Brad Hall (bobsledder)

British bobsledder (born 1990)

Brad Hall
Brad Hall in 2021
Personal information
Full nameBradley Hall
NationalityBritish
Born (1990-11-16) 16 November 1990 (age 35)
Chichester, Great Britain
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+12 in)
Weight98 kg (216 lb)
Sport
SportBobsleigh
Medal record
Men's bobsleigh
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 St. Moritz Four-man
Bronze medal – third place 2025 Lake Placid Four-man
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Altenberg Four-man
Bronze medal – third place 2025 Lillehammer Two-man
Bronze medal – third place 2025 Lillehammer Four-man
Bronze medal – third place 2026 St. Moritz Two-man

Bradley Hall (born 16 November 1990) is a British bobsledder. He competed in the two-man event and the four-man event at both the 2018 Winter Olympics[1] and the 2022 Winter Olympics. In 2023, he became a European champion in the four-man format.

Early life

Hall took up sports after getting into trouble at school. He played rugby and athletics and took up winter sports following his participation in a UK Sport talent identification scheme called Power to Podium while he was at university. He initially tried skeleton but later attended trials for the bobsleigh team.[2]

Career

In November 2017, Hall was a member of the four-man team who won a bronze medal in the 2017-18 World Cup event in Park City.[3] At the 2018 Winter Olympics, Hall finished 17th in the four-man event and 12th in the two-man event.[4]

After Great Britain's bobsleigh squad failed to challenge for medals in the bobsleigh at the 2018 Winter Olympics, UK Sport ended it's funding for the sport. Hall chose to launch a crowd fundraiser in February 2019 to raise £6000 for racing equipment.[5]

In the 2019-20 World Cup, Hall finished in second place with Greg Cackett in the two-man race at Igls. This was the first time that a British bobsleigh team had won a medal in the two-man format in the history of the competition.[6] His joint fourth in the two-man World Championships in Whistler in 2019 was the best British result in the competition for over 50 years.[7]

In December 2022, Hall led Great Britain to gold in the four-man event at the World Cup meeting in Lake Placid. He had recorded 13 career podium finishes in World Cups but this was his first gold.[8] In January 2023, he also won a silver medal with Taylor Lawrence in the two-man event at Altenberg.[9] The following day, Hall's British team won a gold medal in the four-man event.[10] Later that month, Hall led Great Britain to their first ever European title in the four-man event. Racing alongside Arran Gulliver, Greg Cackett and Taylor Lawrence, the quartet beat Germany by 0.09 seconds in Altenberg.[11] At the 2023 World Championships in St Moritz, he piloted the British team to a silver medal which they jointly shared with Latvia. It was Great Britain's first medal in the four-man bobsleigh in a World Championships for 84 years.[12]

In January 2025, Hall helped Great Britain win two gold medals in the four-man at the World Cup meetings in Winterberg (the first occasion since 2012 that a German team had failed to win a World Cup event at the venue)[13] and St Moritz.[14] In February, Hall won a bronze medal in both the two-man[15] and four-man events in the World Cup meeting in Lillehammer.[16] In March, he led Great Britain to a bronze medal in the World Championships at Lake Placid in the four-man event.[17]

In January 2026, Hall won a bronze medal in the two-man event at the World Cup meeting in St Moritz. The event also doubled up as the European Championships.[18]

Career results

Olympic Games

Event Two-man Four-man
Representing  Great Britain
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang 12th 17th
China 2022 Beijing 11th 6th

World Championships

Event Two-man Four-man
Representing  Great Britain
Austria 2016 Innsbruck 17th 11th *
Germany 2017 Königssee 28th DNF **
Canada 2019 Whistler 4th 13th
Germany 2020 Altenberg 16th 7th
Germany 2021 Altenberg 11th DNF ***
Switzerland 2023 St. Moritz 5th 2nd
Germany 2024 Winterberg 4th 6th
United States 2025 Lake Placid 6th 3rd

* as a brakeman

** crash at the second run

*** DNS at the third run

Bobsleigh World Cup

Two-man

Season Place Points 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
2014–15 34th 119 Lake Placid
Calgary
Altenberg
Königssee
St. Moritz
La Plagne
19
Innsbruck
24
Sochi
2015–16 22nd 268 Altenberg
Winterberg
Königssee 1
20
Lake Placid
Whistler 1
Whistler 2
St. Moritz
18
Königssee 2
13
2016–17 32nd 151 Whistler
Lake Placid
Altenberg
Winterberg
St. Moritz
Königssee
27
Innsbruck
24
Pyeongchang
19
2017–18 19th 617 Lake Placid 1
19
Lake Placid 2
DNF
Whistler
13
Winterberg
24
Innsbruck
19
Altenberg
14
St. Moritz
18
Königssee
14
2018–19 19th 592 Sigulda 1
Sigulda 2
Altenberg
15
Königssee
9
Innsbruck
8
St. Moritz
6
Lake Placid
Calgary
2019–20 8th 1050 Lake Placid 1
Lake Placid 2
La Plagne
4
Innsbruck
2
Königssee
6
St. Moritz
8
Sigulda 1
5
Sigulda 2
12
2020–21 12th 1296 Sigulda 1
Sigulda 2
Sigulda 3
Sigulda 4
Innsbruck 1
7
Innsbruck 2
6
Innsbruck 3
12
Innsbruck 4
8
Winterberg
7
St. Moritz
10
Königssee
5
Innsbruck 5
7
2021–22 5th 1444 Innsbruck 1
3
Innsbruck 2
5
Altenberg 1
11
Altenberg 2
9
Sigulda 1
2
Sigulda 2
2
Winterberg
6
St. Moritz
6
2022–23 3rd 1582 Whistler
2
Park City
2
Lake Placid
5
Winterberg
3
Altenberg 1
2
Altenberg 2
4
Sigulda 1
5
Sigulda 2
4
2023–24 14th 632 Yanqing
La Plagne
Innsbruck
11
St. Moritz
9
Lillehammer
6
Sigulda
7
Altenberg
Lake Placid
2024–25 2nd 1538 Altenberg
3
Sigulda 1
4
Sigulda 2
2
Winterberg
4
St. Moritz
6
Innsbruck
5
Lillehammer 1
3
Lillehammer 2
5
2025–26 8th 872 Cortina d'Ampezzo
6
Innsbruck
17
Sigulda 1
12
Sigulda 2
7
Winterberg
14
St. Moritz
3
Altenberg
 
N/a

Four-man

Season Place Points 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
2016–17 21st 368 Whistler
Lake Placid
Altenberg
Winterberg
St. Moritz
Königssee
12
Innsbruck-Igls
18
Pyeongchang
8
2017–18 12th 952 Park City 1
22
Park City 2
3
Whistler
9
Winterberg
13
Innsbruck-Igls
13
Altenberg
15
St. Moritz
10
Königssee
22
2018–19 14th 610 Winterberg 1
15
Winterberg 2
17
Altenberg
13
Königssee
19
Innsbruck-Igls
14
St. Moritz
14
Lake Placid
Calgary
2019–20 13th 728 Lake Placid 1
Lake Placid 2
Winterberg 1
9
Winterberg 2
10
La Plagne
8
Innsbruck-Igls
12
Königssee
10
St. Moritz
DNS
2020–21 17th 328 Winterberg
DNS
St. Moritz
DNS
Königssee
7
Innsbruck-Igls
8
N/a
2021–22 4th 1430 Innsbruck-Igls 1
2
Innsbruck-Igls 2
11
Altenberg 1
9
Winterberg 1
5
Winterberg 2
2
Altenberg 2
7
Winterberg 3
2
St. Moritz
8
2022–23 2nd 1707 Whistler
2
Park City
4
Lake Placid
1
Winterberg
2
Altenberg 1
1
Altenberg 2
1
Innsbruck-Igls 1
2
Innsbruck-Igls 2
2
2023–24 13th 552 Yanqing 1
Yanqing 2
La Plagne
Innsbruck-Igls
6
St. Moritz
6
Lillehammer
3
Altenberg
Lake Placid
2024–25 3rd 1444 Altenberg
5
Winterberg
1
St. Moritz 1
3
Innsbruck-Igls
2
St. Moritz 2
1
St. Moritz 3
 
Lillehammer 1
3
Lillehammer 2
3
2025–26 5th 1032 Cortina d'Ampezzo
6
Innsbruck
10
Lillehammer 1
6
Lillehammer 2
5
Winterberg
4
St. Moritz
8
Altenberg
 
N/a

References

  1. ^ "Brad Hall". Pyeongchang 2018. Archived from the original on 20 April 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  2. ^ Coombes, Lewis (7 February 2025). "Bobsleigh Brad - the man behind the mask". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  3. ^ Hope, Nick (19 November 2017). "Bobsleigh World Cup: Great Britain win bronze for first podium since 2013". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  4. ^ El-Shaboury, Yara (7 August 2025). "British bobsleigh's Brad Hall: 'Winning medals without sacrifice doesn't mean anything'". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  5. ^ Hope, Nick (15 February 2015). "Brad Hall: Bobsleigh pilot launches crowdfunding appeal to raise money to hire a sled". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  6. ^ "British bobsleigh duo Bradley Hall and Greg Cackett claim first World Cup silver". BBC Sport. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  7. ^ "Brad Hall - BBSA".
  8. ^ "Lake Placid World Cup: Great Britain's Team Hall win first four-man bobsleigh gold". BBC Sport. 18 December 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  9. ^ "Bobsleigh World Cup: Britain's Brad Hall & Taylor Lawrence win silver in Altenberg". BBC Sport. 14 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  10. ^ "Bobsleigh World Cup: British four-man team win at Altenberg for second gold in three races". BBC Sport. 15 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  11. ^ "GB win first European bobsleigh gold with victory in four-man event". BBC Sport. 22 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  12. ^ "IBSF World Championships 2023: Great Britain win joint silver in four-man bobsleigh". BBC Sport. 5 February 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  13. ^ Colman, Jonty (5 January 2025). "GB win gold at Bobsleigh World Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  14. ^ "GB four win bobsleigh World Cup gold in St Moritz". BBC Sport. 25 January 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  15. ^ "Hall leads GB to World Cup two-man bobsleigh bronze". BBC Sport. 15 February 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  16. ^ "GB win two more Bobsleigh World Cup bronzes". BBC Sport. 16 February 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  17. ^ "GB clinch bobsleigh bronze at World Championships". BBC Sport. 15 March 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  18. ^ "Lochner crowns 25th 2-man Bob World Cup victory with European Championship gold". IBSF. 10 January 2026. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
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