15 Facts About Daniel Romanchuk

Daniel Romanchuk was born on August 3,1998 and is an American Paralympic athlete who competes primarily in wheelchair racing events.

Daniel Romanchuk won the Chicago Marathon on October 7,2018.

Daniel Romanchuk subsequently won the New York City Marathon race again in 2019 and 2024.

Daniel Romanchuk became the first American man to win Boston's wheelchair division since 1993.

Daniel Romanchuk was born in Mount Airy, Maryland with spina bifida, a birth defect in which there is incomplete closing of the backbone and membranes around the spinal cord.

Daniel Romanchuk participated in his first track meet at age 6, but took part in other sports, including archery, sled hockey, and softball.

Daniel Romanchuk made the team at age 18, and competed in every track event in Rio, from the 100m to the 5000m.

Daniel Romanchuk won the bronze medal in the men's marathon T54 event.

Daniel Romanchuk entered and finished the Baltimore Marathon, his first, at the age of 14.

In October 2018, Daniel Romanchuk won the Chicago Marathon with a time of 1:31:34; he beat defending champion Marcel Hug by one second.

Daniel Romanchuk became the youngest ever winner of that race, as well as the first American to win Boston since 1993.

Daniel Romanchuk won the bronze medal in the men's marathon T54 event.

In October 2022, Daniel Romanchuk placed second in the 2022 London Marathon, with a time of 1:24:40, two seconds behind Hug.

In November 2024, Daniel Romanchuk secured his third victory in the men's wheelchair division of the New York City Marathon, finishing 5 seconds ahead of David Weir and completing the race in a time of 1:36:31.

Daniel Romanchuk had previously won the race in 2018 and 2019.