List of Belgian records in athletics
The following are the national records in athletics in Belgium maintained by its Athletics Federation: Ligue royale belge d'athlétisme [fr ] /Koninklijke Belgische Atletiekbond [nl ] (LRBA/KBAB).
Outdoor
Key to tables :
Awaiting ratification
Record not kept by LRBA/KBAB
Not ratified or later rescinded by LRBA/KBAB
Men
Event
Record
Athlete
Date
Meet
Place
Ref.
100 m
10.02 (+1.2 m/s )
Ronald Desruelles
11 May 1985
Naimette-Xhovémont , Belgium
200 m
20.13 (+0.4 m/s )
Simon Verherstraeten
14 July 2024
Resisprint International
La Chaux-de-Fonds , Switzerland
[ 1]
200 m straight
20.98 (−0.6 m/s )
Jonathan Borlée
4 September 2016
Urban Memorial Van Damme
Brussels , Belgium
[ 2]
300 m
31.87
Jonathan Borlée
5 July 2012
Meeting de la Province de Liège
Naimette-Xhovémont , Belgium
[ 3] [ 4]
400 m
44.15
Alexander Doom
10 June 2024
European Championships
Rome , Italy
[ 5]
600 m
1:14.47
Eliott Crestan
19 June 2024
Meeting de la Province de Liège
Naimette-Xhovémont , Belgium
[ 6]
800 m
1:42.43
Eliott Crestan
7 July 2024
Meeting de Paris
Paris , France
[ 7]
1000 m
2:15.5 h
Ivo Van Damme
14 July 1976
Namur , Belgium
1500 m
3:31.74
Jochem Vermeulen
22 August 2024[ a]
Athletissima
Lausanne , Switzerland
[ 8]
Mile
3:51.00
Jochem Vermeulen
20 July 2024
London Athletics Meet
London , United Kingdom
[ 9]
2000 m
4:52.37
Ruben Verheyden
8 September 2023
Memorial van Damme
Brussels , Belgium
[ 10]
3000 m
7:26.62
Mohammed Mourhit
18 August 2000
Herculis
Fontvieille , Monaco
Two miles
8:14.88
Mohammed Mourhit
31 May 1997
Fanny Blankers-Koen Games
Hengelo , Netherlands
5000 m
12:49.71
Mohammed Mourhit
25 August 2000
Memorial Van Damme
Brussels , Belgium
5 km (road)
13:19
Robin Hendrix
31 December 2020
BOclassic
Bolzano , Italy
[ 11]
10,000 m
26:52.30
Mohammed Mourhit
3 September 1999
Memorial Van Damme
Brussels , Belgium
10 km (road)
27:46
Bashir Abdi
26 May 2024
Great Manchester Run
Manchester , United Kingdom
[ 12]
15 km (road)
43:04
Peter Daenens
9 February 1985
Tampa , United States
20,000 m (track)
57:44.4+ h
Gaston Roelants
20 September 1972
Brussels , Belgium
56:20.02+
Bashir Abdi
4 September 2020
Memorial Van Damme
Brussels , Belgium
[ 13]
20 km (road)
58:29
Mohammed Mourhit
20 October 1996
Paris , France
One hour
21322 m
Bashir Abdi
4 September 2020
Memorial Van Damme
Brussels , Belgium
[ 14]
Half marathon
59:51
Bashir Abdi
12 March 2023
Ghent , Belgium
[ 15]
25,000 m (track)
1:17:35+
Marc De Blander
2 September 1981
Denderleeuw , Belgium
25 km (road)
1:13:25+
Bashir Abdi
1 March 2020
Tokyo Marathon
Tokyo , Japan
[ 16]
30,000 m (track)
1:33:22
Marc De Blander
2 September 1981
Denderleeuw , Belgium
30 km (road)
1:27:53+
Bashir Abdi
24 October 2021
Rotterdam Marathon
Rotterdam , Netherlands
[ 17]
Marathon
2:03:36
Bashir Abdi
24 October 2021
Rotterdam Marathon
Rotterdam , Netherlands
[ 18]
100 km (road)
6:15:30
Jean-Pierre Praet
23 June 1989
Nacht van Vlaanderen
Torhout , Belgium
110 m hurdles
13.20 (+1.7 m/s )
Michael Obasuyi
19 May 2024
Montgeron , France
[ 19]
200 m hurdles
23.02
Jonathan Nsenga
13 September 1997
[ 20]
200 m hurdles (straight)
23.62
Damien Broothaerts
4 September 2016
Urban Memorial Van Damme
Brussels , Belgium
[ 21]
400 m hurdles
48.66
Julien Watrin
2 September 2022
Memorial Van Damme
Brussels , Belgium
[ 22]
2000 m steeplechase
5:22.24
William Van Dijck
8 August 1987
KBC Night of Athletics
Hechtel-Eksel , Belgium
3000 m steeplechase
8:10.01
William Van Dijck
5 September 1986
Memorial Van Damme
Brussels , Belgium
High jump
2.36 m
Eddy Annys
26 May 1985
Ghent , Belgium
Pole vault
5.85 m
Ben Broeders
11 June 2022
Neujahrsspringen Meeting
Merzig , Germany
[ 23]
Long jump
8.25 m (+0.2 m/s )
Erik Nys
6 July 1996
KBC Night of Athletics
Hechtel-Eksel , Belgium
Triple jump
17.00 m (−0.8 m/s )
Michael Velter
14 May 2006
Vilvoorde , Belgium
Shot put
19.34 m
Jos Schroeder
30 May 1976
Heizel , Belgium
Discus throw
67.26 m
Philip Milanov
6 May 2016
Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix
Doha , Qatar
[ 24]
Hammer throw
71.76 m
Marnix Verhegghe
24 September 1989
Obourg , Belgium
Javelin throw
87.35 m A
Timothy Herman
13 May 2023
Kip Keino Classic
Nairobi , Kenya
[ 25]
Decathlon
8519 pts
Hans Van Alphen
26–27 May 2012
Hypo-Meeting
Götzis , Austria
[ 26]
10.96 (+1.0 m/s ) (100 m) , 7.62 m (+1.1 m/s ) (long jump) , 15.23 m (shot put) , 2.06 m (high jump) , 49.54 (400 m) / 14.55 (+0.4 m/s ) (110 m hurdles) , 45.45 m (discus) , 4.96 m (pole vault) , 64.15 m (javelin) , 4:20.87 (1500 m)
10,000 m walk (track)
40:04.8 h
Jos Martens
26 March 1988
Sittard , Netherlands
20,000 m walk (track)
1:25:32.4
Dirk Nicque
6 April 1997
Tilburg , Netherlands
20 km walk (road)
1:23:13
Jos Martens
10 April 1988
Goirle , Netherlands
30,000 m walk (track)
2:12:00.7+ h
Godfried Dejonckheere
14 October 1989
Heule , Belgium
50,000 m walk (track)
4:05:54.8
Dirk Nicque
14 June 1998
Rotterdam , Netherlands
50 km walk (road)
3:47:34
Godfried De Jonckheere
10 September 1989
Arras , France
Two hours walk (track)
27277 m
Godfried Dejonckheere
14 October 1989
Heule , Belgium
4 × 100 m relay
38.55
BelgiumKobe Vleminckx [nl ] Ward Merckx Antoine Snyders Simon Verherstraeten [nl ]
11 June 2024
European Championships
Rome , Italy
[ 27]
4 × 200 m relay
1:24.15
Royal Excelsior SCMiguel Morel Corredera Arnaud Ghislain Antoine Gillet Damien Broothaerts
8 May 2011
Grand Prix Mingels
Brussels , Belgium
4 × 400 m relay
2:57.75
BelgiumJonathan Sacoor Dylan Borlée Kevin Borlée Florent Mabille
10 August 2024
Olympic Games
Paris , France
[ 28]
4 × 800 m relay
7:15.8 h
BelgiumAndré Ballieux Alfred Langenus Emile Leva Roger Moens
8 August 1956
Bosvoorde , Belgium
4 × 1500 m relay
15:06.8 h
BelgiumMarc Corstjens Ivo Claes Gino Van Geyte Christophe Impens
5 June 1992
Sheffield , United Kingdom
Ekiden relay
2:02:37
BelgiumThomas De Bock / 5 kmSimon Debognies / 10 kmTim Van de Velde / 5 kmIsaac Kimeli / 10 kmDorian Boulvin / 5 kmDieter Kersten / 7.195 km
11 November 2022
Tongeren , Belgium
Women
Event
Record
Athlete
Date
Meet
Place
Ref.
100 m
11.04 (+2.0 m/s )
Kim Gevaert
9 July 2006
Belgian Championships
Brussels , Belgium
200 m
22.20 (+2.0 m/s )
Kim Gevaert
9 July 2006
Belgian Championships
Brussels , Belgium
200 m straight
24.20 (+0.6 m/s )
Olivia Borlée
4 September 2016
Urban Memorial Van Damme
Brussels , Belgium
[ 29]
300 m
36.47
Cynthia Bolingo
6 August 2022
Meeting for Mon
Kessel-Lo , Belgium
[ 30]
400 m
49.96
Cynthia Bolingo
21 August 2023
World Championships
Budapest , Hungary
[ 31]
600 m
1:25.91
Sandra Stals
27 August 2002
Naimette-Xhovemont , Belgium
800 m
1:58.31
Sandra Stals
1 August 1998
KBC Night of Athletics
Hechtel-Eksel , Belgium
1000 m
2:35.98
Elise Vanderelst
3 July 2021
KBC Night of Athletics
Heusden-Zolder , Belgium
[ 32]
1500 m
4:01.26
Elise Vanderelst
14 September 2024
Memorial Van Damme
Brussels , Belgium
[ 33]
Mile
4:28.11
Almensh Belete
18 August 2012
Flanders Cup
Kessel-Lo , Belgium
[ 34]
2000 m
5:42.15
Veerle Dejaeghere
14 July 2001
KBC Night of Athletics
Heusden-Zolder , Belgium
3000 m
8:49.31
Veerle Dejaeghere
15 June 2000
Helsinki , Finland
Two miles
9:49.93
Veerle Dejaeghere
14 September 2007
Memorial Van Damme
Brussels , Belgium
5000 m
15:10.24
Almensh Belete
7 August 2012
Olympic Games
London , Great Britain
[ 35]
10,000 m
31:03.60
Marleen Renders
5 August 2000
KBC Night of Athletics
Heusden-Zolder , Belgium
10 km (road)
31:23
Marleen Renders
6 July 1999
Nike Classic
Tessenderlo , Belgium
15 km (road)
48:28
Lieve Slegers
28 October 1995
Tulsa , United States
One hour
17315 m
Nina Lauwaert
4 September 2020
Memorial Van Damme
Brussels , Belgium
[ 36]
20 km (road)
1:07:20
Marleen Renders
10 March 2002
20 van Alphen
Alphen aan den Rijn , Netherlands
Half marathon
1:08:56
Marleen Renders
23 March 2002
City-Pier-City Loop
The Hague , Netherlands
25 km (road)
1:30:47
Linda Milo
7 May 1989
Berlin , Germany
30 km (road)
1:49:55
Sandra Vandenhaesevelde
17 February 2002
Schoorl , Netherlands
Marathon
2:23:05
Marleen Renders
7 April 2002
Paris Marathon
Paris , France
100 m hurdles
12.71 (+1.4 m/s )
Anne Zagré
18 July 2015
KBC Night of Athletics
Heusden-Zolder , Belgium
[ 37]
200 m hurdles (straight)
26.61
Axelle Dauwens
4 September 2016
Urban Memorial Van Damme
Brussels , Belgium
[ 38]
300 m hurdles
41.49
Ilana Hanssens
5 May 2024
Internationales Läufermeeting
Pliezhausen , Germany
[ 39]
400 m hurdles
54.33
Hanne Claes
2 July 2023
Résisprint International
La Chaux-de-Fonds , Switzerland
[ 40]
2000 m steeplechase
6:15.60
Sigrid Vanden Bempt
17 August 2008
Huizingen , Belgium
3000 m steeplechase
9:28.47
Veerle Dejaeghere
2 June 2007
Neerpelt , Belgium
High jump
2.05 m
Tia Hellebaut
23 August 2008
Olympic Games
Beijing , China
[ 41]
Pole vault
4.52 m
Eline Vekemans
24 August 2024
Meeting voor Mon
Kessel-Lo , Belgium
[ 42]
Long jump
6.86 m (+0.9 m/s )
Nafissatou Thiam
18 August 2019
Diamond League
Birmingham , United Kingdom
[ 43]
Triple jump
14.55 m (+2.0 m/s )
Svetlana Bolshakova
31 July 2010
European Championships
Barcelona , Spain
[ 44]
Shot put
17.29 m
Jolien Boumkwo
25 May 2024
Hallesche Werfertage
Halle , Germany
[ 45]
Discus throw
61.40 m
Marie-Paule Geldhof
30 April 1994
Eeklo , Belgium
Hammer throw
69.91 m
Vanessa Sterckendries
23 August 2020
Leverkusen , Germany
[ 46]
Javelin throw
59.32 m[ b]
Nafissatou Thiam
28 May 2017
Hypo Meeting
Götzis , Austria
[ 47]
Heptathlon
7013 pts
Nafissatou Thiam
27–28 May 2017
Hypo Meeting
Götzis , Austria
[ 47]
100m H (wind)
High jump
Shot put
200m (wind)
Long jump (wind)
Javelin
800m
13.37 (−0.7 m/s )
1.98 m
14.51 m
24.40 (−1.6 m/s )
6.56 m (+0.8 m/s )
59.32 m
2:15.24
Decathlon
6577 pts
Cassandre Evans
28–29 September 2019
Schaerbeek , Belgium
[ 48]
100 m (wind)
Long jump (wind)
Shot put
High jump
400 m
110 m h (wind)
Discus
Pole vault
Javelin
1500 m
12.62 (−1.5 m/s )
5.49 m (−2.3 m/s )
11.92 m
1.57 m
1:03.58
15.18 (−1.4 m/s )
35.71 m
3.00 m
40.62 m
5:56.58
5000 m walk (track)
23:18.2 h
Sabine Desmet
28 May 1987
Villeneuve-d'Ascq , France
10,000 m walk (track)
51:18.9
Christa Ceulemans
3 June 1992
Weert , Netherlands
10 km walk (road)
49:55
Sabine Desmet
2 May 1987
New York City , United States
20 km walk (road)
1:50:37
Frieda de Wolf
24 June 1989
Bruges , Belgium
4 × 100 m relay
42.54
BelgiumOlivia Borlée Hanna Mariën Élodie Ouédraogo Kim Gevaert
22 August 2008
Olympic Games
Beijing , China
[ 49]
4 × 200 m relay
1:35.38
Racing Club GentJustine Goossens Cloe Van Der Meulen Kiné Gaye Imke Vervaet
5 September 2021
Belgian Championships Relays
Jambes , Belgium
[ 50]
4 × 400 m relay
3:22.12
BelgiumCynthia Bolingo Hanne Claes Camille Laus Helena Ponnet
20 August 2022
European Championships
Munich , Germany
[ 51] [ 52]
4 × 800 m relay
8:36.4 h
Hermes Club OostendeGriet Vanmassenhove Ingrid Dalagrange Linda Milo Regine Berg
26 July 1986
Waregem , Belgium
Ekiden relay
2:31:13
Daring Club Leuven AtletiekMarieken Verhaeghe / 5 kmKim Geypen / 10 kmDomi Lambrechts / 5 kmVeerle Van Linden / 10 kmAnnelore Desaedeleer / 5 kmSigrid Vanden Bempt / 7.195 km
13 October 2012
Acerta Brussels Ekiden
Brussels , Belgium
Mixed
Indoor
Men
Event
Record
Athlete
Date
Meet
Place
Ref.
60 m
6.56
Ronald Desruelles
10 February 1985
Maastricht , Netherlands
5 February 1988
Sindelfingen , Germany
100 m
10.35
Patrick Stevens
12 February 1996
Tampere , Finland
200 m
20.66
Patrick Stevens
19 February 1995
Meeting Pas de Calais
Liévin , France
Erik Wijmeersch
12 February 1997
Indoor Flanders Meeting
Ghent , Belgium
Patrick Stevens
25 February 2000
European Championships
Ghent , Belgium
300 m
32.72
Kevin Borlée
10 February 2013
Indoor Flanders Meeting
Ghent , Belgium
[ 54]
400 m
45.25
Alexander Doom
2 March 2024
World Championships
Glasgow , United Kingdom
[ 55]
500 m
1:00.76
Jonathan Borlée
14 February 2015
Millrose Games
New York City , United States
[ 56]
600 m
1:15.65
Kevin Borlée
13 February 2011
Indoor Flanders Meeting
Ghent , Belgium
[ 57] [ 58]
800 m
1:45.04
Tibo De Smet
22 January 2023
CMCM Meeting
Kirchberg , Luxembourg
[ 59]
1000 m
2:17.17
Pieter Sisk
3 February 2024[ d]
IFAM Indoor
Ghent , Belgium
[ 60]
1500 m
3:36.38
Ismael Debjani
3 February 2022
Czech Indoor Gala
Ostrava , Czech Republic
[ 61]
Mile
3:53.98
Thomas Vanoppen
3 February 2024
Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invitational
Boston , United States
[ 62]
2000 m
5:00.0+ h
Emiel Puttemans
18 February 1973
Berlin , Germany
3000 m
7:38.94
Mohammed Mourhit
11 March 2001
World Championships
Lisbon , Portugal
[ 63]
Two miles
8:13.2 h
Emiel Puttemans
18 February 1973
Berlin , Germany
5000 m
13:03.46
John Heymans
26 January 2024
BU John Thomas Terrier Classic
Boston , United States
[ 64]
10,000 m
28:12.4 h
Emiel Puttemans
22 February 1975
Pantin , France
50 m hurdles
6.56+
Jonathan N'Senga
13 February 2000
Meeting Pas de Calais
Liévin , France
60 m hurdles
7.54
Michael Obasuyi
18 February 2024
Belgian Championships
Louvain-La-Neuve , Belgium
[ 65]
2 March 2024
World Championships
Glasgow , United Kingdom
[ 66]
110 m hurdles
13.79
Jonathan N'Senga
12 February 1996
Tampere , Finland
400 m hurdles
53.54
Jori Stroobants
27 January 2018
Meeting Elite en salle de l'Eure
Val-de-Reuil , France
[ 67]
2000 m steeplechase
5:43.90
Bert Misplon
13 February 2011
Indoor Flanders Meeting
Ghent , Belgium
[ 68] [ 69]
High jump
2.31 m
Eddy Annys
17 January 1986
Simmerath , Germany
25 February 1986
Solna , Sweden
Pole vault
5.82 m
Ben Broeders
8 February 2023
Copernicus Cup
Toruń , Poland
[ 70]
Long jump
8.08 m
Erik Nys
12 February 1995
Indoor Flanders Meeting
Ghent , Belgium
Triple jump
16.90 m
Michael Velter
29 January 2005
Ghent , Belgium
Shot put
18.92 m
Matthias Quintelier
26 February 2022
Belgian Championships
Louvain-la-Neuve , Belgium
[ 71]
Discus throw
64.16 m
Philip Milanov
13 February 2016
ISTAF Indoor
Berlin , Germany
[ 72]
Heptathlon
6259 pts
Thomas Van Der Plaetsen
7–8 March 2014
World Championships
Sopot , Poland
[ 73]
60m
Long jump
Shot put
High jump
60m H
Pole vault
1000m
7.13
7.67 m
14.32 m
2.12 m
8.16
5.20 m
2:40.50
3000 m walk
12:08.9
Philippe Burton
18 January 1987
Liévin , France
5000 m walk
18:54.67
Joseph Martens
6 March 1988
European Championships
Budapest , Hungary
4 × 200 m relay
1:25.56
Racing Club Brussel (RCB)Dylan Borlée Kevin Borlée Jonathan Borlée Raymond Bang Cuse
8 February 2016
IFAM Indoor
Ghent , Belgium
[ 74]
4 × 400 m relay
3:02.51
BelgiumDylan Borlée Jonathan Borlée Jonathan Sacoor Kevin Borlée
4 March 2018
World Championships
Birmingham , United Kingdom
[ 75]
Women
Event
Record
Athlete
Date
Meet
Place
Ref.
60 m
7.10
Kim Gevaert
3 March 2007
European Championships
Birmingham , United Kingdom
200 m
23.26
Imke Vervaet
19 February 2023
Belgian Championships
Ghent , Belgium
[ 76]
300 m
36.69
Cynthia Bolingo Mbongo
23 February 2019
Ghent , Belgium
[ 77]
400 m
51.62
Cynthia Bolingo Mbongo
2 March 2019
European Championships
Glasgow , United Kingdom
[ 78]
600 m
1:29.0 h
Regine Berg
27 February 1988
Vittel , France
800 m
2:00.46
Sandra Stals
20 February 2000
Aviva Indoor Grand Prix
Birmingham , United Kingdom
1000 m
2:39.68
Sandra Stals
26 February 2005
Meeting Pas de Calais
Liévin , France
1500 m
4:05.71
Elise Vanderelst
9 February 2021
Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais
Liévin , France
[ 79]
Mile
4:29.31
Elise Vanderelst
30 January 2024
Czech Indoor Gala
Ostrava , Czech Republic
[ 80]
3000 m
8:47.98
Lisa Rooms
3 February 2024
Meeting Metz Moselle Athlélor
Metz , France
[ 81]
5000 m
16:21.31
Veronique Collard
8 February 1998
Ghent , Belgium
50 m hurdles
6.91+
Eline Berings
5 March 2010
Meeting Pas de Calais
Liévin , France
[ 82]
60 m hurdles
7.92
Eline Berings
6 March 2009
European Championships
Turin , Italy
[ 83]
High jump
2.05 m [ 84]
Tia Hellebaut
3 March 2007
European Championships
Birmingham , United Kingdom
Pole vault
4.53 m
Fanny Smets
20 February 2021
Belgian Championships
Louvain-la-Neuve , Belgium
[ 85]
Long jump
6.79 m
Nafissatou Thiam
1 March 2020
French Championships
Liévin , France
[ 86]
Triple jump
14.31 m
Svetlana Bolshakova
13 February 2011
Indoor Flanders Meeting
Ghent , Belgium
[ 87] [ 88]
Shot put
17.87 m
Jolien Boumkwo
19 February 2023
Belgian Championships
Ghent , Belgium
[ 89]
Pentathlon
5055 pts
Nafissatou Thiam
3 March 2023
European Championships
Istanbul , Turkey
[ 90]
60m H
High jump
Shot put
Long jump
800m
8.23
1.92 m
15.54 m
6.59 m
2:13.60
3000 m walk
13:58.3 ht
Sabine Desmet
24 January 1987
Meeting Pas de Calais
Liévin , France
4 × 200 m relay
1:37.48
Racing Club GentImke Vervaet Lauren Bauwens Cloe Van Der Meulen Justine Goossens
2 February 2020
Louvain-la-Neuve , Belgium
4 × 400 m relay
3:28.05
BelgiumNaomi van den Broeck Helena Ponette Camille Laus Cynthia Bolingo
3 March 2024
World Championships
Glasgow , United Kingdom
[ 91]
Notes
^ by official result source; 23 August 2024 by VAL source, a typo
^ record set during heptathlon competition
^ by official result source; 3:09.39 by VAL source, a typo
^ by World Athletics source; 3 February 2004 by LRBA/KBAB source, a typo
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