Belgium at the 2019 World Athletics Championships

Belgium competed at the 2019 World Championships in Athletics in Doha, Qatar from 27 September to 6 October 2019.^[1] Belgium has entered 29 athletes.^[2] The country finished in 24th place in the medal table.^[3]

Belgium at the 2019 World Championships in Athletics
WA code	BEL
in Doha, Qatar
Medals Ranked 24th	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 1 Total 2
World Championships in Athletics appearances
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Medalists

Medal	Athlete	Event	Date
Silver	Nafissatou Thiam	Women's heptathlon	October 4
Bronze	Jonathan Sacoor Robin Vanderbemden Dylan Borlée Kevin Borlée Julien Watrin*	Men's 4 × 400 metres relay	October 6

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

Entrants

• including alternates

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• CHB = Championship best
• WL = World Leading
• PB = Personal best
• SB = Season's best
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
• DNS = Did not start
• NM = No valid trial recorded

Men

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Jonathan Sacoor	400 metres	45.32	2 Q	45.03 PB	4	did not advance
Ismael Debjani	1500 metres	3:29:11	10	did not advance
Robin Hendrix	5000 metres	13:39.69	13	—	did not advance
Isaac Kimeli		13:20.99 q	6	—	13:44.29	14
Soufiane Bouchikhi	10,000 metres	—	28:15.43	13
Thomas De Bock	Marathon	—	2:21:13	42
Dylan Borlée Kevin Borlée Alexander Doom Jonathan Sacoor Robin Vanderbemden Julien Watrin	4 × 400 metres relay	3:00.87 Q SB	2	—	2:58.78 SB

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Ben Broeders	Pole vault	5.70 q	6	5.55	12
Philip Milanov	Discus throw	60.24	15	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	11.38	7.20	13.78	2.08	50.89	14.80	46.17	5.30	63.67	4:43.05	8125	9
	Points	778	862	715	878	774	874	791	1004	793	656

Women

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Imke Vervaet	200 metres	23.24 PB	5	did not advance
Renée Eykens	800 metres	2:03.65	6	did not advance
Manuela Soccol	Marathon	—	2:59:11	31
Hanna Vandenbussche		—	DNF
Anne Zagré	100 metres hurdles	12.91 Q SB	3	DQ		did not advance
Hanne Claes	400 metres hurdles	57.15	6	did not advance
Hanne Claes Paulien Couckuyt Manon Depuydt Camille Laus Liefde Schoemaker Imke Vervaet	4 × 400 metres relay	3:26.58 q NR	4	—	3:27.15	5

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Claire Orcel	High jump	1.92 q	11	1.89	11
Fanny Smets	Pole vault	4.40	20	did not advance

Combined events – Heptathlon

Athlete	Event	100H	HJ	SP	200 m	LJ	JT	800 m	Final	Rank
Nafissatou Thiam	Result	13.36	1.95	15.22	24.60	6.40	48.04	2:18.93 PB	6677
	Points	1071	1171	876	924	975	822	838
Hanne Maudens	Result	13.90 PB	1.71	13.12	23.81 PB	6.41	36.22	2:12.98	6088	11
	Points	933	867	735	999	978	595	921
Noor Vidts	Result	13.58	1.77	13.55	24.46	6.11	33.58	2:15.94	5989	15
	Points	1039	941	764	937	883	545	880

Mixed

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Dylan Borlée Hanne Claes Camille Laus Kevin Borlée Robin Vanderbemden* Imke Vervaet*	4 × 400 metres relay	3:16.16 NR	8 q	—	3:14.22 NR	6