Marcel Hug: NYC Marathon 2021, Racing Chair, Injury, Married, Net Worth

Marcel Eric Hug is a Paralympian 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.

Marcel Hug: NYC Marathon 2021, Racing Chair, Injury, Married, Net Worth

NYC Marathon 2021:

Marcel Hug of Switzerland won the men’s wheelchair race for the fourth time, pulling away from the field early for his first title since 2017.

The 35-year-old added yet another prize to a remarkable year that included four gold medals at the Tokyo Paralympics, including in the marathon. He also won the Boston Marathon last month.

Hug, born with spina bifida, finished second to American Daniel Romanchuk in 2018 and ’19. The latter defeat came by just one second.

Racing Chair:

Swiss Side teamed up with Orthotec, specialist for paraplegic aids, and Sauber Group, to which the Formula 1 Team Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN belongs, with the goal of developing the fastest racing wheelchair in the world. World-class athlete Marcel Hug will use it for the first time at the 2021 Paralympic Games in Tokyo.

Hug is the latest Swiss wheelchair racing talent following in the tracks of all-time greats Franz Nietlispach and Heinz Frei. The ‘Swiss Silver Bullet’ has been in terrific form in the last two seasons.

Injury:

Marcel Hug: NYC Marathon 2021, Racing Chair, Injury, Married, Net Worth

Marcel Hug, the men’s wheelchair champion at the 125th Boston Marathon, will now always remember the words that locals recite when discussing the final mile of the race: “Right onto Hereford, left onto Boylston.”

Hug was born in the municipality of Pfyn in Switzerland in 1986. Born with spina bifida, Hug grew up on a farm, the youngest of four brothers. As a young child, he met Swiss wheelchair racer, and Hug’s sporting idol, Franz Nietlispach, beginning Hug’s desire to take up athletics.

Married:

According to our records, Marcel Hug is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of June 2021, Marcel Hug’s is not dating anyone.

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Net Worth:

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2020-2021. So, how much is Marcel Hug worth at the age of 35 years old? Marcel Hug’s income source is mostly from being a successful Racer. He is from Switzerland. We have estimated Marcel Hug’s net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2021$1 Million – $5 Million
Salary in 2020Under Review
Net Worth in 2019Pending
Salary in 2019Under Review
HouseNot Available
CarsNot Available
Source of IncomeRacer

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