Background
She was born in Canberra She specialises in Paralympic high jumping, long jumping and sprinting, in competitions for athletes with autism.
She was born in Canberra She specialises in Paralympic high jumping, long jumping and sprinting, in competitions for athletes with autism.
Llorens is known as "The Cheetah" because she had a great affinity with cheetahs. She commented "I feel like I have a connection with the cheetahs, because I"m quite shy, like a cat, and I run so fast." An educational documentary was made about her called Lisa Llorens: a cheetah on the track. From 1998 to 2002, she held an Australian Institute of Sport Athletes with a Disability athletics scholarship.
Llorens competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, winning a gold and a bronze in track and field events.
She broke the world record three times during her four long jumps. Llorens also competed at the IPC Athletics World Championships in 1994, winning silver in both the long jump and the 200m and in 1998, winning gold in the 100m, high jump and long jump.
The Australian Paralympic Committee describes her as "Australia’s most outstanding female athlete with an intellectual disability", along with Crystal-Lea Adams. In 1997, she was awarded the Australian Capital Territory Female Sportstar of the Year. and Young Canberra Citizen of the Year.
In November 2015, she was inducted into the ACT Sport Hall of Fame.