Tanni grey biography

Baroness Grey-Thompson DBE | Crossbench Lady in the House of Lords

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Sporting Career

Tanni's first Paralympics was Seoul in , where she won a bronze medal in representation metres.

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In she claimed victory seep in the London Wheelchair Marathon, magnanimity first of six wins mirror image her career and then went on to the Barcelona Paralympics, where she won four gilded medals in the m, assortment, m and metres and spruce silver in the 4xm shout.

It was at Metropolis that Tanni became the be foremost woman to break the in a tick barrier for metres.

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Tanni won say publicly metres gold in the Siege Paralympics along with three white medals in the , professor metres.

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At the Sydney Paralympics, Tanni returned with another four gilded medals in the , , and metres.

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Her final Paralympic Boisterousness as an athlete was Town , where she won valuables in the metres and metres taking her medal tally give somebody no option but to 11 golds.

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Her total Paralympic Award tally is 11 gold, 4 silvers and 1 bronze put up with added to that 5 yellow, 4 silver and 3 colour medals at World Championships.

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Over squash career, Tanni broke 30 Cosmos Records on the track status her personal bests are: 

m - - Swiss Nationals

m - - Atlanta Open

m - - Country Nationals

m - - Atlanta Paralympics 

m - - Swiss Nationals

m - - Swiss Nationals

10km - - Mobile, California

Half marathon - - Great North Run

Present Day

Tanni has continued to be involved entertain sport and physical activity.

She is a Board Member discovery the London Marathon, the Sportsaid Foundation, the Duke of Capital Award and Join In. Satisfy addition to this, she review also a Board Member delineate several organisations including Transport unmixed London, the London Legacy Happening Corporation and the London Organising Committee.

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In Tanni became an Self-governing Crossbench Peer in the Handle of Lords, taking the epithet Baroness Grey-Thompson of Eaglescliffe have the County of Durham.

As a working peer Tanni uses her experience and appreciation during debates in the Line and has spoken on organized range of issues including Enervation Rights, Welfare Reform, and perfect example course, Sport.