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{{Short description|Belgian sprinter (born 1988)}}
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| weight = 69 kg<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/jonathan-borlee-1.html|title=Jonathan Borlée Bio, Stats, and Results &#124; Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|date=18 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418094131/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/jonathan-borlee-1.html|archive-date=18 April 2020}}</ref>
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{{MedalGold|[[2016 European Athletics Championships|2016 Amsterdam]]|[[2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|4x400 m relay]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2016 European Athletics Championships|2016 Amsterdam]]|[[2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|4x400 m relay]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2018 European Athletics Championships|2018 Berlin]]|[[2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|4x400 m relay]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2018 European Athletics Championships|2018 Berlin]]|[[2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|4x400 m relay]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2022 European Athletics Championships|2022 Munich]]|[[2022 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|4x400 m relay]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2010 European Athletics Championships|2010 Barcelona]]|[[2010 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 x 400 metres relay|4x400 m relay]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2010 European Athletics Championships|2010 Barcelona]]|[[2010 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 x 400 metres relay|4x400 m relay]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2018 European Athletics Championships|2018 Berlin]]|[[2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres|400 m]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2018 European Athletics Championships|2018 Berlin]]|[[2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres|400 m]]}}
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{{Medal|Gold|[[2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships|2019 Glasgow]]|[[2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|4×400 m relay]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships|2011 Paris]]|[[2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 4 x 400 metres relay|4×400 m relay]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships|2011 Paris]]|[[2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 4 x 400 metres relay|4×400 m relay]]}}
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'''Jonathan Borlée''' ({{IPA|fr|ʒɔnatɑ̃ bɔʁle}}; born 22 February 1988) is a former Belgian [[Sprint (running)|sprinter]], who specializes in the [[400 metres]]. He is a member of the [[Borlée family]].


'''Jonathan Borlée''' ({{IPA-fr|ʒɔnatɑ̃ bɔʁle}}; born 22 February 1988) is a Belgian [[Sprint (running)|sprinter]], who specializes in the [[400 metres]]. He qualified for the finals of the 400 metres at the [[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres|2012 Summer Olympics]]. He was a semi-finalist at the [[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres|2008 Summer Olympics]] and winner at the 2009 [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] Championships.
He qualified for the finals of the 400 metres at the [[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres|2012 Summer Olympics]]. He was a semi-finalist at the [[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres|2008 Summer Olympics]] and winner at the 2009 [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] Championships.


Borlée also takes part in the Belgian [[4 x 400 metres relay|4 × 400 m relay]] team. The team won gold at the [[2012 European Athletics Championships|2012]], [[2016 European Athletics Championships|2016]] and [[2018 European Athletics Championships|2018 European Championships]], and the [[2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships|2015 European Indoor Championships]]. The team finished 4th at the [[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|2008 Summer Olympics]] and at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] and won [[Silver medal|silver]] at the [[2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|2010 World Indoor Championships]] and [[Bronze medal|bronze]] at the [[2010 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 x 400 metres relay|2010 European Championships]].
Borlée also takes part in the Belgian [[4 x 400 metres relay|4 × 400 m relay]] team. The team won gold at the [[2012 European Athletics Championships|2012]], [[2016 European Athletics Championships|2016]] and [[2018 European Athletics Championships|2018 European Championships]], and the [[2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships|2015 European Indoor Championships]]. The team finished 4th at the [[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|2008 Summer Olympics]] and at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] and won [[Silver medal|silver]] at the [[2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|2010 World Indoor Championships]] and [[Bronze medal|bronze]] at the [[2010 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 x 400 metres relay|2010 European Championships]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
[[File:2018 European Athletics Championships Day 6 (36).jpg|thumb|260 px|From left [[Jonathan Sacoor]], [[Dylan Borlée]] and the twins [[Kevin Borlée|Kevin]] and Jonathan Borlée after the victory at [[Berlin 2018]].]]

===Borlée family===
{{Main|Borlée family}}
The patriarch of the Borlee family is [[Jacques Borlée|Jacques]], bronze medalist at the [[1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships|1983 European Indoor Championships]] in [[Budapest]] on [[200 m]], while his first wife [[:nl:Edith Demaertelaere|Edith Demaertelaere]] was a good sprinter with a personal best of 23.89. Six of his seven children are athletes (the first five born from the first marriage with Edith, the last two born from a second marriage).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rtbf.be/sport/autres/athletisme/detail_mais-qui-est-rayane-le-quatrieme-frere-borlee?id=10213636|title=Mais qui est Rayane, le quatrième frère Borlée ?|quote=Rayane, leur petit frère de 19 ans. Il n’a pas la même mère que les trois ainés.|publisher=rtbf.be|language=fr|date=6 May 2019|access-date=5 May 2021}}</ref>

The eldest daughter [[Olivia Borlée|Olivia]] won the gold medal at the Olympics and the world bronze at the [[2007 World Athletics Championships|2007 Osaka World Championships]] with the [[4 × 100 m relay]] and the other daughter [[Alizia Borlée|Alizia]] was also a decent sprinter. The four sons are all [[400 m]] specialists, the twins Jonathan and [[Kevin Borlée|Kevin]], both Olympic finalists in [[London 2012]], [[Dylan Borlée|Dylan]] and the youngest [[Rayane Borlée|Rayane]]. In addition, Jacques' older brother [[:nl:Jean-Pierre Borlée|Jean-Pierre]] was also a sprinter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://runtoday.it/2012/08/07/fratelli-borlee-latletica-in-famiglia/|title=FRATELLI BORLEE L'ATLETICA IN FAMIGLIA|publisher=runtoday.it|language=it|date=7 August 2012|access-date=5 May 2021|archive-date=5 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505101953/https://runtoday.it/2012/08/07/fratelli-borlee-latletica-in-famiglia/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Early successes===
===Early successes===
Borlée was born in [[Woluwe-Saint-Lambert]]. He has an identical twin brother, [[Kevin Borlée|Kevin]] (b. 1988), younger brother, [[Dylan Borlée|Dylan]] (b. 1992), and an older sister, [[Olivia Borlée|Olivia]] (b. 1986), who are also sprinters. All four are trained by their father [[Jacques Borlée]] (b. 1957).
Borlée was born in [[Woluwe-Saint-Lambert]]. He has an identical twin brother, [[Kevin Borlée|Kevin]] (b. 1988), younger brother, [[Dylan Borlée|Dylan]] (b. 1992), and an older sister, [[Olivia Borlée|Olivia]] (b. 1986), who are also sprinters. All four are trained by their father [[Jacques Borlée]] (b. 1957).


Just like his twin brother, Jonathan Borlée obtained his first senior title at the age of 18: the Belgian Indoor championships in 2006 in [[Ghent]], where he won the [[200 metres|200 m]], while his brother won the 400 m. Later that year, Jonathan would also become the outdoor champion on the 400 m.
Just like his twin brother, Jonathan Borlée obtained his first senior title at the age of 18: the Belgian Indoor championships in 2006 in [[Ghent]], where he won the [[200 metres|200 m]], while his brother won the 400 m. Later that year, Borlée would also become the outdoor champion on the 400 m.


On May 31, 2008, Kévin and Jonathan took part in the 4 × 400 m on a meeting in [[Neerpelt]]. Together with [[Cédric Van Branteghem]] and [[Kristof Beyens]], they improved a 27-year-old national record by more than a second to 3:02.51s. However, this was 1 hundredth of a second above the qualification time for the Olympic Games. Two weeks later, with [[Nils Duerinck]] instead of Kristof Beyens, they broke the national record again in a meeting in [[Namur (city)|Namur]] to 3:02.13s.
On May 31, 2008, Kévin and Jonathan Borlée took part in the 4 × 400 m on a meeting in [[Neerpelt]]. Together with [[Cédric Van Branteghem]] and [[Kristof Beyens]], they improved a 27-year-old national record by more than a second to 3:02.51s. However, this was 1 hundredth of a second above the qualification time for the Olympic Games. Two weeks later, with [[Nils Duerinck]] instead of Kristof Beyens, they broke the national record again in a meeting in [[Namur (city)|Namur]] to 3:02.13s.


===National record at Summer Olympics in Beijing===
===National record at Summer Olympics in Beijing===
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===Moved to the United States===
===Moved to the United States===
At the end of 2008, Jonathan Borlée moved together with his brother Kévin to [[Tallahassee]] to enroll in [[Florida State University]].<ref>http://www.deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws.english/sports/1.836089 "Wrong" Borlée claims gold for Belgium</ref> During this period, Jonathan qualified for the NCAA Championships in [[Fayetteville, Arkansas|Fayetteville]], [[Arkansas]]. Jonathan won the 400 m in 44.78s, a new national record, while his brother Kévin finished 4th in 45.43s. Later on they had a big part in 4 × 400 m relay victory of Florida State with time of 2:59.59s, the second best season time.
At the end of 2008, Jonathan Borlée moved together with his brother Kévin to [[Tallahassee]] to enroll in [[Florida State University]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/2010/07/31/_wrong_borlee_claimsthegoldforbelgium-1-836089/|title="Wrong" Borlée claims the Gold for Belgium|first=Flanders|last=News|date=31 July 2010|website=vrtnws.be}}</ref> During this period, Jonathan Borlée qualified for the NCAA Championships in [[Fayetteville, Arkansas|Fayetteville]], [[Arkansas]]. Borlée won the 400 m in 44.78s, a new national record, while his brother Kévin finished 4th in 45.43s. Later on they had a big part in 4 × 400 m relay victory of Florida State with time of 2:59.59s, the second best season time.


Shortly thereafter, Jonathan injured himself: a stress fracture on the [[Tarsus (skeleton)|tarsus]], which ruled him out for the rest of the season, including the [[2009 World Championships in Athletics|2009 World Championships]]. Shortly after, brother Kévin suffered the same injury at the opposite foot.
Shortly thereafter, Jonathan injured himself: a stress fracture on the [[Tarsus (skeleton)|tarsus]], which ruled him out for the rest of the season, including the [[2009 World Championships in Athletics|2009 World Championships]]. Shortly after, brother Kévin suffered the same injury at the opposite foot.


At the end of 2009, Jonathan received the [[Golden Spike award (Belgium)|Golden Spike award]].
At the end of 2009, Jonathan Borlée received the [[Golden Spike award (Belgium)|Golden Spike award]].


===Silver at World Indoor Championships===
===Silver at World Indoor Championships===
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===European Championships 2010===
===European Championships 2010===
Coming into the [[2010 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres|European Championships]] in [[Barcelona]], Jonathan Borlée had recorded a new national record of 44.77s at a [[IAAF Diamond League|Diamond League]] meeting in [[Paris]], just weeks before the championships. This was the fastest European time. Jonathan reached the final with two wins in the heats and the semi-finals in 45.91s and 44.71s respectively, the latter being a new national record again. In the final however, Jonathan could not fulfill the expectations and finished 7th in 45.35s. His brother Kévin became the new European Champion in 45.08s after an impressive sprint in the last 50 metres.
Coming into the [[2010 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres|European Championships]] in [[Barcelona]], Jonathan Borlée had recorded a new national record of 44.77s at a [[IAAF Diamond League|Diamond League]] meeting in [[Paris]], just weeks before the championships. This was the fastest European time. Borlée reached the final with two wins in the heats and the semi-finals in 45.91s and 44.71s respectively, the latter being a new national record again. In the final however, Jonathan could not fulfill the expectations and finished 7th in 45.35s. His brother Kévin became the new European Champion in 45.08s after an impressive sprint in the last 50 metres.


The Belgian [[2010 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 x 400 metres relay|4 × 400 m relay]] team reached the final. Jonathan was spared in the heats, but won bronze together with Kévin Borlée, [[Arnaud Destatte]] and Cédric Van Branteghem with a time of 3:02.60s.
The Belgian [[2010 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 x 400 metres relay|4 × 400 m relay]] team reached the final. Borlée was spared in the heats, but won bronze together with Kévin Borlée, [[Arnaud Destatte]] and Cédric Van Branteghem with a time of 3:02.60s.


===2012===
===2012===
The Belgian team won the 4 × 400 m at the European Championships.
The Belgian team won the 4 × 400 m at the European Championships.


At the Olympics, Jonathan set his current personal best and improved upon his brother's national record for 400m in the first round of the Olympics. His 44.43 was clearly the best of the round for the entire field. He was not able to match that time in the semi-final but qualified for the final where he finished 6th, .02 behind his brother in 5th. Had he been able to run 44.43 in the final, it would have been good enough for the silver medal.
At the Olympics, Borlée set his current personal best and improved upon his brother's national record for 400m in the first round of the Olympics. His 44.43 was clearly the best of the round for the entire field. He was not able to match that time in the semi-final but qualified for the final where he finished 6th, .02 behind his brother in 5th. Had he been able to run 44.43 in the final, it would have been good enough for the silver medal.


===2015===
===2015===
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===European Championships 2018===
===European Championships 2018===
At the [[2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres|400 m]] of the [[2018 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]] in [[Berlin]], Jonathan Borlée reached the final with a win in heat 2 in 45.19s and a 2nd place finish in the 1st semi-final in a personal season's best of 44.87s. In the final, Jonathan came in third after Britain's [[Matthew Hudson-Smith]] and his twin brother [[Kevin Borlée|Kevin]] in 45.19s.
At the [[2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres|400 m]] of the [[2018 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]] in [[Berlin]], Jonathan Borlée reached the final with a win in heat 2 in 45.19s and a 2nd place finish in the 1st semi-final in a personal season's best of 44.87s. In the final, Borlée came in third after Britain's [[Matthew Hudson-Smith]] and his twin brother [[Kevin Borlée|Kevin]] in 45.19s.


The Belgian [[2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 x 400 metres relay|4 × 400 m relay]] team, which included [[Julien Watrin]], [[Robin Vanderbemden]], [[2018 IAAF World U20 Championships|2018 junior world champion]] [[Jonathan Sacoor]] and younger brother [[Dylan Borlée|Dylan]], reached the final with a win in heat 2 in 3:02.44s, the 4th fastest qualifying time. In the final [[Julien Watrin]] and [[Robin Vanderbemden]] were replaced by the twin brothers Jonathan and [[Kevin Borlée|Kevin]]. The Belgian team won gold in 2:59.47s.
The [[Belgian 4 x 400 metres relay team]], which included [[Julien Watrin]], [[Robin Vanderbemden]], [[2018 IAAF World U20 Championships|2018 junior world champion]] [[Jonathan Sacoor]] and younger brother [[Dylan Borlée|Dylan]], reached the final with a win in heat 2 in 3:02.44s, the 4th fastest qualifying time. In the final [[Julien Watrin]] and [[Robin Vanderbemden]] were replaced by the twin brothers Jonathan and [[Kevin Borlée|Kevin]]. The Belgian team won gold in 2:59.47s.


==Achievements==
==Achievements==
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|rowspan="2"|[[Beijing]], [[China]]
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|[[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres|400 m]]
|[[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres|400 m]]
|44.83 s<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.london2012.com/athletics/event/men-400m/index.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-01-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121205001923/www.london2012.com/athletics/event/men-400m/index.html |archive-date=2012-12-05 }}</ref>
|44.83 s<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.london2012.com/athletics/event/men-400m/index.html |title=Men's 400m - Olympic Athletics &#124; London 2012 |access-date=2013-01-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121205001923/www.london2012.com/athletics/event/men-400m/index.html |archive-date=2012-12-05 }}</ref>
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|align="center" | 6th
|[[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|4 × 400 m]]
|[[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|4 × 400 m]]
|3:01.83 s<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.london2012.com/athletics/event/men-4x400m-relay/index.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-08-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120810085812/http://www.london2012.com/athletics/event/men-4x400m-relay/index.html |archive-date=2012-08-10 }}</ref>
|3:01.83 s<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.london2012.com/athletics/event/men-4x400m-relay/index.html |title=Men's 4 x 400m Relay - Olympic Athletics &#124; London 2012 |access-date=2012-08-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120810085812/http://www.london2012.com/athletics/event/men-4x400m-relay/index.html |archive-date=2012-08-10 }}</ref>
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|[[2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]]
|[[2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]]
|[[Toruń, Poland]]
|[[Toruń, Poland]]
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|[[2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|4 × 400 m]]
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|[[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Tokyo, Japan]]
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|[[Munich, Germany]]
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|[[400 metres]]
|[[400 metres]]
|[[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres|44.43 s (NR)]]<ref>http://www.london2012.com/athletics/event/men-400m/phase=atm004900/index.html</ref>
|[[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres|44.43 s (NR)]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/london-2012/results/athletics/400m-men|title=London 2012 400m men Results - Olympic athletics|website=Olympics.com}}</ref>
|align="center"|2012
|align="center"|2012
|[[London]], [[Great Britain]]
|[[London]], [[Great Britain]]
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|[[Birmingham]], [[United Kingdom]]
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==See also==
* [[Borlée family]]
* [[Belgian men's 4 × 400 metres relay team]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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* {{Official website|http://www.borlee.eu/}}
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720154212/http://www.borlee.eu/Guest/Borlee/HomePage.aspx |title=Official website |date=dmy}}
* {{IAAF|208014}}
* {{sports links}}
* {{IOC profile|jonathan-borlee}}
* {{SR/Olympics profile|bo/jonathan-borlee-1}}


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Latest revision as of 10:21, 30 November 2024

Jonathan Borlée
Jonathan Borlée at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships
Personal information
NationalityBelgian
Born (1988-02-22) 22 February 1988 (age 36)
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event400 metres
College teamFlorida State University
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 200 m: 20.31 (2012)
  • 400 m: 44.43 (2012)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Belgium
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Doha 4x400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Birmingham 4×400 m relay
World Relay Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Nassau 4×400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Yokohama 4×400 m relay
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Helsinki 4x400 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2016 Amsterdam 4x400 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2018 Berlin 4x400 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2022 Munich 4x400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Barcelona 4x400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Berlin 400 m
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Prague 4×400 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2019 Glasgow 4×400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Paris 4×400 m relay
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
European Championships 3 0 2
World Indoor Championships 0 1 1
European Indoor Championships 2 0 1
World Relays 0 0 2
European Tean C'ships (1st League) 4 0 0
Francophone Games 0 0 1
Total 9 1 7

Jonathan Borlée (French pronunciation: [ʒɔnatɑ̃ bɔʁle]; born 22 February 1988) is a former Belgian sprinter, who specializes in the 400 metres. He is a member of the Borlée family.

He qualified for the finals of the 400 metres at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He was a semi-finalist at the 2008 Summer Olympics and winner at the 2009 NCAA Championships.

Borlée also takes part in the Belgian 4 × 400 m relay team. The team won gold at the 2012, 2016 and 2018 European Championships, and the 2015 European Indoor Championships. The team finished 4th at the 2008 Summer Olympics and at the 2016 Summer Olympics and won silver at the 2010 World Indoor Championships and bronze at the 2010 European Championships.

Biography

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From left Jonathan Sacoor, Dylan Borlée and the twins Kevin and Jonathan Borlée after the victory at Berlin 2018.

Borlée family

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Main article: Borlée family

The patriarch of the Borlee family is Jacques, bronze medalist at the 1983 European Indoor Championships in Budapest on 200 m, while his first wife Edith Demaertelaere was a good sprinter with a personal best of 23.89. Six of his seven children are athletes (the first five born from the first marriage with Edith, the last two born from a second marriage).[2]

The eldest daughter Olivia won the gold medal at the Olympics and the world bronze at the 2007 Osaka World Championships with the 4 × 100 m relay and the other daughter Alizia was also a decent sprinter. The four sons are all 400 m specialists, the twins Jonathan and Kevin, both Olympic finalists in London 2012, Dylan and the youngest Rayane. In addition, Jacques' older brother Jean-Pierre was also a sprinter.[3]

Early successes

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Borlée was born in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert. He has an identical twin brother, Kevin (b. 1988), younger brother, Dylan (b. 1992), and an older sister, Olivia (b. 1986), who are also sprinters. All four are trained by their father Jacques Borlée (b. 1957).

Just like his twin brother, Jonathan Borlée obtained his first senior title at the age of 18: the Belgian Indoor championships in 2006 in Ghent, where he won the 200 m, while his brother won the 400 m. Later that year, Borlée would also become the outdoor champion on the 400 m.

On May 31, 2008, Kévin and Jonathan Borlée took part in the 4 × 400 m on a meeting in Neerpelt. Together with Cédric Van Branteghem and Kristof Beyens, they improved a 27-year-old national record by more than a second to 3:02.51s. However, this was 1 hundredth of a second above the qualification time for the Olympic Games. Two weeks later, with Nils Duerinck instead of Kristof Beyens, they broke the national record again in a meeting in Namur to 3:02.13s.

National record at Summer Olympics in Beijing

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On August 19, 2008, at the semi-finals of the 2008 Summer Olympics, Jonathan Borlée ran a new personal best of 45.11s - yet this was not good enough to reach the final.

In the 4 × 400 m relay, with teammates Kévin Borlée, Cédric Van Branteghem and Arnaud Ghislain, they qualified for the final with a new national record of 3:00.67s. They originally finished 5th in the final with yet again a national record of 2:59.37s. The race was won by the American team in 2:55.39s, a new Olympic record. The Russian team, who had finished 3rd, were later disqualified promoting Belgium to 4th place.

Moved to the United States

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At the end of 2008, Jonathan Borlée moved together with his brother Kévin to Tallahassee to enroll in Florida State University.[4] During this period, Jonathan Borlée qualified for the NCAA Championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Borlée won the 400 m in 44.78s, a new national record, while his brother Kévin finished 4th in 45.43s. Later on they had a big part in 4 × 400 m relay victory of Florida State with time of 2:59.59s, the second best season time.

Shortly thereafter, Jonathan injured himself: a stress fracture on the tarsus, which ruled him out for the rest of the season, including the 2009 World Championships. Shortly after, brother Kévin suffered the same injury at the opposite foot.

At the end of 2009, Jonathan Borlée received the Golden Spike award.

Silver at World Indoor Championships

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At the beginning of 2010, the Borlée-twins were back in shape. At the 2010 World Indoor Championships, the 4 × 400 m relay team with teammates Nils Duerinck and Antoine Gillet, they won their heat in 3:09.84s, a national indoor record. In the final, with Cédric Van Branteghem instead of Nils Duerinck, they won silver with a time 3:06.94s, another national record. It was the first time a Belgian relay team had ever delivered such a performance.

European Championships 2010

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Coming into the European Championships in Barcelona, Jonathan Borlée had recorded a new national record of 44.77s at a Diamond League meeting in Paris, just weeks before the championships. This was the fastest European time. Borlée reached the final with two wins in the heats and the semi-finals in 45.91s and 44.71s respectively, the latter being a new national record again. In the final however, Jonathan could not fulfill the expectations and finished 7th in 45.35s. His brother Kévin became the new European Champion in 45.08s after an impressive sprint in the last 50 metres.

The Belgian 4 × 400 m relay team reached the final. Borlée was spared in the heats, but won bronze together with Kévin Borlée, Arnaud Destatte and Cédric Van Branteghem with a time of 3:02.60s.

2012

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The Belgian team won the 4 × 400 m at the European Championships.

At the Olympics, Borlée set his current personal best and improved upon his brother's national record for 400m in the first round of the Olympics. His 44.43 was clearly the best of the round for the entire field. He was not able to match that time in the semi-final but qualified for the final where he finished 6th, .02 behind his brother in 5th. Had he been able to run 44.43 in the final, it would have been good enough for the silver medal.

2015

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The Belgian 4 x 400 team that Borlée was in set a new area record in winning the gold medal of the European Indoor Championship. The team also finished 5th at the World Championship.

2016

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Borlée qualified for both the 400 m and the 4 × 400 m at the 2016 Olympics, reaching the semifinals in the individual events. The 4 × 400 m team finished in 4th place, setting a new national record. The 4 × 400 m team had previously won the European Championships.

European Championships 2018

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At the 400 m of the European Championships in Berlin, Jonathan Borlée reached the final with a win in heat 2 in 45.19s and a 2nd place finish in the 1st semi-final in a personal season's best of 44.87s. In the final, Borlée came in third after Britain's Matthew Hudson-Smith and his twin brother Kevin in 45.19s.

The Belgian 4 x 400 metres relay team, which included Julien Watrin, Robin Vanderbemden, 2018 junior world champion Jonathan Sacoor and younger brother Dylan, reached the final with a win in heat 2 in 3:02.44s, the 4th fastest qualifying time. In the final Julien Watrin and Robin Vanderbemden were replaced by the twin brothers Jonathan and Kevin. The Belgian team won gold in 2:59.47s.

Achievements

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Major Tournaments

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Belgium
2006 World Junior Championships Beijing, China 4th 400 m 46.06
5th 4 × 400 m 3:07.03
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China SF 400 m 45.11 s
4th 4 × 400 m 2:59.37 s
2009 NCAA Championships Fayetteville, Arkansas, US 1st 400 m 44.78 s (NR)
1st 4 × 400 m 2:59.59 s
2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 2nd 4 × 400 m 3:06.94 s
European Championships Barcelona, Spain 7th 400 m 45.35 s (44.71 s (NR) in SF)
3rd 4 × 400 m 3:02.60 s
2011 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 3rd 4 × 400 m 3:06.57 s (NR)
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 4th 200m 20.99 s
1st 4 × 400 m 3:01.09 s
Olympic Games London, Great Britain 6th 400 m 44.83 s[5]
6th 4 × 400 m 3:01.83 s[6]
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 1st 4 × 400 m 3:02.87 (AR)
IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 3rd 4 × 400 m 2:59.33 (NR)
World Championships Beijing, China 14th (sf) 400 m 44.85 s
5th 4 × 400 m 3:00.24
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 18th (h) 400 m 47.45 s
1st 4 × 400 m 3:01.10
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 32nd (h) 400 m 46.01
4th 4 × 400 m 2:58.52 (NR)
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 16th (sf) 400 m 45.23
4th 4 × 400 m 3:00.04
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 3rd 4 × 400 m 3:02.51 (NR)
European Championships Berlin, Germany 3rd 400 m 45.19
1st 4 x 400 m 2:59.47
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 1st 4 × 400 m 3:06.27
IAAF World Relays Yokohama, Japan 3rd 4 × 400 m 3:02.70
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 4th 4 × 400 m 3:06.96
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 8th (h) 4 × 400 m 2:59.37
2022 European Championships Munich, Germany 4th (h) 4 × 400 m 3:01.80

Personal bests

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Discipline Result Year Location
Outdoor
200 metres 20.31 s 2012 Lubbock, TX, United States
300 metres 31.87 s (NR) 2012 Liège, Belgium
400 metres 44.43 s (NR)[7] 2012 London, Great Britain
4 × 400 metres relay 2:58.52 (NR) 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Indoor
4 × 400 metres relay 3:02.51 s (NR) 2018 Birmingham, United Kingdom

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Jonathan Borlée Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". 18 April 2020. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Mais qui est Rayane, le quatrième frère Borlée ?" (in French). rtbf.be. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2021. Rayane, leur petit frère de 19 ans. Il n'a pas la même mère que les trois ainés.
  3. ^ "FRATELLI BORLEE L'ATLETICA IN FAMIGLIA" (in Italian). runtoday.it. 7 August 2012. Archived from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  4. ^ News, Flanders (31 July 2010). ""Wrong" Borlée claims the Gold for Belgium". vrtnws.be. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ "Men's 400m - Olympic Athletics | London 2012". Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  6. ^ "Men's 4 x 400m Relay - Olympic Athletics | London 2012". Archived from the original on 10 August 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
  7. ^ "London 2012 400m men Results - Olympic athletics". Olympics.com.
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