DIAZ Lucas Nicolas

Date of Birth: 25 May 1980

Age: 41

Gender: Male

Sport Class: KL1

Birth Country:

Argentina

Place of residence : OLAVARRIA

Residence Country:

Argentina

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Canoe Sprint	Men's Kayak Single 200m - KL1	10

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Kayak Single 200m - KL1 Heat 2 #2	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Kayak Single 200m - KL1 Semi-final 2 #20	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Kayak Single 200m - KL1 Final B #27	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
6	Kayak Single 200m - KL1	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	53.078
World Championships
4	Kayak Single 200m - KL1	2015	Milan, ITA	53.293
7	Men's K1 200m A	2014	Moscow, RUS	54.267
9	Kayak Single 200m - KL1	2019	Szeged, HUN	52.76
9	Kayak Single 200m - KL1	2018	Montemor-o-Velho, POR	1:01.416
11	Kayak Single 200m - KL1	2016	Duisburg, GER	54.679

Languages spoken:

Club Atletico Estudiantes [Olavarria, ARG]

Alejandro Druziuk [national]

He was affected by a back injury in the lead-up to the 2020 Paralympic Games. (centraldeportes.com.ar, 01 Aug 2021)

He took up the sport in 2014. (tn.com.ar, 04 Jul 2014)

He was inspired by Brazilian paddler Fernando Fernandes De Padua. (tn.com.ar, 04 Jul 2014)

He does 15 training sessions over six days each week. (BatarazTV YouTube channel, 05 Jul 2021)

Brazilian paddler Fernando Fernandes De Padua. (todo-rio.com, 06 Aug 2015)

Philosophy:

"Life puts obstacles in front of you, but the limits are put there by you." (cincoanillos.com.ar, 01 May 2016)

General Interest

Classification
KL1 (ICF, 01 Jun 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (informe.com, 16 Jun 2016)

Impairment Details
A motorcycle accident at age 19 resulted in paraplegia. (informe.com, 16 Jun 2016)

General
TOWN WELCOME
He made the Japanese city of Takikawa his base for the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. The city paid him tribute by printing his photograph on a limited edition postage stamp, while a local restaurant created a pizza called the 'Pizza Lucas'. "It's a pleasure to receive the presents that sport gives back to you." (Facebook page, 29 Jun 2021; paradeportes.com, 25 Feb 2021)

OCCUPATION
He has worked as a director of inclusion policies for people with an impairment in Olavarria, Argentina. (elpopular.com.ar, 12 May 2017)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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