Winning the New York Marathon even once is no mean feat, but Marcel “The Silver Bullet” Hug has done it five times as a New York Road Runner.
The 38-year-old Swiss men’s wheelchair racer was born with spina bifida — an “open spine” condition considered a
“I said, ‘Yes, of course,’ because I knew this sport a little bit from the media and some famous athletes from Switzerland,” Hug said. “I was very keen to try and it was amazing. From the beginning, I loved it and competed in my first junior competition that same year.”, who have a combined 66 Paralympic medals between the two of them in para athletics, para cycling and para skiing.
Since then, the Swiss Silver Bullet has amassed seven golds, five silvers and another bronze medal in the Paralympic games over the last 20 years — including a last-day gold in the marathon event at this year’s games. He has also added 12 World Championship gold medals and six European Championship golds to his résumé.
“For me, it’s a huge privilege to do this as a professional athlete — traveling around the world, doing big competitions, meeting people, having success,” Hug said. “Just to do what I love most every day is enough motivation.”
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