Belgium at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics

Belgium at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics
WA code	BEL
National federation	Ligue Royale Belge d'Athlétisme
Website	www.val.be
in Daegu
Competitors	9
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
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Belgium competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea.

Team selection

A team of 11 athletes was announced to represent the country in the event. ^{[1] [2]}

The following athletes appeared on the preliminary Entry List, ^[2] but not on the Official Start List of the specific event, ^[3] resulting in total number of 9 competitors:

KEY:	Did not participate	Competed in another event

	Event	Athlete
Men	4 x 400 metres relay	Arnaud Destatte
		Joris Haeck

Medalists

The following Belgian competitor won a medal at the Championships

Kevin Borlée won a bronze medal in the Men's 400 metres competition at this year's championships

Medal	Athlete	Event
Bronze	Kevin Borlée	400 metres

Results

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Time Width Height	Rank	Time Width Height	Rank	Time Width Height	Rank	Time Width Height	Rank
Kevin Borlée	400 metres			44.77	2 Q	45.02	3 Q	44.90
Jonathan Borlée	400 metres			45.16	7 Q	45.14	4 Q	45.07	5
Jeroen D'hoedt	1500 metres			3:45.54	31	Did not advance
Jonathan Borlée Antoine Gillet Nils Duerinck Kevin Borlée	4 x 400 metres relay			3:00.71 SB	6 Q			3:00.41 SB	5

Decathlon

Thomas Van Der Plaetsen	Decathlon
	Event	Results	Points	Rank
	100 m	11.20 PB	817	23
	Long jump	7.79 PB	1007	1
	Shot put	12.76	653	28
	High jump	2.17 PB	963	1
	400 m	49.46	840	11
	110 m hurdles	14.79	875	19
	Discus throw	37.20	608	25
	Pole vault	5.10	941	2
	Javelin throw	58.91	721	13
	1500 m	4:45.86	644	15
Total			8069	13

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Time Width Height	Rank	Time Width Height	Rank	Time Width Height	Rank	Time Width Height	Rank
Anne Zagré	100 m hurdles			13.47	32	Not advance
Élodie Ouédraogo	400 m hurdles			55.40 PB	10 Q	55.29 PB	11	Not advance

Heptathlon

Sara Aerts	Heptathlon
	Event	Results	Points	Rank
	100 m hurdles	13.38 SB	1068	8
	High jump	1.74 SB	903	22
	Shot put	12.49	694	20
	200 m	DNS
	Long jump	DNS
	Javelin throw	DNS
	800 m	DNS
Total			DNF

References

1. Belgacom 11 (August 15, 2011), Athlétisme - Mondiaux - Sept athlètes belges et le 4x400m messieurs à Daegu (in French), archived from the original on September 27, 2011, retrieved August 16, 2011
2. IAAF (August 21, 2011), Entry Lists by Country (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on August 4, 2012, retrieved August 21, 2011
3. IAAF, Athletes participating per day, archived from the original on May 31, 2012, retrieved September 6, 2011

External links

• Official local organising committee website
• Official IAAF competition website