| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 5 | 4 x 400m Relay | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 2:59.37 |
| Semifinal | 400m | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 44.88 |
| World Championships | ||||
| 3 | 400m | 2011 | Daegu, KOR | 44.90 |
| 4 | 4 x 400m Relay | 2009 | Berlin, GER | 3:01.88 |
| 5 | 4 x 400m Relay | 2011 | Daegu, KOR | 3:00.41 |
| Semifinal | 400m | 2009 | Berlin, GER | 45.28 |
| European Championships | ||||
| 1 | 4 x 400m Relay | 2012 | Helsinki, FIN | 3:01.09 |
| 1 | 400m | 2010 | Barcelona, ESP | 45.08 |
| 3 | 4 x 400m Relay | 2010 | Barcelona, ESP | 3:02.60 |
| Diamond League | ||||
| 3 | 400m | 2011 | Eugene, OR, USA | 45.51 |
| 4 | 400m | 2012 | Eugene, OR, USA | 45.61 |
| 5 | 400m | 2011 | London, GBR | 45.50 |
| 6 | 400m | 2011 | New York, NY, USA | 45.86 |
| 6 | 400m | 2010 | Monaco, MON | 45.46 |
| 7 | 400m | 2010 | London, GBR | 46.03 |
| Golden League | ||||
| 4 | 400m | 2008 | Brussels, BEL | 45.69 |
| World Challenge | ||||
| 1 | 400m | 2012 | Madrid, ESP | 45.09 |
| 1 | 400m | 2011 | Madrid, ESP | 44.74 |
| 3 | 400m | 2010 | Berlin, GER | 45.64 |
| World Indoor Championships | ||||
| 2 | 4 x 400m Relay | 2010 | Doha, QAT | 3:06.94 |
Education
Physiotherapy - Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA
Coach
Jacques Borlee [father] (BEL) (runforrunners.nl, 02 Dec 2011)
Other sports
His identical twin Jonathan and sister Olivia are also sprinters. (bbc.co.uk, 21 Dec 2010) His father Jacques was also a sprinter and was Belgian champion over 100m, 200m, 400m and 400m hurdles. (standaard.be, 13 Sep 2008)
Injuries
He suffered a stress fracture of the tarsus [foot] in 2009. His identical twin brother Jonathan suffered the same injury six weeks earlier. (european-athletics.org, 01 Mar 2012)
Additional information
Reason for taking up this sport
He followed his father into the sport. (borlee.eu, 22 Feb 2012 )
Awards
He was honoured by Belgian prime minister Yves Leterme for winning the bronze medal in the 400m at the 2011 World Championships in Daegu, Korea. (clint.be, 13 Sep 2011).
He won the Golden Spike, the award for best Belgian athlete of the year, in 2008, 2010 and 2011. (sporza.be, 10 Feb 2012)
He won the Sports Merit of the Year Trophy in 2011. (sporza.be, 15 Dec 2012)
General
ENDING THE DROUGHT
In 2010 he became the first Belgium male to win a gold medal at a European championships for 39 years when he triumphed in the 400m in Barcelona, Spain. (bbc.co.uk, 11 Aug 2010)
US TRAINING
He, his brother Jonathan and the rest of the Belgian 4x400m team trained at the Michael Johnson Performance Center in Texas in the lead up to the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (clint.be, 02 Feb 2012)
FLORIDA STATE
At the end of 2008 he and his brother Jonathan moved to the United States to enrol at Florida State University to compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association [NCAA]. (hln.be, 13 Jun 2009)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008
