Illini at the Paralympics: McFadden competes in sixth Games, McGrory represents USA for fourth time
Photo Courtesy of Tatiana McFadden's Facebook Page
USA Paralympic athlete Tatyana McFadden poses for a photo in front of the track she will be competing on in the coming days. McFadden is an Illinois alumni and is set to make a big impact in wheelchair racing as she has accumulated 17 medals over the course of three olympic games.
August 25, 2021
Illini in the Paralympics
The 2020 Paralympics are set to kick off in Tokyo Tuesday. Many Illini will be competing in the Games. Here’s who’s going to Tokyo:
Wheelchair racing, USA
Tatyana McFadden
Amanda McGrory
Ray Martin
Daniel Romanchuk
Aaron Pike
Brian Siemann
Alexa Halko
Kelsey LeFevour
Yen Hoang
Hannah Dederick
Chelsea McClammer
Jenna Fesemyer
Eva Houston
Susannah Scaroni
Isaiah Rigo
McFadden will compete in her sixth Paralympic Games and has won 17 Paralympic medals. McGrory has won seven Paralympic medals and is competing in her fourth Games. Martin is competing in his third Paralympics and has won seven medals.
Romanchuk is competing in his second Paralympics and Pike is competing in his fifth. Siemann is competing in his third Paralympic Games. Halko has three Paralympic medals and is competing in her second Games. LeFevour is competing in her second Paralympics. Hoang and Dederick, an incoming freshman at Illinois, are making their Paralympic debuts.
McClammer has three Paralympic medals and is competing in her third Games. Fesemyer and Houston are also making their Paralympic debut. Scaroni is competing in her third Paralympics.
Men’s wheelchair basketball, USA
Steve Serio
Brian Bell
Ryan Neiswender
Serio is a two-time Paralympic medalist and is competing at his fourth Paralympics. Bell is competing in his second Paralympics and won gold in 2016.
Women’s wheelchair basketball, USA
Kaitlyn Eaton
Ali Ibanez
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