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Catherine Debrunner

Catherine Debrunner
Profile

Place of birth
Frauenfeld, Switzerland
Date of birth
April 11, 1995
Reason for starting wheelchair racing
At the age of 8 I went to a sports camp at the Paraplegic Centre in Nottwil. There I tried different sports. I immediately fell in love with wheelchair racing.
Highlights of wheelchair racing
The complexity of the sport: demanding coordination, testing your own limits and the feeling of "flying" when you ride fast.

Main achievements

2024
Chicago Marathon: 1st
Berlin Marathon: 1st
Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
-100m(T53)2nd
-400m(T53)1st
-800m(T53)1st
-1500m: 1st
-5000m: 1st
-Marathon: 1st
London Marathon: 1st
Nottwil 2024 Grand Prix
-100m(T53)2nd
-400m(T53)1st
-800m(T53)1st
-1500m(T53)1st World Record
2023
Berlin Marathon: 1st
Chicago Marathon: 1st
New York City Marathon: 1st
Oita International Wheelchair Marathon: 1st
2022
Berlin Marathon: 1st
London Marathon: 1st
2021
Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
-400m: 1st
-800m: 3rd

Manuela Schär

Manuela Schär
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Place of birth
Switzerland
Date of birth
December 5, 1984
Reason for starting wheelchair racing
I ran a lot even before I had my accident. I began to devote myself to wheelchair racing soon after I started.
Highlights of wheelchair racing
The combination of power, endurance, and technique. 

Main achievements

2024
New York City Marathon: 3rd
Chicago Marathon: 2nd
Berlin Marathon: 3rd
Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
-400m(T54)2nd
-800m(T54)1st
-5000m: 5th
-Marathon: 4th
Tokyo Marathon: 1st
Boston Marathon: 2nd
London Marathon: 2nd
Nottwil 2024 Grand Prix
-400m(T54)2nd
-800m(T54)1st
-1500m(T54)3rd
-5000m(T54)2nd Europe Record
2023
Oita International Wheelchair Marathon: 2nd
New York City Marathon: 2nd
Chicago Marathon: 4th
London Marathon: 2nd
Tokyo Marathon: 1st
Berlin Marathon: 3rd
2022
New York City Marathon: 2nd
Berlin Marathon: 2nd
Boston Marathon: 1st
2021
New York City Marathon: 3rd
London Marathon: 1st
Berlin Marathon: 1st
2020
Tokyo 2020
-5,000m: 2nd
-800m: 1st
2019
Oita International Wheelchair Marathon: 1st(in a world record of 1:35:42)
New York City Marathon: 1st
Chicago Marathon: 1st
Berlin Maratoh: 1st
London Marathon: 1st
Boston Marathon: 1st

Susannah Scaroni

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Place of birth
United States
Date of birth
May 16, 1991
Reason for starting wheelchair racing
I learned about wheelchair racing through a Shriners Children’s Hospital para sport expo.
Highlights of wheelchair racing
Getting to learn and apply what you learn.

Main achievements

2024
New York City Marathon: 1st
Chicago Marathon: 12th
Berlin Marathon: 2nd
Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
-800m(T54)3rd
-1500m: 3rd
-Marathon: 3rd
-5000m: 2nd
Tokyo Marathon: 3rd
New York City Half Marathon: 1st
Nottwil 2024 Grand Prix
-800m(T54)2nd
-1500m(T54)2nd
-5000m(T54)1st World Record
2023
Oita International Wheelchair Marathon: 3rd
New York City Marathon: 3rd
Chicago Marathon: 2nd
London Marathon: 4th
Boston Marathon: 1st
Berlin Marathon: 4th
2022
Oita Marathon: 2nd
New York City Marathon: 1st
Chicago Marathon: 1st
London Marathon: 2nd
Berlin Marathon: 3rd
Daniela Jutzeler Memorial 2022
-1,500m: 1st
-5,000m: 1st(in a world record of 10:38:46)
Boston Marathon: 2nd
2020
Tokyo 2020
-5,000m: 1st
-800m: 3rd
2019
Oita International Wheelchair Marathon: 3rd
New York City Marathon: 3rd
Tokyo Marathon: 3rd

Hiroki Nishida

Hiroki Nishida
Profile

Place of birth
Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Date of birth
March 11, 1984
Reason for starting wheelchair racing
I saw a wheelchair marathon on television, and was attracted by the sense of speed.
Highlights of wheelchair racing
The feeling of speed you get when completing 42.195 kilometers in 1 hour 20 minutes.

Main achievements

2024
Chicago Marathon: 18th
Sydney Marathon: 6th
Tokyo Marathon: 6th
London Marathon: 20th
2023
Oita International Wheelchair Marathon: 10th
Berlin Marathon: 10th
2022
Boston Marathon: 9th
Tokyo Marathon: 3rd
2021
Oita International Wheelchair Marathon: 3rd
2020
Oita International Wheelchair Marathon: 4th
2019
London Marathon (World Championships): 8th
Seoul Marathon: 3rd
Berlin Marathon: 4th

2024 Results

Date Tournament Women Men
November 3, 2024

New York City Marathon

Location: New York, USA

1st: Susannah Scaroni

3rd: Manuela Schar

October 13, 2024

Chicago Marathon

Location: Chicago, USA

1st: Catherine Debrunner

2nd: Manuela Schar

12th: Susannah Scaroni

18th: Hiroki Nishida
September 29, 2024

Berlin Marathon

Location: Berlin, Germany

1st: Catherine Debrunner

2nd: Susannah Scaroni

3rd: Manuela Schar

April 20, 2024

London Marathon

Location: London, United Kingdom

1st: Catherine Debrunner

2nd: Manuela Schär

20th: Hiroki Nishida
April 15, 2024

Boston Marathon

Location: Boston, United States

2nd: Manuela Schär

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March 3, 2024

Tokyo Marathon

Location: Tokyo, Japan

1st: Manuela Schär

3rd: Susannah Scaroni

6th:Hiroki Nishida

New York City Marathon Post-race comments

Susannah Scaroni

I am so happy to represent Honda and the excellent equipment you have provided to me. Today I was grateful to be in good health and to give my best effort on the course.

Susannah Scaroni

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