{"id":143585,"date":"2026-06-02T22:30:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T01:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/how-did-beatriz-hatz-become-an-amputee-inside-the-paralympic-medalists-health-journey-before-love-island-usa-international-sports-news\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T22:31:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T01:31:03","slug":"how-did-beatriz-hatz-become-an-amputee-inside-the-paralympic-medalists-health-journey-before-love-island-usa-international-sports-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/how-did-beatriz-hatz-become-an-amputee-inside-the-paralympic-medalists-health-journey-before-love-island-usa-international-sports-news\/","title":{"rendered":"How did Beatriz Hatz become an amputee? 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The Paralympic long jumper, who won a bronze medal for Team USA at the 2024 Paris Paralympics, has been announced as one of the contestants for Season 8 of Love Island USA.<!-- --> While many viewers may know her as an elite athlete, her journey began with a serious health condition that changed her life before she was even a year old.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>According to People magazine, Beatriz Hatz was born with a rare congenital condition called fibular hemimelia, which meant the fibula bone in her right leg did not fully develop. Because of the condition, doctors amputated her right leg below the knee when she was just 10 months old. <!-- -->The decision helped improve her mobility and gave her the opportunity to use a prosthetic leg as she grew up.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>Now 25 years old, Hatz is preparing for a new challenge on reality television. Love Island USA Season 8, hosted by Ariana Madix, is set in Fiji and features a group of new contestants looking for love. For Hatz, the show comes after years of success on the track and field stage, where she has become one of the most recognized Paralympic athletes in the United States.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Beatriz Hatz\u2019s fibular hemimelia diagnosis, leg amputation, surgeries and Paralympic success<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>Beatriz Hatz was born on October 7, 2000, in Colorado without a fibula in her right leg. Fibular hemimelia is a rare birth condition that affects the development of the lower leg and can lead to differences in leg length, foot structure, and mobility. To help her live a more active life, doctors amputated her leg below the knee during infancy.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>Her medical journey did not stop there. Reports show that Hatz underwent 10 surgeries while growing up, including bilateral knee procedures. <!-- -->These operations helped straighten her knees and allowed her to better use a prosthetic leg.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>Despite those challenges, Hatz built a successful athletic career. She was named the U.S. Paralympics Track and Field High School Female Athlete of the Year in 2018. Since then, she has earned medals at major events, including the World Championships, Parapan American Games, and World Junior Championships. Her biggest achievement came at the 2024 Paris Paralympics, where she won a bronze medal in the women\u2019s long jump.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>Speaking to \u00d6ssur, Hatz reflected on her experience growing up with a disability and how her prosthetic leg changed her life.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>\u201cOvercoming limb difference and growing up with a disability was difficult, but because of my prosthesis, I have the freedom to be who I want to be and do anything I want to do.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>In a 2024 interview with Interview Magazine, she also discussed the technical side of competing in the long jump while using a prosthetic leg.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>\u201cHonestly, for me, it\u2019s probably just the takeoff. My runway is really good. 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