Athlete Profile: Jairo Ruiz Lopez

Jairo Ruiz Lopez

Spain
Born: 1988

Rankings
World Triathlon Paralympic Qualification Ranking	4
Para triathlon Ranking	5

Starts

41

Podiums

30

Wins

12 Biography

Jairo started his sporting career out as a swimmer, where he won a number of Spanish titles, even breaking Spanish records, until 2011 when he decided to try triathlon. Since then, he has become a well known paratriathlete in Spain. 2017 has been a memorable year, taking two gold medals, one at the 2017 Altafulla ITU Paratriathlon World Cup and then at the Iseo - Franciacorta ITU Paratriathlon World Cup.

Recent Highlights

- 2nd place at the 2017 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Rotterdam;
- Winner of the 2017 Iseo - Franciacorta ITU Paratriathlon World Cup;
- Winner of the 2017 Altafulla ITU Paratriathlon World Cup; and
- 2nd place at the 2017 Kitzbühel ETU Triathlon European Championships.

Latest Athlete Results

8	Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games 29 Aug, 2021 - PTS5 Men - 01:02:48
2	2021 World Triathlon Para Cup A Coruna 20 Jun, 2021 - PTS5 Men - 01:00:45
3	AJ Bell 2021 World Triathlon Para Series Leeds 05 Jun, 2021 - PTS5 Men - 01:02:19
1	2020 Alhandra ITU Paratriathlon World Cup 10 Oct, 2020 - PTS5 Men - 00:57:05
1	2020 ESP Sprint Triathlon National Championships 22 Aug, 2020 - PTS5 Men - 01:00:19
view full results

Great Britain dominates London Paratriathlon
Great Britain dominated the paratriathlon races yet again, taking top honours in six of the 10 events on Saturday at the 2014 London ITU World Paratriathlon Event.
31 May, 2014

more articles tagged with Jairo Ruiz Lopez →

Athlete Fact Sheet

Given Name	Jairo
Family Name	Ruiz Lopez
Representing	ESP
Para triathlon Class	PTS5
Para triathlon Subclass
Year of Birth	1988
Website	http://jairoruiztriatlon.com/
Twitter	@jairoruiztri
Facebook	Athlete Facebook
Instagram	@jairoruiztri