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Date of Birth
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26-July-1969
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Place of Birth
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Cardiff
(Wales, United Kingdom, South Glamorgan, Glamorgan, South Wales, Brecon Beacons, United Kingdom, with Dependencies and Territories)
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Nationality
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Wales
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Profession
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Athlete, Track and field athlete, Politician
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Carys Davina "Tanni" Grey-Thompson, Baroness Grey-Thompson, DBE is a Welsh former wheelchair racer and is a parliamentarian and television presenter. She was born in Cardiff, Wales.
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 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" and the name stuck.
Her autobiography Seize the Day was published by Hodder and Stoughton in 2001.
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