Belgium at the 2010 European Championships in Athletics

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

was represented by 31 athletes (15 male/16 female) at the 2010 European Athletics Championships held in Barcelona

Barcelona

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, Spain

Spain

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, from 27 July to 1 August 2010.

Results

Track and road events

Event	Athletes	Heats		Semifinal		Final
Event	Athletes	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
400 m	Jonathan Borlée	45.91	6 Q	44.71 (NR Belgian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Belgium maintained by its Athletics Federation: Ligue Royale Belge d'Athlétisme/Koninklijke Belgische Atletiek Bond .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:ht = hand timing... , EL)	1 Q	45.35	7
	Kevin Borlée Kevin Borlée Kevin Borlée is a Belgian sprinter, who specializes in the 400 metres. He was a semi-finalist at both the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2009 World Championships, and is the current European Champion on this distance....	45.71	2 Q	45.32	7 Q	45.08
	Arnaud Destatte Arnaud Destatte Arnaud Destatte is a Belgian sprinter, who specializes in the 400 metres.-Achievements:...	46.42	18 Q	46.38	18	Did not advance
800 m	Andreas Smout	1:52.04	27	Did not advance
800 m	Jan Van den Broeck	1:51.79	25	Did not advance
1500 m	Kim Ruell	3:42.94	16			Did not advance
1500 m	Kristof Van Malderen	3:42.80	14			Did not advance
10000 m	Monder Rizki Monder Rizki Monder Rizki is a Belgian long-distance runner.At the 2006 European Athletics Championships Rizki finished eleventh in the 5000 metres and seventeenth in the 10,000 metres.-Personal bests:*3000 metres - 7:42.84 min...					Did not finish
400 m hurdles 2010 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 28, 29 and 31 July.-Medalists:-Records:-Schedule:-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Summary:-Semifinal 1:...	Michael Bultheel	50.48	11 Q	50.60	11	Did not advance
	Nils Duerinck Nils Duerinck Nils Duerinck is a Belgian sprint athlete.-Achievements:-References:...	50.89	15 Q	50.46	9	Did not advance
	Stef Vanhaeren	50.71 PB	13 q	50.86	12	Did not advance
3000 m steeplechase 2010 European Athletics Championships – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase The men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 30 July and 1 August.Frenchmen Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad and Bouabdellah Tahri took the gold and silver medals, respectively...	Pieter Desmet	Did not finish				Did not advance
	Krijn Van Koolwijk	8:33.00	15			Did not advance
4x400 m relay 2010 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 x 400 metres relay The men's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 31 July and 1 August.-Medalists:-Records:-Schedule:- Heat 1 :- Heat 2 :- Summary :-Final:-References:* *...	Jonathan Borlée Kevin Borlée Kevin Borlée Kevin Borlée is a Belgian sprinter, who specializes in the 400 metres. He was a semi-finalist at both the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2009 World Championships, and is the current European Champion on this distance.... Arnaud Destatte Arnaud Destatte Arnaud Destatte is a Belgian sprinter, who specializes in the 400 metres.-Achievements:... Nils Duerinck Nils Duerinck Nils Duerinck is a Belgian sprint athlete.-Achievements:-References:... Antoine Gillet Antoine Gillet Antoine Gillet is a Belgian sprint athlete.-Achievements:-References:... Cédric Van Branteghem Cédric Van Branteghem Cédric Marie Carlos Thérèse Van Branteghem is a Belgian sprinter, who specializes in the 400 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:100 metres - 10.54 s 200 metres - 20.60 s *400 metres - 45.02 s...	3:03.49	1 Q			3:02.60

Combined events

Decathlon 2010 European Athletics Championships – Men's decathlon The men's decathlon at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 28 and 29 July.-Medalists:-Records:-Schedule:-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Long jump:-Shot put:-High jump:-Heat 1:...	Event	Hans van Alphen Hans Van Alphen Hans Van Alphen is a Belgian decathlete.Van Alphen won the silver medal at the 2007 Summer Universiade and finished eleventh at the 2007 World Championships. In 2005, he became Belgian champion in the decathlon...
	Event	Results	Points	Rank
	100 m	11.20	817	19
	Long jump	7.26 (SB)	876	17
	Shot put	15.08 (SB)	795	4
	High jump	1.89	705	20
	400 m	49.44	841	14
	110 m hurdles	14.89 (SB)	863	12
	Discus throw	47.67 (PB)	822	2
	Pole vault	4.75 (PB)	834	11
	Javelin throw	58.47	715	11
	1500 m	4:21.06	804	3
Final			8072 (PB)	5

Track and road events

Event	Athletes	Heats		Semifinal		Final
Event	Athletes	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
200 m	Olivia Borlée Olivia Borlée Olivia Borlée is a Belgian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. Her personal best time in the individual distance is 22.98 seconds, achieved in July 2006 in Brussels...	23.59	10 Q	23.44	13	Did not advance
1500 m	Lindsey De Grande Lindsey De Grande Lindsey De Grande is a Belgian runner, who specializes in the middle distance events.-Achievements:-References:...	4:10.24 PB	18			Did not advance
100 m hurdles 2010 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres hurdles The women's 100 metres hurdles at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 30 and 31 July.-Medalists:-Records:-Schedule:- Heat 1 :- Heat 2 :- Heat 3 :- Heat 4 :- Summary :-Semifinal 1:...	Eline Berings	13.27	17	Did not advance
	Elisabeth Davin	13.12 SB	9 Q	13.15	13	Did not advance
	Anne Zagré Anne Zagré Anne Zagré is a Belgian sprint athlete. In 2009, she became European youth champion in the 100m hurdles. Just like Élodie Ouédraogo, Zagré has her roots in Burkina Faso.She won 3 junior titles during her youth career...	13.31	19	Did not advance
400 m hurdles 2010 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres hurdles The women's 400 metres hurdles at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 27, 28 and 30 July.-Medalists:-Records:-Schedule:-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Summary:-Semifinal 1:...	Elodie Ouedraogo Élodie Ouédraogo Élodie Ouédraogo is a Belgian sprinter of Burkinabé descent, who specializes in the 200 metres and 400 m hurdles...	55.80	9 Q	58.60	16	Did not advance
4x100 m relay 2010 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 x 100 metres relay The women's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 31 July and 1 August.-Medalists:-Records:-Schedule:- Heat 1 :- Heat 2 :- Summary :-Final:-References:* *...	Olivia Borlée Olivia Borlée Olivia Borlée is a Belgian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. Her personal best time in the individual distance is 22.98 seconds, achieved in July 2006 in Brussels... Hanna Mariën Hanna Mariën Hanna Mariën is a Belgian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. Her personal best time on the individual distance is 22.68 seconds, achieved in July 2006 in Brussels. She has 11.41 seconds in the 100 metres.... Elodie Ouedraogo Élodie Ouédraogo Élodie Ouédraogo is a Belgian sprinter of Burkinabé descent, who specializes in the 200 metres and 400 m hurdles... Frauke Penen	43.82	6 q			Did not finish
4x400 m relay 2010 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 x 400 metres relay The women's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 31 July and 1 August.-Medalists:-Records:-Schedule:- Heat 1 :- Heat 2 :- Summary :-Final:-References:* *...	Elke Bogemans Lindsy Cozijns Axelle Dauwens Wendy Den Haeze	3:37.56	13			Did not advance

Field events

Event	Athletes	Qualification		Final
Event	Athletes	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Triple jump 2010 European Athletics Championships – Women's triple jump The women's triple jump at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 29 and 31 July.-Medalists:-Records:-Schedule:-Qualification:...	Svetlana Bolshakova Svetlana Bolshakova Svetlana Bolshakova is a Russian-born triple jumper of who competes for Belgium internationally. She married Belgian high jumper Stijn Stroobants in August 2006 and acquired the Belgian nationality in July 2008....	14.33	7 Q	14.55 (NR Belgian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Belgium maintained by its Athletics Federation: Ligue Royale Belge d'Athlétisme/Koninklijke Belgische Atletiek Bond .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:ht = hand timing... )
High jump 2010 European Athletics Championships – Women's high jump The women's high jump at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 30 July and 1 August.-Medalists:-Records:-Schedule:-Qualification:-Final:-References:* *...	Hannelore Desmet	1.83	25	Did not advance
	Tia Hellebaut Tia Hellebaut Tia Hellebaut is a Belgian track and field athlete who started out in the heptathlon, but afterwards specialized in the high jump event. She has cleared 2.05 metres both indoors and outdoors....	1.92	12 Q	1.97 SB	5

Combined events

Event	Sara Aerts
Event	Results	Points	Rank
100 m	13.38	1068	3
High jump	1.74	903	13
Shot put	13.13	736	14
200 m	24.62	922	9
Long jump	6.17	902	11
Javelin throw	40.30 =PB	673	17
800 m	2.15.90 PB	880	13
Final		6084 PB	12

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