Lennert Vanlathem

Lennert Vanlathem
Personal information
National teamBelgium
Born (2000-02-22) 22 February 2000
Zottegem, Flanders, Belgium
Sport
Sportpara-cycling
Disability classC1
Coached byOliver Delaey
Medal record
Men's para-cycling
Representing  Belgium
Track World Championships
2025 Rio de Janeiro Scratch C1
2025 Rio de Janeiro Elimination C1

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

  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. 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.
  5. ^ "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.