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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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Sport | Paralympic athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability | Fibular hemimelia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | T64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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100 metres 200 metres Long jump | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Kris Mack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Beatriz Alexa 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]