Dylan Borlée

Borlée family

The progenitor 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).

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.

Personal bests Outdoor 200 metres – 21.00 (Kortrijk 2023) 300 metres – 32.51 (Liège 2017) 400 metres – 44.94 (Brussels 2025)

Indoor 60 metres – 6.94 (Ghent 2013) 200 metres – 21.74 (Ghent 2013) 300 metres – 33.33 (Ghent 2015) 400 metres – 46.25 (Prague 2015) All information from Diamond League.

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