Belgian athlete (born 2001)
Jana van Lent
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| Nationality | Belgian |
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| Born | (2001-04-22) 22 April 2001 (age 23) |
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| Sport | Athletics |
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| Event | Long distance running |
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| Personal best(s) | 10,000m 31:59.56 (London, 2024)
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Jana van Lent (born 22 April 2001) is a Belgian long distance runner. She won the Belgian national title over 10,000 metres in 2023. She finished fifth overall and won a bronze medal in the team race at the 2024 European Cross Country Championships.[1]
Career
She won the 10,000 metres at the 2023 Belgian Athletics Championships in Huizingen.[2][3]
She finished seventh in the U23 race at the 2023 European Cross Country Championships in Brussels in December 2023. In April 2024, she improved her 10,000 metres personal best to 32:45.22 in Oslo.[4] The following month, she moved to sixth on the all-time Belgian list by running 31:59.57 for the 10,000 metres in London.[5] She finished eleventh at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome in the Women's 10,000 metres in a June 2024.[6]
In November 2024, she won the Belgian national cross country title.[7] She subsequently finished fifth overall and won a bronze medal in the team race at the 2024 European Cross Country Championships in Antalya, Turkey in December 2024.[8][9]
Personal life
She studies in Brussels and is a member of Excelsior Sports Club in Laeken.[8]
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