Series XIV Men's Wheelchair Champion

Marcel Hug

Series XII Men's Wheelchair Champion

Hug

Daniel Romanchuk

Country
SUI
Swiss flag
Date of Birth
16 JAN, 1986
Majors debut
Berlin 2011
Personal Best
1:17:47
CAREER
Marcel Hug reclaimed the AbbottWMM Series crown when he stormed to five wins in six races in 2021 to take the title back from American Daniel Romanchuk.

The man known as the Silver Bullet was almost unstoppable from the moment he began his Paralympic campaign in Tokyo. Hug swept four gold medals, including the marathon title he already owned from Rio in 2016.

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PERSONAL
One of four brothers, Hug was born with Spina Bifida and grew up in the rural surroundings of Pfyn in Thurgau, some 60km north east of Zurich. He began competing in 1996 at the age of ten.