Corrine Hall

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Corrine Hall
OBE
Personal information
Birth nameCorrine Claire Hall [1]
NationalityBritish
Born (1991-02-20) 20 February 1991 (age 33)
Sport
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Sport Cycling
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Women's Para-cycling
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Ind. pursuit B
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Road time trial B
Track World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Los Angeles Tandem B Pursuit
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2017 Los AngelesTandem B Kilo
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2017 Los AngelesTandem B Match Sprint
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Rio de Janeiro Tandem B team sprint
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Montichiari Tandem B Pursuit
Road World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Baie-Comeau Tandem B Time Trial
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Greenville Tandem B Road Race
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Baie-Comeau Tandem B Road Race
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Greenville Tandem B Time Trial
Updated on 31 December 2016

Corrine Claire Hall, OBE (born 20 February 1991) is an English cyclist. She represented Great Britain in the 2016 Rio Paralympics as a sighted pilot for British cycling Paralympian, Lora Fachie with whom she was paired in 2013. [2]

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Early life and education

Hall is from from Mitcham, South London. [3] She attended Esher College. She went on to study Sports Science at St Mary's University, Twickenham. [4]

2016 Summer Paralympics

On 11 September 2016, Hall and Fachie won a gold medal in Rio de Janeiro at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, in the Women's individual pursuit B. [5]

Hall was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours and Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2022 Birthday Honours for services to cycling. [6]

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