Lauren Parker proves untouchable as she brings home brilliant first Paralympic gold in Paris
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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.
Related Event: Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
Results: PTWC Men | |||
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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 | |||
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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 | |||
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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 | |||
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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 |
Results: PTS2 Women | |||
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1. | Hailey Danz | USA | 01:14:31 |
2. | Veronica Yoko Plebani | ITA | 01:15:37 |
3. | Allysa Seely | USA | 01:16:33 |
4. | Anu Francis | AUS | 01:17:48 |
5. | Melissa Stockwell | USA | 01:21:06 |