Push Rim Wheelchair Division Participation Through the Years
First Year of official wheelchair participation
Monday, April 21, 1975
1 entrant
1
starter
1 finisher
Growth of the Field
| Year | Entrants |
| 1975 | 1 |
| 1976 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 |
| 1978 | 20 |
| 1979 | n/a |
| 1980 | n/a |
| 1981 | 17 |
| 1982 | n/a |
| 1983 | 19 |
| 1984 | 19 |
| 1985 | 24 |
| 1986 | 34 |
| 1987 | 41 |
| 1988 | 48 |
| 1989 | 42 |
| 1990 | 46 |
| 1991 | 78 |
| 1992 | 57 |
| 1993 | 69 |
| 1994 | 80 |
| 1995 | 89 |
| 1996 | 81 |
| 1997 | 63 |
| 1998 | 58 |
| 1999 | 60 |
| 2000 | 51 |
| 2001 | 35 |
| 2002 | 44 |
| 2003 | 25 |
| 2004 | 43 |
| 2005 | 30 |
| 2006 | 27 |
| 2007 | 25 |
| 2008 | 16 |
| 2009 | 29 |
| 2010 | 29 |
| 2011 | 32 |
| 2012 | 32 |
| 2013 | 52 |
| Total | 1,424 |