Catalina Diaz Vilchis

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Diaz and the second or maternal family name is Vilchis.

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.

Catalina Diaz

Catalina Diaz Vilchis in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Catalina Diaz Vilchis
Born	(1964-04-30) 30 April 1964 (age 61) Jiquipilco, Mexico
Sport
Country	Mexico
Sport	Paralympic powerlifting
Disability	Polio
Medal record Paralympic powerlifting Representing  Mexico Paralympic Games 2004 Athens 67.5kg 2016 Rio de Janeiro 86kg World Championships 1998 Dubai 60kg 2006 Busan 75kg 2002 Kuala Lumpur 67.5kg Parapan American Games 2011 Guadalajara Middleweight 2015 Toronto 73, 79, 86, +86kg

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]