Hannah Chadwick is an American cyclist who competes in para-cycling tandem track events as a visually impaired athlete.
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Early life
editChadwick 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
editChadwick 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]
References
edit- ^ Kitaura, Cody (May 30, 2016). "Beyond Barriers". magazine.ucdavis.edu. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ "TANDEM CHAMPS! Arcata-Raised Blind Cyclist and Teammate Win Bronze Medal in Para-Cycling World Championships". lostcoastoutpost.com. August 16, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ Armstrong, Dana (December 6, 2017). "The White Cane and the Red Dragon". globallearning.ucdavis.edu. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ Gowdy, Kristen (October 4, 2022). "Eleven athletes named to track cycling world championships team". usparacycling.org. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ Gowdy, Kristen (October 23, 2022). "Team USA earns four Omnium medals, two top-six finishes to conclude track world championships in Paris". usparacycling.org. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ Gowdy, Kristen (July 21, 2023). "Paralympic medalists, world champions among 10 athletes selected for Team USA's track cycling world championships roster". usparacycling.org. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ Blanco, Annemarie (August 6, 2023). "First Time Sprinters Chadwick and Espinoza Secure Bronze in Epic Showdown". usparacycling.org. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ Bowker, Paul D. (February 6, 2024). "Parapan Ams Gold Medals Put Tandem Riders Chadwick And Espinoza In Fast Lane For Paris". usparacycling.org. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ "The United States Celebrates Two Golds with Records in Para Track Cycling". santiago2023.org. November 24, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ Ledermann, Heidi (November 24, 2023). "Medals and records rain for Team USA on track cycling finale". usparacycling.org. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ "Local athlete, Team USA win big at 2023 Parapan Games". Claremont Courier. December 27, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ "EEUU Consigue Dos Nuevos Récords En Ciclismo En Los Parapanamericanos". Barron's (in Spanish). November 24, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ Gowdy, Kristen (February 29, 2024). "Sixteen Athletes Named to Team USA for the 2024 UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships". usparacycling.org. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ "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. Retrieved March 22, 2024.