Lennert Vanlathem

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Lennert Vanlathem
Personal information
National teamBelgium
Born (2000-02-22) 22 February 2000 (age 25)
Zottegem, Flanders, Belgium
Sport
Sport para-cycling
Disability class C1
Coached byOliver Delaey
Medal record
Men's para-cycling
Representing Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Track World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2025 Rio de Janeiro Scratch C1
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2025 Rio de JaneiroElimination C1

Lennert Vanlathem (born 22 February 2000) is a Belgian road and track para-cyclist. [1]

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Personal life

Vanlathem was born in Zottegem, Belgium, grew up in Gelrode and lives in Oostduinkerke. When Vanlathem was 16 years old, he suffered a thrombosis that resulted in hemiplegia on the left side of his body. After a year and a half of rehabilitation, Vanlathem picked up para-cycling. Having started out on tricycles, he switched over to the faster two-wheelers. [2]

Career

In 2017, Vanlathem attended an open training session organized by Parasports Flanders at the Sport Vlaanderen Heusden-Zolder Velodroom Limburg  [ de ], where he met Belgian champion Ewoud Vromant and top trainer Remko Meeusen. From that day on, he took up competitive para-cycling, and in 2023, he made his international debut, competing in the World Cups in Maniago and Ostend. [3]

In 2024, he won his first medal in an international championship, taking the bronze in the scratch race at the 2025 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "LENNERT VANLATHEM". www.paralympic.be. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "G-baanwielrenner Lennert Vanlathem na WK-deelname: "Paralympische Spelen van 2028 zijn een doel"" [G-track cyclist Lennert Vanlathem after World Championship participation: "2028 Paralympic Games are a goal"] (in Dutch). Krant van West-Vlaanderen  [ nl ]. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "Lennert Vanlathem" (in Dutch). G-Sport Vlaanderen. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "Belgen vliegen op WK G-baanwielrennen: zilver voor Jarno Thierens in sprint, brons voor Lennert Vanlathem in scratch" [Belgians fly at the G-track cycling World Championships: silver for Jarno Thierens in the sprint, bronze for Lennert Vanlathem in the scratch race] (in Dutch). Sporza. 18 October 2025. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
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