On 27 February 2007, Tanni Grey-Thompson announced her pending retirement, with her last appearance for Great Britain at May's Paralympic World Cup in Manchester.
17 Facts About Tanni Grey-Thompson
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Tanni Grey-Thompson was the first female wheelchair user in the world to present on television on BBC2's ground-breaking series for disabled people From the Edge.
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Tanni Grey-Thompson has presented BBC Wales X-ray, Big Welsh Challenge, Land of our Mothers, and worked for BBC Radio Wales, Five Live, and Radio Cleveland.
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Tanni Grey-Thompson was a key member of the BBC commentary team at the Beijing Paralympics 2008, and of subsequent Paralympics.
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Tanni Grey-Thompson sat on the board of the London Marathon, the board of Transport for London and currently sits on the London Legacy Development Corporation.
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Tanni Grey-Thompson is President of Sportsleaders UK, a UNICEF Ambassador, academy member of the Laureus World Sport Academy and a Council member for the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust.
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In July 2011, Tanni Grey-Thompson was announced as the President of the Leadership 20:20 Commission, the commission on the future leadership of Civil Society.
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Tanni Grey-Thompson launched the commission's recommendations in Parliament on 14 December 2011.
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Tanni Grey-Thompson has been the Chancellor of Northumbria University since July 2015.
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In December 2021, Tanni Grey-Thompson was appointed as Chair of the North of Tyne Combined Authority's Inclusive Economy Board.
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On 23 March 2010, Tanni Grey-Thompson was created a life peer on the recommendation of the House of Lords Appointments Commission.
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Tanni Grey-Thompson was named the BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year three times; in 1992,2000 and 2004.
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Tanni Grey-Thompson received a Lifetime Achievement Award and another Honorary Doctorate from the University of East London in May 2011, at the university's annual Sports Award evening held at West Ham United's Upton Park stadium.
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Tanni Grey-Thompson was christened Carys Davina Grey, but her sister Sian, who is two years older than Tanni, referred to her as "tiny" when she first saw her, pronouncing it "tanni"; the nickname stuck.
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Tanni Grey-Thompson graduated from Loughborough University in 1991 with a BA degree in Politics and Social Administration.
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Tanni Grey-Thompson is married to Ian Thompson, a research chemist and former wheelchair athlete.
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Tanni Grey-Thompson's autobiography Seize the Day was published by Hodder and Stoughton in 2001.