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Daniel Romanchuk

Sport: Para Track and Field

Gold: 2 Silver: 0 Bronze: 2

Quick Facts

Birthday: August 3, 1998

Height: 5'9 "

Age: 27

Hometown: Mount Airy, MD

Education: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Biography

Quick Facts
  • Son of Stephan and Kimberly Romanchuk
  • Enjoys being outdoors and studying nature

  • Trains younger children sports with the Bennett Blazers and volunteers at a local respite program to help children with disabilities

  • Working towards earning a ham radio license

  • Qualified for the Olympic Games Paris 2024 by earning the silver medal at the 2023 New York city Marathon
Paralympic Experience
  • 3-time Paralympian; 4-time Paralympic medalist (2 gold, 2 bronze)
    • Paralympic Games Paris 2024, gold (5000m T54 - Men), bronze (400m T54 - Men), 4th (Marathon T54 - Men), 5th (800m T54 - Men), 9th (1500m T54 - Men)
    • Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, gold (400m T54 - Men), bronze (Marathon T54 - Men), 4th (5000m T54 - Men, 800m T54 - Men), 5th (1500m T54 - Men)
    • Paralympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, 13th (400m T54 - Men), 15th (5000m T54 - Men), 16th (100m T54 - Men, 1500m T54 - Men), 17th (800m T54 - Men)
World Championships Experience
  • Most recent: 2019 – gold (800m T54 - Men, Marathon T54 - Men), 4th (5000m T54 - Men), 5th (1500m T54 - Men)
  • Years of participation: 1500m T54 - Men 2015, 2017, 2019; 5000m T54 - Men 2019; 800m T54 - Men 2015, 2017, 2019; Marathon T54 - Men 2019
  • Medals: 2 (2 gold)
    • Gold – 2019 (Marathon T54 - Men, 800m T54 - Men)