Brent Lakatos is a Canadian wheelchair racer who recently won a Silver medal for Canada in Tokyo Paralympics. Lets get to know more about him.
Brent Lakatos became successful in capturing the silver medal in the mens T53 100-meter final finishing with a time of 14.55 seconds.
Including this, he is now the owner of the 10th Paralympic medal of his career.
Brent Lakatos Disability
Brent Lakatos got his lower limbs paralyzed when he was 6 years old.
He got into a skating accident and the impact of hitting the ice caused a blood clot to form in his spine, which resulted in paralysis.
It took a lot of time for him to recover from it and he started using a wheelchair after that.
Likewise, he plays in a T53 category as his movement is affected to a high degree in his trunk and legs.
These athletes generate power solely from the arms and shoulders and have to stop pushing when using the compensator
In May 2015 he was hospitalized due to an illness while he was at an event in Arbon, Switzerland.
Brent Lakatos Wife Stefanie Reid & Children
Brent Lakatos is married to Great Britains Paralympic sprinter and long jumper Stefanie Reid.
His wife Stefanie Reid represented Great Britain in athletics at the 2012 and 2016 Paralympic Games.
They have been married for a few years and have been living a happy life together.
As per the information, we have gathered, they do not have children together yet.
Brent can be found on social media handle like Facebook(Brent Lakatos) as well Twitter(@BrentLak) too.
What Is The Net worth Of Brent Lakatos?
Brent Lakatos has not disclosed his net worth on the internet yet but it is estimated to be around $100,000-$250,000 as of 2021.
He has been successful to win various medals and monetary rewards for his participation in international tournaments.
Apart from being an athlete, he has a degree in software engineering and works as a consultant too.
All of his source of incomes has provided him with a huge sum of money.
Similarly, he was named the 2017 Athlete of the Year by Athletics Canada too.
Brent Lakatos On Wikipedia
Brent Lakatos has been a successful athlete and he does have a page about his biography on Wikipedia.
He was born on the1st of June 1980 in Dorval, Quebec, Canada.
This 41-year-old sportsperson came from a sporting family and was swimming by the age of four.
Also, he played wheelchair basketball for the University of Texas in the United States of America and helped the team win the 2002 national title.
At the 2012 Paralympics, he won three silver medals in the sprint and mid-distance events and a gold medal in the 2016 Paralympics too.