Tanni Grey-Thompson is a Welsh former Paralympic wheelchair racer who won sixteen Paralympic medals, eleven of them gold, across five Games from 1988 to 2004, and set numerous world records over middle distances. After retiring from competition she became a member of the British House of Lords and a prominent advocate for disability rights and sport.
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Career HighlightWon 16 Paralympic medals in wheelchair racing across her career: 11 gold, 4 silver and 1 bronze. 1 Classification
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July 26, 1969
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is a British life peer, television presenter and former wheelchair racer.
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In total in her Paralympic career she won 16 medals (11 gold, four silver and a bronze).
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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.
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Her fifth and last Paralympic Games were in Athens (2004) where she won two gold medals in wheelchair racing in the 100m and 400m.
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