Christopher "Chris" Alexander Hallam, Administration Member of the Order of the British Empire was a Welsh Paralympian and wheelchair athlete.
Education
He attended Llantarnam School, where he became a competitive swimmer, with aspirations of competing for Wales. He later studied for his undergraduate and Master of Business Administration degrees at the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff.
Career
Born in Derbyshire, Hallam was raised in Cwmbran, South Wales. A motorcycle accident at age 17 (en route to a training session) resulted in his becoming a wheelchair user. After rehabilitation he spent some time living and traveling in South Africa, before returning to the United Kingdom and becoming involved in wheelchair sport.
In 2002 he became a Winston Churchill Fellow writing his report on the access of disabled people to specialist training equipment and gyms.
Although a successful kidney transplant in 1996 (with a living donation from his father), in latter years he experienced ill health. He was diagnosed with lymphoma in 2011 and received chemotherapy treatment.
During his career he held world records in the 100m and 200m. (1985: 21953, and 1987: 20834)
As an administrator he organised several National events, and was Chairman of the British Wheelchair Racing Association from 1990-1992.