Belgium at the 2018 European Athletics Championships

Sporting event delegation
Belgium at the
2018 European Athletics Championships
WA codeBEL
National federationLBFA
Websitewww.lbfa.be/web/
in Berlin
Competitors34 (20 men and 14 women) in 23 events
Medals
Ranked =5th
Gold
3
Silver
2
Bronze
1
Total
6
European Athletics Championships appearances (overview)

Belgium competed at the 2018 European Athletics Championships in Berlin, Germany, between 7 and 12 August 2018. A delegation of 34 athletes were sent to represent the country.

The following athletes were selected to compete by the Royal Belgian Athletics League.[1]

Medals

Medal Name Event Date
 Gold Nafissatou Thiam Heptathlon 10 August
 Gold Dylan Borlée
Jonathan Borlée
Kevin Borlée
Jonathan Sacoor
Robin Vanderbemden*
Julien Watrin*		 Men's 4 × 400 metres relay 11 August
 Gold Koen Naert Men's marathon 12 August
 Silver Bashir Abdi Men's 10,000 metres 7 August
 Silver Kevin Borlée Men's 400 metres 10 August
 Bronze Jonathan Borlée Men's 400 metres 10 August

* – Indicates the athlete competed in preliminaries but not the final

Results

Men
Track and road
Athletes Event Heats Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Robin Vanderbemden 200 metres 20.50 3 Q 20.62 14 did not advance
Dylan Borlée 400 metres 45.84 10 Q 45.63 17 did not advance
Jonathan Borlée 45.19 SB 1 Q 44.87 SB 2 Q 45.19 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Kevin Borlée 45.29 SB 2 Q 45.07 SB 5 q 45.13 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Elliott Crestan 800 metres 1:47.35 12 did not advance
Peter Callahan 1500 metres 3:54.23 30 — did not advance
Ismael Debjani 3:41.09 9 q — 3:39.48 8
Isaac Kimeli 3:42.77 15 — did not advance
Soufiane Bouchikhi 5000 metres — 13:25.22 10
Robin Hendrix — 3:39.48 8
Isaac Kimeli — Disqualified
Bashir Abdi 10,000 metres — 28:11.76 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Soufiane Bouchikhi — 28:19.04 6
Simon Debognies — 29:00.98 15
Koen Naert Marathon — 2:09:51 CR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Michael Obasuyi 110 metres hurdles 13.78 13 q 13.78 23 did not advance
Dylan Borlée
Jonathan Borlée
Kevin Borlée
Jonathan Sacoor
Robin Vanderbemden*
Julien Watrin* 		4 × 400 metres relay 3:02.55 4 Q — 2:59.47 EL 1st place, gold medalist(s)

* – Indicates the athlete competed in preliminaries but not the final

Field events
Athletes Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Bram Ghuys High jump 2.16 25 did not advance
Arnaud Art Pole vault 5.61 9 q 5.65 9
Ben Broeders No mark did not advance
Corentin Campener Long jump 7.41 27 did not advance
Combined events – Decathlon
Athlete Event 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m Final Rank
Thomas van der Plaetsen Result 11.48 7.41 13.35 2.05 DNS did not finish
Points 757 913 689 850 0
Women
Track and road
Athletes Event Heats Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Manon Depuydt 200 metres 23.59 9 q 23.60 20 did not advance
Cynthia Bolingo Mbongo 400 metres 51.69 PB 2 Q 51.92 16 did not advance
Camille Laus 52.40 12 Q 52.40 21 did not advance
Renée Eykens 800 metres 2:56.24 32 did not advance
Elise Vanderelst 1500 metres 4:10.30 13 — did not advance
Louise Carton 5000 metres — 15:53.27 13
Elise Berings 100 metres hurdles — 12.94 9 did not advance
Hanne Claes 400 metres hurdles — 55.75 9 Q 55.75 4
Justien Grillet 56.94 8 Q 57.40 21 did not advance
Margo van Puyvelde 56.70 6 Q did not start did not advance
Cynthia Bolingo Mbongo
Hanne Claes
Manon Depuydt*
Justien Grillet
Camille Laus
Margo van Puyvelde* 		4 × 400 metres relay 3:30.62 5 Q — 3:27.69 NR 4

* – Did not run in either the heats or the finals

Field events
Athletes Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Claire Orcel High jump 1.81 23 did not advance
Combined events – Heptathlon
Athlete Event 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 m Final Rank
Hanne Maudens Result 14.04 1.73 12.90 24.10 PB 6.42 38.40 2:12.41 6104 10
Points 973 891 721 971 981 637 930
Nafissatou Thiam Result 13.69 1.91 15.35 PB 24.81 6.60 57.91 CB 2:19.35 6816 WL 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Points 1023 1119 884 904 1040 1014 832
Noor Vidts Result 14.08 SB 1.79 SB 11.83 24.80 6.04 24.81 2:16.69 5598 20
Points 967 966 650 905 862 379 869

References

  1. ^ European Athletics (2018-07-31). "Final Entries - Athletes List by event" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-07-31.