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 16 World Champion 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. At the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games, Hannah added two Gold Paralympic medals to her already impressive medal tally.
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.
Hannah’s vibrant personality has led her to be a guest on shows such as ‘The Great British Bake Off’, ‘The Crystal Maze’, and ‘Sport Relief Does Strictly Come Dancing’, where she won alongside her partner Pasha Pashkov. In 2019, she presented several features for ‘BBC Countryfile’ and recently reported live on the FA Disability Cup for TNT Sport. She made history in 2013 as the first Paralympian nominated for the Sports Personality of the Year award outside a Paralympic year. In 2016, Hannah became the youngest Deputy Lieutenant of West Yorkshire. In 2017, she was the first para-athlete named British Sportswoman of the Year by the Sports Journalist Association in its 57-year history. Additionally, 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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Hannah Cockroft's official speaking topics are listed below:
- Accessibility
- Diversity & Inclusion
- Resilience
- Marginal Gains
- Motivation
- Paralympics
- Elite Sport
Official Feedback from In-Person & Virtual Events
Feedback from In-Person Events:
"Hannah was brilliant. Her talk delivered above and beyond the brief, linking back to her own experiences and learning that everyone can take inspiration from." - BT
"Your presentation was very inspiring to listen to and you covered really important topics that have got the business thinking about how we move forward in a more inclusive way for all." - Aldi
"Thank you for delivering such a brilliant talk to our team at Sweaty Betty. We have had such great feedback - people felt instantly inspired by your story and really connected with the points you made around how we can all 'perform at our best' in our roles every day." - Sweaty Betty
"Your words were spot on and really engaging - bringing in our values as well." - Müller
"By far the best guest speaker we've had." - Efficio
"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 with! We really were 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" - 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." - Simmons & Simmons
Feedback from Virtual Events:
"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" – 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?" - Colliers
"Thank you! I loved the whole hour listening to Hannah's stories, she is amazing!!" - 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
- 2024 - Double Gold medallist at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games
- 2024 - Double World Champion
- 2023 - Leeds Disability Sportswoman of the Year
- 2023 - British Athletics Supports Club female Para-Athlete of the year
- 2023 - Athletics Weekly female Para-Athlete of the Year
- 2023 - British Athletics Writers Awards Female Para-Athlete of the Year
- 2023 - Sunday Times Disability Sportswoman of the Year
- 2023 - Master Wheelwrights Award
- 2022 - Yorkshire Young Achiever in Sport
- 2022 - Leeds Disability Sportswoman of the Year
- 2021 - OBE for Services to Sport
- 2021 - Sunday Times Disability Sportswoman of the Year
- 2021 - Leeds Disability Sportswoman of the Year
- 2021 - British Athletics Writers Association Para-Athlete of the Year
- 2021 - British Athletics Supporters Club Susanna Ingram Award
- 2021 - Athletics Weekly's World Para-Athlete of the Year
- 2021 - Marie Claire UK Future Shaper
- 2020 - Leeds Disability Sportswoman of the Year
- 2020 - Athletics Weekly's World Para-Athlete of the Year
- 2019 - The Sporting Club Disability Sportsperson of the Year
- 2019 - Leeds Disability Sportswoman of the Year
- 2017 - The Sunday Times Disability Sportswoman of the Year
- 2017 - SJA British Sportswoman of the Year
- 2017 - Leeds Disability Sportswoman of the Year
- 2017 - Disability Sports Yorkshire Sportswoman of the Year
- 2016 - Deputy Lieutenant of West Yorkshire
- 2016 - Honorary Doctor of Health Sciences at York St John University
- 2016 - Yorkshire Sporting Achievement of the Year
- 2015 - Leeds Disability Sportswoman of the Year
- 2015 - Face of Panache ‘My Role Model’ Campaign
- 2014 - Honorary Doctor of Bradford University
- 2013 - Sports Personality of the Year Nominee
- 2013 - Strictly Come Dancing Sport Relief Winner
- 2013 - MBE for Services to Sport
- 2012 - Freedom of the Borough of Halifax
- 9x Paralympic Gold medallist
- 16x World Champion
- 3x European Champion
- 1x European Championships Silver medallist
- 2x IWAS World Junior Champion
- 2x IWAS World Junior Championships Silver medallist
