CATALA LAPARRA Hector

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
1	PTVI	2019	Lausanne, SUI	1:05:03
3	PTVI	2018	Gold Coast, QLD, AUS	1:00:30
3	PT5	2016	Rotterdam, NED	1:08:02
4	PTVI	2017	Rotterdam, NED	1:07:33
7	PT5	2015	Chicago, IL, USA	1:10:02
European Championships
2	PTVI	2019	Valencia, ESP	1:03:11
2	PTVI	2017	Kitzbuhel, AUT	1:06:35
8	PTVI	2018	Tartu, EST	1:08:37

Athlete

Industrial Engineering - Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain

Spanish

He did his first triathlon in 2010 when he was a student at the Polytechnic University of Valencia. He started competing in Para triathlon in 2014. (heraldo.es, 17 Aug 2021; hectorcatala.es, 23 Apr 2020)

He had swam when he was a child and also started running at university, where his swimming coach suggested he tried triathlon. His vision continued to deteriorate and, in 2013, he had an accident on a bicycle when he did not see a concrete block and crashed into it. He then decided to join the Spanish National Organisation of the Blind [ONCE], where he was persuaded to try Para triathlon. (heraldo.es, 17 Aug 2021; lasprovincias.es, 17 May 2021; paralympic.org, 21 Sep 2020; hectorcatala.es, 23 Apr 2020)

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (proyectofer.es, 15 Jun 2021)

Winning gold in the PTVI category at the 2019 World Championships in Lausanne, Switzerland. (SportsDeskOnline, 18 Aug 2021; dxtadaptado.com, 25 Jul 2021)

US swimmer Michael Phelps. (Instagram profile, 23 Jul 2021)

Coach Jordi Jorda. (lasprovincias.es, 17 May 2021)

"Life will put obstacles in your way, but the limits are set by yourself." (dxtadaptado.com, 25 Jul 2021)