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Golden Spike (Belgium)

The Gouden Spike (English: Golden Spike) is the most important athletics prize in Belgium, first awarded in 1954.

Until 1987, the prize was alternated between track and field disciplines to the athlete with the best performance of the last two years among the athletes who never won the prize; because it was only possible to win the prize once. Since 1974, for the first time an award for female athletes was also added.

Since 1988 the best male and female athlete and also the best male and female Belgian young talent of the year are elected. From that year on, in the main categories there is also an award for the second and third place (respectively called Zilveren Spike (English: Silver Spike) and Bronzen Spike (English: Bronze Spike).

This Belgian athletics prize is not to be confused with the award given at the Gouden Spike competition held annually in Leiden, Netherlands.

Winners

Athlete with best performance

Year Winner (Male) Winner (Female)
1954 Lucien De Muynck not awarded
1955 Walter Herssens not awarded
1956 Roger Moens not awarded
1957 Henri Haest not awarded
1958 Roger Verheuen not awarded
1959 Edouard Szostak not awarded
1960 Gaston Roelants not awarded
1961 Georges Salmon not awarded
1962 Aureel Vandendriessche not awarded
1963 Paul Coppejans not awarded
1964 Eugene Allonsius not awarded
1965 Leo Mariën not awarded
1966 André Dehertoghe not awarded
1967 Roger Lespagnard not awarded
1968 Willy Polleunis not awarded
1969 Philippe Housiaux not awarded
1970 Miel Puttemans not awarded
1971 Freddy Herbrand not awarded
1972 Karel Lismont not awarded
1973 Régis Ghesquière not awarded
1974 Marc Smet Sonja Castelein
1975 Bruno Brokken Hilde Van Dyck
1976 Ivo Van Damme Bernadette Van Roy
1977 Patrick Desruelles & Elie Van Vlierberghe Anne-Marie Pira
1978 Fons Brydenbach Lea Alaerts
1979 Ronald Desruelles Chris Soetewey
1980 Leon Schots Magda Ilands
1981 Eddy Annys Françoise Van Poelvoorde
1982 Alex Hagelsteens Anne Michel
1983 Jean-Marc Jacques & Jan Van Hocht Chris Van Landschoot
1984 William Van Dijck Marie-Christine Deurbroeck
1985 Marc Borra Jacqueline Hautenauve
1986 Vincent Rousseau Lieve Slegers
1987 Didier Falise Hilde Vervaet

Best athlete

Year Winner (Male) Winner (Female) Talent (Male) Talent (Female)
1988 William Van Dijck Sylvia Dethier Patrick Stevens Ann Maenhout
1989 Godfried Dejonckheere Véronique Collard Gino Van Geyte Anneke Matthijs
1990 Patrick Stevens Lieve Slegers Stefaan Allemeersch Sandrine Hennart
1991 Godfried Dejonckheere Sylvia Dethier Yassin Guellet Anja Smolders
1992 William Van Dijck Lieve Slegers Benjamin Leroy Sabrina De Leeuw
1993 Vincent Rousseau Sabrina De Leeuw Nathan Kahan Kathleen Van Hove
1994 Vincent Rousseau Lieve Slegers Erik Nijs Annelies Demeester
1995 Patrick Stevens Lieve Slegers Sven Pieters Kim Gevaert
1996 Patrick Stevens Ann Mercken Kjell Provost Cindy Stas
1997 Mohammed Mourhit Marleen Renders Ben Quintelier Ludivine Michel
1998 Jonathan N'Senga Marleen Renders Johan Kloek Catherine Lallemand
1999 Mohammed Mourhit Marleen Renders Thibaut Duval & Hans Janssens Veerle Dejaeghere
2000 Mohammed Mourhit Veerle Dejaeghere Matthieu Van Diest Mieke Geens
2001 Mohammed Mourhit Kim Gevaert Kevin Rans Sigrid Vanden Bempt
2002 Cédric Van Branteghem Kim Gevaert Michael Velter Elfje Willemsen
2003 Cédric Van Branteghem Kim Gevaert Xavier De Baerdemaeker Olivia Borlée
2004 Joeri Jansen Kim Gevaert Pieter Desmet Lien Huyghebaert
2005 François Gourmet Kim Gevaert Frédéric Xhonneux Eline Berings
2006 Kristof Beyens Tia Hellebaut Jonathan Borlée Annelies Peetroons
2007 Hans Van Alphen Kim Gevaert Adrien Deghelt Anne Zagré
2008 Kevin Borlée Tia Hellebaut Kevin Borlée Hannelore Desmet
2009 Jonathan Borlée Eline Berings Jeroen D'hoedt & Thomas Van der Plaetsen Lindsey De Grande
2010 Kevin Borlée Svetlana Bolshakova Julien Watrin Hanne Van Hessche
2011 Kevin Borlée Élodie Ouédraogo Stef Vanhaeren Marjolein Lindemans
2012 Hans Van Alphen Tia Hellebaut Dario De Borger Nafissatou Thiam
2013 Jonathan Borlée Nafissatou Thiam Pieter-Jan Hannes Justien Grillet
2014 Thomas Van der Plaetsen Nafissatou Thiam Mathias Broothaerts Chloë Beaucarne
2015 Philip Milanov Nafissatou Thiam Isaac Kimeli Louise Carton
2016 Thomas Van der Plaetsen Nafissatou Thiam Ben Broeders Renée Eykens
2017 Philip Milanov Nafissatou Thiam Simon Debognies Hanne Maudens
2018 Koen Naert Nafissatou Thiam Jonathan Sacoor Elise Vanderelst
2019 Bashir Abdi Nafissatou Thiam Thomas Carmoy Paulien Couckuyt
2020 not awarded due to COVID-19
2021 Bashir Abdi Nafissatou Thiam Jente Hauttekeette Rani Rosius
2022 Bashir Abdi Nafissatou Thiam Mimoun Abdoul Wahab Helena Ponette
2023 Bashir Abdi Cynthia Bolingo Clément Labar Delphine Nkansa

References

Winners list