Belgium at the 2016 European Athletics Championships

Belgium competed at the 2016 European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands, between 6 and 10 July 2016.

Belgium at the 2016 European Athletics Championships
WA code	BEL
National federation	LBFA
Website	www.lbfa.be/web/
in Amsterdam
Competitors	30 (19 men and 11 women) in 21 events
Medals Ranked 10th	Gold 2 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 3
European Athletics Championships appearances (overview)
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Medals

Medal	Name	Event	Date
Gold	Thomas van der Plaetsen	Men's decathlon	7 July
Gold	Belgium team	Men's 4 × 400 m relay	10 July
Silver	Philip Milanov	Discus throw	9 July

Results

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Robin Vanderbemden	200 m	21.17	16	Did not advance
Jonathan Borlée	400 m	47.45	18	Did not advance
Kevin Borlée		—		45.26	4 Q	45.60	4
Julien Watrin		46.10	2 Q	45.76	10	Did not advance
Aaron Botterman	800 m	1:48.35	7 q	—		1:49.92	14
Peter Callahan	1500 m	3:41.75	10	—		Did not advance
Ismael Debjani		3:42.62	13 Q	—		3:49.12	11
Isaac Kimeli		3:41.25	9 q	—		3:47.92	9
Soufiane Bouchikhi	10,000 m	—				29:03.74	8
Michaël Bultheel	400 m hurdles	—		49.72	15	Did not advance
Arnaud Ghislain		53.65	26	Did not advance
Jeroen D'Hoedt	3000 m steeplechase	8:42.75	17	—		Did not advance
Dylan Borlée Jonathan Borlée Kevin Borlée (only in final) Robin Vanderbemden Julien Watrin	4 × 400 m relay	3:03.15 SB	4 Q	—		3:01.10 EL
Soufiane Bouchikhi	Half marathon	—				1:05:31	28

Field Events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Rank	Distance	Rank
Arnaud Art	Pole vault	5.50	11 q	5.30	=11
Ben Broeders		5.35	=12 q	5.50	=4
Philip Milanov	Discus throw	64.53	7 Q	65.71

Combined events – Decathlon

Athlete	Event	100 m	LJ	SP	HJ	400 m	110H	DT	PV	JT	1500 m	Final	Rank
Niels Pittomvils	Result	11.18	7.15	13.79	1.98	50.01 SB	DNF	40.42	DNS			DNF
	Points	821	850	715	785	814	—	673	—
Hans van Alphen	Result	11.39	7.17	15.62 SB	1.98	51.42	DNS					DNF
	Points	776	854	828	785	750	—
Thomas van der Plaetsen	Result	11.23	7.64	13.17	2.10 SB	50.50	14.64	44.32	5.40	57.23	4:37.84	8218
	Points	810	970	678	896	792	894	753	1035	696	694

Women

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Olivia Borlée	200 m	23.64	18	Did not advance
Renée Eykens	800 m	2:02.76	6 q	2:02.38	14	Did not advance
Louise Carton	5000 m	—				15:42.79	7
Almensch Belete	10,000 m	—				DNF
Anne Zagré	100 m hurdles	13.12	8 Q	12.89 SB	3 q	12.97	5
Axelle Dauwens	400 m hurdles	—		56.62	13	Did not advance
Nenah de Coninck		57.45	9 q	57.63	21	Did not advance

Field Events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Rank	Distance	Rank
Nafissatou Thiam	High jump	1.89	5 q	1.93	4
Chloé Henry	Pole vault	4.00	24	Did not advance
Fanny Smets		4.35	19	Did not advance
Jolien Boumkwo	Shot put	16.66	14	Did not advance