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Hannah Chadwick
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Hannah Chadwick is an American cyclist who competes in para-cycling tandem track events as a visually impaired athlete.

Early life

Chadwick was born in China and spent her early childhood with an adoptive family on a farm, before being sent to an orphanage so she could receive an education. She has been blind since birth.[1] She moved to Arcata, California when she was adopted by Patricia Chadwick and Stephen Dias at age 12.[2] She attended college at University of California, Davis where she received a bachelor's degree in international relations and Mandarin Chinese.[3]

Career

Chadwick relocated to the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado to live and train together in the same place as her pilot Mary-Kate Wintz. Chadwick and Wintz trained together since 2019. She made her UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships debut in 2022, where she finished in fifth place in the tandem B team sprint.[4] [5]

In July 2023, she was named to Team USA's Track World Championships roster for the 2023 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships.[6] During the championships she won a bronze medal in the tandem sprint B event with her pilot Skyler Espinoza, defeating their Italian opponents by .033 seconds. This was the first and only sprint race they had competed together in as a tandem.[7] Later that year she competed at the 2023 Parapan American Games and won two gold medals.[8] [9] On the first day of the competition, she won gold in the 3,000-meter individual pursuit race with a time of 3:45.752. On the next day, she won gold in the 1,000-meter time trial with a Parapan American Games record time of 1:12.265.[10] She also competed in the women's road race B and finished in fourth place with a time of 2:23.29.[11] [12]

In February 2024, she was named to Team USA's Track World Championships roster for the 2024 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships.[13] During the championships she won a bronze medal in the team sprint B event. This was the United States' first medal of the championships.[14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Beyond Barriers . magazine.ucdavis.edu . Cody . Kitaura . May 30, 2016 . March 22, 2024.
  2. Web site: TANDEM CHAMPS! Arcata-Raised Blind Cyclist and Teammate Win Bronze Medal in Para-Cycling World Championships . lostcoastoutpost.com . August 16, 2023 . March 22, 2024.
  3. Web site: The White Cane and the Red Dragon . globallearning.ucdavis.edu . Dana . Armstrong . December 6, 2017 . March 22, 2024.
  4. Web site: Eleven athletes named to track cycling world championships team . usparacycling.org . Kristen . Gowdy . October 4, 2022 . March 22, 2024.
  5. Web site: Team USA earns four Omnium medals, two top-six finishes to conclude track world championships in Paris . usparacycling.org . Kristen . Gowdy . October 23, 2022 . March 22, 2024.
  6. Web site: Paralympic medalists, world champions among 10 athletes selected for Team USA's track cycling world championships roster . usparacycling.org . Kristen . Gowdy . July 21, 2023 . March 22, 2024.
  7. Web site: First Time Sprinters Chadwick and Espinoza Secure Bronze in Epic Showdown . usparacycling.org . Annemarie . Blanco . August 6, 2023 . March 22, 2024.
  8. Web site: Parapan Ams Gold Medals Put Tandem Riders Chadwick And Espinoza In Fast Lane For Paris . usparacycling.org . Paul D. . Bowker . February 6, 2024 . March 22, 2024.
  9. Web site: The United States Celebrates Two Golds with Records in Para Track Cycling . santiago2023.org . November 24, 2023 . March 22, 2024.
  10. Web site: Medals and records rain for Team USA on track cycling finale . usparacycling.org . Heidi . Ledermann . November 24, 2023 . March 22, 2024.
  11. Web site: Local athlete, Team USA win big at 2023 Parapan Games . . December 27, 2023 . March 22, 2024.
  12. Web site: EEUU Consigue Dos Nuevos Récords En Ciclismo En Los Parapanamericanos . . November 24, 2023 . March 22, 2024 . Spanish.
  13. Web site: Sixteen Athletes Named to Team USA for the 2024 UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships . usparacycling.org . Kristen . Gowdy . February 29, 2024 . March 22, 2024.
  14. Web site: Stephens and Christiansen pick up first world championship medal as Team USA opens the 2024 world champs with double bronze . The Highland County Press . March 21, 2024 . March 22, 2024.

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