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Wheelchair athletes honor 50 years of competing in the Boston Marathon
Hall was also a pioneer in racing wheelchair technology, starting a company called Hall’s Wheels. But perhaps his greatest ...
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Boston Marathon celebrates 50 years of wheelchair racing
Boston Marathon marks 50 years since wheelchair racers were officially included — a milestone in competitive athletics and ...
Wheelchair Racer Bob Hall Celebrates 50 Years Since Breaking New Ground in the Boston Marathon: 'I'm Not a Hero'
Hall shared in an interview with 'CBS Mornings' that he "set out to do what I thought I could do" when he finished the ...
Wheelchair racing pioneer Bob Hall marks 50 years since first Boston Marathon finish
Organizers of the Boston Marathon are marking a milestone on Monday — 50 years since trailblazing wheelchair athlete Bob Hall ...
Marcel Hug wins the 2025 Boston Marathon men’s wheelchair division
Hug has now won Boston eight times in his career. The post Marcel Hug wins the 2025 Boston Marathon men’s wheelchair division ...
How a letter and a wheelchair reshaped the Boston Marathon
Bob Hall's 1975 finish opened the door for generations of athletes. Today, Delmace Mayo becomes the next to follow his path ...
Fifty years later, Bob Hall’s example -- and his racing wheelchairs -- are still going strong
The Boston Marathon is celebrating Bob Hall this year on the 50th anniversary of his 1975 race. Hall was the first official ...
Inspired by Boston Marathon wheelchair racers, young athlete trains for future competition
We first met Wilson when she was an 8-year-old competitor in the Tufts 10K in 2017. That was a year after she became the ...
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Wheelchair Racer Bob Hall Celebrates 50 Years Since Breaking New Ground in the Boston Marathon: 'I'm Not a Hero'
Bob Hall, a pioneering wheelchair racer, caught up with CBS Mornings on Monday, April 21, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the 1975 race — when he finished the marathon in under three ...
Wheelchair racing pioneer marks 50 years since first Boston finish
Fifty years ago this month, pioneer Bob Hall took off from the start of the Boston Marathon and right into the racing history ...
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Fifty years later, Bob Hall's example — and his racing wheelchairs — are still going strong
McFadden didn't just follow Hall to the course: Her first racing chair, at the age of 7 or 8, was one of the youth-sized models that he designed and built for aspiring wheelchair athletes.