Tanni Grey-Thompson
Welsh wheelchair racer and parliamentarian (born 1969)
Carys Davina "Tanni" Grey-Thompson, Baroness Grey-Thompson, (née Grey; born 26 July 1969) is a British life peer, television presenter and former wheelchair racer.
Athletic career
Grey-Thompson started wheelchair racing at the age of 13 and made her Paralympic debut for Wales at 15, in the 100m at the Junior National Games in 1984. She followed this up by winning the National Junior title in her last year as a junior.
Her international career began at the age of 19 in 1988 in Seoul, where she won a bronze medal in the 400m. As a young athlete she also competed in wheelchair basketball. Her fifth and last Paralympic Games were in Athens (2004) where she won two gold medals in wheelchair racing in the 100m and 400m. In total in her Paralympic career she won 16 medals (11 gold, four silver and a bronze) and also 13 World Championship medals (six gold, five silver and two bronze).
On 27 February 2007, Grey-Thompson announced her pending retirement, with her last appearance for Great Britain at May's Paralympic World Cup in Manchester. Over her career, she won a total of 16 Paralympic medals, including 11 golds, held over 30 world records and won the London Marathon six times between 1992 and 2002.
Post-retirement
Career in television
In preparation for her retirement from the track in 2007, she expanded her television presenting career on BBC Wales and S4C, as well as BBC One.
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