Major Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Discipline | Result | Extra |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | European Indoor Championship | Vienna, Austria | 60 m | 1st | |
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 100 m | 2nd | ||
| 200 m | 2nd | ||||
| 2003 | 1st IAAF World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 200 m | 5th | |
| 2004 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 60 m | 2nd | national record 7.12 seconds |
| 2005 | European Indoor Championships | Madrid, Spain | 60 m | 1st | |
| 2006 | World Indoor Championships | Moscow, Russia | 60 m | 3rd | national record 7.11 seconds |
| European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 100 m | 1st | First Belgian woman to win a gold medal in this event. | |
| 200 m | 1st | ||||
| 2007 | European Indoor Championship | Birmingham, England | 60 m | 1st | national record 7.10 seconds (semi-final) |
| World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 100 m | 5th | First European woman – 11.05 | |
| 4 x 100 m | 3rd | national record 42.75 seconds | |||
| 2008 | 2008 Summer Olympics | Beijing Olympic Stadium, Peking | 4 x 100 m | 2nd | national record 42.54 seconds |
| 2008 | Memorial Van Damme | Brussels, Belgium | 100 m | 1st | 11.25 seconds – last event before her retirement |
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