Hannah Chadwick

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Hannah Chadwick is an American cyclist who competes in para-cycling tandem track events as a visually impaired athlete.

Early life

Chadwick was born in China and spent her early childhood with an adoptive family on a farm, before being sent to an orphanage so she could receive an education. She has been blind since birth.{{cite web |url=https://magazine.ucdavis.edu/sibling-bonds-2/ |title=Beyond Barriers |website=magazine.ucdavis.edu |first=Cody |last=Kitaura |date=May 30, 2016 |access-date=March 22, 2024}} She moved to Arcata, California when she was adopted by Patricia Chadwick and Stephen Dias at age 12.{{cite web |url=https://lostcoastoutpost.com/2023/aug/16/chadwick/ |title=TANDEM CHAMPS! Arcata-Raised Blind Cyclist and Teammate Win Bronze Medal in Para-Cycling World Championships |website=lostcoastoutpost.com |date=August 16, 2023 |access-date=March 22, 2024}} She attended college at University of California, Davis where she received a bachelor's degree in international relations and Mandarin Chinese.{{cite web |url=https://globallearning.ucdavis.edu/news/blog/white-cane-red-dragon |title=The White Cane and the Red Dragon |website=globallearning.ucdavis.edu |first=Dana |last=Armstrong |date=December 6, 2017 |access-date=March 22, 2024}}

Career

Chadwick relocated to the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado to live and train together in the same place as her pilot Mary-Kate Wintz. Chadwick and Wintz trained together since 2019. She made her UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships debut in 2022, where she finished in fifth place in the tandem B team sprint.{{cite web |url=https://www.usparacycling.org/news/features/2022/october/04/eleven-athletes-named-to-track-cycling-world-championships-team |title=Eleven athletes named to track cycling world championships team |website=usparacycling.org |first=Kristen |last=Gowdy |date=October 4, 2022 |access-date=March 22, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.usparacycling.org/news/features/2022/october/23/team-usa-earns-four-omnium-medals-two-top-six-finishes-to-conclude-track-world-championships |title=Team USA earns four Omnium medals, two top-six finishes to conclude track world championships in Paris |website=usparacycling.org |first=Kristen |last=Gowdy |date=October 23, 2022 |access-date=March 22, 2024}}

In July 2023, she was named to Team USA's Track World Championships roster for the 2023 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships.{{cite web |url=https://www.usparacycling.org/news/2023/july/21/paralympic-medalists-world-champions-among-10-athletes-selected-for-team-usa-s-track-cycling-world-championships-roster |title=Paralympic medalists, world champions among 10 athletes selected for Team USA's track cycling world championships roster |website=usparacycling.org |first=Kristen |last=Gowdy |date=July 21, 2023 |access-date=March 22, 2024}} During the championships she won a bronze medal in the tandem sprint B event with her pilot Skyler Espinoza, defeating their Italian opponents by .033 seconds. This was the first and only sprint race they had competed together in as a tandem.{{cite web |url=https://www.usparacycling.org/news/2023/august/06/first-time-sprinters-chadwick-and-espinoza-secure-bronze-in-epic-showdown- |title=First Time Sprinters Chadwick and Espinoza Secure Bronze in Epic Showdown |website=usparacycling.org |first=Annemarie |last=Blanco |date=August 6, 2023 |access-date=March 22, 2024}} Later that year she competed at the 2023 Parapan American Games and won two gold medals.{{cite web |url=https://www.usparacycling.org/news/2024/february/06/parapan-ams-gold-medals-put-tandem-riders-chadwick-and-espinoza-in-fast-lane-for-paris- |title=Parapan Ams Gold Medals Put Tandem Riders Chadwick And Espinoza In Fast Lane For Paris |website=usparacycling.org |first=Paul D. |last=Bowker |date=February 6, 2024 |access-date=March 22, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.santiago2023.org/en/noticias/sport-agency/detalle/4991/the-united-states-celebrates-two-golds-with-records-in-para-track-cycling |title=The United States Celebrates Two Golds with Records in Para Track Cycling |website=santiago2023.org |date=November 24, 2023 |access-date=March 22, 2024}} On the first day of the competition, she won gold in the 3,000-meter individual pursuit race with a time of 3:45.752. On the next day, she won gold in the 1,000-meter time trial with a Parapan American Games record time of 1:12.265.{{cite web |url=https://www.usparacycling.org/news/2023/november/25/medals-and-records-rain-for-team-usa-on-track-cycling-finale |title=Medals and records rain for Team USA on track cycling finale |website=usparacycling.org |first=Heidi |last=Ledermann |date=November 24, 2023 |access-date=March 22, 2024}} She also competed in the women's road race B and finished in fourth place with a time of 2:23.29.{{cite web |url=https://claremont-courier.com/latest-news/local-athlete-team-usa-win-big-at-2023-parapan-games-76208/ |title=Local athlete, Team USA win big at 2023 Parapan Games |newspaper=Claremont Courier |date=December 27, 2023 |access-date=March 22, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.barrons.com/articles/eeuu-consigue-dos-nuevos-records-en-ciclismo-en-los-parapanamericanos-69ce43d5 |title=EEUU Consigue Dos Nuevos Récords En Ciclismo En Los Parapanamericanos |newspaper=Barron's |date=November 24, 2023 |access-date=March 22, 2024 |language=Spanish}}

In February 2024, she was named to Team USA's Track World Championships roster for the 2024 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships.{{cite web |url=https://www.usparacycling.org/news/2024/february/29/sixteen-athletes-named-to-team-usa-for-the-2024-uci-para-cycling-track-world-championships |title=Sixteen Athletes Named to Team USA for the 2024 UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships |website=usparacycling.org |first=Kristen |last=Gowdy |date=February 29, 2024 |access-date=March 22, 2024}} During the championships she won a bronze medal in the team sprint B event. This was the United States' first medal of the championships.{{cite web |url=https://highlandcountypress.com/sports/stephens-and-christiansen-pick-first-world-championship-medal-team-usa-opens-2024-world#gsc.tab=0 |title=Stephens and Christiansen pick up first world championship medal as Team USA opens the 2024 world champs with double bronze |newspaper=The Highland County Press |date=March 21, 2024 |access-date=March 22, 2024}}