Belgium at the World Athletics Championships

Belgium at the
World Athletics Championships
WA codeBEL
National federationRoyal Belgian Athletics League
Websitewww.belgian-athletics.be
Medals
Ranked 55th
Gold
2
Silver
2
Bronze
7
Total
11
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.[1] 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).[2]

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

  1. ^ "Thiam regains world heptathlon title in Oregon". World Athletics. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Delegatieleider Rutger Smith: "Meest succesvolle WK atletiek ooit voor België"" (in Dutch). Sporza. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2024.