Lars Flaming
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Lars Anthony Flaming Lepp |
| Born | 27 February 2003 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Javelin throw |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Javelin: 81.56 (Asunción, 2025) |
Medal record | |
Lars Anthony Flaming Lepp (born 27 February 2003) is a Paraguayan javelin thrower. He was the 2024 South American U23 Champion and won the gold medal at the 2025 Junior Pan American Games, and represented Paraguay at the 2025 World Championships[1]
Career
Flaming is from Filadelfia, in the Boquerón Department of the Gran Chaco of western Paraguay.[2] He competed as a multi-event athlete prior to specialising in the javelin throw by 2021.[3] He placed fourth in the javelin throw at the 2023 South American Championships in Athletics in São Paulo, Brazil, in July 2023.[4] He won the gold medal at the 2024 South American U23 Championships in Bucaramanga, Colombia.[5]
In March 2025, he set a new Paraguayan U23 national record with a throw of 79.74 meters, surpassing the previous record set by Victor Fatecha in 2007.[2] He won the bronze medal in the javelin throw at the 2025 South American Championships in Athletics in Mar del Plata, Argentina, in April 2025.[6] In August 2025, he the won the men’s javelin throw at the 2025 Junior Pan American Games in Asunción, with a first throw of 79.05 meters which set a new Junior Pan American record before sealing victory with his sixth and final throw, in which he surpassed his own record with a new personal best of 81.56 metres.[7]
He competed for Paraguay at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, throwing 79.07 metres without advancing to the final.[8][9]
References
- ^ "Lars Flaming". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ a b Romero, Lucio (August 19, 2025). "Lars Flaming, the young athlete who puts Paraguay on the map". zp30.com. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ "Lars Flaming joins the support program for high-performance athletes". ip.gov.py. February 16, 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ "South American Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ "South American Athletics U23 Championships". World Athletics. 27 September 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ^ "South American Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 25 April 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ "LARS FLAMING BREAKS JAVELIN RECORD WITH 81.56M". Panamsports. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 18 September 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ "Athletics: César Almirón and Lars Flaming will compete in the World Championships in Japan". abc.com.py. 4 September 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.