Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson

Paralympic Legend with 11 Gold Medals, 6x London Marathon Winner, Disability Rights Advocate, Crossbench Life Peer in the House of Lords, Chair of ukactive & BBC Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient

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Seize The Day: My Autobiography

Seize The Day: My Autobiography

How to hire Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson

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Official Feedback from In-Person & Virtual Events

Feedback from In-Person Events:

"Tanni was an incredible speaker and extremely personable. Our clients have commented on how engaging the talk was and how it was almost like a conversation rather than a keynote speech. Thank you to Tanni." - Allen & Overy

"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 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

Tanni was great and her presentation very well received so overall a great result. Thank you to you and your team for helping make it happen. - Matt, MoD

"Please can you pass on our thanks to Tanni for joining us at our event at Hilton St Annes Manor last night. It was a pleasure to meet her and hear her inspirational journey. Feedback from delegates on the night was really good, and they were very engaged during the Q&As." —Suzanne, AICPA, CIMA

  • 2024 - Appointed Chair of Aviation Accessibility Task and Finish Group
  • 2020 - Chair of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award
  • 2019 - Advisor, EQUIDA
  • 2019 - Awarded BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award
  • 2015 - Chair, UKactive
  • 2015 - Trustee, The British Institute of Human Rights
  • 2013 - Board Trustee, SportsAid
  • 2010 - Made Crossbench Life Peer in the House of Lords
  • 2002 - Won her sixth London Marathon
  • 2000 - Secured 4 Gold Medals at the Sydney Paralympics
  • 1992-2002 - Held over 30 World Records in wheelchair racing
  • 1992 - Won her first London Marathon
  • 1991 - Earned BA (Hons) in Politics and Social Administration
  • 1988 - Made Paralympic debut at the Seoul Paralympics