Belgium at the World Athletics Championships
Belgium has competed in all World Athletics Championships since 1983.
| Belgium at the World Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
| WA code | BEL |
| National federation | Royal Belgian Athletics League |
| Website | www |
| Medals Ranked 55th |
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| World Athletics Championships appearances (overview) | |
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
- "Thiam regains world heptathlon title in Oregon". World Athletics. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- "Delegatieleider Rutger Smith: "Meest succesvolle WK atletiek ooit voor België"" (in Dutch). Sporza. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
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