Jana Van Lent
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| Nationality | Belgian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 April 2001 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| 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
[edit]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 February 2024, she was the overall winner of the CrossCup series in Belgium. In April 2024, she improved her 10,000 metres personal best to 32:45.22 in Oslo.[4][5] 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.[6] She finished eleventh at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome in the Women's 10,000 metres in a June 2024.[7]
In November 2024, she won the Belgian national cross country title.[8] 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 alongside Lisa Rooms and Victoria Warpy.[9][10]
In April 2025, she was named by Belgium in their team for their home hosted 2025 European Running Championships in April 2025, to run in the t 10 km road race.[11]
Personal life
[edit]She is from Mariekerke near Bornem in the Antwerp province.[5] She studied nutrition and diet at the Erasmus Brussels University of Applied Sciences and Arts (EHB) in Brussels, and is a member of Excelsior Sports Club in Laeken.[9][12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jana Van Lent". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "ENZO NOEL AND JANA VAN LENT BELGIAN CHAMPIONS 10,000M". Atletik.be. 29 April 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "Belgian 10.000m Championships". World Athletics. 29 April 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "Jana Van Lent verovert in spartaanse omstandigheden EK-ticket". atni.be. 20 April 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Jana Van Lent overall winner of the CrossCup classification". rtv.be. 12 Feb 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ^ "Jana Van Lent proves herself ready for Rome with dive under 32 minutes at 10,000 meters". Nieuwsblad.be. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "EC Rome – Chloé Herbiet and Jana Van Lent show courage and are rewarded with top 12 place in 10,000m final". atni.be. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "Isaac Kimeli and Jana Van Lent crowned Belgian cross country champions". Brussels Times. 17 November 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Jana Van Lent surprises with fifth place at European Cross Country Championships: 'This is crazy'". Bruzz.be. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "European Cross-Country Championships: Jana Van Lent herself surprised by her 5th place: "it's crazy"". rtbf.be. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ Broadbent, Chris (28 Mar 2025). "Hosts Belgium names 36 strong team for European Running Championships". European Athletics. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ^ "Long distance and studying". erasmushogeschool. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
