{{Short description|American Paralympic athlete}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Beatriz Hatz | nickname = | image = Beatriz Hatz 2024 (cropped).jpg | imagesize = | caption = | nationality = American | sport = Paralympic athletics | disability = Fibular hemimelia | disability_class = T64 | event = 100 metres<br>200 metres<br>Long jump | club = | coach = Chris Benard | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|10|7|mf=y}} | birth_place = Littleton, Colorado, United States | hometown = Lakewood, Colorado, United States | residence = | retired = | death_date = | death_place = | height = 1.63m | weight = | pb = | show-medals = no | country = {{Flagu|United States}} | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Women's para-athletics}} {{Medal|Country|the {{Flagu|United States}}}} {{MedalCompetition|Paralympic Games}} {{MedalBronze|2024 Paris|Long jump T64}} {{MedalCompetition | World Championships}} {{Medal|Bronze|2024 Kobe|200m T64}} {{Medal|Bronze|2025 New Delhi|Long jump T64}} {{Medal|Competition|Parapan American Games}} {{Medal|Silver|2019 Lima|100m T64}} {{Medal|Silver|2019 Lima|200m T64}} {{Medal|Silver|2023 Santiago|200m T64}} {{Medal|Competition|World Junior Championships}} {{Medal|Gold|2017 Nottwil|100m T42-47}} {{Medal|Gold|2017 Nottwil|200m T42-47}} {{Medal|Silver|2017 Nottwil|Long jump F42-47}} }}
'''Beatriz Alexa Hatz''' (born October 7, 2000) is an American Paralympic athlete who competes in long jump and sprinting events at international track and field competitions.
==Personal life== She was born without a fibula in her right leg and had the limb amputated below the knee when she was ten months old, she has also had surgical operations to straighten her knees.<ref>{{Cite web|date=16 July 2022|title=Beatriz Hatz – IPC Athlete Bio|url=http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/theasp.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=513&personid=1716218&wintergames=-1|website=ipc.infostradasports.com|access-date=16 July 2022|archive-date=16 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716181658/http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/theasp.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=513&personid=1716218&wintergames=-1|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=16 July 2022|title=Beatriz Hatz – Team USA|url=https://www.teamusa.org/usparatrackandfield/athletes/Beatriz-Hatz|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210630044130/https://www.teamusa.org/usparatrackandfield/athletes/Beatriz-Hatz|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 30, 2021|website=Team USA}}</ref>
==Career== Hatz began her athletic career when she was encouraged by a friend to take part in track and field. She was named US Paralympic High School Athlete of the Year in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|date=16 July 2022|title=Beatriz Hatz – Living with Amplitude|url=https://livingwithamplitude.com/athlete/beatriz-hatz/|website=Living with Amplitude}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=3 February 2019|title=Track Athlete Beatriz Hatz Making Waves, Shoots For 2020 Paralympics|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/beatriz-hatz-track-athlete-paralympics-hopeful/|website=CBS News}}</ref>
In May 2026, Hatz was announced as an original islander for the upcoming eighth season of ''Love Island USA'', making her the first islander with a physical impairment.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thomas |first=Carly |date=May 28, 2026 |title='Love Island USA' Season 8 Cast Revealed |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/love-island-usa-season-8-cast/ |access-date=May 31, 2026 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en}}</ref>
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{{Love Island USA}}
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