| Belgium at the World Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
.svg) | |
| WA code | BEL |
| National federation | Royal Belgian Athletics League |
| Website | www |
| Medals Ranked 55th |
|
| World Athletics Championships appearances (overview) | |
Belgium has competed in all World Athletics Championships since 1983.
Athletes representing Belgium have won 11 medals of which 2 gold. Belgium's only gold medalist is heptathlete Nafissatou Thiam who won in London 2017 and Eugene 2022. Belgium was most successful at the 2022 World Championships, where the Belgium athletes won the most medals (3) and where the country had the highest medal ranking (=16th).
Medal table
| Championships | Men | Women | Mixed | Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank | Athletes | |
| 1976 Malmö | 0 | 0 | 0 | No female events | No mixed events | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Unranked | |||||
| 1980 Sittard | No male events | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Unranked | ||||||
| 1983 Helsinki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Unranked | ||||
| 1987 Roma | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | =25 | ||||
| 1991 Tokyo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Unranked | ||||
| 1993 Stuttgart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Unranked | ||||
| 1995 Gothenburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Unranked | ||||
| 1997 Athens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Unranked | ||||
| 1999 Seville | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | =34 | ||||
| 2001 Edmonton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Unranked | ||||
| 2003 Paris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Unranked | ||||
| 2005 Helsinki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Unranked | ||||
| 2007 Osaka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | =36 | ||||
| 2009 Berlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Unranked | 23 | |||
| 2011 Daegu | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | =34 | 11 | |||
| 2013 Moscow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Unranked | 17 | |||
| 2015 Beijing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | =25 | 19 | |||
| 2017 London | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | =23 | 17 | |||
| 2019 Doha | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | =24 | 29 |
| 2022 Eugene | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | =16 | 32 |
| 2023 Budapest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Unranked | 32 |
| Total | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 55 | |
Multiple medalists
| Athlete | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nafissatou Thiam | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2017–2022 |
| Kevin Borlée | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2011–2022 |
| Dylan Borlée | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2019–2022 |
| Jonathan Sacoor | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2019–2022 |
| Julien Watrin | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2019–2022 |
References
- "Thiam regains world heptathlon title in Oregon". World Athletics. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- "Delegatieleider Rutger Smith: "Meest succesvolle WK atletiek ooit voor België"" (in Dutch). Sporza. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2024.