BEL   
Date of birth:
3 World Titles
1973: 3xCCTEAMLONG 1974: 3xCCTEAMLONG 1977: 3xCCTEAMLONG
2 World Indoor Titles
2022: 4x4 2024: 4x4
Cross Country Long Team Competition World Championships Silver Medallist 1976
4 x 400m World Indoor Silver Medallist 2010
4 World Championships Bronzes
1975: 3xCCTEAMLONG 1980: 3xCCTEAMLONG 2019: 4x4 2022: 4x4
4 x 400m World Indoor Bronze Medallist 2018
3 European Golds
2012: 4x4 2016: 4x4 2018: 4x4
3 European Indoor Golds
2015: 4x4 2019: 4x4 2023: 4x4
4 x 400m European Silver Medallist 2022
4 x 400m European Indoor Silver Medallist 2017
2 European Bronzes
2010: 4x4 2021: 4xMIXXC
4 x 400m European Indoor Bronze Medallist 2011
4 x 1500m World Alltime no. 13 15:16.86 Bruxelles 4 Sep 2009
4 x 100m World Alltime no. 42 38.73 München 19 Aug 2022
4 x 400m World Alltime no. 7 2:57.88 Tokyo 7 Aug 2021
4 x 400m World Indoor Alltime no. 11 3:02.51 Birmingham 4 Mar 2018

▲PROGRESSION

Personal bests in BOLD.

 
4 x 100m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
1920  43.7hw    4h2Antwerpen21 Aug
1928  59.99w    3h2Amsterdam4 Aug
1959  43.3hw    4h1Torino6 Sep
1965  41.5hw    5Oslo21 Aug
1967  41.0hw    4Stockholm22 Jul
1970  41.0hw    6Helsinki1 Aug
1973  40.6hw    6Oslo4 Aug
1975  40.97w    3Lisboa14 Jun
1977  40.28w    3London16 Jul
1978  39.73w    8Praha3 Sep
1979  40.44w    6Karlovac21 Jul
1981  40.40w    4Villeneuve d'Ascq4 Jul
1983  40.87w    7Praha20 Aug
1985  41.01w    3Reykjavik10 Aug
1987  40.50w    1Maia27 Jun
1988  40.50w   NU20R Bruxelles19 Aug
1989  40.75w    7Bruxelles5 Aug
1991  40.05w    3Sheffield25 Jul
1993  40.16w    4Bruxelles12 Jun
1994  47.02w    6Dublin11 Jun
1995  40.45w    4Basel10 Jun
1996  40.29w    2Oordegem29 Jun
1998  39.71w    1Malmö/S6 Jun
1999  39.48w    3Lahti5 Jun
2000  40.44w    4Bærum8 Jul
2001  39.22w    5h2Edmonton11 Aug
2002  39.79w    1Namur26 Jul
2003  39.05w   NR 4h2Saint-Denis30 Aug
2004  39.85w    2Genève12 Jun
2005  40.12w    1Oordegem2 Jul
2006  39.44w    1Praha17 Jun
2007  39.69w    8München23 Jun
2008  40.15w    4Leiria21 Jun
2009  40.36w    3Sofia10 Jun
2010  40.04w    3r2Budapest19 Jun
2011  40.44w    5r2Izmir18 Jun
2013  40.43w    2rBDublin22 Jun
2014  40.49w    4rBTallinn21 Jun
2015  40.66w    4rBIráklio20 Jun
2017  40.10w   NU20R 4h2-19Grosseto23 Jul
2019  39.68w    2h2-22Gävle14 Jul
2021  40.11w    4rBCluj-Napoca19 Jun
2022  38.73w   NR 4h2München19 Aug
2023  38.77w    2Bruxelles8 Sep
 
4 x 200m
Indoor Alltime  Show/hide
2008  1:29.19iw    Düsseldorf8 Mar
2022  1:28.42iw    2Gent19 Feb
 
4 x 400m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
1920  3:24.9hw    6Antwerpen23 Aug
1928  NTw    5h1Amsterdam4 Aug
1950  3:19.40w    4h1Bruxelles26 Aug
1952  3:16.05w    4h1Helsinki26 Jul
1954  3:15.90w    4h3Bern28 Aug
1960  3:15.26w    4h2Roma7 Sep
1965  3:13.3hw    5Oslo22 Aug
1967  3:12.9hw    4Stockholm23 Jul
1969  3:10.40w    4h1Athína19 Sep
1970  3:13.6hw    6Helsinki2 Aug
1971  3:07.80w    5h2Helsinki14 Aug
1973  3:10.8hw    3Bruxelles1 Jul
1975  3:08.30w    3Turin13 Jul
1977  3:08.30w    3London17 Jul
1978  3:08.00w    5h1Praha2 Sep
1979  3:07.0hw    2Karlovac22 Jul
1981  3:03.68w    2Villeneuve d'Ascq5 Jul
1983  3:08.62w    8Praha21 Aug
1985  3:10.55w    3Reykjavik11 Aug
1986  3:09.77w    NJR4H3-19Athína19 Jul
1987  3:10.42w    3Maia28 Jun
1989  3:07.67w    5Bruxelles6 Aug
1991  3:13.21w    1Athína23 Jun
1993  3:11.48w    7Bruxelles13 Jun
1994  3:09.97w    2Dublin12 Jun
1995  3:12.89w    8Basel11 Jun
1996  3:08.53w    1Oordegem30 Jun
1997  3:06.26w    3Dublin8 Jun
1998  3:07.98w    4Malmö/S7 Jun
1999  3:08.94w    6Lahti6 Jun
2000  3:08.69w    5Bærum9 Jul
2001  3:10.17w    2Nicosia24 Jun
2002  3:09.37w    6Banská Bystrica23 Jun
2003  3:08.12w    5Lappeenranta22 Jun
2004  3:08.03w    6Plovdiv20 Jun
2005  3:08.89w    7Leiria19 Jun
2006  3:03.94w    1Praha18 Jun
2007  3:05.14w    7München24 Jun
2008  2:59.37w   NR 4Beijing23 Aug
2009  3:01.88w    4Berlin23 Aug
2010  3:02.60w    3Barcelona1 Aug
2011  3:00.41w    4Daegu2 Sep
2012  3:01.09w    1Helsinki1 Jul
2013  3:00.81w    3h2Moskva15 Aug
2014  3:02.60w    6Zürich17 Aug
2015  2:59.28w   NR 2h1Beijing29 Aug
2016  2:58.52w   NR 4Rio de Janeiro20 Aug
2017  2:59.47w    3h2London12 Aug
2018  2:59.47w    1Berlin11 Aug
2019  2:58.78w    3Doha6 Oct
2021  2:57.88w   NR 4Tokyo7 Aug
2022  2:58.72w    3Eugene OR24 Jul
2023  3:00.33w    5h2Budapest26 Aug
Indoor Alltime  Show/hide
2024  3:02.54iw    1Glasgow3 Mar
 
4 x 400m Mixed relay
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2019  3:14.22w   NR 6Doha29 Sep
2021  3:11.51 w   NR 5Tokyo31 Jul
2022  3:16.01w    7h1Eugene OR15 Jul
2023  3:11.81w    3h1Budapest19 Aug
 
4 x 1500m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2009  15:16.86w    6Bruxelles4 Sep
 
Mixed Cross Country Relay
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2018  16.34w    7Tilburg9 Dec
2019  18:19.00w    5Lisboa8 Dec
2021  18:06w    3Dublin12 Dec
2022  17:47w    7Venaria Reale11 Dec
2023  20w    5Bruxelles10 Dec

▲IN MAJOR EVENTS

 
Outdoor
4 x 100m
OG 1920: 4h243.7h
OG 1928: 3h259.99
EC 1946: 643.5h 2h142.4h
OG 1948: h2DNF
EC 1950: 4h142.2h
EC 1954: 4h341.5h
WUG 1973: 5h141.0h
EC 1978: 839.73 4h240.16
EJ 1981: 5-1941.09 1h2-1941.62
ECp 1985: 341.01
ECp 1987: 140.50
WJ 1988: H2-19DQ
WUG 1991: 340.05 2h140.45
EJ 1993: 4h2-1942.23
EJ 1995: 7-1940.84 5h1-1940.90
EJ 2001: 7-1940.87 4h1-1940.75
WC 2001: 5h239.22
EJ 2003: 3-2239.54 1h1-2239.65
WC 2003: 4h239.05
EJ 2005: 6-2240.45
EC 2006: h1DNF
ECp 2007: 839.69
EJ 2007: 7-1941.28 5h2-1940.83
ETC-1 2009: 4r240.70
ETC-1 2010: 3r240.04
WJ 2010: 5h2-1940.43
ETC-1 2011: 5r240.44
ETC-1 2013: 2rB40.43
ECCC-B 2014: 3r242.27
ETC-1 2014: 4rB40.49
EJ 2015: 5h2-1941.41
ETC-1 2015: 4rB40.66
EJ 2017: 8-1940.82 4h2-1940.10
ETC-1 2017: 4rB41.10
ECCC-B 2019: 1r141.12
EJ 2019: 3-2239.77 2h2-2239.68 4h2-1940.74
ETC-1 2019: 240.07
EJ 2021: 5h2-1940.68
ETC-1 2021: 4rB40.11
EC 2022: 639.01 4h238.73
EJ 2023: 2h1-2239.77 5h1-1940.62 -22DNF
ETC 2023: 5rB39.41
4 x 400m
OG 1920: 63:24.9h 1h13:38.8h
OG 1928: 5h1NT
EC 1950: 4h13:19.40
OG 1952: 4h13:16.05
EC 1954: 4h33:15.90
OG 1960: 4h23:15.26
WUG 1965: 5h23:20.0h
EC 1969: 83:10.80 4h13:10.40
EJ 1970: 8-193:21.00
EC 1971: 5h23:07.80
EC 1978: 5h13:08.00
OG 1980: h2DNF
ECp 1985: 33:10.55
WJ 1986: 4H3-193:09.77
ECp 1987: 33:10.42
WJ 2006: 5-193:07.03 3h3-193:05.74
ECp 2007: 73:05.14
EJ 2007: 4-193:09.53 1h2-193:07.94
OG 2008: 42:59.37 2h13:00.67
EJ 2009: 4-223:04.51 3h2-223:07.98
ETC-1 2009: 1r23:07.30
WC 2009: 43:01.88 1h23:02.13
WUG 2009: 43:06.61 2h23:07.31
EC 2010: 33:02.60 1h23:03.49
ETC-1 2010: 1r13:05.28
EJ 2011: 6-193:10.89 4h2-193:11.39
ETC-1 2011: 1r13:01.59
WC 2011: 43:00.41 1h23:00.71
EC 2012: 13:01.09 1h23:05.29
OG 2012: 53:01.83 4h13:01.70
EJ 2013: 1-223:04.90 2h2-223:07.09 5h2-193:12.96
ETC-1 2013: 23:10.25
WC 2013: 43:01.02 3h23:00.81
EC 2014: 63:02.60 3h23:03.83
ECCC-B 2014: r1DQ
ETC-1 2014: 1rB3:04.93
WJ 2014: 6h1-193:12.57
EJ 2015: 5-193:14.12 4h2-193:14.71
ETC-1 2015: 43:05.64
WC 2015: 53:00.24 2h12:59.28
EC 2016: 13:01.10 1h23:03.15
OG 2016: 42:58.52 1h22:59.25
WJ 2016: 4h2-193:10.78
EJ 2017: 5-223:06.45 2h2-223:08.59 4h1-193:12.94
ETC-1 2017: 1rB3:04.87
WC 2017: 43:00.04 3h22:59.47
EC 2018: 12:59.47 1h23:02.55
WJ 2018: 5-193:07.05 2h1-193:09.39
ECCC-B 2019: 2r13:15.62
EJ 2019: 3h1-223:07.43 -22DNF
ETC-1 2019: 2rB3:08.96
WC 2019: 32:58.78 2h23:00.87
ETC-1 2021: 2rB3:08.09
OG 2021: 42:57.88 3h22:59.37
EC 2022: 22:59.49 4h13:01.80
WC 2022: 32:58.72 1h23:01.96
EJ 2023: 4h2-223:08.35
WC 2023: 5h23:00.33
4 x 400m Mixed relay
WC 2019: 63:14.22 4h23:16.16
OG 2021: 53:11.51 3h13:12.75
WC 2022: 7h13:16.01
ETC 2023: 2rB3:12.97
WC 2023: 53:13.83 3h13:11.81
Mixed Cross Country Relay
EC 2018: 716.34
EC 2019: 518:19.00
EC 2021: 318:06
EC 2022: 717:47
EC 2023: 520
3000m Team Competition
OG 1920: 4=h13.0h
Cross Country Team Competition
OG 1920: 6=4.8h
WC 1973: 6-1957.00
WC 1974: 6-19102.00
WC 1975: 4-1981.00
WC 1976: 8-19125.00
WC 1977: 5-1991.00
WC 1978: 5-1972.00
WC 1979: 9-191.32
WC 1980: 4-1986.00
WC 1981: 5-19118.00
WC 1982: 12-19213.00
WC 1983: 13-19218.00
WC 1984: 6-19116.00
WC 1985: 15-19280.00
WC 1986: 8-19159.00
WC 1987: 16-19267.00
WC 1989: 19-19310.00
WC 1990: 16-19307.00
WC 1991: 20-19385.00
WC 1993: 18-19360.00
WC 1994: 21-19361.00
WC 1995: 12-19284.00
WC 2000: 18-19370.00
WC 2001: 16374.00 9-19209.00
WC 2002: 15-19234.00
WC 2003: 19273.00 15-19229.00
WC 2004: 13239.00 13-19271.00
Cross Country Long Team Competition
WC 1973: 1109.00
WC 1974: 1103.00
WC 1975: 3211.00
WC 1976: 2118.00
WC 1977: 1126.00
WC 1978: 5173.00
WC 1979: 5231.00
WC 1980: 3175.00
WC 1981: 8377.00
WC 1982: 11394.00
WC 1983: 10373.00
WC 1984: 12459.00
WC 1985: 20716.00
WC 1986: 10534.00
WC 1987: 8378.00
WC 1988: 16696.00
WC 1990: 12542.00
WC 1991: 12558.00
WC 1992: 13459.00
WC 1996: 17842.00
WC 2000: 12246.00
WC 2001: 7139.00
WC 2002: 17223.00
WC 2003: 13188.00
WC 2004: 12224.00
 
Indoor
4 x 400m
WC 2010: 23:06.94 1h23:08.84
EC 2011: 33:06.57
EC 2013: 43:07.98
EC 2015: 13:02.87
WC 2016: 63:09.71 1h13:07.39
EC 2017: 23:07.80
WC 2018: 33:02.51 1h13:05.22
EC 2019: 13:06.27
EC 2021: 43:06.96
WC 2022: 13:06.52 1h13:07.43
EC 2023: 13:05.83
WC 2024: 13:02.54 2h13:06.27

▲PERSONAL BESTS

note: click on event name to get head to head stats against another athlete,
click on indoor/outdoor to see PB progression.

 
4 x 100m
Outdoor38.73    NRMünchen19 Aug 2022
 
4 x 200m
Indoor1:28.42    Gent19 Feb 2022
 
4 x 400m
Winstreak: 1 (finals)  Show/hide   
Outdoor2:57.88    NRTokyo7 Aug 2021
Indoor3:02.51    NRBirmingham4 Mar 2018
 
4 x 400m Mixed relay
Outdoor3:11.51     NRTokyo31 Jul 2021
 
4 x 1500m
Outdoor15:16.86    Bruxelles4 Sep 2009
 
Mixed Cross Country Relay
Outdoor16.34    Tilburg9 Dec 2018

▲AVERAGES & 10 BEST RESULTS

4 x 400m, 10 best results (legal):
2:57.88   4Tokyo7 Aug 2021
2:58.52   4Rio de Janeiro20 Aug 2016
2:58.72   3Eugene OR24 Jul 2022
2:58.78   3Doha6 Oct 2019
2:59.25   1h2Rio de Janeiro19 Aug 2016
2:59.28   2h1Beijing29 Aug 2015
2:59.33   3Nassau3 May 2015
2:59.37   4Beijing23 Aug 2008
2:59.37   3h2Tokyo6 Aug 2021
2:59.47   3h2London12 Aug 2017
 
Average: 2:58.997
 
4 x 100m, 10 best results (legal):
38.73   4h2München19 Aug 2022
38.77   2Bruxelles8 Sep 2023
39.01   6München21 Aug 2022
39.05   4h2Saint-Denis30 Aug 2003
39.06   1Bruxelles27 Aug 2023
39.22   5h2Edmonton11 Aug 2001
39.25   1h1Luxembourg26 Jul 2022
39.25   1Oordegem27 May 2023
39.26   2Genève14 Jun 2003
39.28   1=Miskolc9 Jul 2022
 
Average: 39.088
 
Cross Country Team Competition, 10 best results (legal):
385.00   20-19Antwerpen24 Mar 1991
374.00   16Ostend24 Mar 2001
370.00   18-19Vilamoura19 Mar 2000
361.00   21-19Budapest26 Mar 1994
360.00   18-19Amorebieta28 Mar 1993
310.00   19-19Stavanger19 Mar 1989
307.00   16-19Aix-les-Bains24 Mar 1990
284.00   12-19Durham25 Mar 1995
280.00   15-19Lisboa24 Mar 1985
273.00   19Lausanne-La Broye29 Mar 2003
 
Average: 330.4
 
Cross Country Long Team Competition, 10 best results (legal):
842.00   17Cape Town23 Mar 1996
716.00   20Lisboa24 Mar 1985
696.00   16Auckland26 Mar 1988
558.00   12Antwerpen24 Mar 1991
542.00   12Aix-les-Bains24 Mar 1990
534.00   10Neuchâtel23 Mar 1986
459.00   12East Rutherford NJ25 Mar 1984
459.00   13Boston MA21 Mar 1992
394.00   11Roma21 Mar 1982
378.00   8Warszawa22 Mar 1987
 
Average: 557.8
 
4 x 400m Mixed relay, 10 best results (legal):
3:11.51    5Tokyo31 Jul 2021
3:11.81   3h1Budapest19 Aug 2023
3:12.75    3h1Tokyo30 Jul 2021
3:12.97   2rBChorzów25 Jun 2023
3:13.83   5Budapest19 Aug 2023
3:14.22   6Doha29 Sep 2019
3:16.01   7h1Eugene OR15 Jul 2022
3:16.16   4h2Doha28 Sep 2019
3:17.23   2h2Chorzów1 May 2021
3:17.92   4Chorzów2 May 2021
 
Average: 3:14.441
 

Total results in db: 438

By event:

4 x 100m:135
4 x 200m:2
4 x 400m:173
4 x 400m Mixed relay:12
4 x 1500m:1
Medley Relay:1
Mixed Cross Country Relay:5
3000m Team Competition:1
Cross Country Team Competition:83
Cross Country Long Team Competition:25

▲IN 2024

position in the world list in brackets following the season's best,
junior list position in green and youth list position in orange.
help: click on competition name or Venue to see competition results.
help: click on placing to see event results in the competition.

4 x 400m
3:06.27iw
SB
2h1WCGlasgowWC, Glasgow3 Mar 
 Jonathan Sacoor, Christian Iguacel,
Tibo De Smet, Dylan Borlée
3:02.54iw
WL SB
1WCGlasgowWC, Glasgow3 Mar 
 Jonathan Sacoor, Dylan Borlée,
Christian Iguacel, Alexander Doom

▲TOP 100 WORLD LIST POSITIONS

SeasonInd/OutEventPosResult
1970Outdoor4 x 400m273:13.6h
1971Outdoor4 x 400m93:07.80
1973Outdoor4 x 100m1940.6h
1973Outdoor4 x 400m183:10.8h
1975Outdoor4 x 100m1940.97
1975Outdoor4 x 400m113:08.30
1977Outdoor4 x 100m1140.28
1977Outdoor4 x 400m223:08.30
1978Outdoor4 x 100m1339.73
1978Outdoor4 x 400m173:08.00
1979Outdoor4 x 100m2240.44
1979Outdoor4 x 400m153:07.0h
1981Outdoor4 x 100m1840.40
1981Outdoor4 x 400m53:03.68
1983Outdoor4 x 100m2540.87
1983Outdoor4 x 400m203:08.62
1985Outdoor4 x 400m273:10.55
1986Outdoor4 x 400m203:09.77
1987Outdoor4 x 100m2840.50
1987Outdoor4 x 400m303:10.42
1988Outdoor4 x 100m2140.50
1989Outdoor4 x 100m2340.75
1989Outdoor4 x 400m173:07.67
1991Outdoor4 x 100m2340.05
1991Outdoor4 x 400m343:13.21
1993Outdoor4 x 100m2940.16
1993Outdoor4 x 400m383:11.48
1994Outdoor4 x 400m293:09.97
1995Outdoor4 x 100m3940.45
1995Outdoor4 x 400m413:12.89
1996Outdoor4 x 100m3740.29
1996Outdoor4 x 400m353:08.53
1997Outdoor4 x 400m233:06.26
1998Outdoor4 x 100m2339.71
1998Outdoor4 x 400m313:07.98
1999Outdoor4 x 100m5739.48
2001Outdoor4 x 100m3239.22
2002Outdoor4 x 100m4639.79
2002Outdoor4 x 400m583:09.37
2003Outdoor4 x 100m1939.05
2003Outdoor4 x 400m513:08.12
2004Outdoor4 x 100m3639.85
2004Outdoor4 x 400m463:08.03
2006Outdoor4 x 100m4439.44
2006Outdoor4 x 400m263:03.94
2007Outdoor4 x 100m7239.69
2007Outdoor4 x 400m323:05.14
2008Outdoor4 x 400m42:59.37
2009Outdoor4 x 400m93:01.88
2009Outdoor4 x 1500m615:16.86
2010Outdoor4 x 400m143:02.60
2010Indoor4 x 400m53:06.94
2011Outdoor4 x 400m63:00.41
2011Indoor4 x 400m53:06.57
2012Outdoor4 x 400m93:01.09
2013Outdoor4 x 400m53:00.81
2013Indoor4 x 400m173:07.98
2014Outdoor4 x 400m243:02.60
2015Outdoor4 x 100m7240.66
2015Outdoor4 x 400m62:59.28
2016Outdoor4 x 400m42:58.52
2017Outdoor4 x 100m5740.10
2017Outdoor4 x 400m42:59.47
2018Outdoor4 x 400m12:59.47
2019Outdoor4 x 100m4539.68
2019Outdoor4 x 400m32:58.78
2019Outdoor4 x 400m Mixed relay63:14.22
2021Outdoor4 x 100m5140.11
2021Outdoor4 x 400m42:57.88
2021Outdoor4 x 400m Mixed relay53:11.51
2022Outdoor4 x 100m1838.73
2022Outdoor4 x 400m32:58.72
2022Outdoor4 x 400m Mixed relay103:16.01
2023Outdoor4 x 100m3838.77
2023Outdoor4 x 400m153:00.33
2023Outdoor4 x 400m Mixed relay33:11.81
2023Indoor4 x 400m153:05.83
2024Indoor4 x 400m33:02.54

▲WINSTREAKS