Mohamed Lahna
 Mohamed Lahna, Rio de Janeiro, September 2016 | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Mohamed Lahna | ||||||||||||||
| National team | Morocco | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 March 1982 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paratriathlon | ||||||||||||||
| Disability | Amputee | ||||||||||||||
| Disability class | PT2 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mohamed Lahna (born 11 March 1982)[1] is a Moroccan paratriathlete. Lahna won bronze in the men's PT2 paratriathlon at the 2016 Paralympics.[2]
Background
Mohamed Lahna was born without a right femur so as a child and did not compete in his first triathlon until 2008. He grew up playing sports and competing in various competitions. He started as a strong swimmer, having conquered the most impressive feat of swimming across the Strait of Gibraltar. He went on to represented MAR until 2016.
As of 2017, Lahna has been competing under ITU flag after requesting a change of representation from MAR to USA.
Mohamed has won four gold medals to date as well as 13 podium finishes and is currently ranked fourth in the world.[3]
Career
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Lahna won bronze in the PT2 category at the 2016 Paralympics in Rio, the first Paralympics to include triathlon events.[2] Lahna won in 1 hour 13 minutes and 35 seconds, with a margin of 46-second from the winner, the British Andy Lewis.[4]
Personal life
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References
- ^ "Mohamed Lahna". Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Jeux Paralympiques (Triathlon): Mohamed Lahna remporte le bronze". Maghreb Arabe Press (in French). 10 September 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ Union, International Triathlon. "Athlete Profile: Mohamed Lahna". Triathlon.org. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
- ^ "2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympic Games : Sep 10 2016 : Men's PT2 : Results". International Triathlon Union. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
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- Living people
- People from Casablanca
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- Paratriathletes of Morocco
- Paralympic medalists in paratriathlon
- Paralympic bronze medalists for Morocco
- Paratriathletes at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics