Tanni
is
Britain’s
best-known
Paralympic
athlete,
having
performed
at
world-class
level
for
the
past
fourteen
years,
in
distances
ranging
from
100m
to
the
marathon.
Tanni’s
career
has
taken
her
around
the
world
to
every
major
international
event.
Her
13
Paralympic
medals,
six
gold
medals
in
the
London
Marathon
and
her
comprehensive
set
of
British
and
World
Records
make
her
achievements
second
to
none
in
the
disability
sport
arena.
Tanni
has
received
numerous
accolades
and
awards
in
recognition
of
her
Paralympic
and
sporting
achievements,
awarded
third
place
in
the
BBC
Sports
Personality
of
the
Year
2000,
becoming
BBC
Wales
Sports
Personality
of
the
Year
and
’Welsh
Woman
of
the
Year’.
The
year
2000
culminated
in
Tanni
being
decorated
with
the
OBE
in
the
Millennium
New
Years
Honours
List
in
honour
of
her
services
to
sport.
