Hannah Cockroft

Para athletics

Region

Halifax
Date of Birth

29/07/1992
Classification

T34 100m & 800m

Bio

Cockroft’s double triumph in London proved to be the catalyst for a period of continued success which saw her claim every major title going. At the London 2012 Paralympic Games, she won 200m gold on a night dubbed ‘Thriller Thursday’ where David Weir and Jonnie Peacock also won Paralympic gold.

She has been unbeaten at a Paralympic Games ever since improving her tally to seven titles with a triple run in Rio and another golden double in Tokyo.

In Tokyo, Hannah clocked a new world record of 16.39s over 100m in the process. In the 800m, she set a Paralympic record of 1:48.99, finishing more than 10 seconds clear of her rivals.

She was made a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2013 New Year’s Honours List.

The Halifax racer lowered both of her world records in the T34 100m and 800m in 2023. She started the year with a new 800m leading time of 1:44:43 in Dubai before lowering her 100m best to 16.31 seconds in Nottwil, Switzerland. Cockroft then improved her world title tally to 16 with four wins at the following two World Championships in Paris and Kobe, Japan earlier this year.

After the Paralympics, Hannah will be getting married to long-time partner and T54 wheelchair racer Nathan Maguire. Both are ambassadors for wheelchair service Invacare and Hannah is a massive fan of the pop band McFly.

Major Results

2020 Paralympic Games, Tokyo, Japan

T34 100m: gold
T34 800m: gold

2016 Paralympic Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

T34 100m: Gold
T34 400m: Gold
T34 800m: Gold

2012 Paralympic Games, London, United Kingdom

T34 100m: Gold
T34 200m: Gold

**2023 World Para Athletics World Championships, Paris, France **

T34 100m: Gold
T34 800m: Gold

2019 World Para Athletics World Championships, Dubai, UAE

T34 100m: Gold
T34 800m: Gold

2017 IPC Athletics World Championships, London, UK

T34 100m: Gold
T34 400m: Gold
T34 800m: Gold

2015 IPC Athletics World Championships, Doha, Qatar

T34 100m: Gold
T34 400m: Gold
T34 800m: Gold

2013 IPC Athletics World Championships, Lyon, France

T34 100m: Gold
T34 200m: Gold

2011 IPC Athletics World Championships, Christchurch, New Zealand

T34 100m: Gold
T34 200m: Gold

2018 IPC Athletics European Championships, Berlin, Germany

T34 800m: Gold
T34 100m: Silver

2014 IPC Athletics European Championships, Swansea, Wales

T34 100m: Gold
T34 800m: Gold

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