Belgium at the 2018 European Championships
# Belgium at the 2018 European Championships

Belgium competed at the inaugural 7 sports 2018 European Championships from 2 to 12 August 2018. It competed in all sports.

## Medallists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Gold | Nina Derwael | Gymnastics | Women's uneven bars | 5 August |
| Gold | Robbe Ghys Kenny De Ketele | Cycling | Men's madison | 6 August |
| Gold | Victor Campenaerts | Cycling | Men's road time trial | 8 August |
| Gold | Nafissatou Thiam | Athletics | Women's heptathlon | 10 August |
| Gold | Dylan Borlée Jonathan Borlée Kevin Borlée Jonathan Sacoor Robin Vanderbemden Julien Watrin | Athletics | Men's 4 × 400 metres relay | 11 August |
| Gold | Koen Naert | Athletics | Men's marathon | 12 August |
| Silver | Nina Derwael | Gymnastics | Women's balance beam | 5 August |
| Silver | Kenny De Ketele | Cycling | Men's points race | 5 August |
| Silver | Nicky Degrendele | Cycling | Women's keirin | 7 August |
| Silver | Bashir Abdi | Athletics | Men's 10,000 metres | 7 August |
| Silver | Kevin Borlée | Athletics | Men's 400 metres | 10 August |
| Bronze | Jolien D'Hoore | Cycling | Women's scratch | 3 August |
| Bronze | Axelle Klinckaert | Gymnastics | Women's floor exercise | 5 August |
| Bronze | Githa Michiels | Cycling | Women's cross-country | 8 August |
| Bronze | Kimberly Buys | Swimming | Women's 50 metre butterfly | 9 August |
| Bronze | Marten Van Riel | Triathlon | Men's | 10 August |
| Bronze | Jonathan Borlée | Athletics | Men's 400 metres | 10 August |
| Bronze | Claire Michel Jelle Geens Valerie Barthelemy Marten Van Riel | Triathlon | Mixed team relay | 11 August |
| Bronze | Wout Van Aert | Cycling | Men's road race | 12 August |

## Aquatics

### Swimming

**Men**

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Jasper Aerents | 100 metre freestyle | 49.97 | 34 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Valentin Borisavljevic | 100 metre freestyle | 50.02 | 38 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Basten Caerts | 100 metre breaststroke | 1:01.73 | 32 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Louis Croenen | 100 metre butterfly | 53.39 | 27 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Louis Croenen | 200 metre butterfly | 1:57.11 | 8 Q | 1:56.58 | 6 Q | 1:56.33 | 4 |
| Sebastien De Meulemeester | 200 metre freestyle | 1:50.52 | 42 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Alexandre Marcourt | 200 metre freestyle | 1:49.46 | 21 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Thomas Thijs | 200 metre freestyle | 1:49.69 | 28 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Pieter Timmers | 50 metre freestyle | DNS | DNS | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Logan Vanhuys | 10 kilometre open water | — | 1:50:43.9 | 19 |
| Emmanuel Vanluchene | 100 metre freestyle | 50.02 | 38 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Lorenz Weiremans | 200 metre freestyle | 1:50.35 | 40 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sebastien De Meulemeester Emmanuel Vanluchene Valentin Borisavljevic Jasper Aerents | 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay | 3:18.36 | 14 | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sebastien De Meulemeester Alexandre Marcourt Thomas Thijs Lorenz Weiremans | 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay | 7:18.75 | 10 | — | did not advance | did not advance |

**Women**

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Camille Bouden | 400 metre freestyle | 4:25.26 | 25 | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kimberly Buys | 50 metre butterfly | 25.80 | 3 Q | 25.76 | 3 Q | 25.74 | |
| Kimberly Buys | 100 metre butterfly | 58.23 | 4 Q | 58.99 | 13 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Juliette Dumont | 50 metre freestyle | 26.56 | 42 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Valentine Dumont | 100 metre freestyle | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
| Valentine Dumont | 200 metre freestyle | 1:59.30 | 10 Q | 1:58.89 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Valentine Dumont | 400 metre freestyle | 4:16.75 | 14 | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Lotte Goris | 200 metre freestyle | 2:00.34 | 19 Q | 2:00.69 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Fanny Lecluyse | 50 metre breaststroke | 31.43 | 16 Q | 31.57 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Fanny Lecluyse | 100 metre breaststroke | 1:08.17 | 12 Q | 1:07.95 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Fanny Lecluyse | 200 metre breaststroke | 2:28.77 | 14 Q | 2:25.76 | 5 Q | 2:26.01 | 6 |
| Valentine Dumont Juliette Dumont Lotte Goris Camille Bouden | 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay | 8:08.59 | 9 | — | did not advance | did not advance |

**Mixed**

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Jasper Aerents Emmanuel Vanluchene Juliette Dumont Lotte Goris | 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay | 3:31.76 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Emmanuel Vanluchene Basten Caerts Kimberly Buys Juliette Dumont | 4 × 100 metre medley relay | 3:51.22 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance |

## Athletics

### Track and road

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Robin Vanderbemden | 200 metres | 20.50 | 3 Q | 20.62 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Dylan Borlée | 400 metres | 45.84 | 10 Q | 45.63 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jonathan Borlée | 400 metres | 45.19 SB | 1 Q | 44.87 SB | 2 Q | 45.19 | |
| Kevin Borlée | 400 metres | 45.29 SB | 2 Q | 45.07 SB | 5 q | 45.13 | |
| Elliott Crestan | 800 metres | 1:47.35 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Peter Callahan | 1500 metres | 3:54.23 | 30 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ismael Debjani | 1500 metres | 3:41.09 | 9 q | 3:39.48 | 8 |
| Isaac Kimeli | 1500 metres | 3:42.77 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Soufiane Bouchikhi | 5000 metres | — | — | — | — | 13:25.22 | 10 |
| Robin Hendrix | 5000 metres | 13:36.15 | 15 |
| Isaac Kimeli | 5000 metres | DQ | DQ |
| Bashir Abdi | 10,00 metres | — | — | — | — | 28:11.76 | |
| Soufiane Bouchikhi | 10,00 metres | 28:19.04 | 6 |
| Simon Debognies | 10,00 metres | 29:00.98 | 15 |
| Koen Naert | Marathon | — | 2:09:51 CR | |
| Michael Obasuyi | 110 metres hurdles | 13.78 | 13 q | 13.78 | 23 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Dylan Borlée Jonathan Borlée Kevin Borlée Jonathan Sacoor (*) Robin Vanderbemden Julien Watrin (*) | 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:02.55 | 4 Q | — | 2:59.47 EL | |

### Field events

| Athletes | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athletes | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Bram Ghuys | High jump | 2.16 | 25 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Arnaud Art | Pole vault | 5.61 | 9 q | 5.65 | 9 |
| Ben Broeders | Pole vault | NM | NM | did not advance | did not advance |
| Corentin Campener | Long jump | 7.41 | 27 | did not advance | did not advance |

### 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 | 11.48 | 7.41 | 13.35 | 2.05 | DNS | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| Thomas van der Plaetsen | Points | 757 | 913 | 689 | 850 | DNS | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |

### Track and road

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Manon Depuydt | 200 metres | 23.59 | 9 q | 23.60 | 20 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Cynthia Bolingo Mbongo | 400 metres | 51.69 PB | 2 Q | 51.92 | 16 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Camille Laus | 400 metres | 52.40 | 12 Q | 52.40 | 21 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Renée Eykens | 800 metres | 2:56.24 | 32 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Elise Vanderelst | 1500 metres | 4:10.30 | 13 | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Louise Carton | 5000 metres | — | 15:53.27 | 13 |
| Eline Berings | 100 metres hurdles | Bye | 12.94 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Hanne Claes | 400 metres hurdles | Bye | 55.75 | 9 Q | 55.75 | 4 |
| Justien Grillet | 400 metres hurdles | 56.94 | 8 Q | 57.40 | 21 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Margo Van Puyvelde | 400 metres hurdles | 56.70 | 6 Q | DNS | DNS | did not advance | did not advance |
| Cynthia Bolingo Mbongo Hanne Claes Justien Grillet Camille Laus | 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:30.62 | 5 Q | — | 3:27.69 NR | 4 |

### Field events

| Athletes | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athletes | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Claire Orcel | High jump | 1.81 | 23 | did not advance | did not advance |

### Combined events – Heptathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hanne Maudens | Result | 14.04 | 1.73 | 12.90 | 24.10 PB | 6.42 | 38.40 | 2:12.41 | 6104 | 10 |
| Hanne Maudens | Points | 973 | 891 | 721 | 971 | 981 | 637 | 930 | 6104 | 10 |
| Nafissatou Thiam | Result | 13.69 | 1.91 | 15.35 PB | 24.81 | 6.60 | 57.91 CB | 2:19.35 | 6816 WL | |
| Nafissatou Thiam | Points | 1023 | 1119 | 884 | 904 | 1040 | 1014 | 832 | 6816 WL | |
| Noor Vidts | Result | 14.08 SB | 1.79 SB | 11.83 | 24.80 | 6.04 | 24.81 | 2:16.69 | 5598 | 20 |
| Noor Vidts | Points | 967 | 966 | 650 | 905 | 862 | 379 | 869 | 5598 | 20 |

## Cycling

### Road

**Men**

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| - | - | - | - |
| Victor Campenaerts | Time trial | 53:38.78 | |
| Dimitri Claeys | Road race | DNF | DNF |
| Yves Lampaert | Time trial | 54:09.77 | 4 |
| Xandro Meurisse | Road race | 5:50:09 | 6 |
| Jasper Stuyven | Road race | 5:52:24 | 12 |
| Wout Van Aert | Road race | 5:50:02 | |
| Greg Van Avermaet | Road race | 5:52:34 | 25 |
| Tosh Van der Sande | Road race | 5:54:56 | 47 |
| Dries Van Gestel | Road race | DNF | DNF |
| Jelle Wallays | Road race | 5:52:34 | 33 |

**Women**

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| - | - | - | - |
| Sanne Cant | Road race | DNF | DNF |
| Sofie De Vuyst | Road race | 3:28:21 | 22 |
| Valerie Demey | Road race | DNF | DNF |
| Annelies Dom | Road race | 3:34:09 | 59 |
| Ann-Sophie Duyck | Time trial | 44:08 | 9 |
| Kaat Hannes | Road race | 3:28:15 | 7 |
| Ellen Van Loy | Road race | 3:32:02 | 39 |

### Track

**Elimination race**

| Athlete | Event | Rank |
| - | - | - |
| Moreno De Pauw | Men's elimination race | 8 |
| Gilke Croket | Women's elimination race | 19 |

**Keirin**

| Athlete | Event | 1st Round | Repechage | 2nd Round | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank |
| Ayrton De Pauw | Men's keirin | 5 R | 3 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Nicky Degrendele | Women's keirin | 1 Q | — | 1 Q | |

**Madison**

| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Qualifying | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Kenny De Ketele Robbe Ghys | Men's madison | 15 | 5 Q | 60 | |
| Jolien D'Hoore Lotte Kopecky | Women's madison | — | 10 | 6 |

**Omnium**

| Athlete | Event | Scratch Race | Scratch Race | Tempo Race | Tempo Race | Elimination Race | Elimination Race | Points Race | Points Race | Total points | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Total points | Rank |
| Robbe Ghys | Men's omnium | 10 | 22 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 30 | 3 | 31 | 103 | 6 |
| Lotte Kopecky | Women's omnium | 6 | 30 | 3 | 36 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 83 | 7 |

**Points race**

| Athlete | Event | Total points | Rank |
| - | - | - | - |
| Kenny De Ketele | Men's points race | 83 | |
| Lotte Kopecky | Men's points race | 23 | 6 |

**Pursuit**

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Opponent Results | Rank | Opponent Results | Rank |
| Sasha Weemaes | Men's individual pursuit | 4:40.059 | 23 | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Isabelle Beckers | Women's individual pursuit | 3:50.632 | 21 | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Annelies Dom | Women's individual pursuit | 3:44.537 | 16 | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kenny De Ketele Lindsay De Vylder Robbe Ghys Sasha Weemaes | Men's team pursuit | 4:00.022 | 7 Q | Germany L 3:59.319 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Shari Bossuyt Gilke Croket Annelies Dom Lotte Kopecky | Women's team pursuit | 4:31.147 | 6 Q | Russia W 4:28.911 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |

**Scratch**

| Athlete | Event | Laps down | Rank |
| - | - | - | - |
| Lindsay De Vylder | Men's scratch | 0 | 10 |
| Jolien D'Hoore | Women's scratch | 0 | |

**Sprint**

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Round 1 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Rank |
| Ayrton De Pauw | Men's sprint | 10.272 70.093 | 20 Q | Dörnbach (GER) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Nicky Degrendele | Women's sprint | 11.321 63.598 | 14 Q | Vece (ITA) W 11.482 62.706 | Shmeleva (RUS) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

**Time trial**

| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Qualifying | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Ayrton De Pauw | Men's 1 km time trial | 1:02.708 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |

### Mountain bike

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| - | - | - | - |
| Kevin Panhuyzen | Men's cross-country | 1:36:09 | 19 |
| Jens Schuermans | Men's cross-country | 1:34:51 | 13 |
| Githa Michiels | Women's cross-country | 1:34:56 | |
