Awards & Winners

Tanni Grey-Thompson

Date of Birth 26-July-1969
Place of Birth Cardiff
(Wales, United Kingdom, South Glamorgan, Glamorgan, South Wales, Brecon Beacons, United Kingdom, with Dependencies and Territories)
Nationality Wales
Profession Athlete, Track and field athlete, Politician
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.

Awards by Tanni Grey-Thompson

Check all the awards nominated and won by Tanni Grey-Thompson.

2000


BBC Sports Personality of the Year Helen Rollason Award

Nominations 2000 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award