Marcel Hug

Marcel Hug (born 16 January 1986) is a Swiss athlete.

Hug was born with spina bifida. At age ten, he started for the first time with the racing wheelchair during a Junior race, the students race Schenkon marathon, and in 1998 he won the same race in his age group. In the following years he was able to record many successes. From 2001 to 2004 he was a member of the athletics squad of the RSS, since 2005 the Swiss national team.

Hug, the (now: National Elite Sports School Thurgau ) the sports school Thurgau visited completed, then the athlete -KV- training at the Frei's schools in Lucerne. He won already at the Paralympics in Athens in 2004, the bronze medals over 800 and 1500 meters. In the same year he was a "newcomer " is selected in the category Swiss Sportsman of the Year.

In January 2010, Hug began his professional career. End of June 2010 he set four new world records over 800, 1500, 5000 and 10,000 meters at the Swiss Championships in Arbon. Since the beginning of his career Hug trained with Paul Odermatt ( Dipl. coach elite sport Swiss Olympic ).

In 2011 he was elected to the category " Disabled Sportsperson of the Year" Swiss Sportsman of the Year. This track he was able to repeat 2013.

At the Paralympics in London in 2012, he won the silver medal over 800 meters and in the marathon.

2013 Hug won at the World Championships in Lyon five world titles, as well as the New York City Marathon.

His motto is: " I ​​want to be respected as an athlete and person and not admired as a disabled person ."