The 22-year-old Vanhoutte clocked 8:40.021 and took the bronze ahead of Poland’s Hanna Mazur, who finished fourth in 8:40.189. She already won silver with the team pursuers earlier this European Championship.
Denmark’s Sofia Thorup raced to gold in 8:39.724. The silver went to the Italian Francesca Lollobrigida (8:39.734).