Belgium at the 2024 European Athletics Championships

Belgium at the 2024 European Athletics Championships
WA code	BEL
National federation	Royal Belgian Athletics League
Website	www.belgian-athletics.be
in Rome
Medals Ranked 7th	Gold 3 Silver 1 Bronze 2 Total 6
European Athletics Championships appearances (overview)
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Belgium competed at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome, Italy, between 7 and 12 June 2024. A delegation of 59 athletes (41 individual athletes and 5 relay teams) was sent to represent the country. ^[1]

Medals

Medal	Name	Event	Date
Gold	Nafissatou Thiam	Women's heptathlon	8 June
Gold	Alexander Doom	Men's 400 metres	10 June
Gold	Dylan Borlée Alexander Doom Christian Iguacel Florent Mabille Jonathan Sacoor Robin Vanderbemden	Men's 4 × 400 metres relay	12 June
Silver	Jochem Vermeulen	Men's 1500 metres	12 June
Bronze	Noor Vidts	Women's heptathlon	8 June
Bronze	Cynthia Bolingo Camille Laus Helena Ponette Naomi Van den Broeck Imke Vervaet	Women's 4 × 400 metres relay	12 June

Results

The following athletes were selected to compete by the Royal Belgian Athletics Federation. ^{[2] [3]}

• including alternates

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified by place in Track Events or by standard in Field Events
• q = Qualified by time in Track Events or without standard in Field Events
• qR= Advanced to the next round by referee.
• 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 (Running or Race Walking Events)
• DNS = Did not start
• DQ = Disqualified
• NM = No Mark (No valid trial recorded in Field Events

Men

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Dylan Borlée	400 metres	45.62 SB	4 q	45.46 SB	6	Did not advance
Alexander Doom		Bye		44.87	1 Q	44.15 CHBNR
Jonathan Sacoor		45.50	1 q	44.99 PB	2 Q	44.98 PB	4
Eliott Crestan	800 metres	1:46.48	4	Did not advance
Tibo De Smet		1:46.71	6
Pieter Sisk		1:45.87	8
Ismael Debjani	1500 metres	3:42.57 SB	12	—N/a		Did not advance
Ruben Verheyden		3:44.19	3 Q	3:33.40 PB	4
Jochem Vermeulen		3:40.21	8 qR	3:33.30 PB
Robin Hendrix	5000 metres	—N/a				13:36.19	20
John Heymans		13:25.99	10
Isaac Kimeli	10,000 metres	28:17.84	14
Elie Bacari	110 metres hurdles	13.61	1 q	13.44 PB	4 q	DQ
Michael Obasuyi		Bye		13.31	2 Q	13.46	6
Clément Deflandre	3000 metres steeplechase	DNF		—N/a		Did not advance
Rémi Schyns
Tim Van de Velde
Dorian Boulvin	Half marathon	—N/a				1:03:15	23
Simon Debognies		1:02:15	15
Michael Somers		1:03:20 SB	25
Ward Merckx Antoine Snyders Simon Verherstraeten Kobe Vleminckx	4 × 100 metres relay	38.55 NR	2 Q	—N/a	38.65	4
Dylan Borlée Alexander Doom Christian Iguacel Florent Mabille Jonathan Sacoor Robin Vanderbemden	4 × 400 metres relay	3:01.09	2 Q	—N/a	2:59.84 EL

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Thomas Carmoy	High jump	2.21	=1 q	2.26 SB	4
Ben Broeders	Pole vault	5.60	=1 q	5.50	12
Philip Milanov	Discus throw	60.49	21	Did not advance
Timothy Herman	Javelin throw	77.35	19

Combined events – Decathlon

Athlete	Event	100 m	LJ	SP	HJ	400 m	110H	DT	PV	JT	1500 m	Final	Rank
Jente Hauttekeete	Result	10.91 SB	7.04	14.57 SB	2.08	48.63 PB	14.41	39.87	5.00 =SB	56.52 PB	4:28.85 PB	8156 PB	8
	Points	881	823	763	878	879	922	662	910	686	752
Thomas van der Plaetsen	Result	11.52 SB	7.47	14.13	1.96 SB	50.72 SB	14.75 SB	47.37 SB	5.00 =SB	68.45 SB	4:44.54 SB	8084	11
	Points	748	927	736	767	782	880	816	910	866	652

Women

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Rani Rosius	100 metres	11.20 SB	1 q	11.25	5	Did not advance
Delphine Nkansa		11.28 SB	2 q	11.21 PB	4
Helena Ponette	400 metres	52.57	31	51.65	4	Did not advance
Elise Vanderelst	1500 metres	4:11.03	9	—N/a	Did not advance
Chloé Herbiet	10,000 metres	—N/a	32:17.88	10
Jana Van Lent		—N/a	32:35.23	11
Anne Zagré	100 metres hurdles	13.79	7	Did not advance
Hanne Claes	400 metres hurdles	Bye		55.36 SB	6	Did not advance
Paulien Couckuyt		55.73	3 q	55.24	4
Juliette Thomas	Half marathon	—N/a				1:11:35	21
Hanne Verbruggen		1:12:12	30
Janie De Naeyer Elise Mehuys Delphine Nkansa Rani Rosius Rani Vincke	4 × 100 metres relay	42.85 SB	4 q	—N/a		43.48	6
Cynthia Bolingo Camille Laus Helena Ponette Naomi Van den Broeck Imke Vervaet	4 × 400 metres relay	3:25.16 SB	3 Q	3:22.95 SB

¹proceeded through to the semi-finals as 'lucky loser' after the withdrawal of 2 athletes

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Merel Maes	High jump	1.85	=19	Did not advance
Elien Vekemans	Pole vault	NM		Did not advance

Combined events – Heptathlon

Athlete	Event	100H	HJ	SP	200 m	LJ	JT	800 m	Final	Rank
Nafissatou Thiam	Result	13.74 SB	1.95 SB	15.06 SB	24.81 SB	5.59 SB	53.00 SB	2:11.79 PB	6848 CHBWL
	Points	1015	1171	865	904	1036	918	939
Noor Vidts	Result	13.16 PB	1.80	14.79 PB	23.85 SB	6.46	42.12 PB	2:09.35 SB	6596 PB
	Points	1100	978	847	995	994	708	974

Mixed

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Helena Ponette Naomi Van Den Broeck Alexander Doom Jonathan Sacoor	4 × 400 metres relay	—N/a	3.11.03	4 NR

Jordan Pacquot, Liefde Schoemaker and Lotte Van Lent were in the selection of the relay teams but did not participate.

References

1. "Belgium Athletes". European Athletics . Retrieved 12 June 2024.
2. "Selectie Europese Kampioenschappen ROME (ITA) – 7 tot 12 Juni 2024" (PDF) (in Dutch). Belgian Athletics. 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
3. "Selection CHAMPIONNATS D'EUROPE ROME (ITA) – 7 AU 12 JUIN 2024" (PDF) (in French). Belgian Athletics. 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.