Daniel Romanchuk

Daniel Romanchuk USA

In 2018, Daniel Romanchuk became the first American and youngest athlete ever to win the men's wheelchair division at the TCS New York City Marathon. That capped off his breakout season that also consisted of a Chicago Marathon victory and two track world records in the T54 over 800 and 5,000 meters.

Following his New York victory, Romanchuk kicked off his 2019 campaign with a runner-up finish at the Tokyo Marathon and his first win at the United Airlines NYC Half. He followed that by becoming the first men’s American wheelchair racer to win both the Boston and London marathons.

In 2021, Romanchuk competed at his second Paralympics and won his first set of medals. He won 400-meter gold by one hundredth of a second and then took bronze in the marathon. In 2022, Romanchuk won both the United Airlines NYC Half and Boston Marathon before finishing as the runner-up at the TCS New York City Marathon.

Growing up in Maryland, Romanchuk took up wheelchair racing with the Bennett Blazers, the same adaptive sports club where Paralympic legends Tatyana McFadden and Josh George began their careers. At 16, Romanchuk began training for the Rio 2016 Paralympics under coach Adam Bleakney, who leads the esteemed University of Illinois wheelchair racing program.

Off the roads, Romanchuk loves math, numbers, and finding out how things work—he would disassemble and reassemble toasters as a kid—and now studies engineering in hopes of helping make advancements for racing chairs.

Date of Birth Aug 3, 1998
Age 26
Gender Man
Country USA
Residence Champaign, Ill., USA

RACE HISTORY

Year	Event	Place	Time
2021	Tokyo Paralympic Games 400 meters	1st	45.72
2019	London Marathon	1st	1:33:38
2019	Boston Marathon	1st	1:21:36
2018	TCS New York City Marathon	1st	1:36:21
2018	Chicago Marathon	1st	1:31:34

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