Five-time Paralympic medallist Adam Hall is an established force on the world stage. The Dunedin-born ski champion thrives on a constant diet of winter, racing on the World Cup circuit alongside the very best Para athletes and coaches in the world.
Born with spina bifida, Adam calls himself lucky because he is mobile and able to walk. Adam began skiing at age six before moving to snowboarding aged nine. He admits to being a snowboarder at heart but switched back to Para alpine skiing in order to compete at the Torino 2006 Paralympic Winter Games.
At his second Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver 2010 he secured a stunning gold medal in the Men’s Slalom Standing. After a pair of fourth place finishes – in the Men’s Super Combined Standing and Men’s Super-G Standing – at Sochi 2014, Adam returned to the top of the podium at PyeongChang 2018 by regaining the Men’s Slalom Standing title. He also claimed bronze in the Men’s Super Combined Standing.
At his fifth Paralympic Games in Beijing 2022, Adam snared a pair of bronze medals in the Men’s Super Combined Standing and Men’s Slalom Standing.
At the 2018 PyeongChang Paralympic Winter Games Adam received the Whang Youn Dai Achievement Award, given to only two Paralympians who best embody the spirit of the Paralympic Movement. In 2011 Adam was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours, for services to sport. He was also named Para Athlete of the Year at the 2018 Halberg Awards. Adam officially received his ‘numbered’ Paralympic pin as part of The Celebration Project in Queenstown in September 2020.
