U.S. Takes 3 Golds at Abu Dhabi Paratriathlon Championship
The United States took three gold medals across the various divisions contested at Abu Dhabi's Paratriathlon Championships. In addition to the U.S. gold harvest, Jetze Plat of the Netherlands (PTWC), Susana Rodriguez of Spain (PTVI), and Alexis Hanquinquant of France (PTS4) finished 2021 in style, adding a World Title to their Paralympic golds.
2021 World Triathlon Para Championships Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
October 5, 2021
PTWC Men
Double Paralympic champion Plat has not lost a race since 2015 and Abu Dhabi was no exception. Plat was first PTWC out of the water and stayed out front to the end, earning his 5th career World crown.
Jetze Plat H2 (NED) S 9:50 T1 1:22 B 29:38 T2 0:55 R 11:24 TOT 56:15
Geert Schipper H2 (NED) S 10:50 T1 01:35 B 29:21 T2 00:55 R 11:46 TOT 57:33
Florian Brungräber (AUT) S 10:32 T1 01:41 B 30:12 T2 00:59 R 11:14 TOT 57:44
PTWC Women
After the disappointment of her second-place finish at Tokyo Paralympics, Lauren Parker of Australia won by a decisive 3:55 margin over Brazilian Jessica Ferreira at Abu Dhabi.
Lauren Parker H1 (AUS) S 11:36 T1 02:43 B 34:54 T2 01:24 R 14:48 TOT 1:05:24
Jessica Ferreira H1 (BRA) S 11:36 T1 02:24 B 37:41 T2 01:17 R 13:28 TOT 1:09:19
Eva Maria Morai Pedrero H1(ESP) S 13:59 T1 02:52 B 38:42 T2 01:19 R 14:45 TOT 1:11:36
PTS2 Men
Frenchman Jules Ribstein followed his PTS2 wins at the Alhandra World Cup and the European title with a 36 seconds margin over runner-up Lionel Morales of Spain at Abu Dhabi. The win at this championship was Ribstein’s second after his 2019 victory.
Jules Ribstein (FRA) S 10:44 T1 02:22 B 32:48 T2 1:40 R 22:26 TOT 1:08:43
Lionel Morales (ESP) S 11:27 T1 02:24 B 32:48 T2 01:29 R 21:13 TOT 1:09:19
Wim De Paepe (BEL) S 10:42 T1 02:06 B 33:32 T2 01:20 R 23:06 TOT 1:10:44
PTS2 Women
Competing at the peak of Abu Dhabi’s formidable heat, Hailey Danz of the U.S. won the women’s PTS2 category by 56 seconds over runner-up Fran Brown of Great Britain.
Hailey Danz (USA) S 12:49 T1 02:38 B 35:04 T2 01:50 R 25:02
Fran Brown (GBR) S 12:48 T1 02:21 B 33:28 T2 01:38 R 28:03 TOT 1:18:17
Lisa Lilja (FIN) S 13:50 T1 02:26 B 38:43 T2 01:57 R 26:50 TOT 1:23:45.
PTS3 Men
Victor Chebotarev of the Russian Federation topped multiple World Champion Daniel Molina of Spain by a 1:08 margin to take top honors of the men’s PTS3 class.
Victor Chebotarev (RTF) S 12:37 T1 01:42 B 32:08 T2 01:11 R 20:30 TOT 1:08:07
Daniel Molina (ESP) S 11:06 T1 01:57 B 34:14 T2 01:40 R 20:20 TOT 1:09:15
Nico Van Der Burgt (NED) S 11:3w1 T1 01:44 B 31:41 T2 01:28 R 23:28 TOT 1:09:50
PTS3 Women
With only three athletes competing, Spaniard Andrea Miguelez Ranz finished 4:51 ahead of Elise Marc of France.
Andrea Miguelez Ranz (ESP) S 13:13 T1 1:25 B 36:19 T2 1:05 R 22:42 TOT 1:14:42
Elise Marc (FRA) S 16:17 T1 03:17 B 33:51 T2 02:09 R 23:58 TOT 1:19:31
Evgeniya (RTF) S 13:25 T1 01:55 B 46:58 T2 01:23 R 30:21 TOT 1:34:00
PTS4 Men
Alexis Hanquinquant of France had a dominant year, claiming the PTS4 Paralympic, World and European titles before Abu Dhabi. Hanquinquant led runner-up Hideki Uda of Japan by 4:48 and 3rd-place finisher Alejandro Sánchez Palomero of Spain by 5:14.
Alexis Hanquinquant (FRA) S 9:52 T1 01:28 B 28:58 T2 00:55 R 17:43 TOT 58:54
Hideki Uda (JPN) S 12:43 T1 01:33 B 29:34 T2 01:07 R 18:27 TOT 1:03:32
Alejandro Sánchez Palomero (ESP) S 11:18 T1 01:40 B 30:25 T2 01:08 R 19:30 TOT 1:03:58
Kelly Elmlinger of the U.S. finished 2:38 ahead of runner-up Marta Frances Gomez of Spain to take the PTS4 Women’s category in the brutal heat of Abu Dhabi. Kelly Elmlinger (USA) S 13:55 T1 01:55 B 34:42 T2 01:25 R 20:58 TOT 1:12:53 PTS5 U.S. competitor Chris Hammer won an unexpected gold in the Men’s PTS5 class, with an impressive run that was almost 40 seconds faster than anyone else, enough to outsprint two-times Paralympic champion Martin Shuzl in the last meters before entering the blue carpet. Two seconds behind Hammer at the finish line was Aleksandr Konyshev of the Russian Federation, while Brazil’s Ronan Cordeiro of Brazil finished third, 4 seconds back of the winner. Chris Hammer (USA) S 11:45 T1 01:12 B 28:26 T2 00:55 R 16:19 TOT 58:34 PTS5 Women Great Britain’s Claire Cashmore passed Grace Norman of the U.S. in the final kilometer of the run and earned a 53 seconds margin of victory at the line. Claire Cashmore (GBR) S 11:14 T1 01:17 B 31:33 T2 01:09 R 19:58 T OT 1:05:01 PTVI Men Dave Ellis of Great Britain with guide Luke Pollard, and Hector Catala Navarro of Spain with guide Angel Salamance, fought a fierce battle in PTVI. After missing the Tokyo PTVI Paralympic podium after an unfortunate crash, Ellis went all-out from the beginning in Abu Dhabi, leaving behind initial race rival Catala Laparra – Tokyo Paralympic silver medalist and twice World Champion. A magnificent run granted Ellis his third world title by 1:18 over Hector Catala Laparra. American Kyle Coon, in his World Para Triathlon debut, took the bronze, 2:50 behind the winner. Dave Ellis B3 (GBR) S 9:50 T1 01:09 B 26:26 T2 00:50 R 16:56 TOT 58:29 PTVI Women Susana Rodriguez of Spain, who is used to infernally high temperatures training in her home country, claimed her third World title in a row, after a strong bike and run in Abu Dhabi heat. Italian Anna Barbaro fought a brief duel with Rodriguez, but after a penalty for leaving equipment outside the athlete’s transition box made things difficult for the Tokyo 2021 Paralympic silver medalist. Barbaro finished 2:59 behind the winner, with Alison Peasgood of Great Britain taking 3rd place, 15 seconds behind Barbaro. Susana Rodriguez B1 (ESP) S 12:46 T1 01:25 B 29:56 T2 01:00 R 21:21 TOT 1:06:26
Marta Frances Gomez (ESP) S 13:16 T1 01:40 B 23:34 T2 01:26 R 23:37 TOT 1:15:31
Elke Van Engelen (GER) S 17:36 T1 02:41 B 34:54 T2 02:12 R 25:56 TOT 1:23:17
Aleksandr Konyshev (RTF) S 11:06 T1 01:09 B 28:37 T2 00:50 R 16:57 TOT 58:36
Ronan Cordeiro (BRA) S 10:46 T1 01:03 B 28:53 T2 00:45 R 17:12 TOT 58:38
Grace Norman (USA) S 11:13 T1 01:33 B 31:33 T2 01:09 R 20:19 TOT 1:05:54
Alisa Kolpakchy (UKR) S 15:03 T1 01:27 B 34:03 T2 00:59 R 20:10 TOT 1:11:40
Hectór Catalá Laparra B2 (ESP) S 10:31 T1 01:04 B 26:44 T2 00:43 R 17:26 TOT 59:47
Kyle Coon B1 (USA) S 12:42 T1 01:17 B 26:51 T2 00:49 R 19:23 TO^T 1:01:19
Anna Barbaro B1 (ITA) S 12:40 T1 01:27 B 30:53 T2 01:04 R 23:23 TOT 1:09:25
Alison Peasgood B2 (GBR) S 11:53 T1 01:27 B 30:13 T2 00:59 R 21:21 TOT 1:09:40
