Mohamed Lahna (born 11 March 1982)[1] is a Moroccan paratriathlete. Lahna won bronze in the men's PT2 paratriathlon at the 2016 Paralympics.[2]
 Mohamed Lahna, Rio de Janeiro, September 2016 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohamed Lahna | ||||||||||||||
| National team | Morocco | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 March 1982 | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paratriathlon | ||||||||||||||
| Disability | Amputee | ||||||||||||||
| Disability class | PT2 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||
Background
Mohamed Lahna was born without a right femur; due to this, he was not able to compete in his first triathlon until 2008. He started as a strong swimmer and was able to swim across the Strait of Gibraltar.[3] He went on to represent Morocco until 2016.
As of 2017, Lahna has been competing under World Triathlon after requesting a change of representation from Morocco to the United States.[citation needed]
Mohamed has won four gold medals to date as well as 13 podium finishes and is currently ranked fourth in the world.[4]
Career
Lahna won bronze in the PT2 category at the 2016 Paralympics in Rio, the first Paralympics to include triathlon events.[2] Lahna won in 1 hour 13 minutes and 35 seconds, with a margin of 46-second from the winner, the British Andy Lewis.[5]