International Women's Day at the Foundry presents Tanni Grey-Thompson

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Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson joins us on International Women's Day to talk about how she has had to #BreaktheBias in her life and career.

RECORD-BREAKING PARALYMPIAN &amp; 16-TIME OLYMPIC MEDALLISTBaroness Tanni Grey-Thompson is one of the greatest Paralympian‘s to have represented Great Britain. Winning her first Paralympic medal in Seoul in 1988, Tanni has gone on to tally 11 gold, 4 silver and a bronze medal across five different games as well as breaking 30 track world records. She has begun to fulfil an impressive vocation as a motivational speaker, regularly speaking about peak performance, motivation and achievement. Tanni began using a wheelchair when she was just seven years of age, unfortunately suffering from the condition spina bifida.Tanni worked to overcome the adversity that life had dealt her, never letting her disability stop her from achieving greatness. She found her love for wheelchair racing when she was only a teenager, found through experimenting with a number of different sports. She began properly competing in wheelchair racing when she was only 13 years old, before joining the British squad when she was just 17 years old. Most recently Tanni has been awarded an esteemed accolade in reward for her achievements as an athlete. At the 2019 BBC Sports Personality Awards Tanni was victorious, claiming the Lifetime Achievement Award.This award is given to a special someone who has made a considerable impact on the world of sport during their career. Tanni has well and truly left an impact on the sporting industry, with her drive and determination to succeed being pivotal to every performance that she makes. An articulate and exceptionally gifted athlete, Grey-Thompson has increased her media commitments and she also formed part of the successful London 2012 Games coverage. A current member of parliament, Grey-Thompson has sat on the board for the London Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) and supported UK Sport in their endeavour.Her vast knowledge and understanding of the industry and demands are exceptional and help her to deliver clear, eloquent and exquisite speeches as an Olympic speaker. A role model to the wider audience due to her determination, tenacity to achieve and succeed, Tanni Grey-Thompson has proven herself to be a desirable Olympic speaker. Her attendance at after dinner events and conferences as a motivational speaker has proven popular, increasing her suitability and desirability by all due to her exceptional stories and intrinsically driven persona. Lucid as a sports speaker and an exceptional addition to all events and occasions, Tanni Grey-Thompson is a desirable after-dinner speaker.

ATHLETWR PARALYMPAIDD O FRI AC ENILLYDD 16 MEDAL OLYMPAIDDMae’r Farwnes Tanni Grey-Thompson yn un o’r athletwyr Paralympaidd gorau sydd wedi cynrychioli Prydain Fawr. Enillodd Tanni ei medal Baralympaidd gyntaf yn Seoul yn 1988, cyn mynd ymlaen i ennill 11 medal aur, 4 medal arian ac un fedal efydd ar draws pum gwahanol gemau yn ogystal â thorri 30 record trac y byd. Mae hi wedi dechrau gwireddu galwedigaeth lwyddiannus fel siaradwr ysgogol, ac yn siarad yn rheolaidd am berfformiad, cymhelliant a llwyddiant ar ei anterth. Dechreuodd Tanni ddefnyddio cadair olwyn pan oedd hi’n brin saith mlwydd oed, gan ei bod yn anffodus yn dioddef o’r cyflwr spina bifida.Mae’r Farwnes Tanni Grey-Thompson yn un o’r athletwyr Paralympaidd gorau sydd wedi cynrychioli Prydain Fawr. Enillodd Tanni ei medal Baralympaidd gyntaf yn Seoul yn 1988, cyn mynd ymlaen i ennill 11 medal aur, 4 medal arian ac un fedal efydd ar draws pum gwahanol gemau yn ogystal â thorri 30 record trac y byd. Mae hi wedi dechrau gwireddu galwedigaeth lwyddiannus fel siaradwr ysgogol, ac yn siarad yn rheolaidd am berfformiad, cymhelliant a llwyddiant ar ei anterth. Dechreuodd Tanni ddefnyddio cadair olwyn pan oedd hi’n brin saith mlwydd oed, gan ei bod yn anffodus yn dioddef o’r cyflwr spina bifida.Gweithiodd Tanni i oresgyn y trallod a wynebodd yn ei bywyd, ac ni chaniataodd erioed i’w hanabledd ei hatal rhag llwyddo. Darganfyddodd ei hangerdd at rasio cadeiriau olwyn pan oedd yn ei harddegau drwy arbrofi mewn amrywiaeth o wahanol chwaraeon. Dechreuodd gystadlu go iawn mewn cystadlaethau rasio cadeiriau olwyn pan oedd yn 13 mlwydd oed, cyn ymuno â’r garfan Brydeinig pan oedd yn 17 mlwydd oed. Yn fwyaf diweddar enillodd Tanni anrhydedd o fri fel gwobr am ei llwyddiannau fel athletwr. Yng Ngwobrau Personoliaeth Chwaraeon y BBC 2019 bu Tanni’n fuddugoliaethus, gan hawlio’r Wobr Cyflawniad Oes.Rhoddir y wobr hon i unigolyn arbennig sydd wedi gwneud gwahaniaeth amlwg i fyd chwaraeon yn ystod ei gyrfa. Mae Tanni wirioneddol wedi gadael ei marc ar y diwydiant chwaraeon, gyda’i chymhelliant a’i natur benderfynol i lwyddo yn ganolog ym mhob un o’i pherfformiadau. Yn athletwr huawdl ac yn hynod amryddawn, mae Grey-Thompson wedi cynyddu ei hymrwymiadau i’r cyfryngau a bu hefyd yn rhan o’r tîm gohebu yn y Gemau Olympaidd llwyddiannus yn Llundain yn 2012. Yn aelod presennol o’r senedd, mae Grey-Thompson wedi eistedd ar fwrdd Pwyllgor Trefnu Llundain ar gyfer y Gemau Olympaidd a Pharaolympaidd (LOCOG) ac wedi cefnogi ymdrechion UK Sport.Mae ei gwybodaeth helaeth am y diwydiant a’i ofynion, ynghyd â’i dealltwriaeth ohonynt, yn rhagorol ac yn ei chynorthwyo i gyflwyno areithiau clir, huawdl a chywrain fel siaradwr Olympaidd. Yn esiampl dda i’r gynulleidfa ehangach o ganlyniad i’w natur benderfynol a’i dycnwch i gyflawni a llwyddo, mae Tanni Grey-Thompson wedi arddangos ei hun i fod yn siaradwr Olympaidd sydd â galw mawr amdani. Mae ei phresenoldeb fel siaradwr ysgogol mewn digwyddiadau a chynadleddau yn boblogaidd iawn, ac wedi cynyddu ei haddasrwydd a’i dymunoldeb gan bawb oherwydd ei straeon rhagorol a’i phersona ysgogol cynhenid. Gan fod Tanni Grey-Thompson yn siaradwr chwaraeon mor groyw ac yn ychwanegiad perffaith i holl ddigwyddiadau ac achlysuron, mae’n boblogaidd iawn fel siaradwr gwadd.

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