Adam James Hall (born 9 October 1987) is a New Zealand
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 ...
and double
Paralympic
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gold medalist.
Life
Hall was born in
Dunedin
Dunedin ( ; ) is the second-most populous city in the South Island of New Zealand (after Christchurch), and the principal city of the Otago region. Its name comes from ("fort of Edin"), the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh, the capital of S ...
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
New Zealand participated in the ninth Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy.
New Zealand entered two athletes in the following sports:
*Alpine skiing: 2 male
Medalists
See also
*2006 Winter Paralympics
*New Zealand at the 2006 Winter Olympics
...
2010 Winter Paralympics
The 2010 Winter Paralympics (), or the tenth Paralympic Winter Games, were held in Vancouver and Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, from March 12 to 21, 2010. The opening ceremony took place in BC Place Stadium in Vancouver and the Closing ...
2018 Winter Paralympics
The 2018 Winter Paralympics (), the 12th Paralympic Winter Games, and also more generally known as the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games, were an international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the Internation ...
Whang Youn Dai Achievement Award
The Whang Youn Dai Achievement Award is named after South Korean Whang Youn Dai, 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 Su ...
.
In 2022, he won the silver medal in the men's standing slalom event at the
2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships
The 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships was an international disability sport competition held in Lillehammer, Norway from 8 to 23 January 2022. It was the inaugural edition of the World Para Snow Sports Championships with para-alpine skiin ...
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 ...