Career
With 42.75 seconds the team set a new Belgian record. A few days earlier as best European athlete she had finished 5th in a thrilling 100 m final. On her 30th birthday, three days before the opening of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Gevaert announced that she would retire at the end of the 2008 season.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Gevaert was in the best condition of her life.
She reached the 100 m semifinals by ending 3rd in her quarterfinals, but after missing her start she finished sixth and failed to proceed to the finals. In the finals of the 4×100 m for women a couple of days later, Gevaert ran the final leg for the Belgian team and finished in second behind the Russians to bring home the silver medal in a new Belgian record of 42.54 seconds.
60 metres: 7.10 seconds (Belgian Record)
100 metres: 11.04 seconds (Wind: 20/Place: Brussels/Date:09 07 2006) (Belgian Record)
200 metres: 22.20 seconds (Brussels/09 07 2006) (Belgian Record)
400 metres: 51.45 seconds (-/Gent/08 05 2005) (Belgian Record).