title: Belgium at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics
text: # Belgium at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics
  
  Belgium competed at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China, from 22–30 August 2015.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Medal | Athlete | Event | Date |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Silver | Philip Milanov | Discus throw | August 29 |
  
  ## Results
  
  (q – qualified, NM – no mark, SB – season best)
  
  ### Men
  
  **Track and road events**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
  | Jonathan Borlée | 400 metres | 44.67 SB | 13 Q | 44.85 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Kevin Borlée | 400 metres | 45.01 SB | 19 Q | 44.74 SB | 11 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Pieter-Jan Hannes | 1500 metres | 3:39.31 | 14 Q | 3:44.38 | 20 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Bashir Abdi | 5000 metres | DNS | DNS | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Bashir Abdi | 10,000 metres | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
  | Abdelhadi El Hachimi | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:17:41 | 16 |
  | Michaël Bultheel | 400 metres hurdles | 49.38 | 22 q | 49.66 | 22 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Jeroen D'hoedt | 3000 metres steeplechase | DNS | DNS | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Jonathan Borlée Kevin Borlée Antoine Gillet Robin Vanderbemden Dylan Borlée* | 4 × 400 metres relay | 2:59.28 NR | 5 Q | — | — | 3:00.24 | 5 |
  
  **Field events**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
  | Arnaud Art | Pole vault | 5.40 | 31 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Philip Milanov | Discus throw | 63.85 | 8 q | 66.90 NR | |
  
  **Combined events – Decathlon**
  
  | Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Thomas van der Plaetsen | Result | 11.44 | 7.42 SB | 13.83 SB | 2.13 SB | 50.28 SB | 14.76 | 43.01 SB | 5.30 SB | 55.23 | 4:47.38 SB | 8035 SB | 14 |
  | Thomas van der Plaetsen | Points | 765 | 915 | 718 | 925 | 802 | 879 | 726 | 1004 | 666 | 635 | 8035 SB | 14 |
  | Niels Pittomvils | Result | 11.39 | 6.86 | 12.77 | 1.92 | 49.45 SB | 15.09 | 39.90 | NM | 52.96 | 4:27.40 PB | 6678 | 22 |
  | Niels Pittomvils | Points | 776 | 781 | 653 | 731 | 840 | 839 | 663 | 0 | 633 | 762 | 6678 | 22 |
  
  ### Women
  
  **Track and road events**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
  | Cynthia Bolingo | 200 metres | 23.45 | 43 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Almensh Belete | 10,000 metres | — | — | — | — | 32:47.62 SB | 21 |
  | Anne Zagré | 100 metres hurdles | 12.90 | 11 Q | 12.88 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Axelle Dauwens | 400 metres hurdles | 55.84 SB | 16 q | 55.82 SB | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  **Combined events – Heptathlon**
  
  | Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Nafissatou Thiam | Result | 13.83 | 1.86 | 15.24 PB | 25.28 | 6.14 | 49.31 | 2:24.55 | 6298 | 11 |
  | Nafissatou Thiam | Points | 1003 | 1054 | 877 | 861 | 893 | 847 | 26 | 6298 | 11 |
  
  ## Sources
  
  * Belgian team
  