Not only is Tanni Grey-Thompson Britain's most successful paralympic athlete in wheelchair racing, she is an esteemed ambassador for disabled athletes and was awarded the prestigious honour of a DBE in 2005.
At the 2000 Sydney Paralympic Games, Tanni added a brilliant four gold medals to those she accumulated in past Paralympics, winning the 800m, 400m, 200m and 100m. Overall, she has won 11 gold medals, 4 silvers and 1 bronze in four different Paralympics. Tanni also holds the world record in the T53 (the category in which she participates) for the 800m event.
Very engaging and open about her experiences. She had some very clear messages. Tanni was also very funny, and giving of her time
Leadership Foundation for Higher Education
Tanni's interest in athletics began when she was a youngster. At 15, she won the Junior National Games representing Wales in the 100m. Having performed at a world class level for over a decade, she has been a consistent medal winner in World Championships. She has won the London Marathon six times between 1992 and 2002.
Tanni is also highly regarded off the track, she was a key part of the BBC’s team of presenters for the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics, she has appeared on TV programmes such as “Question of Sport”, “This is Your Life” and “Onside”. Tanni is a respected authority on disability sporting issues and a regular television and radio broadcast journalist. She is also in the prestigious position of being a crossbench peer in the House of Lords.
She is an active member of Women Sports Foundation, UK Sports Council, Philip Lawrence Trust Award Panel and the National Disability Council. Tanni is also a Non-Executive Director of the BBC and Chancellor of Northumbria University. She was an active member of UK Athletics, encouraging British youth to take up sports.
Her incisive and well-informed views have made her a very popular conference speaker. Every year, thousands of people enjoy listening to Baroness Tanni speak on the topics of motivation, diversity, overcoming adversity and achievement.
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Interview
We interviewed Paralympian Tanni Grey-Thompson to hear about her speaking career.
What people said about Tanni Grey-Thompson
Tanni gave a real insight into what it takes to be a top athlete and to remain there for 16 years - an inspiration to all present.
Guinness
The presentation was outstanding. A talk that met the aims of the conference. The audience were completely engaged.
Jewish Schools Conference
An excellent key note presentation at the Towards World Class HR in the North West Conference. Thank you for your valuable contribution
NHS North West Conference
She was brilliantly human, funny and inspirational. Her content chimed well with the theme of our conference and was very well received
Leadership Foundation for Higher Education
Tanni is a natural and articulate speaker, using personal anecdotes to illustrate her points. Her message was inspirational
Defense Procurement Agency
Inspirational and motivational, Tanni provided a thought provoking insight into the issues of overcoming barriers on a daily basis.
National Housing Federation
A truly inspirational and excellent key note presentation at the Conference. Thank you for your valuable contribution.
NHS North West Conference
Dame Tanni’s presentation was outstanding. She delivered a talk that met the aims of the conference. The audience were completely engaged and hung on every word. The feedback was positive. They felt Tanni was an inspiration and felt that her comments about sport were easily transferable to education.
Jewish Schools Conference
She was simply excellent
Johnson’s Paint
All found her stories of her sports career both fascinating. Her desire to succeed was obvious and certainly something to think about!
Sainsbury’s. CEO
We’re over the moon. Tanni was absolutely fantastic.
Welsh Assembly
Just a note to say a big thank you to Dame Tanni for the event yesterday. We were delighted and as ever Dame Tanni was amazing!!!
Herbert Smith
Tanni was fabulous and everyone loved her
Coventry Transport Museum
Your contribution was absolutely perfect: friendly, personal, supremely well-judged and genuinely uplifting. Everybody enjoyed it.
University College School
Tanni was a terrific speaker. She was able to tailor her message and really make it applicable to the wider contex tof our conference.
Lloyds TSB Bank PLC