NEW YORK — Tatyana McFadden, a 17-time Paralympic medalist, has now swept the Boston, Chicago, London and New York City Marathons each of the last four years.
McFadden, born in Russia paralyzed from the waist down and adopted from a St. Petersburg orphanage at age 6 by an American, completed her New York City four-peat on Sunday in an unofficial X hours, X minutes, X seconds. She won by more than one minute after 26.2 miles.
The 27-year-old became the first women’s wheelchair racer to win four straight New York City Marathons, taking her fifth overall crown.