| Belgium at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics | |
|---|---|
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| WA code | BEL |
| National federation | Ligue Royale Belge d'Athlétisme |
| Website | www |
| in Daegu | |
| Competitors | 9 |
| Medals |
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| World Championships in Athletics appearances | |
| ← 2009 2013 → | |
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.
The following athletes appeared on the preliminary Entry List, but not on the Official Start List of the specific event, resulting in total number of 9 competitors:
| KEY: | Did not participate | Competed in another event |
| Event | Athlete | |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 4 x 400 metres relay | Arnaud Destatte |
| Joris Haeck |
Medalists
The following Belgian competitor won a medal at the 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
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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
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ 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