Hannah Chadwick

Reason: She was always interested in sports and fitness but spent most of her younger years focusing on school, trying to get good grades and get into a good college. After graduating from university in 2016, she was looking for a new challenge. "I actually found tandem racing by accident. One day I was sitting on the couch working and I saw this 'learning to race camp' at the Olympic & Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. I was so excited that I didn't even read the flier, I just applied." (lostcoastoutpost.com, 16 Aug 2023) Ambition: To compete at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (usparacycling.org, 13 Feb 2024, 06 Feb 2024) Additional Info: EARLY DAYS Born in the People's Republic of China, she was adopted at age 12 by US couple Patricia Chadwick and Stephen Dias. (magazine.ucdavis.edu, 30 May 2016) STUDYING ABROAD As part of her degree at the University of California, Davis, she spent time studying at Beijing Normal University in the People's Republic of China. (magazine.ucdavis.edu, 30 May 2016) OCCUPATION She has worked for Disability:IN, a nonprofit organisation for business disability inclusion worldwide. (Facebook profile, 29 Feb 2024; disabilityin.org, 01 Jan 2024)