Catalina Diaz Vilchis

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Catalina Diaz
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Catalina Diaz Vilchis in 2016
Personal information
Full nameCatalina Diaz Vilchis
Born (1964-04-30) 30 April 1964 (age 60)
Jiquipilco, Mexico
Sport
CountryFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Sport Paralympic powerlifting
Disability Polio
Medal record
Paralympic powerlifting
Representing Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2004 Athens 67.5kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro 86kg
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1998 Dubai60kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2006 Busan75kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2002 Kuala Lumpur67.5kg
Parapan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Guadalajara Middleweight
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Toronto 73, 79, 86, +86kg

Catalina Diaz Vilchis (born 30 April 1964), a Mexican weightlifter, specialized in Powerlifting. [1] [2] She won the bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro. [3] She also participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

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Biography

Catalina started practicing weightlifting when she was 21 years old within the Sistema Nacional para el Desarrollo Integral de la Familia in Mexico city. her disability was caused by Poliomyelitis. Catalina was inspired by Eduardo Nájera, Michael Jordan and Ana Gabriela Guevara.

Sport career

At the 2016 Summer Paralympics, held in Rio de Janeiro, she managed to lift 117 kg in the 86 kg category, [4] enough to earn the bronze medal by one kilogram. [5] While in Athens 2004, she won the bronze medal; she lift 110 kg in the 67.5 kg category. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Athlete Bio". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Mexicanos en Rio 2016". historico.conade.gob.mx. Archived from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "DIAZ VILCHIS, Catalina". Rio 2016 Paralympics. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Peña Nieto felicita a Catalina Díaz por ganar medalla". EL INFORMADOR. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "¡Repite medalla: doce años después!". Sportspedia.com.mx. Sportspedia México. Retrieved 20 September 2016.[ permanent dead link ]
  6. ↑ "Se llenan de bronce". terra.com.mx (in Spanish). Terra. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
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