Dylan Borlée
 Dylan Borlée (centre right) in 2013 with the Belgian relay team, including his two brothers | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's athletics | ||
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| European Athletics Indoor Championships | ||
| Gold | 2015 Prague | 4×400 m relay |
| Silver | 2015 Prague | 400 metres |
Dylan Borlée (born 20 September 1992) is a Belgian track and field sprinter who competes in the 400 metres. He holds a personal best of 45.80 seconds for the event. He was the silver medallist at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in 2015.
He has also represented Belgium at the World Championships in Athletics and IAAF World Relays as part of the national 4×400 metres relay team.
Career
Born in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert,[1] he is part of the Borlée family which is prominent in Belgian athletics and includes his sister Olivia and his older brothers, twins Kevin and Jonathan Borlée. All are coached by their father Jacques Borlée, who was himself a European medallist in the sport.[2]
He made his international debut at the 2011 European Athletics Junior Championships, competing in the 4×400 metres relay team, which finished sixth.[3] He began to establish himself as a senior athlete in the 2013 season. First, he secured a relay silver medal with Belgium at the 2013 European Athletics U23 Championships.[4] After setting a 400 m personal best of 45.80 seconds for second place at the Belgian Championships in July,[5] he was selected for Belgium relay team at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics, alongside his brothers and Will Owoye. The team made the final and finished in fifth overall with a time of 3:01.02 minutes.[6] The Jeux de la Francophonie the following month saw him make his first international appearance for Wallonia. He placed fifth in the individual 400 m and was a silver medallist in the relay alongside Robin Vanderbemden, Antoine Gillet and Owoye.[7]
Borlée missed most of the 2014 season, bar a relay outing at the 2014 IAAF World Relays, where he was ninth.[8] He returned in strong form for the 2015 indoor season, winning his first national title at the Belgian Indoor Championships.[9] A personal best of 46,73 seconds at a meeting in Metz earned him a place at the 2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships.[10] In his first individual outing for Belgium, he ran a personal best of 46.72 seconds in the semi-final before improving to 46.25 seconds in the final – a mark which was enough to take the silver medal in Prague behind the clear home favourite Pavel Maslák.[11] A day later he won the gold in the 4 × 400 metres relay, along with his brothers and Julien Watrin, in a new European indoor record of 3:02.87.
Personal bests
- Outdoor
- 200 metres – 21.51 seconds (2013)
- 300 metres – 33.33 seconds (2015)
- 400 metres – 45.80 seconds (2013)
- Indoor
- 60 metres – 6.94 seconds (2013)
- 200 metres – 21.74 seconds (2013)
- 300 metres – 34.52 seconds (2012)
- 400 metres – 46.25 seconds (2015)
- All information from Diamond League.[12]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | European Junior Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 6th | 4 × 400 m | |
| 2013 | European U23 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 2nd | 4 × 400 m | 3:04.90 |
| World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 5th | 4 × 400 m | 3:01.02 | |
| Jeux de la Francophonie | Nice, France | 5th | 400 m | 47.25 | |
| 2nd | 4×400 m relay | 3:06.24 | |||
| 2014 | IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 9th | 4 × 400 m | 3:02.97 |
| 2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | 2nd | 400 m | 46.25 |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m | 3:02.87 |
References
- ↑ Dylan Borlée. Borlee. Retrieved on 2015-03-07.
- ↑ Borlee Family. Borlee. Retrieved on 2015-03-07.
- ↑ European Junior Championships (2011-07-24). The Sports. Retrieved on 2015-03-07.
- ↑ 2013 European U23 Championships Men's 4x400 relay final. Sport Result. Retrieved on 2015-03-07.
- ↑ Dylan Borlee Progression. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-03-07.
- ↑ 2013 World Championships in Athletics Men's 4x400m relay final. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-03-07.
- ↑ 2013 Jeux de la Francophonie Results. Francophonie. Retrieved on 2015-03-07.
- ↑ IAAF World Relays 2014 Men's 4x400 Relay Heats. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-03-07.
- ↑ Dylan Borlee. European Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-03-07.
- ↑ Dylan Borlée loopt EK-limiet. Het Nieuwsblad. Retrieved on 2015-03-07.
- ↑ Dylan Borlée médaillé d'argent à Prague!. DHNet (2015-03-07). Retrieved on 2015-03-07.
- ↑ Dylan Borlee. IAAF Diamond League. Retrieved on 2015-03-07.
External links
- Dylan Borlée profile at IAAF