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Tanni Grey Thompson

About Tanni Grey-Thompson


After competing in five Paralympic Games and winning 16 medals, including 11 golds, Beijing will be my first Games in the commentary box.

I made my Paralympic debut in Seoul in 1988, winning a bronze, but I enjoyed gold medal success in Barcelona, Atlanta, Sydney and Athens.

I retired after the 2007 Paralympic World Cup in Manchester and am looking forward to eating ice-cream in Beijing, rather than competing!

Myself and my husband Ian have identical tattoos on the top of our right feet; the word 'EXPIRED' and then '--/--/--', which are the spaces for the coroner to fill in the date with a pen...

Tanni Grey-Thompson is a BBC summariser and Paralympic gold-medal winning athlete. Our FAQs should answer any questions you have.


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