AWARDS
& Recognitions

2020 Producer, “Rising Phoenix”, a Netflix film scheduled for release in 190 countries and 23 languages, telling the story of the Paralympic Movement. Anticipated release: August 2020.
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Road Runners Club of America as a member of the 50th Class of distance runners; the first athlete with a disability, to be honored by RRCA for extraordinary achievement in distance running.

Profiled in “The Book of Gutsy Women” by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton

Cover of “The Body Issue – Baltimore Magazine”
Received Master’s Degree in Education from the University of Illinois
Received “Influencer Award” from Disability Rights of Maryland for leadership resulting in passage of the Maryland Fitness and Athletics Equity for Students with Disabilities Act.

Selected for “Forbes List – 30 Under 30”
Selected Best Female Athlete of 2017 by United States Olympic Committee (USOC)
Cover of “Women’s Running Magazine”
Received an Honorary Doctorate Degree from Mitchell College
Commencement Speaker for the graduating class from the School of Public Health, University of Michigan
Honored at Night of Champions by New York Road Runners with the Athlete Champion Award, the only female wheelchair athlete to ever receive this award.

Whang Youn Dai Achievement Award - Given to one Female and one Male athlete at each Paralympic Games, for the individual who has performed at an outstanding level, overcome adversity and best exemplifies sportsmanship, at 2016 Paralympic Games.
Received an ESPY Best Female Athlete of the Year with a Disability
Marathon Grand Slam Winner - Won the women’s wheelchair race division of the Boston, Chicago, London, and New York City Marathons for the fourth consecutive year. She becomes the first person—able-bodied or otherwise—to win four major marathons for four consecutive years.
Best Female Athlete of 2016 – selected by United States Olympic Committee (USOC)
Wrote and Published “Ya Sama! Moments from my Life” – Immediately following publication, Tatyana’s Life Story tops the charts for Young Readers
Marie Claire Young Women Honors – Inaugural Class
Worldwide Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability - Laureus Foundation.

Wilma Rudolph Courage Award – Women’s Sports Foundation
Juan Antonia Samaranch Disabled Athlete Award - International Olympic Committee (IOC)
Marathon Grand Slam Winner - Won the women’s wheelchair race division of the Boston, Chicago, London, and New York City Marathons for the third consecutive year. She becomes the first person (able-bodied or otherwise) to win four major marathons for three consecutive years.
Appears in the Guinness Book of World Records for her landmark achievement as the first athlete to win the Marathon Grand Slam.

Received a Silver Medal in the Sochi Winter Paralympic Games becoming one of a small number of athletes to medal in both winter and summer Paralympic Games.
Marathon Grand Slam Winner - Won the women’s wheelchair race division of the Boston, Chicago, London, and New York City Marathons for the second consecutive year. She becomes the first person (able-bodied or otherwise) to win four major marathons for two consecutive years.
Female Para Athlete of the Year – USA Track and Field
Received Bachelor of Science Degree from University of Illinois, College of A.C.E.S. – Selected as Graduation Speaker.
Inducted into the Howard County (Maryland) Hall of Fame for athletic achievement

Marathon Grand Slam Winner - Won the women’s wheelchair race division of the Boston, Chicago, London, and New York City Marathons. Becomes the first person (able-bodied or otherwise) to win four major marathons in a year.
Tatyana’s drive for equality in sports results in federal action. In what was hailed as a “landmark moment” that will do for students with disabilities what Title IX did for female athletes, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights issues a directive detailing how schools are bound by federal law to ensure that students with disabilities are given equal opportunities to compete in school athletics.
Received Pat McDonald Female Athlete of the Year by the Athletes with Disabilities Network (ADN)
Female Wheelchair Athlete of the Year – USA Track and Field

First Major Speaking Event – For Girl Scouts of the USA at their 51st National Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana with an audience of over 3,000.
Entered first Marathon (Chicago) and wins, launching a decade of Marathon victories.

Tatyana’s lawsuit results in passage of the Maryland Fitness and Athletics Equity for Students with Disabilities Act, requiring schools to give students with disabilities the opportunity to compete in interscholastic athletics. Law becomes a model for other states. Tatyana begins to push for federal legislation for equal access to sports for student with disabilities throughout the USA

Tatyana sued Howard County Public School System (Maryland) for the right to compete in High School sports. Tatyana wins the right to compete in her county as well as the State Championships. She begins to push for a law in Maryland that will provide equal access to sports for students with disabilities.

Competed in first Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece receiving first two Paralympic Medals (Silver and Bronze).

Racing Career Begins – Named as the youngest member of the USA Paralympic Track and Field Team, bound for 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece.

AWARDS& Recognitions