Marvin Odent (born 16 September 1983) is a Belgian Para-cyclist who represented Belgium at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[1]
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| Nationality | Belgian | ||||||||
| Born | 16 September 1983 | ||||||||
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| Sport | Para-cycling | ||||||||
| Disability class | H3 | ||||||||
| Coached by | Remko Meeusen | ||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
editOdent, from Hollebeke, fell while working as a carpenter in 2016, suffered a collapsed long, 10 broken ribs, and a T9 spinal cord injury leaving him paraplegic.[2] He spent 2.5 months in hospital and 4 months in rehabilitation.[3] Not being one for idling at home, he joined handbikeclub The Spirit of Handcycling. After three years of purely recreational cycling, he made the switch to competition cycling.[4]
Biography
editOdent is married with three children. He founded Life On Wheels, a sports project that aims to promote and introduce wheelchair sports to people in Ieper, Belgium.[5]
Career
editAfter turning to competition cycling in 2021, Odent had near immediate success winning several national titles since 2022.[6][7]
He made his international debut for Belgium in 2023. That year, he finished second in the para-Cycling Classics Tour in Flanders.[8]
In 2024 he won his first international medal, finishing second in Round III of the 2024 UCI Para-Cycling Road World Cup in Maniago, Italy [9] and was selected for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games.
Odent represented Belgium in the men's road time trial H3 and men's road race H3 events at the 2024 Summer Paralympics. He finished just outside the medals, in fourth place, in the time trial [10][11] and in sixth place in the road race.[12][13][14]
References
edit- ^ "ODENT MARVIN". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Acht jaar nadat hij verlamd raakte, gaat Marvin voor medaille op Paralympics: "Verlamming was slag in het gezicht, maar ik bleef niet bij de pakken zitten"". kw.be (in Dutch). 22 August 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ ""Onze beurt om Marvin te helpen"" (in Dutch). Het Laatste Nieuws. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "MARVIN ODENT". Belgian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Stem Marvin Odent tot Krak van Ieper". kw.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "G-wielrennen - competitie - BK Mol - 2022" (PDF). www.gsportvlaanderen.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Belgische Kampioenschappen Hoogstraten – 4 augustus 2024" (PDF). Royal Belgian Cycling League (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Marvin Odent met zilver in De Ronde in Vlaanderen naar de World Cup in Oostende". kw.be (in Dutch). 3 May 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Une deuxième médaille de bronze cette saison pour Charles Moreau" (in French). La Presse (Canadian newspaper). 17 May 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "MEN'S H3 INDIVIDUAL TIME TRIAL RESULTS". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Marvin Odent, 4e, au pied du podium dans le contre-la-montre dans la catégorie H3". www.rtl.be (in French). 4 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "MEN'S H3 ROAD RACE RESULTS". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Marvin Odent na nieuwe ereplaats: "Chocolade medaille van gisteren smaakt nu precies wat bitterder"". Sporza (in French). 5 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Jeux Paralympiques : pas de médaille pour Marvin Odent sur la course en ligne de handbike, gros crash pour Jonas Van De Steene". RTBF (in French). 5 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
External links
edit- Marvin Odent at Paralympic.org
- Marvin Odent at the Belgian Paralympic Committee (in Dutch)
