# Belgium at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics

Belgium will compete at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics from 15–23 August. A team of 23 athletes was announced in preparation for the competition. Selected athletes have achieved one of the competition's qualifying standards. The team features a women's 4 x 100 metres relay, which won medals at the 2007 World Championships, and the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

## Team selection

| Event | Athletes | Athletes |
| Event | Men | Women |
| 200 metres | | Olivia Borlée |
| 400 metres | Kevin Borlée Cédric Van Branteghem | |
| 1500 metres | Kristof Van Malderen | |
| 100 metres hurdles | — | Eline Berings Elisabeth Davin |
| 110 metres hurdles | Adrien Deghelt Damien Broothaerts | — |
| 400 metres hurdles | Michael Bultheel | Élodie Ouédraogo |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Pieter Desmet Krijn Van Koolwijk | |
| 4×100 metres relay | | Olivia Borlée Anne Zagré Hanna Mariën Élodie Ouédraogo Elisabeth Davin Eline Berings |
| 4×400 metres relay | Kevin Borlée Cedric Van Branteghem Antoine Gillet Nils Duerinck Arnaud Ghislain Joris Haeck | |
| Event | Athletes | Athletes |
| Event | Men | Women |
| Pole vault | Kevin Rans | |
| Triple jump | | Svetlana Bolshakova |
| Javelin throw | Tom Goyvaerts Thomas Smet | |
| Heptathlon | — | Sara Aerts |

## Results
### Men
#### Track and road events

| Event | Athletes | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Event | Athletes | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| 400 m | Kevin Borlée | 45.61 | 20 Q | - | - | 45.28 SB | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
| 400 m | Cédric Van Branteghem | 45.94 | 27 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 1500 m | Kristof Van Malderen | 3:46.03 | 39 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 110 m hurdles | Adrien Deghelt | 13.78 | 34 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 110 m hurdles | Damien Broothaerts | 14.15 | 42 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 400 m hurdles | Michael Bultheel | 49.67 PB | 19 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Pieter Desmet | 8:31.81 | 23 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Krijn Van Koolwijk | 8:24.22 SB | 16 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 4 × 400 m relay | Kevin Borlée Cedric Van Branteghem Antoine Gillet Nils Duerinck Arnaud Ghislain Joris Haeck | 3:02.13 | 5 Q | - | - | - | - | 3:01.88 SB | 4 |

#### Field events

| Event | Athletes | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Event | Athletes | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Pole vault | Kevin Rans | 5.55 | 12 q | 5.50 | 12 |
| Javelin throw | Tom Goyvaerts | 77.37 | 23 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Javelin throw | Thomas Smet | 70.35 | 39 | did not advance | did not advance |

### Women
#### Track and road events

| Event | Athletes | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Event | Athletes | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| 200 m | Olivia Borlée | 23.25 | 17 Q | - | - | 23.42 | 22 | did not advance | did not advance |
| 100 m hurdles | Eline Berings | 13.04 | 18 q | - | - | 12.94 NR | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
| 100 m hurdles | Elisabeth Davin | DNF | DNF | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 400 m hurdles | Élodie Ouédraogo | 56.60 SB | 22 q | - | - | 57.58 | 23 | did not advance | did not advance |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Olivia Borlée Anne Zagré Hanna Mariën Élodie Ouédraogo Elisabeth Davin Eline Berings | 43.99 SB | 12 | | | | | did not advance | did not advance |

#### Field and combined events

| Event | Athletes | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Event | Athletes | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Triple jump | Svetlana Bolshakova | 13.89 | 20 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Heptathlon | Sara Aerts | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |