Tanni Grey-Thompson

The Right Honourable The Baroness Grey-Thompson DBE DL
Grey-Thompson at the 2005 London Marathon
Member of the House of Lords
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 March 2010
Personal details
Born	Carys Davina Grey (1969-07-26) 26 July 1969 (age 47) Cardiff, Wales, UK
Citizenship	UK
Nationality	Welsh
Political party	Crossbench
Spouse(s)	Ian Thompson (1999-present)
Children	1 daughter
Alma mater	Loughborough University
Occupation	Politician; athlete; TV personality
Website	tanni.co.uk
Nickname(s)	Tanni Grey-Thompson
Sports career
Country	Great Britain  Wales
Sport	Wheelchair racing
Disability	Spina bifida
Disability class	T53
Retired	2007
Now coaching	Jade Jones
Medal record Representing  Great Britain Women's athletics Paralympic Games 1992 Barcelona 100 m 1992 Barcelona 200 m 1992 Barcelona 400 m 1992 Barcelona 800 m 1996 Atlanta 800 m 2000 Sydney 100 m 2000 Sydney 200 m 2000 Sydney 400 m 2000 Sydney 800 m 2004 Athens 100 m 2004 Athens 400 m 1992 Barcelona 4 x 100 m 1996 Atlanta 100 m 1996 Atlanta 200 m 1996 Atlanta 400 m 1988 Seoul 400 m World Championships 1998 Birmingham 200m 2006 Assen 200m 1998 Birmingham 400m 1998 Birmingham 800m 2006 Assen 800m 2006 Assen 400m

Carys Davina "Tanni" Grey-Thompson, Baroness Grey-Thompson, DBE, DL (born 26 July 1969) is a British former wheelchair racer, a parliamentarian and a television presenter.

Grey-Thompson was born with spina bifida and is a wheelchair user. She is one of the most successful disabled athletes in the UK. She graduated from Loughborough University in 1991 with a BA (Hons) degree in Politics and Social Administration.

She was christened Carys Davina Grey, but her sister referred to her as "tiny" when she first saw her, pronouncing it "tanni"; the nickname stuck.

Her autobiography Seize the Day was published by Hodder and Stoughton in 2001.

Grey-Thompson's Paralympic career started in the 100m at the Junior National Games for Wales in 1984.

Her international career began 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.