Tatyana McFadden

Quick Facts

Full Name	Tatyana McFadden
Occupation	Paralympian
Date Of Birth	Apr 21, 1989(1989-04-21)
Age	35
Birthplace	Saint Petersburg
Country	Russia
Horoscope	Aries

Tatyana McFadden Biography

Tatyana McFadden is one of the most popular and richest Paralympian who was born on April 21, 1989 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The decorated Paralympic racing wheelchair athlete who became the youngest participant at the age of 15 years old age of the United States track & field national team in the year 2004.

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Tatyana McFadden (Russian: Татьяна Макфадден ; born April 21, 1989,) is a Russian-American Paralympic athlete competing in the category T54. McFadden has won 17 Paralympic medals in multiple Summer Paralympic Games.

McFadden began racing at the age of eight. Competing in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece, she won a silver medal in the women’s 100 metres – T54 event; a bronze medal in the women’s 200 metres – T54 event; finished fifth in the women’s 400 metres – T54 event; and went out in the first round of the women’s 800 metres – T54 event. She also competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China, where she won a silver medal in the women’s 200 metres – T54 event; a silver medal in the women’s 400 metres – T54 event; a silver medal in the women’s 800 metres – T54 event; a bronze medal in the women’s 4 x 100 metre relay – T53-54 event; and finished sixth in the women’s 100 metres – T54 event.

She was taken in from an Russian orphanage and adopted by the Deborah McFadden. McFadden took them to U.S. and encouraged her athletic pursuits.

Tatyana McFadden Net Worth

Tatyana McFadden is one of the richest Paralympian from Russia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tatyana McFadden 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Her birth was marked by spina Bifida which is an injury to her spine and was able to use arms to move about without the help of wheelchairs.

After her secondary school would not let her take part in sports with other able-bodied athletes, she took on the school and won her case.

McFadden was born in Leningrad, then Soviet Union, on 21 April 1989. She was born with spina bifida, a congenital disorder that paralyzed her from the waist down. After her birth mother abandoned her in an orphanage that was too poor to afford a wheelchair for her, she walked on her hands for the first six years of her life. The doctors told her she was so sick that she had very little time to live. While in the orphanage, she met Deborah McFadden, who was visiting Russia as a commissioner of disabilities for the U.S. Health Department. Deborah and her partner Bridget O’Shaughnessy adopted Tatyana and took her to live in Baltimore.

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McFadden became the first athlete to win six gold medals at a championships during the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon. She claimed gold in every event from the 100 meters through to the 5,000 meters. McFadden also won the Boston, Chicago, London, and New York marathons in 2013. This made her the first person – able-bodied or otherwise – to win the four major marathons in the same year. She also set a new course record for the Chicago Marathon (1 hour, 42 minutes, 35 seconds).

Facts & Trivia

Tatyana Ranked on the list of most popular Paralympian. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Russia. Tatyana McFadden celebrates birthday on April 21 of every year.

McFadden began 2014 by returning to the country of her birth, Russia, to compete in the Winter Paralympic Games in Sochi. After winning silver medal in the 1 km (0.6 mi) Sprint sitting cross-country skiing event; McFadden claimed she was “fulfilled” after winning the medal in front of all of her family including her biological mother. McFadden finished in 5th place in the Women’s 12 km (7 mi). Just over a month after Sochi, McFadden returned to wheelchair racing at the London Marathon, where she successfully defended her title in a new course record time.

What is Tatyana McFadden disability?

Born with spina bifida in St Petersburg, Russia, McFadden was raised in an orphanage, where without a wheelchair, she was left to walk using her hands for the next six years.

How did Tatyana McFadden become paralyzed?

Born with spina bifida , Tatyana McFadden spent the first six years of her life in a Russian orphanage with virtually nothing, not even a wheelchair. Paralyzed from the waist down, and with no other way to move, she learned to walk on her hands to keep up with the other children.

Is Tatyana McFadden still competing?

5-Time Boston Marathon Champion Tatyana McFadden Won’t Participate In 2022 Race. BOSTON (CBS) — Five-time Boston Marathon champion Tatyana McFadden, is unable to participate in this year’s race. The wheelchair athlete announced Thursday that she is dropping out because of a medical reason.

What is Tatyana McFadden greatest achievement?

Tatyana McFadden is considered the fastest woman in the world. She has 17 Paralympic medals (including seven gold medals), 23 World Major Marathon wins including four consecutive Grand Slams (first place in Boston, Chicago, NYC and London marathons in the same year) and has broken five world records in track and field.

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