Daniel Romanchuk
Marathon racing
Marathon racing
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Romanchuk entered and finished the [Baltimore Marathon](/wiki/Baltimore_Marathon "Baltimore Marathon"), his first, at the age of 14\. In April 2018, he placed 3rd in the [London Marathon](/wiki/London_Marathon "London Marathon").

In October 2018, Romanchuk won the [Chicago Marathon](/wiki/Chicago_Marathon "Chicago Marathon") with a time of 1:31:34; he beat defending champion [Marcel Hug](/wiki/Marcel_Hug "Marcel Hug") by one second. Less than a month later, he became the first American winner and youngest winner in the history of the New York Marathon's wheelchair event, again defeating Hug (who had won in 2016 and 2017\), and again by just one second.

In 2019, Romanchuk won the [Boston Marathon](/wiki/Boston_Marathon "Boston Marathon") in 1:21:36\. He became the youngest ever winner of that race, as well as the first American to win Boston since 1993\. In April 2019, he won the London Marathon with a time of 1:33:38\. In 2019 he also won the [Chicago Marathon](/wiki/2019_Chicago_Marathon "2019 Chicago Marathon") and he qualified to [represent the United States](/wiki/United_States_at_the_2020_Summer_Paralympics "United States at the 2020 Summer Paralympics") at the [2020 Summer Paralympics](/wiki/2020_Summer_Paralympics "2020 Summer Paralympics") held in Tokyo, Japan. He won the bronze medal in the [men's marathon T54](/wiki/Athletics_at_the_2020_Summer_Paralympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_marathon_T54 "Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's marathon T54") event.

In October 2022, Romanchuk placed second in the [2022 London Marathon](/wiki/2022_London_Marathon "2022 London Marathon"), with a time of 1:24:40, two seconds behind Hug.


At what age did Romanchuk finish his first Baltimore Marathon?