Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 34. Chapters: Adrien Deghelt, Almensh Belete, Anne Zagre, Antoine Gillet, Armand Parmentier, Aurele Vandendriessche, Cedric Van Branteghem, Christine Soetewey, Eddy Annys, Eline Berings, Elodie Ouedraogo, Emiel Puttemans, Emile Vercken, Erik Nys, Etienne Gailly, Fernand Halbart, Fons Brijdenbach, Francine Peeters, Francois Delloye, Freddy Herbrand, Frederic Xhonneux, Gaston Reiff, Gaston Roelants, Godfried Dejonckheere, Hanna Marien, Hans Van Alphen, Henri Smets, Ivo Van Damme, Jacqueline Hautenauve, Jacques Borlee, Jean Konings, Joeri Jansen, Jonathan Borlee, Jonathan Nsenga, Jo Van Daele, Karel Lismont, Katleen De Caluwe, Kevin Borlee, Kevin Rans, Kim Gevaert, Kristof Beyens, Leon Aelter, Leon Dupont, Leopold Marien, Lien Huyghebaert, Lieve Slegers, Lucien Theys, Magda Ilands, Marcel Vandewattyne, Marie-Christine Deurbroeck, Marleen Renders, Max Houben, Michael Bultheel, Mohammed Mourhit, Monder Rizki, Nathalie De Vos, Nils Duerinck, Olivia Borlee, Patrick Stevens, Peter Daenens, Raymond Kintziger, Regis Ghesquiere, Ria Van Landeghem, Robert Everaert, Roger Lespagnard, Roger Moens, Ronald Desruelles, Sandra Stals, Sara Aerts, Sven Pieters, Svetlana Bolshakova, Thibaut Duval, Tia Hellebaut, Tom Compernolle, Veerle Dejaeghere, Victor Jacquemin, Vincent Rousseau, Walter Herssens, William Van Dijck, Willy Polleunis. Excerpt: Tia Hellebaut (born 16 February 1978 in Antwerp) is a Belgian track and field athlete who started out in the heptathlon, but afterwards specialized in the high jump event. She has cleared 2.05 metres both indoors and outdoors. Hellebaut was the 2008 Olympic champion in the high jump. She was previously the European Champion in 2006 and then the European Indoor Champion in 2007. She won the gold medal in the pentathlon at the 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships. In addition to these medals, she has participated at the World Championships in Athletics on four occasions. She holds the Belgian records for heptathlon, indoor pentathlon, and high jump, both indoors and outdoors. Hellebaut started as a professional athlete with Atletiek Vlaanderen in the period from 2001 to October 2005. From 1 November 2006 she again became a professional athlete, this time at Bloso. During her most successful period, Hellebaut was trained by her partner, Wim Vandeven, at her club, Atletica 84. At the 2006 European Championships and 2007 Indoor European Championships Hellebaut won the gold medal in high jump. The 2006 victory became especially notable, when just a couple of minutes later her close friend and compatriot Kim Gevaert completed a historical sprint double. The images of both athletes celebrating their victory together, wrapped in a national flag, became part of Belgian sports history. In 2007 Hellebaut set the fourth best pentathlon score of all time, but chose not to contest the European Indoor Championships because of illness, choosing instead to compete only in the high jump, which she later won. Most of the remainder of her 2007 high jump season was hampered by an ankle injury. A shoulder injury, which made it difficult for her to throw the javelin, ended her career in heptathlon around this time. For the 2008 indoor season, Hellebaut returned her focus to multi-events and became world champion of pentathlon at the World Indoor Championships in Valencia, where she set a s