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}} }} Carys Davina "Tanni" Grey-Thompson, Baroness Grey-Thompson, DBE, DL (born 26 July 1969) is a former British wheelchair racer, a parliamentarian and a television presenter. Grey-Thompson was born with spina bifida and is a wheelchair user. She is considered to be 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.〔(Paralympian Tanni Grey-Thompson becomes people's peer ), BBC News, 29 March 2010〕 Her autobiography ''Seize the Day'' was published by Hodder and Stoughton in 2001. ==Athletic career== 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.〔(Grey Thompson confirms retirement ), BBC Sport, 28 February 2007〕 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. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tanni Grey-Thompson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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