After missing out on a podium spot in the opening race of the season in Berlin in 2018, he then won back to back marathons in Chicago and New York City to rocket to the top of the leaderboard.
A second place in Tokyo was followed by victories in Boston (His Boston win came with a new personal best of 1:21:36) and London to bring the 21-year-old the title that had belonged to Switzerland’s Marcel Hugh for the previous two years.
Romanchuk also collected a maximum three bonus-point wins during the season. In 2019, he grabbed headlines when he demolished the Peachtree 10K course record, turning in a time of 18:11 (2:56/mile).
Romanchuk competed in five events at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games (100m, 400m, 800m, 1500m and 5000m); his best finish was seventh in the 800m.
He raced in the 800m and 1500m at the 2015 World Championships, and he took home a gold in the 5000m at the 2015 ParaPan American Games in Toronto.
He won gold in the 800m ParaAtheltics World Championships in Dubai in November 2019.