Final DNF: Mohammed Mourhit 1991 Heats 13d: Vincent Rousseau (28.59.34) Marathon1983 R.Final 6th: Armand Parmentier (2.10.57) 1983 R.Final 9th: (2.11.24) 1987 R.Final 10th: Dirk Vanderherten (2.16.42) 1993 R.Final 24th: Raf Wyns (2.25.30) 1983 R.Final 30th: Fred Vandervennet (2.17.11) 1993 R.Final DNF: Marnix Goegebeur 110mH 1999 Final 8th: Jonathan Nsenga (13.54) 1993 Semi-final 5th: Hubert Grossard (13.61) 1997 Semi-final 7th: Jonathan Nsenga (13.58) 2007 Semi-final 7th: (13.70) 2001 Semi-final 7th: Jonathan Nsenga (13.89) 2005 Semi-final 7th: Jonathan Nsenga (13.94) 1995 1/4 Final 5th: Jonathan Nsenga (13.67) 1997 1/4 Final 6th: (13.55) 1995 1/4 Final 6th: Johan Lisabeth (13.77) 1997 1/4 Final 8th: Hubert Grossard (14.01) 2009 Heats 6th: Adrien Deghelt (13.78) (34v46) 1995 Heats 5th: Frank Asselman (13.85) 2009 Heats 6th: Damien Broothaerts (14.15) (42v46) 1987 Heats DNF: Alain Cuypers 2003 Heats DNF: Jonathan Nsenga 2013 Heats DNS: Adrien Deghelt 400mH 1993 Semi-final 6th: Marc Dollendorf (49.93) 1983 Semi-final 7th: Rik Tommelein (50.54) 1997 Heats 4th: Jean-Paul Bruwier (49.56) 1997 Heats 4th: Marc Dollendorf (49.66) 2009 Heats 6th: Michael Bultheel (49.67)(18v32) 1993 Heats 5th: Jean-Paul Bruwier (50.05) 1991 Heats 5th: Alain Cuypers (50.21) 1987 Heats 6th: Michel Zimmermann (50.70) 1995 Heats 7th: Marc Dollendorf (50.47) 1995 Heats 7th: Jean-Paul Bruwier (50.96) 1991 Heats 7th: Marc Dollendorf (51.45)

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2011 Heats 10th: Jeroen D'hoedt (3.45.54) (31v38) 3000m Steeple 1987 Final Bronze: William Van Dijck (8.12.18) 1991 Final 9th: William Van Dijck (8.30.46) 1983 Semi-final 10th: William Van Dijck (8.39.01) 2009 Heats 8th: Krijn Van Koolwijk (8.24.22) (16v39) 2005 Heats 7th: Krijn Van Koolwijk(8.28.92) 2007 Heats 9th: Krijn Van Koolwijk(8.29.18) 2009 Heats 9th: (8.31.81) (23v39) 1983 Heats 10th: Peter Daenens (8.39.66) 2007 Heats 11th: Pieter Desmet (8.55.99) 2005 Heats 13d: Pieter Desmet (8.48.05) High Jump 1983 Final 14th: (2m19) Pole Vault 2005 Final 10th: (5m35) 2009 Final 12d: Kevin Rans (5m50)(12v34) 2003 Qual. 12d: (5m35) (22v32) 1999 Qual. 13d: Thibaut Duval (5m40) 2007 Qual. 13d: Kevin Rans (5m40) 1995 Qual. 14th: Domitien Mestre (5m20) Long Jump 1999 Final 11th: Erik Nys (7m83) Triple Jump 1987 Qual . 8th: Didier Falise (16m51) 2005 Qual. - (NM) 1997 Qual. 13d: Jo Van Daele (58m66) Discus 2003 Qual. 9th: Jo Van Daele (61m64) (14v27) 2005 Qual. 8th: Jo Van Daele (61m12) 2001 Qual. 9th: Jo Van Daele (60m19) 1997 Qual. 13d: Jo Van Daele (58m66) Javelin 2009 Qual. 23d: Tom Goyvaerts (77m37) (23v47) 1999 Qual. 12d: Johan Kloeck (74m87) 2001 Qual. 12d: Marc Van Mensel (71m89) 2009 Qual. 339th: Thomas Smet (70m35) (39v47) 20 km Walk 1983 R.Final 48th: Jos Martens (1.34.39) 50 km Walk 1991 R.Final 9th: Godfried Dejonckheere (4.07.44) 1987 R.Final 10th: Godfried Dejonckheere (3.52.21) 1993 R.Final DNF: Godfried Dejonckheere 1997 R.Final DIS.: Dirk Nicque 4x100m 2003 Heats 4th: 39.05 (BR) - (17v27) Bongelemba-Ferro-Beyens- Debaerdemaker 2001 Heats 5th: 39.22 (BR) Bongelemba-Ferro-Rans-Wymeersch 4x400m 2009 Final 4th: 3.01.88 (4v13) Gillet-K.Borlée-Duerinck- C.Branteghem 2011 Final 5th: 3.00.41 (5v16) J.Borlée-Gillet-Duerinck-K.Borlée Decathlon 2007 R.Final 11th: (8.034p) 2011 R.Final 13d: Thomas Van der Plaetsen (8.069p) (13v30) 2005 R.Final 14th: Frédéric Xhonneux (7.616p) 2007 R.Final 15th: François Gourmet (7.974p) 41 HISTORY

Women 100m 2007 Final 5th: Kim Gevaert (11.05) 2005 Semi-final 7th: Kim Gevaert (11.30) 2003 Semi-final 7th: Kim Gevaert (11.32) (12v16) 2001 1/4 Final 4th: Kim Gevaert (11.56) 1987 1/4 Final 7th: Ingrid Verbruggen (11.78) 1999 1/4 Final 8th: Kim Gevaert (11.54) 200m 2005 Final 7th: Kim Gevaert (22.86) 2003 Semi-final 5th: Kim Gevaert (22.86) (8v16) 2001 Semi-final 8th: Kim Gevaert (23.29) 2009 Semi-final 8th: Olivia Borlée (23.42)(21v43) 2007 Semi-final DNS: Kim Gevaert 1999 1/4 Final 8th: Kim Gevaert (23.16) 1987 Heats 4th: Ingrid Verbruggen (23.77) 800m 1999 Semi-final 8th: Sandra Stals (2.09.22) 2003 Heats 7th: Sandra Stals (2.06.12) (34v40) 1500m 2001 Semi-final 8th: (4.15.70) 1983 Heats 5th: Betty Vansteenbroek (4.12.93) 2003 Heats 9th: Veerle Dejaeghere (4.19.08)(26v30) 3000m 1983 Heats DNF: Betty Vansteenbroek 5000m 1995 Heats 5th: Anne-Marie Danneels (15.33.70) 2005 Heats 11th: Veerle Dejaeghere (15.47.01) 10.000m 1999 Final 9th: (31.51.21) 1995 Final 11th: Lief Slegers (32.10.59) 1987 Final 12d: Marleen Renders (32.12.51) 1995 Final 17th: Marleen Renders (32.47.46) 1997 Final DNF: Marleen Renders (Heats:12d, 33.02.37) 2007 R.Final 11th: Nathalie De Vos (32.38.60) 1991 Heats 16th: Lief Slegers (32.31.55) Marathon1987 R.Final 15th: Agnes Pardaens (2.39.52) 2001 R.Final 18th: Marleen Renders (2.33.25) 1983 R.Final 20ste: Magda Ilands (2.40.52) 1983 R.Final DNF: Marie-Christine Deurbroeck 100mH 2009 Semi-final 6th: (12.94 NR)(14v37) 2007 Heats 5th: Eline Berings (12.97) 2011 Heats 7th: Anne Zagré (13.47)(32v38) 2009 Heats DNF: Elisabeth Davin 400mH 2011 Semi-final 5th: Elodie Ouedraogo (55.29)(11v38) 1993 Semi-final 7th: Ann Maenhout (56.14) 2009 Semi-final 8th: Elodie Ouedraogo (57.58) (23v36) 1999 Heats 5th: (55.84) 1991 Heats 5th: Ann Maenhout (58.39) 2007 Heats 6th: Elodie Ouedraogo (56.44)

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3000m Steeple 2007 Final 11th: Veerle Dejaeghere (9.40.10) 2005 Heats 8th: Stephanie De Croock (9.54.78) 2007 Heats 12d: Stephanie De Croock (10.01.74) 2007 Heats DNF: Sigrid Vanden Bempt High Jump2005 Final 6th: Tia Hellebaut (1m93) 2007 Final 14th: Tia Hellebaut (1m90) 1983 Final 15th: Chris Soetewey (1m84) 1995 Qual. 12d: Natalja Jonckheere (1m85) 1993 Qual. 12d: Sabrina De Leeuw (1m84) Long Jump 1993 Qual. 15th: (5m90) Triple Jump 2009 Qual. 20ste: (13m89)(20v34) Discus 1991 Qual. 9th: Marie Paule Geldhof (57m26) Zevenkamp 2001 R.Final 14th: Tia Hellebaut (5.680p) 2013 R.Final 14th: Nafissatou Thiam (6.070p) 1991 R.Final 21ste: Ingrid Didden (5.855p) 2003 R.Final DNF: Tia Hellebaut 2009 R.Final DNF: Sara Aerts 2011 R.Final DNF: Sara Aerts 4x100m 2007 Final Bronze: 42.75 Borlée-Marien-Ouedraogo-Gevaert 2003 Final 6th: 43.45 De Caluwé-Rochtus-Ouedraogo-Gevaert 2005 Heats 3de: 43.40 De Caluwé-Callaerts-Ouedraogo-Gevaert 2009 Heats 6th: 43.99 (12v17) O.Borlée-Mariën-Ouedraogo- Zagré 2001 Heats 5th: 44.19 Callaerts-De Caluwé-Ouedraogo-Gevaert

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