Belgium at the 2022 European Athletics Championships

Belgium at the 2022 European Athletics Championships
WA code	BEL
National federation	Royal Belgian Athletics League
Website	www.belgian-athletics.be
in Munich
Competitors	59 (34 men and 25 women) in 32 events
Medals Ranked 17th	Gold 1 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 2
European Athletics Championships appearances (overview)
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Belgium competed at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich, Germany, between 15 and 21 August 2022. A delegation of 59 athletes was sent to represent the country.

Medals

Medal	Name	Event	Date
Gold	Nafissatou Thiam	Women's heptathlon	18 August
Silver	Dylan Borlée Kevin Borlée Alexander Doom Julien Watrin	Men's 4×400 m relay	20 August

Results

The following athletes were selected to compete by the Royal Belgian Athletics Federation. ^{[1] [2]}

• including alternates

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• CHB = Championship best
• WL = World Leading
• PB = Personal best
• SB = Season's best
• — = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
• DNF = Did not finish
• DNS = Did not start
• NM = No valid trial recorded

Men

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Kobe Vleminckx	100 metres	10.34	3 Q	10.34	7	Did not advance
Robin Vanderbemden	200 metres	20.90	5	Did not advance
Dylan Borlée	400 metres	Bye	45.67	2 Q	45.39	5
Kevin Borlée			DNF		Did not advance
Alexander Doom			45.77	6
Eliott Crestan	800 metres	1:47.41	1 Q	1:47.13	5 q	1:45.68 SB	8
Tibo De Smet		1:46.48	4 q	1:49.10	6	Did not advance
Aurèle Vandeputte		1:48.46	8	Did not advance
Ismael Debjani	1500 metres	3:38.96	2 Q	—		3:43.28	12
Tarik Moukrime		3:41.46	11	Did not advance
Ruben Verheyden		3:44.76	13
Isaac Kimeli	5000 metres	—				13:33.39	11
Michael Somers		13:57.82	23
Simon Debognies	10,000 metres	28:08.60	13
Isaac Kimeli		DNF
Michael Somers		29:10.13	21
Michael Obasuyi	110 metres hurdles	13.90	5	Did not advance
Dries Van Nieuwenhove	400 metres hurdles	50.85	3	51.14	8	Did not advance
Julien Watrin		Bye	48.81 NR	3 q	48.98	6
Rémi Schyns	3000 metres steeplechase	9:21.85	16	—		Did not advance
Tim Van de Velde		8:38.23	9
Soufiane Bouchikhi	Marathon	—				DNF
Koen Naert		2:11:28 SB	8
Nicolaï Saké		DNF
Valentijn Hoornaert 3 Ward Merckx Jordan Paquot 2 Robin Vanderbemden Simon Verherstraeten 1 Kobe Vleminckx	4 × 100 metres relay	38.73 NR	4 q	—	39.01	6
Dylan Borlée Jonathan Borlée 1 Kévin Borlée 2 Alexander Doom Jonathan Sacoor 1 Julien Watrin 2	4 × 400 metres relay	3:01.81	4 q	—	2:59.49

¹ran only the heats ² ran only the final ³did not come in action

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Thomas Carmoy	High jump	2.21	=1 q	2.23	5
Ben Broeders	Pole vault	5.50	=15	Did not advance
Philip Milanov	Discus throw	61.04	15
Timothy Herman	Javelin throw	77.20	12 q	74.84	10

Combined events – Decathlon

Athlete	Event	100 m	LJ	SP	HJ	400 m	110H	DT	PV	JT	1500 m	Final	Rank
Niels Pittomvils	Result	11.32 SB	7.10 SB	15.25	2.02 SB	51.09	14.81 SB	46.77 SB	4.70	56.30	4:42.62 SB	7862	12
	Points	791	838	805	822	765	873	803	819	682	664

Women

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Rani Rosius	100 metres	11.47	5 q	11.53	6	Did not advance
Delphine Nkansa	100 metres	11.33	1 Q	11.39	4
	200 metres	23.08	2 Q	23.28	4
Imke Vervaet	200 metres	23.05 =PB	2 Q	23.48	6
Cynthia Bolingo	400 metres	Bye	50.83 SB	2 Q	50.94	7
Camille Laus		51.91	4 q	54.28	8	Did not advance
Naomi Van den Broeck		52.80	7	Did not advance
Vanessa Scaunet	800 metres	DNF
Elise Vanderelst	1500 metres	4:07.62	7	—	Did not advance
Lisa Rooms	5000 metres	—	15:50.59 PB	15
Anne Zagré	100 metres hurdles	13.12	1 Q	13.12	5	Did not advance
Hanne Claes	400 metres hurdles	Bye		55.31	4
Paulien Couckuyt		56.14	6
Nina Hespel		56.72	5 q	59.15	7
Eline Daelemans	3000 metres steeplechase	10:15.73	16	—
Mieke Gorissen	Marathon	—				2:31:48	13
Hanne Verbruggen		2:29:44 SB	8
Astrid Verhoeven		2:40:03	33
Team		7:41:35	4
Marine Jehaes 3 Elise Mehuys Delphine Nkansa Mariam Oularé 3 Rani Rosius Rani Vincke	4 × 100 metres relay	43.58 SB	4 q	—		43.98	6
Cynthia Bolingo 2 Hanne Claes 2 Camille Laus Helena Ponnet Naomi Van den Broeck 1 Imke Vervaet 1	4 × 400 metres relay	3:25.44 SB	2 Q	3:22.12 NR	4

¹ ran only the heats ²ran only the final ³did not come in action

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Vanessa Sterckendries	Hammer throw	66.95	11	Did not advance

Combined events – Heptathlon

Athlete	Event	100H	HJ	SP	200 m	LJ	JT	800 m	Final	Rank
Nafissatou Thiam	Result	13.34	1.98 CHBPB	14.95	24.64	6.08	48.89	2:17.95	6628
	Points	1074	1211	858	920	874	839	852
Noor Vidts	Result	13.29	1.83	13.86	24.14	6.31	41.82 PB	2:09.63	6467	4
	Points	1081	1016	785	967	946	702	970

References

1. "Selectie Europese Kampioenschappen MÜNCHEN (GER) – 15 tot 21 Augustus 2022" (PDF) (in Dutch). Belgian Athletics. 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
2. "Selection Championnats d'Europe MUNICH (GER) – 15 au 21 AOUT 2022" (PDF) (in French). Belgian Athletics. 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.