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Hannah Russell

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Hannah Russell, born on 5 August 1996, is a British Paralympic swimmer who competes in S12 classification events. In 2012 she became British S12 champion in the 100 metre backstroke and qualified for the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games, where she won a silver in the 400 metre freestyle and a bronze in the 100 metre butterfly. At the 2016 Summer Paralympic Games she won the gold medal in the 100 metre backstroke, earning a world record, and her article notes that this gold came on the day of her eighteenth birthday.

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Birth Year
1996 1
Gender
Female 1
Medals or Titles Band
1 1
Gold Medals
1 1
Classification
Competition Category
Para or Adaptive 1
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Hannah Russell (born 5 August 1996) is a British Paralympic swimmer competing in S12 classification events.
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    (born 5 August 1996)
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    In 2012, she became British S12 champion in the 100m backstroke and qualified for the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games where she won a silver in the 400m freestyle and a bronze in the 100m
  • Lead, competition category
    Hannah Russell (born 5 August 1996) is a British Paralympic swimmer competing in S12 classification events.
  • Lead, gold medals
    In the 2016 Summer Paralympic Games, she won the gold medal in the 100m backstroke with the time of 1:06:06 earning her the World Record.
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