Hannah McFadden

Quick Facts

• Daughter of Deborah McFadden and Bridget O'Shaughnessey
• Has one older sister, Tatyana and one younger sister, Ruthi
• Adopted from Durrës, Albania by Deborah McFadden shortly after she was born
• Born with a bone deformity in her left leg, she is an above-the-knee amputee. Hobbies include rock climbing, swimming, scuba diving, skiing, cooking, and volunteering at the Boys and Girls Club
• At age 16, she was the youngest member of the U.S. Paralympic Track & Field Team at the London 2012 Paralympic Games, her first international meet
• Competed with her sister Tatyana McFadden at the 2012 Games, marking the first time siblings have competed together in a Paralympic Games.

Paralympic Experience

• 2-time Paralympian;
• Paralympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, (4 x 400m Relay T53-54 - Women), 4th (100m T54 - Women), 7th (400m T54 - Women)
• Paralympic Games London 2012, 8th (100m T54 - Women)

World Championship Experience

• Most recent: 2019 – 6th (800m T54 - Women), 7th (100m T54 - Women)
• Years of participation: 100m T54 - Women 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019; 800m T54 - Women 2013, 2015, 2019; 200m T54 - Women 2013, 2015, 2017; 400m T54 - Women 2013, 2015, 2017
• Medals: 4 (4 bronze)
• Bronze – 2017 (100m T54 - Women, 200m T54 - Women); 2015 (100m T54 - Women, 200m T54 - Women)