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Adam James Hall (born 9 October 1987) is a New Zealand
Hall competed for New Zealand at the 2006 Winter Paralympics, where he placed 41st in the men's downhill event, 43rd in the men's giant slalom and 50th in the men's super-G, standing
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* 1987 births Living people New Zealand male alpine skiers Alpine skiers at the 2010 Winter Paralympics Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit Paralympic gold medalists for New Zealand Paralympic bronze medalists for New Zealand Sportspeople from Dunedin Medalists at the 2010 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2018 Winter Paralympics People educated at Taieri College Alpine skiers at the 2006 Winter Paralympics Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Paralympics Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Paralympics Paralympic alpine skiers for New Zealand Paralympic medalists in alpine skiing Medalists at the 2022 Winter Paralympics Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Paralympics People with spina bifida {{NewZealand-Paralympic-medalist-stub
alpine skier
Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether for ...
and double Paralympic
The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaire ...
gold medalist.
Life
Hall was born inDunedin
Dunedin ( ; mi, Ōtepoti) is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand (after Christchurch), and the principal city of the Otago region. Its name comes from , the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Th ...
on 9 October 1987 to Lindsay Hall, a dairy farmer, and Gayle Hall, née Paterson, an obstetric nurse. He was diagnosed with spina bifida.
Hall competed for New Zealand at the 2006 Winter Paralympics, where he placed 41st in the men's downhill event, 43rd in the men's giant slalom and 50th in the men's super-G, standing
At the 2010 Winter Paralympics
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, nations = 44
, athletes = 506
, events = 64 in 5 sports
, opening = 12 March
, closing = 21 March
, opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean
, cauldron = Zach Beaumont
, stadium = BC Place
, winter_pr ...
, Hall won a gold medal in the men's slalom event, standing. He placed 8th in the men's super combined and 7th in the men's super-G, standing.
At the 2018 Winter Paralympics
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, nations = 49
, athletes = 569
, events = 80 in 6 sports
, opening = 9 March
, closing = 18 March
, opened_by = President Moon Jae-in
, cauldron = Kim Eun-jung Seo Soon-seok
, stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic ...
, Hall again won a gold medal in the men's slalom event, standing, and also won a bronze medal in the super combined standing. He was also named as a co-recipient of the 2018 Whang Youn Dai Achievement Award
The Whang Youn Dai Achievement Award is named after South Korean Dr. Whang Youn Dai, who contracted polio at the age of three. She devoted her life to the development of paralympic sport in Korea and around the world. At the 1988 Paralympic Summe ...
.
In 2022, he won the silver medal in the men's standing slalom event at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships held in Lillehammer, Norway.
Hall was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit
The New Zealand Order of Merit is an order of merit in the New Zealand royal honours system. It was established by royal warrant on 30 May 1996 by Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand, "for those persons who in any field of endeavour, have ren ...
in the 2011 Queen's Birthday Honours, for services to sport.
References
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* 1987 births Living people New Zealand male alpine skiers Alpine skiers at the 2010 Winter Paralympics Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit Paralympic gold medalists for New Zealand Paralympic bronze medalists for New Zealand Sportspeople from Dunedin Medalists at the 2010 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2018 Winter Paralympics People educated at Taieri College Alpine skiers at the 2006 Winter Paralympics Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Paralympics Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Paralympics Paralympic alpine skiers for New Zealand Paralympic medalists in alpine skiing Medalists at the 2022 Winter Paralympics Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Paralympics People with spina bifida {{NewZealand-Paralympic-medalist-stub