The dynamic duo of Allysa Seely and Hailey Danz won gold and silver, respectfully, in the women’s paratriathlon PTS2 as the pair repeated their incredible medal performances from the Paralympic Games Rio 2016. Brad Snyder dominated the men’s paratriathlon PTVI1 to become the Paralympic champion and the first-ever men’s triathlon gold medalist in Paralympic and Olympic history. This morning’s first place finish on Saturday at the Odaiba Marine Park becomes Snyder’s eighth Paralympic medal.
Seely defender her title as the reigning
paratriathlon champion with a time of 1:14:03 while also clocking in the best time for the run portion of the competition. Seely made history at Rio 2016 by winning a gold medal in paratriathlon’s on the Paralympic program.Danz road the best time on the bike during the race and just trailed her fellow Team USA teammate to post an incredible 1:14:58 mark for her second silver medal. The decorated two-time Paralympian has won 12 ITU World Paratriathlon Event medals (4 golds, 7 silvers, 1 bronze) before the integration into the Paralympic Games.
Fellow Team USA athlete Melissa Stockwell finished fifth (1:21:25) in her third Paralympic Games. The Army veteran was selected to carry the USA Flag at the Tokyo Paralympic Opening Ceremony and won bronze in Rio 2016.
After an incredible Para swimming career, six-time Paralympic champion Brad Snyder unprecedentedly won gold in his first paratriathlon event at the Games with a time of 1:01:16. Snyder capitalized on the three-minute lead he gained coming out of the water and never looked back with Spain’s Héctor Catalá Laparra finishing in second (1:02:11). The three-time Paralympian collected seven swimming medals since his debut at London 2012.
Kyle Coon placed fifth (1:03:00) in his first Paralympic Games and is currently a two-time World Triathlon Para Series medalist (1 gold, 1 bronze).
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