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:

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[] ^ 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 ^ Jump up to: a b IAAF (August 21, 2011), Entry Lists by Country (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on August 4, 2012, retrieved August 21, 2011 ^ 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