Olivia Borlée

Olivia Borlée at the 2009 World Athletics Championships

Olivia Borlée (born April 10, 1986 in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert ) is a Belgian athlete and Olympic champion.

In 2007 Borlée won the bronze medal with the Belgian team at the World Championships in Osaka with the 4 x 100 meter relay . At the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing , she won the gold medal in the same discipline in a Belgian record time of 42.54 seconds.

Her best times are 11.39 seconds over 100 meters and 22.98 seconds over 200 meters.

Private

Olivia Borlée comes from a sporty family. Her father Jacques Borlée was vice European indoor champion in the 200-meter run in 1983 and Olympic participant in 1980. Her mother Edith Demaertlaere was Belgian champion in the 200-meter run. Her brothers Dylan and the twins Kevin and Jonathan are also excellent track and field athletes and multiple Olympic participants, especially in the 400-meter run and the 4 x 400 m relay race.

Web links

• Olivia Borlée in the database of World Athletics (English)
• Olivia Borlée in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )