Beatriz Hatz
Appearance
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Born | Littleton, Colorado, United States | 7 October 2000|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home town | Lakewood, Colorado, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Paralympic athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability | Fibular hemimelia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | T64 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 100 metres 200 metres Long jump | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Kris Mack | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Beatriz Hatz (born October 7, 2000) is an American Paralympic athlete who competes in long jump and sprinting events at international track and field competitions. She was born without a fibula in her right leg and had the limb amputated below the knee when she was ten months old, she has also had surgical operations to straighten her knees.[1][2]
Hatz began her athletic career when she encouraged by a friend to take part in track and field. She was named US Paralympic High School Athlete of the Year in 2018.[3][4]
References
- ^ "Beatriz Hatz - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 16 July 2022.
- ^ "Beatriz Hatz - Team USA". Team USA. 16 July 2022. Archived from the original on June 30, 2021.
- ^ "Beatriz Hatz - Living with Amplitude". Living with Amplitude. 16 July 2022.
- ^ "Track Athlete Beatriz Hatz Making Waves, Shoots For 2020 Paralympics". CBS News. 3 February 2019.
Categories:
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Littleton, Colorado
- People from Lakewood, Colorado
- Sportspeople from Jefferson County, Colorado
- Paralympic track and field athletes for the United States
- American female sprinters
- American female long jumpers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2019 Parapan American Games
- 21st-century American women