by Ed Davies
Triple Paralympic gold medallist, Hannah Cockroft, is celebrating with her sponsors Caravan Guard for backing her paralympic dreams from the very start of her medal-winning career
Just a week after returning from the 2016 Rio Paralympics, “Hurricane Hannah” invited her local company to a celebration lunch.
The 24-year-old wheelchair racer shared her Paralympic stories and her delight at bringing home three gold medals, as well as breaking a world record in the T34 400m race.
“Caravan Guard has supported me from the very start and I’m very grateful for that,” said Hannah.
She showed off her latest trio of gold medals and Paralympic mascots from the Rio games after Hannah won the T34, 100, 400m and 800m races.
And Hannah recounted the tremendous support she got in Rio as she led the 800m race throughout and crossed the finish line to the crowds chanting her name.
“That was probably the best moment for me and spurred me on to the very end,” added Hannah.
“We’re so proud to have sponsored Hannah through two hugely successful Paralympic games and World Championships,” said Louise Menzies, Caravan Guard director.
“Hannah is such an inspiration and has continued to delight everyone with her sporting success as well as being a positive advocate for disability sport.”
The Halifax-based caravan and motorhome insurance specialist has sponsored Hannah for the last seven years, helping her to pay for her racing wheelchair, as well as replacement wheels, tyres, gloves, speedometers, physio and travel expenses to competitions.
