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Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, DDE, DL is one of the most recognizable faces in British sport. Born with spina bifida, Grey-Thompson has always been a wheelchair user. Following an exceptional career studded with gold medals and world records, Grey-Thompson enjoyed a successful career in television presenting and remains an influential and iconic figure in in the sporting world. Tanni-Grey Thompson is an inspirational speaker who can be booked through talent agency MN2S.
Grey-Thompson began her athletic career in the Junior National Games for Wales in 1984, dabbling in wheelchair basketball in addition to wheelchair racing. Four years later she was competing in the latter event at her first international event, the 1988 Paralympics in Seoul, South Korea. It was at this major championship that Grey-Thompson won a bronze medal for the 400m event. The Paralympic tournaments that would follow her international debut were a testament to Grey-Thompson’s outstanding skill and she dominated many events.
At the 1992 Barcelona Paralympic Games she won an incredible four gold medals, in the 100m, the 200m, the 400m and the 800m. She took home four gold medals once again (in the same four events) at the 2000 Sydney Paralympic Games. Her final Paralympic appearance was at the 2004 Games in Athens, and she once more took to the podium, winning gold in the 100m and 400m events for wheelchair racing. At the close of her Paralympic career, Grey-Thompson was left not only with an awe inspiring 16 medals, 11 of which are gold but also 13 World Championship medals. Grey-Thompson also managed to hold over 30 world records during her career and won the London Marathon a total of six times over the course of a decade.
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Grey-Thompson began her athletic career in the Junior National Games for Wales in 1984, dabbling in wheelchair basketball in addition to wheelchair racing. Four years later she was competing in the latter event at her first international event, the 1988 Paralympics in Seoul, South Korea. It was at this major championship that Grey-Thompson won a bronze medal for the 400m event. The Paralympic tournaments that would follow her international debut were a testament to Grey-Thompson’s outstanding skill and she dominated many events.
At the 1992 Barcelona Paralympic Games she won an incredible four gold medals, in the 100m, the 200m, the 400m and the 800m. She took home four gold medals once again (in the same four events) at the 2000 Sydney Paralympic Games. Her final Paralympic appearance was at the 2004 Games in Athens, and she once more took to the podium, winning gold in the 100m and 400m events for wheelchair racing. At the close of her Paralympic career, Grey-Thompson was left not only with an awe inspiring 16 medals, 11 of which are gold but also 13 World Championship medals. Grey-Thompson also managed to hold over 30 world records during her career and won the London Marathon a total of six times over the course of a decade.
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