Hannah Cockroft

Hannah Cockroft
Cockroft in 2010
Personal information
Full nameHannah Lucy Cockroft
Nickname
  • Hurricane Hannah
Born (1992-07-30) 30 July 1992
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, 2016, 2020, 2024
Medal record
Women's para athletics
Representing  Great Britain
Paralympic Games
2012 London 100 m T34
2012 London 200 m T34
2016 Rio 100 m T34
2016 Rio 400 m T34
2016 Rio 800 m T34
2020 Tokyo 100 m T34
2020 Tokyo 800 m T34
2024 Paris 100 m T34
2024 Paris 800 m T34
World Championships
2011 Christchurch 100 m T34
2011 Christchurch 200 m T34
2013 Lyon 100 m T34
2013 Lyon 200 m T34
2015 Doha 100 m T34
2015 Doha 400 m T34
2015 Doha 800 m T34
2017 London 100 m T34
2017 London 400 m T34
2017 London 800 m T34
2019 Dubai 100 m T34
2019 Dubai 800 m T34
2023 Paris 100 m T34
2023 Paris 800 m T34
2024 Kobe 100 m T34
2024 Kobe 800 m T34
2025 New Delhi 100 m T34
2025 New Delhi 400 m T34
2025 New Delhi 800 m T34
European Championships
2014 Swansea 100 m – T34
2014 Swansea 800 m – T34
2018 Berlin 100 m – T34
2018 Berlin 800 m – T34
IWAS World Junior Championships
2011 Dubai 200 m T34/53
2011 Dubai 400 m T34/53
2011 Dubai 100 m T34/53
2011 Dubai 800 m T34/53

Hannah Lucy Cockroft (born 30 July 1992) is a British wheelchair racer, specialising in sprint distances in the T34 classification, and a TV presenter.

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. Competing for Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, she won two gold medals. She won three further gold medals at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro.