Arnaud Ghislain

{{short description|Belgian sprinter}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| headercolor = lightblue

| name = Arnaud Ghislain

| image = Arnaud Ghislain 2008.jpg

| caption = Arnaud Ghislain at the 2008 Summer Olympics

| nationality = {{BEL}}

| residence =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|12|2|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Belœil, Belgium

| height = {{height|m=1.82|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|64|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}

| sport = Athletics

| event = 4×400 m relay

| collegeteam =

| club = RESC

| team =

| turnedpro =

| coach = Alain Carpentier

| pb = 400 m: 47.71 s (2005)

| medaltemplates =

}}

Arnaud Ghislain (born 2 December 1988) is a Belgian sprinter, who specialized in the 400 metres.{{cite sports-reference|title = Arnaud Ghislain|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gh/arnaud-ghislain-1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418112920/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gh/arnaud-ghislain-1.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 18 April 2020|access-date = 3 December 2012}} He is an indoor national senior champion for his category, and also a member of the Belgian national track relay team.

Ghislain was originally selected as a reserve for the men's 4 × 400 m relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He was finally named to the national relay team at the start of the heats, when his teammate Kristof Beyens decided to pull out from the competition to focus on his race for the 200 metres. Ghislain set an astonishing national record of 3:00:67, along with his teammates Cedric van Branteghem and twins Kévin and Jonathan Borlée, with a third-place finish in the first heat, giving them a qualifying place for the final round.{{cite web|title=Men's 4×400m Relay Round 1 – Heat 1 |url=http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/trackandfield/resultsandschedules/rsc=ATM404900/index.html |publisher=NBC Olympics |accessdate=3 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120821145746/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/trackandfield/resultsandschedules/rsc%3DATM404900/index.html |archivedate=21 August 2012 }} By the following day, he and his team placed fifth in the finals, with another record-breaking time of 2:59.37.{{cite web|title=Men's 4×400m Relay Final|url=http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/trackandfield/resultsandschedules/rsc=ATM404100/index.html|publisher=NBC Olympics|accessdate=3 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120821145949/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/trackandfield/resultsandschedules/rsc=ATM404100/index.html|archive-date=21 August 2012|url-status=dead}}