Athlete Profile: Susana Rodriguez B1

Susana Rodriguez B1

Spain
Born: 1988

Rankings
World Triathlon Paralympic Qualification Ranking	1
Para triathlon Ranking	1

Starts

52

Podiums

47

Wins

25 Biography

Spain’s Susana Rodriguez was born with albinism, and. She began running at age 10, before being attracted to the other two disciplines of triathlon. In 2013, she was named Athlete of the Year from the city of Vigo, Spain.

Susana started her paratriathlon career in 2010, winning ITU World Championship Series gold in London and then again the following year in Madrid.

After representing her country at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympic Games, where she placed 5th, Susana went on to earn back-to-back world titles at the 2018 ITU Grand Final Gold Coast and 2019 Grand Final Lausanne.

Career highlights:
- 2018 & 2019 ITU PTVI World Champion
- 2019 PTVI Aquathlon World Champion
- 2019 PTVI European Champion
- Winner 2019 WPS Montreal
- Winner 2019 WPS Yokohama

1	2020 Alhandra ITU Paratriathlon World Cup 10 Oct, 2020 - PTVI Women - 01:09:16
1	2020 ESP Sprint Triathlon National Championships 22 Aug, 2020 - PTVI Women - 01:06:47
DNF	2019 Funchal ITU Paratriathlon World Cup 20 Oct, 2019 - PTVI Women - DNF
1	2019 Valencia ETU Paratriathlon European Championships 14 Sep, 2019 - PTVI Women - 01:10:27
1	2019 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Lausanne 01 Sep, 2019 - PTVI Women - 01:14:11
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Athlete Fact Sheet

Given Name	Susana
Family Name	Rodriguez B1
Representing	ESP
Para triathlon Class	PTVI
Para triathlon Subclass	B1
Year of Birth	1988
Place of Birth	Vigo
Coach	Luis Piña
Sponsors	Delikia Fresh
Hobbies	Travel
Website	http://www.susanarg.com/
Twitter	@SuRGAcio
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