The Bank of America Chicago Marathon announced today that 15-time world champion, four-time Paralympic and eight-time Chicago Marathon champion, and course record-holder Tatyana McFadden (USA) and four-time Paralympian, 2016 Paralympic marathon and 800m gold medalist, and Abbott World Marathon Majors (AbbottWMM) Series X and Series XI champion Marcel Hug (SUI) will return as part of the elite wheelchair field to compete for the top spot on the podium at the 41st annual event.
McFadden and Hug lead an internationally diverse and talented professional wheelchair field that includes 22 Paralympians from 10 countries. They will return to Chicago on October 7 to vie for the Chicago Marathon crown.
”Tatyana McFadden and Marcel Hug have become legends in the sport of professional wheelchair racing, and we are excited to welcome both of them back to Chicago for another run at a championship title,” said Bank of America Chicago Marathon Executive Race Director Carey Pinkowski. ”It has been incredible to watch the growth of the sport over the last decade, and to see new athletes joining the front of the pack. We have a very competitive field this year.”
For more information on the wheelchair lineup, click here.
| Womens field Name Manuela Schär Amanda McGrory Susannah Scaroni Tatyana McFadden Sandra Graf Margriet van den Broek Madison de Rozario Katrina Gerhard Arielle Rausin Aline dos Santos Rocha Jenna Fesemyer Yen Hoang |
Country
SUI |
Personal best
1:28:17 |
| Mens field Name Marcel Hug Josh Cassidy Kurt Fearnley Hiroki Nishida Josh George Rafael Botello Aaron Pike Ryota Yoshida Jorge Madera James Senbeta Simon Lawson David Weir Dan Romanchuk Brian Siemann Juan Valladares Patrick Monahan Alfonso Zaragoza Jose Jimenez Hernandez Tristan Smyth Johnboy Smith Francisco Sanclemente Alexandre Dupont Jose Pulido Fidel Aguilar Christian Clemmons Raymond Martin Joey Gibbs Brendan Quinn Stephen Koziel Michael Fenster |
Country
SUI |
Personal best
1:18:04 |
