Hannah Cockroft is a wheelchair racer with an impressive selection of Gold medals to her name. From World Championships to Paralympic Games, Hannah has gained a reputation as a world-class athlete, beyond disabled competition, and has since become a recognisable face in the media. A role model in sports, Hannah has overcome adversity to achieve her ambitions and inspire a generation and her saw her receive an MBE in 2013 before being given an OBE in 2022. For a truly motivational talk, covering her outstanding career to date and how her examples of determination, drive and performance can empower your audience, book Hannah today.
Appearing on the most prestigious sporting stage in the world, Hannah has competed at multiple Paralympic Games. Across the 100, 200, 400 and 800 meters, Hannah has so far achieved seven Gold medals and shows no signs of slowing down. In the World Championships, since her debut in 2011, Hannah has shown outstanding talent, securing twelve world titles. This achievement makes her the most successful British athlete in athletics World Championship history across the abled and disabled competition. Currently, Hannah holds five World Records in the T34 racing category and four Paralympic records. Most recently, at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games, Hannah claimed Paralympic Gold in the 800m and 100m races. At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Hannah claimed Gold in the Women's T33-34 100m.
Suffering two cardiac arrests as an infant left Hannah with brain-damaged which affected her hips, feet and legs. Hannah often requires a wheelchair which inspired her to take to sports as a teenager. Showing a distinct talent for wheelchair sprinting, Hannah was invited to join the GB Paralympic Team, and began competing in the T34 classification of athletes. Hannah’s story is one of overcoming great challenges to thrive and carve her own path, which in turn provides inspiration for others to face adversity head-on.
Since rising to international prominence, Hannah has expanded her career to include presenting on Countryfile and as a celebrity guest on shows including Mastermind and Crystal Maze. For her incredible career, Hannah was awarded the Freedom of the Borough of Calderdale in 2012 and was honoured with an MBE in 2013. In 2017 Hannah was the first-ever Paralympian to be named Sportswoman of the Year by the Sports Journalists Association, a testament to her inspirational success. Recently, in 2021, Hannah was named the 2021 Disability Sportswoman of the Year by The Sunday Times and Sky Sports.
In July of 2021, our Content Creator, Sophie Wheeldon, was lucky enough to sit down with Hannah and discuss all things Tokyo 2020, mental resilience, diversity and inclusion and more. Read our exclusive interview with Hannah Cockroft today.
Most recently, Hannah Cockroft was inducted into the Best International Women's Day Speakers to Hire, a tribute to her dedication and bravery throughout the sporting industry.
How to hire Hannah Cockroft
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At events, Hannah is known to discuss the following topics:
- Overcoming Adversity
- Paralympic Sports
- Classification
- Performing Under Pressure
- Technology in Sport
- Drive and Determination
Feedback from virtual events and webinars
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the temporary halt of live events, Hannah has been attending virtual events. See the feedback that she received from attendees below:
"Just to let you know that we have received great feedback from the Hannah Cockroft presentation today. She was so engaging and captured an audience of over 100 people. Thank you for a great service and a great suggestion!" - Hiral, Head of Diversity, Inclusion & Wellbeing, Valuation Office Agency
"BartsAbility would like to pass on a big thank you to Hannah Cockroft, for being our guest speaker at our International Day of Persons with Disabilities on the 2nd of December 2022. It was lovely to hear about Hannah's lived experience and it was well received by everyone. Natalie and I would like to say thank you to you both too, for the arrangements" - Lydia & Natalie, Co-Chairs of BartsAbilirt Disability Network, BartsHealth NHS Trust
"Hannah was AMAZING, the team totally loved her" – Cecily, Snapchat
"Wow wow wow- what an incredible hour. Such an inspiration. I met Hannah at the National Lottery Awards after the 2012 Games and she was as lovely then as she came across on the Zoom session today. I've followed her career since 2012 and to hear how she has navigated all the challenges and opportunities she has faced was a total joy. Is there any way we can pass on a message to her to let her know how amazing the last hour has been?" - Julia, Colliers
"Thank you! I loved the whole hour listening to Hannah's stories, she is amazing!!" - Ellie, Colliers
"What a triumph! Never have we had such an inspirational speaker. Hannah was a real hit today with the girls and staff alike. Such a brilliant way to start our Festival of Sport. I know we thanked her this morning but please do pass on our sincere thanks for her taking the time to travel all the way from Chester to speak with our community." - Sadie, Director, Tudor Hall School
Feedback from in-person events
Hannah is also booked as a speaker for in-person events. Read her latest feedback from in-person events below.
"What a truly inspirational story Hannah shared with us all today as part of Disability Pride Month. Hannah spoke to an audience of staff, parents and young people and we had the most fantastic feedback from it. She was so personable and funny and spoke with such poise, we were all absolutely transfixed and by the end of the hour, completely in awe of her. Thank you Hannah for inspiring us all to find ‘our golds’ no matter what challenges we face" - Lisa, Internal Communications Manager, Polaris
"Hannah was great, and a very good speaker and inspirational, so just as we had hoped for!" - Mike, Director, Holiston Media
"I just wanted to send an enormous 'thank you' to Hannah for coming yesterday. Everybody unanimously agreed that she was brilliant. She is such an inspiration, so great at articulating her incredible story, her message is so impactful and thought-provoking and she's also so cool and lovely to chat to! We really were so so grateful to have her there and she was a highlight for everyone. Thank you for putting us in touch with her and thank you Hannah for making it happen" - Caroline, FizzPopBang
"I would like to say a big thank you to Hannah for joining our event. Her amazing story is a true inspiration to us all and left us wanting to achieve more. The feedback we have received so far from our guests has all been extremely positive." - Kassiani, Simmons & Simmons
- 2022 - Commonwealth Games Gold medallist in the Women's T33-34 100m
- 2022 - Awarded an OBE
- 2021 - Gold in the T34 800m & 100m at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games
- 2017 - First Paralympian to be named Sportswoman of the Year by the Sports
- 2013 – Awarded an MBE for Services to Athletics Journalists Association
- 7 x Paralympic Gold Medals
- 12 x World Championship Gold Medals
- 5 x World Record Holder
- 4 x Paralympic Record Holder
