Hannah Cockroft

Hannah Lucy Cockroft"Hannah Lucy Cockroft- Double World Champion". Facebook. Retrieved 12 September 2012. (born 30 July 1992) be British wheelchair racer wey dey specialise insyd sprint distances insyd de T34 classification den TV presenter."Hannah Cockroft OBE". Sporting Heritage. Retrieved 15 August 2024."Tokyo Paralympics: Great Britain's Hannah Cockroft wins third successive 100m gold". BBC Sport. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2024. She dey zuk de world records for de 100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres, 800 metres den 1500 metres insyd ein classification den de Paralympic records for 100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres den 800 metres."IPC Athletics Records". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 10 September 2012. She compete give Great Britain for de 2012 Summer Paralympics, she win two gold medals."Paralympics 2012: Cockroft wins first GB track gold". BBC Sport. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2012."Paralympics 2012: Hannah Cockroft wins second sprint gold". BBC Sport. 6 September 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2012. She win three further gold medals for de 2016 Summer Paralympics insyd Rio de Janeiro."Rio 2016 Paralympic Results".

 Early years 

Na dem born Cockroft for 30 July 1992 insyd Halifax, West Yorkshire. She get two cardiac arrests after birth wich lef am plus permanent damage insyd numerous areas of ein brain, wey result in weak hips, deform feet den legs den mobility problems wey affect de fine motor skills insyd ein hands."Hannah Cockroft remembers her fifth birthday, 1997". Daily Telegraph. 7 March 2014. Archived from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2020. She be able make she walk short distances buh she dey use wheelchair for long distances.Marsh, Jennie (29 August 2012). "London 2012 Paralympics: Ten essential facts about ... Hannah Cockroft". Evening Standard. London. Retrieved 10 March 2020.

 Introduction to wheelchair racing 
After dem turn am away from sport thru out ein primary education, Cockroft compete for secondary school insyd swimming, seated discus den wheelchair basketball."Hannah Cockroft". Leeds Gold. Archived from the original on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.Williams, Richard (31 August 2012). "Hannah Cockroft burns up the track to relight a flame at Paralympics". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 September 2012.

As result of silver medal performance insyd de seated discus for de UK School Games, she attend British Paralympic Association talent day for Loughborough University insyd October 2007."London 2012 Athletes: Hannah Cockroft". ParalympicsGB. Archived from the original on 9 July 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2012. Here, na dem give am first opportunity make she try elite racing wheelchair by Dr Ian Thompson, husby of former wheelchair racer Tanni Grey-Thompson.Steinberg, Jacob (18 August 2012). "Paralympics 2012: Hannah Cockroft fears freeze on London's big stage". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 September 2012.

Thompson go on dey coach am for de first year of ein career. Insyd 2008 dance academy she attend give de proceeds from programme sales for ein annual show make e help am buy ein own racing chair, buh wen na e arrive, dem make am-to-measure set up na ebe incorrect, so ein poppie, welder, modify de wheelchair make e fit. After she return to de UK School Games dat year, wey she take gold insyd ein first competitive 100 metres race, na dem subsequently invite am make she join de Great Britain Paralympic Team shortly after de Beijing Paralympics. Insyd 2009, Cockroft participate insyd ein first ever road race; de London Mini Marathon, wey she take de Champion title insyd de girls 14–19 age group category.

 2010 
By 2010, na Cockroft be coached by Peter Eriksson, head Paralympic coach for UK Athletics."Hannah Cockroft". London 2012. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012. She san compete insyd de London Mini marathon, wey she retain ein title as de female champion den for de Knowsley disability athletics challenge insyd May, she break ein first World Record insyd de T34 400 metres, dey record time of 65.51 seconds. Later dat month, Cockroft sit ein A-level exams wey she break seven more world records insyd de space of eight days."Sports Personality contender: wheelchair racer Hannah Cockroft". BBC Sport. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2024.Steinberg, Jacob (18 August 2012). "Paralympics 2012: Hannah Cockroft fears freeze on London's big stage". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 15 August 2024."Paralympics 2012: Hannah Cockroft storms away from the field to win GB's first athletics gold". The Telegraph. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2024. For de Aviva den UK Athletics Awards insyd December, she receive de Best British Paralympic Performance award for 2010."Gaudio Designs and Manufactures UKA Aviva Athletics Awards". Gaudio Trophies. Retrieved 15 August 2024.

 2011 
Cockroft make ein senior Great Britain team debut for de age of 19, for de 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships insyd Christchurch, New Zealand. Hie, she take gold insyd de T34 100 metres den de T34 200 metres."London 2012 Athletes: Hannah Cockroft". ParalympicsGB. Archived from the original on 9 July 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2012. Later dat year she make ein junior representative debut for de IWAS World Junior Championships, wey she win both de 200 metres den 400 metres. Ein performances earn am second Best British Paralympic Performance award insyd November 2011 den honorary lifetime membership of ein athletics club, Leeds City AC.

 2012 
Insyd May 2012, Cockroft cam turn de first Paralympic athlete make she break world record insyd de London Olympic Stadium, wey she record time of 18.56 seconds make she win de T34 100 metres."London 2012 Athletes: Hannah Cockroft". ParalympicsGB. Archived from the original on 9 July 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2012. She san break de record for de Swiss National Championships later dat month, wey she fini insyd 17.60 seconds.

For 31 August 2012, Cockroft compete insyd ein first Paralympic Games final wey she win Great Britain ein first track gold medal since 2004, den first track den field gold medal of de 2012 Summer Paralympics, wey she win de final of de 100 metres T34 insyd 18.05 seconds, Paralympic record."Paralympics 2012: Cockroft wins first GB track gold". BBC Sport. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2012. For 6 September, she win anoda gold medal insyd 200 metres T34 insyd 31.90 seconds, sanso be Paralympic record."Paralympics 2012: Hannah Cockroft wins second sprint gold". BBC Sport. 6 September 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2012. For honour of ein achievements for London 2012, Royal Mail issue two postage stamps wey dey feature Cockroft wey dem paint two post boxes gold insyd ein home town of Halifax."Another stamp for Hannah's second gold medal win!". Halifax Courier. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012."Location of Hannah Cockroft's second golden post box revealed". Halifax Courier. 19 September 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012. Na dem award am de freedom of Calderdale for homecoming event for de Halifax Piece Hall wey na dem name am MBE insyd de 2013 New Year Honours."Hannah Cockroft awarded Freedom of Calderdale". BBC News. 13 September 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012."Crowds welcome Hannah home!". Halifax Courier. 13 September 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.

 2013 
For 28 July, Cockroft win de T33/T34 100 metres race for de Anniversary Games for de Olympic Stadium plus stadium record time of 17.80 seconds."Anniversary Games: Alan Oliveira world record, Jonnie Peacock PB". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 July 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2013. Later dat month, for de IPC Athletics World Championships insyd Lyon, Cockroft retain both ein T34 100 metres den T34 200 metres titles."IPC Athletics: Hannah Cockroft and Aled Davies win gold medals". BBC Sport. BBC. 20 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013."IPC Athletics: Hannah Cockroft secures sprint double in Lyon". BBC Sport. BBC. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2013.

Na dem name Cockroft insyd de 2013 BBC Sports Personality of de Year shortlist, wey she cam 7th overall. Na she be de first Paralympian make dem ever nominate am for de award outsyd of Paralympic year."Hannah Cockroft OBE DL | Paralympic Speakers | Evolve Agency". Evolve. Retrieved 15 August 2024.Purcell, Emma (20 August 2021). "Tokyo 2020 Paralympics: Hannah Cockroft". Disability Horizons. Retrieved 15 August 2024.

 2014 
Insyd March, Cockroft compete insyd wey she win Sport Relief edition of Strictly Come Dancing, wey she boogie plus Pasha Kovalev."Sport Relief does Strictly". Wheelchair Dance Support Association (UK). Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014. For 1 June, Cockroft record fresh world-record time of 3.53.57 over 1500 metres during de Bedford International Games."Bedford International Games – Results" (PDF). Bedford International Games. Retrieved 12 June 2014.

Insyd August, Cockroft take gold insyd 100 metres den for de first time she compete insyd de 800 metres, wey she win gold for ein first IPC European Championships wey na dem hold insyd Swansea. She later take ein fourth title as British Athletics Para athlete of de year wey na dem name am Athletics Weekly female para athlete of de year.

 2015 
2015 see Cockroft loose ein first race insyd seven years, wen she cam second to British compatriot Kare Adenegan over 400 metres for de Newham open meet insyd July. She win de 800 metres later de same day. Insyd Doha for de IPC World Championships for de end of de season, Cockroft retain ein world champion title over de 100 metres, wey she win ein first gold medals over de 400 metres den 800 metres, for world championship stage.

 2016 
For de 2016 Rio Summer Paralympic Games, Cockroft win three gold medals, wey she retain ein title insyd de Women's 100 metres T34 Final,"Gold and silver in Paralympics 100m for Coventry's Hannah Cockroft and Kare Adenegan". Coventry Telegraph. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016. wey she win de Women's 400 metres T34 Final, wey she record fresh world-record time of 58.78 seconds,"Paralympics 2016: Britain surpass Beijing 2008 gold medal total as Sarah Storey and Hannah Cockroft triumph". The Independent. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016. den de Women's 800 metres T34 Final."Rio Paralympics: Halifax's Hannah Cockroft leads golden streak to beat London 2012 tally". Yorkshire Post. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016. She break de Games record insyd all three events. Upon ein return home, na dem appoint am Deputy Lieutenant of West Yorkshire.

 2017 
Insyd 2017, Cockroft race over de 1500 metres for de third time for ein career insyd, wey she break de T34 World record plus time of 3.50.22. She now hold de full set of T34 World Records for de first time. For de same meet, dem hold insyd Arbon for Switzerland insyd, she sanso demolish ein 400-metre World record set de previous year for de Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, den ein 800-metre World Record, wey she record fresh time of 1.55.73. Insyd July, she return 'home' to de QEII Olympic Stadium insyd Stratford make she compete insyd ein fourth World Championships. Although na she get food poisoning de night before de T34 100 metres final, Cockroft power home make she take gold insyd fresh world-record time of 17.18 seconds. She sanso cam turn world champion over de 800 metres den 400 metres, wey make am 10-time world champion den de most decorated British athlete insyd World Championship history. Na dem name Cockroft British Sportswoman of de year by de Sports Journalists Association for ein achievements. Na she be de first Paralympic athlete make she ever win de award for ein 57-year history insyd.

 2018 
2018 see Cockroft ein first defeat for de international stage. After she top de podium for seven years, de 26-year-old win silver insyd de T34 100 metres for de World Para Athletics European Championships insyd Berlin. She then go on make she regain ein European Champion title over de 800 metres, after she miss de event insyd 2016.

 2021 

Insyd June 2021, na Cockroft dey mong de first dozen athletes make dem chose dem make dem represent de UK for de 2020 Paralympics dem postpone insyd Tokyo."British team for Paralympics starts to take shape". AW. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021. For de end of June, na she dey insyd Manchester for de British Athletic Championships wer na she be first insyd mixed classification 400 metres wheelchair race in front of Sammi Kinghorn den Mel Woods."Muller British Champs (Sunday): Jemma and Beth book Tokyo tickets". Scottish Athletics. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021. She successfully retain ein women's 100 metres T34 Paralympic title after she win gold for de Tokyo Paralympics plus fresh world record timing of 16.39 seconds.Media, P. A. (29 August 2021). "Cockroft breaks T34 100m world record to claim sixth Paralympic gold". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 August 2021. Na e sanso ne ein third consecutive Paralympic gold medal insyd women's 100 metres event den ein sixth Paralympic gold medal."Cockroft wins third successive 100m gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 August 2021."ATHLETICS PARALYMPIC GOLD MEDALLISTS AMONG THOSE RECOGNISED IN THE NEW YEAR HONOURS LIST". British Athletics. Retrieved 15 August 2024.

 2023 
Insyd July 2023, she win ein sixth 100m world title for de Para Athletics World Championships insyd Paris."Para Athletics World Championships: Hannah Cockroft leads 100m British clean sweep". BBC Sport. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2024.

 Ein life matter 
Cockroft lef ein home den training base insyd Yorkshire make she study journalism den media for Coventry University insyd 2013. She move back to ein home town of Halifax insyd 2016 make she prepare for de Rio Paralympic Games. She get ambitions make she work insyd television media after ein athletics career.

Insyd October 2014 she launch 17 Sports Management Limited ("17"), sports management company.Hannah Cockroft launches sports management company

She dey cite Canadian wheelchair racer Chantal Petitclerc as ein sporting inspiration."London 2012 Athletes: Hannah Cockroft". ParalympicsGB. Archived from the original on 9 July 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2012. Petitclerc, winner of 15 Paralympic gold medals wey formerly Eriksson coach am, dem involve am plus Cockroft ein development as mentor den advisor.Hart, Simon (6 September 2012). "Paralympics 2012: Hannah Cockroft destroys the field as she wins T34 200m final to claim gold for Great Britain". The Telegraph. Retrieved 11 September 2012."Hannah Cockroft Q&A". Channel 4. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.

Insyd March 2019 she appear for special Stand Up To Cancer episode of The Great British Bake Off for Channel 4 top.Spink, Alex (19 August 2021). "Hannah Cockroft primed for Paralympic take off after Celebrity Bake Off". The Mirror. Retrieved 15 August 2024."The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer press pack | Channel 4". www.channel4.com. Retrieved 15 August 2024. Insyd 2020, Cockcroft den ein partner Nathan Maguire appear togeda for celebrity special top of de BBC television programme The Hit List."Nathan Maguire". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 9 August 2021.

 Honours 

Na dem appoint Cockroft Member of de Order of the British Empire (MBE) insyd de 2013 New Year Honours"No. 60367". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 2012. p. 24."2013 New Year's Honours" (PDF). Retrieved 29 December 2012. den Officer of de Order of the British Empire (OBE) insyd de 2022 New Year Honours,"No. 63571". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 2022. p. N11."New Year Honours 2022: Jason Kenny receives a knighthood and Laura Kenny made a dame". BBC Sport. 31 December 2021. both for services to athletics.

 Na dem award am de Freedom of de Borough of Calderdale for 13 September 2012.
 Insyd 2014 na dem award Cockcroft honorary degree by de University of Bradford."Hannah Cockroft receives honorary degree". The Telegraph and Argus. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
 Insyd 2016 na dem award Cockcroft honorary degree by York St John UniversityLewis, Haydn (15 November 2016). "Degree of success for York St John". York Press. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
 Insyd October 2016, na dem appoint Cockroft Deputy Lieutenant of West Yorkshire.
 Na dem appoint Cockroft was appointed Officer of de Order of the British Empire (OBE) insyd de 2022 New Year Honours for services to athletics."New Year Honours 2022: Jason Kenny receives a knighthood and Laura Kenny made a dame". BBC Sport. 31 December 2021.

 Statistics 
+Personal BestsEventTimeCompetitionLocationDate100m17.18World Para Athletics ChampionshipsLondon, UK14 July 2017200m30.51Daniella Jutzeler Memorial MeetArbon, Switzerland4 June 2015400m57.73Swiss National ChampionshipsArbon, Switzerland27 May 2017800m1.55.73Swiss National ChampionshipsArbon, Switzerland28 May 20171500m3.50.22Para Athletics Grand PrixNottwil, Switzerland3 June 2017

 Records 
EventTimeCompetitionLocationDateWorld records200 metres T3430.51Daniella Jutzeler Memorial MeetArbon, Switzerland4 June 2015400 metres T3457.73Swiss National ChampionshipsArbon, Switzerland27 May 2017800 metres T341.55.73Swiss National ChampionshipsArbon, Switzerland28 May 2017Paralympic records100 metres T3417.422016 Summer ParalympicsRio de Janeiro, Brazil10 September 2016200 metres T3431.902012 Summer ParalympicsLondon, United Kingdom6 September 2012400 metres T3458.782016 Summer ParalympicsRio de Janeiro, Brazil14 September 2016800 metres T342.00.622016 Summer ParalympicsRio de Janeiro, Brazil16 September 2016

 References 

 External links 
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 Official website
 Leeds City Athletics Club
 Hannah Cockroft at Power of 10
 Hannah Cockroft at de International Paralympic Committee
 Hannah Cockroft at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
 Hannah Cockroft at de British Paralympic Association
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