Tanni grey-thompson family
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Tanni Grey-Thompson
Welsh wheelchair racer and parliamentarian (born 1969)
Carys Davina Grey-Thompson, Baroness Grey-Thompson,[2] (née Grey; born 26 July 1969), known as Tanni Grey-Thompson, is a Welsh life peeress, 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.[3] She followed this up by winning the National Junior title in her last year as a junior. [4]
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.[5] In total in her Paralympic career she won 16 medals (11 gold, four silver and a bronze)[5] and also 13 World Championship medals (six gold, five silver and two bronze).
On 27 February 2007,
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Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson DBE
A BLOG POST FROM BARONESS TANNI-GREY THOMPSON DBE:
07/03/2018
I was born with spina bifida, and have been a wheelchair user since I was a young child. One thing that has always surprised me is how many people throughout my life have thought that it was sad that I am a wheelchair user. Like everyone, I have had ups and downs in my personal and professional life, and while I value them, it is disappointing when others don’t. If it were not for my disability, I would not be the person I am today.
Disability-related issues are the subject on which I receive by far the most correspondence. It is a personal and highly emotive topic. How those around us respond to its challenges, the support we receive, and how the law protects us, are crucial. Sometimes, the influence that society has on a disabled person can be profoundly negative: a prejudicial attitude, an underhand comment, a patronising smile. What disabled people need is an accessible society, integration, and acceptance of who they are.
Sport is just one way of doing that. In my case, I w
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Biography
Tanni & Ian
Tanni Grey and Ian Thompson met in 1987 as members of the national wheelchair racing squad.
They married on 1st May 1999 at St John’s Church, Cardiff. Dame Tanni says, “The national championships are always the first week in May so we thought it would help us both remember our wedding anniversary!”.
At work, Dr. Ian Thompson applies his PhD in Chemistry to the development of components for lubricants used in compressors, ‘green’ lubricants and the development of high performance engine oils. At home he is one of the most laid back chaps you are likely to meet. He spends much of his time helping Dame Tanni with the technical aspects of her training and looking after daughter Carys.
The Grey-Thompsons live on the North East coast where they enjoy regular trips to the sea-side for walks and to indulge in their favourite food - ‘Redcar fish and chips’.
Tanni and Ian have identical tattoos on the top of their right feet; the words ‘EXPIRED’ and then ‘--/--/--’. which are the spaces for the
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