Marcel Hug

Marcel Hug

Hug preparing himself before the 2014 Paris Marathon
Personal information
Birth name	Marcel Eric Hug
Nickname(s)	The Silver Bullet
Born	(1986-01-16) 16 January 1986 (age 31) Pfyn, Switzerland
Years active	2005–present
Website	marcelhug.com
Sport
Disability	Spinal cord injuries
Disability class	T54
Club	RC Zentralschweiz RC Thurgau
Turned pro	2010
Coached by	Paul Odermatt
Achievements and titles
Paralympic finals	2004 2008 2012 2016
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Paralympic Games 2 4 2 World Championships 7 9 1 European Championships 3 1 0 Men's paralympic athletics Representing   Switzerland Paralympic Games 2016 Rio Marathon T54 2016 Rio 800 m T54 2016 Rio 1500 m T54 2016 Rio 5000 m T54 2012 London 800 m T54 2012 London Marathon T54 2004 Athens 800 m T54 2004 Athens 1500 m T54 World Championships 2006 Assen 10000 m T54 2011 Christchurch 10000 m T54 2013 Lyon 400 m T54 2013 Lyon 1500 m T54 2013 Lyon 5000 m T54 2013 Lyon 10000 m T54 2013 Lyon Marathon T54 2006 Assen 400 m T54 2006 Assen 800 m T54 2006 Assen 5000 m T54 2011 Christchurch 400 m T54 2011 Christchurch 800 m T54 2011 Christchurch 1500 m T54 2011 Christchurch 5000 m T54 2013 Lyon 800 m T54 2015 Doha 5000 m T54 2015 Doha 800 m T54 IPC European Championships 2014 Swansea 800 m T54 2014 Swansea 1500 m T54 2014 Swansea 5000 m T54 2014 Swansea 400 m T54

Marcel Eric Hug (born 18 January 1986) 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. 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 800 m and marathon, and two silvers medals, in the 1500m and 500m.

As well as numerous World and European track medals, Hug is also a world class marathon athlete, winning the men's elite wheelchair event at the Berlin, (2011, 2012), New York City (2013, 2016), London (2014, 2016), Boston (2015, 2016) and Chicago Marathons (2016).