page_title: Tanni Grey-Thompson
hierarchical_section_title: Tanni Grey-Thompson
caption_attribution_description: English: Official portrait of Baroness Grey-Thompson
context_page_description: Carys Davina Grey-Thompson, Baroness Grey-Thompson, DBE, DL, known as Tanni Grey-Thompson, is a Welsh politician, television presenter and former wheelchair racer. Although christened Carys, her sister thought she was small for a baby and started calling her 'tiny' which after a few days became Tanni and what she has always been called.
  She has also been the Chancellor of Northumbria University since July 2015.
  Grey-Thompson was born with spina bifida and is a wheelchair user. She is one of the most successful disabled athletes in the UK. She graduated from Loughborough University in 1991 with a BA degree in Politics and Social Administration.
context_section_description: (Tanni) Carys Davina Grey-Thompson, Baroness Grey-Thompson, DBE, DL (born 26 July 1969), known as Tanni Grey-Thompson, is a Welsh  politician, television presenter and former wheelchair racer. Although christened Carys, her sister thought she was small for a baby and started calling her 'tiny' which after a few days became Tanni and what she has always been called.
  She has also been the Chancellor of Northumbria University since July 2015.
  Grey-Thompson was born with spina bifida and is a wheelchair user. She is one of the most successful disabled athletes in the UK. She graduated from Loughborough University in 1991 with a BA (Hons) degree in Politics and Social Administration.
caption: Grey-Thompson in 2018
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