Rayane Borlée (born 28 June 1999) is a Belgian
sprinter.
Borlée family
The progenitor of the Borlee family is
Jacques
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(born 1957), bronze medalist at the
1983 European Indoor Championships in
Budapest
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on
200 m
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, while his first wife
Edith Demaertelaere (born 1964) 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 Olivia may refer to:
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* Olivia (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name
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(born 1986) won the gold medal at the Olympics and the world bronze at the
2007 Osaka World Championships with the
4 × 100 m relay
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and the other daughter
Alizia (born 1991) was also a decent sprinter. The four sons are all
400 m
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specialists, the twins
Jonathan and
Kevin
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(born 1988), both Olympic finalists in
London 2012
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,
Dylan (born 1992) and the youngest Rayane. In addition, Jacques' older brother
Jean-Pierre (born 1947) was also a sprinter.
Achievements
See also
*
Borlée
References
External links
*
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1999 births
Living people
Belgian male sprinters
People from Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
Athletes from Brussels
21st-century Belgian sportsmen