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Tanni Grey-Thompson, Kelly Holmes and Andy Murray

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Britain has had outstanding athletes in both Paralympic and Olympic sport. Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson is a wheelchair athlete who won 16 Paralympic medals, including many golds, and also won the London Marathon six times. Dame Kelly Holmes won two gold medals in running events at the 2004 Olympic Games.

In tennis, Andy Murray, a Scottish player, won Olympic gold in 2012 and became the first British man to win a Grand Slam singles title since 1936. So for this topic, link Tanni Grey-Thompson with wheelchair athletics, Dame Kelly Holmes with running gold at the 2004 Olympics, and Andy Murray with tennis.

Memory tip: Grey-Thompson (Paralympic wheelchair), Kelly Holmes (2004 running gold), Murray (tennis).

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Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson is famous as which kind of athlete?

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  1. 1. Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson is famous as which kind of athlete?

    • A cyclist
    • A swimmer
    • A wheelchair athlete
    • A sailor

    Correct answer: A wheelchair athlete

    Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson is a wheelchair athlete who won 16 Paralympic medals.

  2. 2. Dame Kelly Holmes won two gold medals at the 2004 Olympic Games in which sport?

    • Rowing
    • Cycling
    • Swimming
    • Running

    Correct answer: Running

    Dame Kelly Holmes won two running gold medals at the 2004 Olympics.

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