Lauren Parker proves untouchable as she brings home brilliant first Paralympic gold in Paris

by doug.gray@triathlon.org on 02 Sep, 2024 09:15

There would be no stopping Lauren Parker’s charge for Paralympic gold in Paris as the Australian held off the challenge of USA’s Kendall Gretsch to win by a huge margin on Monday morning.

After the heartbreak of losing a sprint finish to the American in Tokyo, Parker’s determination was written across her every move this time around. The gap was three minutes out of the water and despite shrinking quickly through a breathless first two laps on the handcycle, never really looked like being closed down.

Canadian Leanne Taylor H1 managed to hold off the challenge of Eva Moral Pedrero H1 to win the bronze by 7 seconds.

High drama further back saw a mechanical for Brazil’s Jessica Ferreira H1 end her challenge and Brenda Osnaya Alvarez H1 disqualified for failing to serve a penalty.

Full report to follow.

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Related Event: Paris 2024 Paralympic Games

02 Sep, 2024 • event page • all results

Results: PTWC Men
1.	Jetze Plat H2	NED	00:58:16
2.	Florian Brungraber H2	AUT	00:59:25
3.	Geert Schipper H2	NED	01:00:20
4.	Louis Noel H2	FRA	01:03:40
5.	Giovanni Achenza H1	ITA	01:03:49

Results: PTS2 Men
1.	Jules Ribstein	FRA	01:05:47
2.	Mohamed Lahna	USA	01:07:18
3.	Mark Barr	USA	01:07:33
4.	Maurits Morsink	NED	01:08:27
5.	Wim De Paepe	BEL	01:09:16

Results: PTS3 Men
1.	Daniel Molina	ESP	01:08:05
2.	Max Gelhaar	GER	01:08:43
3.	Nico Van Der Burgt	NED	01:09:24
4.	Henry Urand	GBR	01:10:24
5.	Cedric Denuziere	FRA	01:10:34

Results: PTWC Women
1.	Lauren Parker H1	AUS	01:06:23
2.	Kendall Gretsch H2	USA	01:07:46
3.	Leanne Taylor H1	CAN	01:12:11
4.	Eva María Moral Pedrero H1	ESP	01:12:18
5.	Emelia Perry H1	USA	01:14:03