Catalina Diaz Vilchis Explained

Catalina Diaz
Full Name:Catalina Diaz Vilchis
Birth Date:30 April 1964
Birth Place:Jiquipilco, Mexico
Sport:Paralympic powerlifting
Disability:Polio

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.

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athlete Bio . 15 September 2016 . paralympic.org . 12 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191212152336/https://www.paralympic.org/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=515&personid=681191 . dead .
  2. Web site: Mexicanos en Rio 2016 . 15 September 2016 . historico.conade.gob.mx . 29 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180729050316/http://historico.conade.gob.mx/rio2016/paralimpico/Participante_Datos.aspx?idParticipante=1927&idtipoparti=1%22 . dead.
  3. Web site: DIAZ VILCHIS, Catalina . 15 September 2016 . Rio 2016 Paralympics . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160922212534/https://www.rio2016.com/es/paralimpicos/atleta/catalina-diaz-vilchis . 22 September 2016.
  4. Web site: Peña Nieto felicita a Catalina Díaz por ganar medalla . 15 September 2016.
  5. News: ¡Repite medalla: doce años después! . 20 September 2016 . Sportspedia México . Sportspedia.com.mx.
  6. Web site: Se llenan de bronce . 15 September 2016 . es . terra.com.mx . Terra.