Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson

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Properties (44)
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Poet
legislation
gptkbp:advocacy Disability rights
Sport for disabled people
gptkbp:awards Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
16 Paralympic medals
Member_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire_(MBE)
gptkbp:birthDate July 26, 1969
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Cardiff,_Wales
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:education gptkb:Loughborough_University
gptkbp:famousFor Public speaking
Television appearances
Advocacy for disability rights
Wheelchair racing
Paralympic success
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Tanni_Grey-Thompson
gptkbp:governedBy 2010
gptkbp:honorificPrefix Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_Wales
Honorary_Doctorate_from_Loughborough_University
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson
gptkbp:influences Sports policy
Youth sports programs
Athletes with disabilities
Paralympic movement
Public perception of disability
gptkbp:mediaAppearances gptkb:BBC_Sports_Personality_of_the_Year
gptkbp:notableEvent Awarded the Helen Rollason Award
Competed in five Paralympic Games
Set over 30 world records
First British woman to win 11 gold medals at the Paralympics
Named one of the 100 most influential women in the UK
Inducted_into_the_Welsh_Sports_Hall_of_Fame
Inducted_into_the_UK_Sports_Hall_of_Fame
gptkbp:notableGames 1 bronze medal
11 gold medals
4 silver medals
gptkbp:politicalParty Crossbench
gptkbp:residence gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:sport Athletics
gptkbp:sportsTeam 2000 Summer Paralympics
2004 Summer Paralympics
2008 Summer Paralympics
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Ian_Thompson