Hannah MacDougall

Hannah MacDougall (born 31 July 1987) is an Australian Paralympic swimming, cycling and triathlon competitor.

Personal She was born on 31 July 1987 in Melbourne. In 2010, she completed a double degree in the Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science/Bachelor of Commerce – Sport Management at Deakin University. In 2017, she completed a PhD at La Trobe University focusing on athlete well-being, as well as working part-time as an Athlete Career and Education advisor at the Victorian Institute of Sport. She is a Red Dust role model.

Macdougall's stated that: Participating in sport has been an extremely empowering experience for me; it has allowed me to increase my confidence, strengthen my social support networks, and provided meaning to my life. She credits Don Elgin as providing guidance and mentoring during her Paralympic career. She won a bronze medal at the 2004 Athens Games in the Women's 4 × 100 m Medley 34 pts event. At the 2006 IPC Swimming World Championships, she was a finalist in Women's 100m Backstroke s10. She competed at the 2008 Beijing Games but did not win any medals. After only three weeks of training, she won two gold medals at the Victorian Championships and four weeks later won two silver medals at the Australian Para Road Cycling Championships in the Women's Time Trial and Road Race.

At the 2017 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, she finished fourth in the Women's Time Trial C4 and fifth in the Women's Road Race C4-5. She won silver medals in the Women's Time Trial C4 and Women's Road Race C4 at 2018 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, Maniago, Italy.

At the 2019 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, Emmen, Netherlands, she finished fourth in the Women's Time Trial C4 and fifth in the Women's Road Race C4.

Triathlon Macdougall is classified as a PTS4 triathlete. In 2022, she won the Oceania Championships in the Women's PTS4 and won her first World Cup in 2023 at Málaga. At the 2025 World Triathlon Para Championships in Wollongong, she won the bronze medal in the Wiomen's PTS4.

Recognition Co-captain of the Australian Paralympic Swim Team for both the 2006 IPC Swimming World Championships, and 2008 Beijing Games In November 2017, she was awarded the Victorian Institute of Sport Sarah Tait Spirit Award. In 2026, awarded with Tara Neyland the Elite Sportsperson of the Year at the Victorian Disability Sport & Recreation Awards.

External Hannah Macdougall Motivational Website World Triathlon Results