Name: Tatyana McFadden
Sport: Para Track and Field
Event: 100m, 400m
Height: 5’2”
Current Residence: Champaign, Ill
College: University of Illinois
Paralympic Experience:
- 2012 Paralympic Games, gold (400m, 800m, 1500m), bronze (100m)
- 2008 Paralympic Games, silver (200m, 400m, 800m), bronze (4x100m relay)
- 2004 Paralympic Games, silver (100m), bronze (200m)
Career Highlights:
- 2012 London Marathon - First
- 2012 Boston Marathon - First
- 2012 Chicago Marathon – First
- 2011 IPC World Championships – Gold (200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m), Bronze (100m)
- 2010 New York City Marathon – First
- 2009 Chicago Marathon – First
- 2008 Paralympic Games – Silver (200m, 400m, 800m), Bronze (4x100m Relay)
- 2006 IPC World Championships – Gold (100m), Silver (200m, 400m)
- American record holder in 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m and 1500m
- Ranked No. 1 in the world in 100m, 400m, 800m and 1500m in 2012
Fun Facts: First athlete to compete in the Olympic or Paralympic Games in sprints through marathon…Two younger sisters Hannah (16) and Ruthi (13)… Hannah also is on the U.S. Paralympic Team as a track athlete in the 100m… First time siblings have competed together in the Paralympic Games… Nominated for an ESPY Award in 2011 and 2012… Enjoys other
athletic activities… Says she has “the need for speed!”… McFadden says family is “my life
and I love hanging out with them.”
Learn more:
US Para Track and Field