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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 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]