Hannah Cockroft

Hannah Cockroft
OBE, DL
Cockroft in 2010
Personal information
Full nameHannah Lucy Cockroft
Nickname
  • Hurricane Hannah[1]
Born (1992-07-30) 30 July 1992 (age 32)[2]
Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Websitehannahcockroft.com
Sport
Country Great Britain
SportWheelchair racing
Disability classT34
Event(s)100 m, 200 m, 400 m, 800 m
ClubLeeds City AC
Coached byJenni Banks
Achievements and titles
Paralympic finals2012
Medal record
Women's para athletics
Representing  Great Britain
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 100 m T34
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 200 m T34
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio 100 m T34
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio 400 m T34
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio 800 m T34
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 100 m T34
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 800 m T34
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris 100 m T34
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris 800 m T34
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Christchurch 100 m T34
Gold medal – first place 2011 Christchurch 200 m T34
Gold medal – first place 2013 Lyon 100 m T34
Gold medal – first place 2013 Lyon 200 m T34
Gold medal – first place 2015 Doha 100 m T34
Gold medal – first place 2015 Doha 400 m T34
Gold medal – first place 2015 Doha 800 m T34
Gold medal – first place 2017 London 100 m T34
Gold medal – first place 2017 London 400 m T34
Gold medal – first place 2017 London 800 m T34
Gold medal – first place 2019 Dubai 100 m T34
Gold medal – first place 2019 Dubai 800 m T34
Gold medal – first place 2023 Paris 100 m T34
Gold medal – first place 2023 Paris 800 m T34
Gold medal – first place 2024 Kobe 100 m T34
Gold medal – first place 2024 Kobe 800 m T34
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Swansea 100 m – T34
Gold medal – first place 2014 Swansea 800 m – T34
Silver medal – second place 2018 Berlin 100 m – T34
Gold medal – first place 2018 Berlin 800 m – T34
IWAS World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Dubai 200 m T34/53
Gold medal – first place 2011 Dubai 400 m T34/53
Silver medal – second place 2011 Dubai 100 m T34/53
Silver medal – second place 2011 Dubai 800 m T34/53
100 m 18.06 gold medal at the 2012 Paralympic Games
Cockroft winning the 100 m T34 qualifying heat at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Hannah Lucy Cockroft[3] OBE DL (born 30 July 1992) is a British wheelchair racer specialising in sprint distances in the T34 classification and TV presenter.[4][5]

She holds the world records for the 100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres, 800 metres and 1500 metres in her classification and the Paralympic records at 100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres and 800 metres.[6] Competing for Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, she won two gold medals.[7][8] She won three further gold medals at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro.[9]

  1. ^ "Team GB: Hurricane Hannah Breezes Into Final". Team GB. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  2. ^ "London 2012 Athletes: Hannah Cockroft". ParalympicsGB. Archived from the original on 9 July 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Hannah Lucy Cockroft- Double World Champion". Facebook. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  4. ^ "Hannah Cockroft OBE". Sporting Heritage. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Tokyo Paralympics: Great Britain's Hannah Cockroft wins third successive 100m gold". BBC Sport. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  6. ^ "IPC Athletics Records". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  7. ^ "Paralympics 2012: Cockroft wins first GB track gold". BBC Sport. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  8. ^ "Paralympics 2012: Hannah Cockroft wins second sprint gold". BBC Sport. 6 September 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  9. ^ "Rio 2016 Paralympic Results".