Jim Knaub set records by winning the Boston Marathon five times, Los Angeles Marathon three times, and Long Beach Marathon 11 times, among other races around the world.
Long Beach wheelchair racing legend, Jim Knaub, died at the age of 68 on Nov. 18, 2024, in Long Beach. Jim Knaub, an accomplished athlete who became a wheelchair racing legend, actor and all-around inspiration after a motorcycle accident left him paralyzed from the waist down, has died. He was 68.
Long Beach wheelchair racing legend, Jim Knaub, died at the age of 68 on Nov. 18, 2024, in Long Beach. Long Beach wheelchair racing legend, Jim Knaub, died at the age of 68 on Nov. 18, 2024, in Long Beach. Long Beach wheelchair racing legend, Jim Knaub, died at the age of 68 on Nov. 18, 2024, in Long Beach. Long Beach wheelchair racing legend, Jim Knaub, died at the age of 68 on Nov. 18, 2024, in Long Beach. James “Jim” William Knaub was born on Jan. 5, 1956, in Corona, to George and Leola Knaub. He was born minutes after his twin sister, Debra Cathleen. Knaub was raised in Lakewood alongside his siblings Cheryl, Fred and Stanley.
While winning race after race, he brought his dynamic personality and flair to the competition and raised the sport’s profile at the same time, his family wrote in his obituary. When Knaub was presented with medals and trophies, he would look out among the crowd to find a young person who had a disability — or anyone he thought would benefit — and would give away such honors, said Dan Gooch, past president of the Century Club and close friend of Knaub.
Bob Babbitt – co-founder of Competitor Magazine and the Challenged Athletes Foundation – shared a tribute message for Knaub on, saying that his impact on the wheelchair racing sport, and “on living life to the max,” will be felt forever.
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