Marcel Eric Hug is a Paralympic athlete from Switzerland competing in category T54 wheelchair racing events. Hug, nicknamed 'The Silver Bullet', has competed in four Summer Paralympic Games for Switzerland, winning two bronze medals in his first Games in Athens in 2004. In 2010 he set four world records in four days, and at the 2011 World Championships he won a gold in the 10,000 metres and four silver medals, losing the gold in three events to long term rival David Weir. This rivalry continued into the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, where Hug won two silvers, in the 800m and the marathon. In the 2013 World Championships Hug dominated the field, winning five golds and a silver. During the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, Hug was one of the most consistent competitors in the T54 class, winning two golds, in the 800m and marathon, and two silvers medals, in the 1500m and 5000m.
Charles Tolle is a paralympic athlete from France competing mainly in category T53 wheelchair racing events.
Marc Quessy is a paralympic athlete from Canada competing mainly in category T52 wheelchair racing events. Before his transition to the wheelchair race, Marc was a member of the Canadian wheelchair basketball team that won the silver medal at the Gold Cup in Melbourne, Australia, in 1986.
Florence Sireau-Gossiaux is a paralympic athlete from France competing mainly in category T52 sprint events.
Luke Gingras is a paralympic athlete from Canada competing mainly in category TW3 wheelchair racing events.
Alvise De Vidi is a former paralympic athlete from Italy competing mainly in category T51 wheelchair racing events.
Purificacion Santamarta is a paralympic athlete from Spain competing mainly in category T11 sprint events.
Leticia Torres is a paralympic athlete from Mexico competing mainly in category T52 sprint events.
Tim Johansson is a Paralympic athlete from Sweden competing mainly in category T51 wheel chair racing events.
Ross Davis is a paralympic athlete from the United States competing mainly in category T34 sprint events.
Enrique Sánchez-Guijo is a paralympic athlete from Spain competing mainly in category T11 sprint events.
Hauker Gunnarsson is a paralympic athlete from Iceland competing mainly in category T36 sprint events.
José Manuel Fernández Barranquero is a paralympic athlete from Spain competing mainly in category T46 track events.
Bart Dodson is an American paralympic athlete. He is from the United States competing mainly in category T51 wheelchair racing events.
Juana Soto is a paralympic athlete from Mexico competing mainly in category TW4 sprint events.
Paul Nitz is a Paralympic athlete from the United States competing mainly in category T52 sprint events.
The 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships was the biggest track and field competition for athletes with a disability since the 2012 Summer Paralympics. It was held in Lyon, France, and lasted from 20 to 28 July. Around 1,100 athletes competed, from 94 different countries. The event was held in the Stade du Rhône located at the Parc de Parilly in Vénissieux, in Lyon Metropolis.
Brent Lakatos is a Canadian wheelchair racer in the T53 classification. Lakatos has represented Canada at four Summer Paralympics, and at the 2012 Games he won three silver medals in the sprint and mid-distance events. In 2013 Lakatos reached the pinnacle of his sport when he collected four gold medals at the IPC Athletics World Championships and became world champion at his classification in the 100m, 200m and 400m events.
Giuseppe Forni is a paralympic athlete from Switzerland competing mainly in category T51 racing events.
David Larson is a paralympic athlete from the United States competing mainly in category T34 sprint events.
