Tanni Grey-Thompson has performed at world-class level for the past thirteen years, in distances ranging from 100m to the marathon. Her 13 Paralympic medals, eight medal placings in the London Marathon and her comprehensive set of British and World Records make her achievements second to none in the disability sport arena. Here she talks candidly about her early life and ambitions, before offering a colourful account of her success in the four Paralympic Games in which she has been involved. Tanni talks incisively about disability sporting issues and reveals how she set about becoming a world-class athlete.
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Höhe: 159 mm
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978-0-340-81971-5 (9780340819715)
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Tanni Grey-Thompson was born in Cardiff in 1969. Having graduated in politics, she went on to become a full-time athlete. Tanni is a respected authority on disability sporting issues and a regular broadcast journalist. She has been awarded an MBE and an OBE, is married, and lives in Birmingham.
