Paralympian Daniel Romanchuk Wins Second Career Boston Marathon
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Event Schedule
Upcoming Event
2023 Parapan American Games - Para Track and Field
November 17, 2023 - November 26, 2023 | Santiago, Chile
Previous Event
Paris 2023 Para Athletics World Championships
July 8 - 17, 2023 | Paris, France
Athlete Bio
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Height
5'9 "
Birthday
Aug 3, 1998
Hometown
Mount Airy, MD
Education
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
classification: T54
Personal
- Son of Stephan and Kimberly Romanchuk.
Enjoys being outdoors and studying nature.
In his spare time, Romanchuk trains younger children sports with the Bennett Blazers and volunteers at a local respite program to help children with disabilities.
Romanchuk is also working towards earning a ham radio license.
Paralympic Experience
- Two-time Paralympian (2016, 2020), Two-time Paralympic medalist (1 gold, 1 bronze)
- Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 - gold (400-meter); bronze (marathon); 4th (800-meter, 5,000 meter); 5th (1,500-meter)
- Paralympic Games Rio 2016
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2019 – gold (800 meter, 1,500 meter), 4th (5,000 meter)
- Years of Participation: 2015, 2017, 2019
- Medals: 2 (2 golds)
- Gold – 2019 (800 meter, 1,500 meter)
Other Career Highlights
- Two-time Chicago Marathon winner (2018, 2019)
- 2019 Boston Marathon winner (the first American winner since 1993)
- Gold medalist at the 2015 Parapan American Games (5000-meters T54)