Lennert Vanlathem
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| National team | Belgium | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 February 2000 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | para-cycling | |||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | C1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Oliver Delaey | |||||||||||||||||
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Lennert Vanlathem (born 22 February 2000) is a Belgian road and track para-cyclist.[1]
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, 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 October 2024, he won his first medals in an international championship, taking the bronze in both the scratch race and the elimination race at the 2025 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[4][5]
References
- ^ "LENNERT VANLATHEM". www.paralympic.be. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ^ "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. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ^ "Lennert Vanlathem" (in Dutch). G-Sport Vlaanderen. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Niels Verschaeren sprint naar goud op WK G-baanwielrennen, brons voor Lennert Vanlathem" [Niels Verschaeren sprints to gold at the G-track cycling World Championships, bronze for Lennert Vanlathem] (in Dutch). Sporza. 19 October 2025. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
External links
- Lennert Vanlathem at the Belgian Paralympic Committee (in Dutch)