A veteran from Vinnytsia region has run six prestigious marathons on a prosthesis
22 April 2025 14:57
Roman Kashpur, a veteran from Vinnytsia region, has run six of the most prestigious marathons on a prosthetic leg, the last one being the 129th in Boston.
Roman Kashpur announced this on Facebook, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports.
“The 129th Boston Marathon is over, the mission is accomplished. At the same time, a small historical event took place today. Because in both adaptive sports and Paralympic sports in Ukraine, no para athlete has ever run so many marathons, let alone the top 6 most famous ones. It is a great honor for me to have had the opportunity to carry this championship,” Kashpur said.
The para-athlete dedicated this achievement to his recently born daughter Victoria.
Roman Kashpur also said that the filming of a documentary about how he ran all six of the world’s most prestigious marathons on a prosthetic leg in Boston was completed and announced the release of the film in the second half of the year.
The para-athlete noted that after running the most prestigious marathons, he is not going to “retire” and plans to take part in Ironman, a series of annual triathlon competitions. His task will be to swim 3.8 km, ride 180 km by bike and finish the race by running a marathon distance.
As reported, Roman Kashpur volunteered to fight in 2016 at the age of 19. In 2019, he hit a mine near Mariinka and lost a limb. After his injury, he found himself in sports. Less than a year after his amputation, he won the Games of Heroes. In December 2021, he set a Ukrainian record by pulling a 16-ton An-26 airplane 6.4 meters in 44 seconds.
After the full-scale invasion, he went back to defend the country, returned home to Khmilnyk six months later and took up volunteering and sports.
Roman Kashpur has run all the most famous marathons in the world. While preparing for and running the races, he raised funds for prosthetics and rehabilitation of seriously wounded Ukrainian soldiers.
