Hannah Taunton (born 31 May 1991)[1] is a British Paralympic athlete who competes in athletics, in the T20 classification.
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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 May 1991 Taunton, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Great Britain | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Women's 1500 metres T20 | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Taunton Athletics Club | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Charlotte Fisher | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editHannah’s first major competition was the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships. She competed in the 1500m T20, placing 5th.[2]
Hannah was selected to compete for Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. She won bronze in the Women's 1500 metres T20.[1][3]
At the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships she came 4th in the T20 1500m.[4]
At the 2024 Summer Paralympics, she came 5th in the T20 1500m.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Athletics: TAUNTON Hannah". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Hannah Taunton finishes fifth in World Para 1500m race". Somerset County Gazette. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "Who are ParalympicsGB's medal winners?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Hannah Taunton selected for Team GB at Para World Championships". Somerset County Gazette. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "Taunton runner named in Team GB Paralympics squad". Somerset County Gazette. 12 August 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "Paralympian runner Hannah Taunton places 5th for Team GB". Somerset County Gazette. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
External links
edit- Hannah Taunton at World Athletics
- Hannah Taunton at ParalympicsGB
- Hannah Taunton at the International Paralympic Committee
- Hannah Taunton at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
- Hannah Taunton at the IPC Tokyo 2020 website Archived 24 September 2021 at the Wayback Machine
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