Denise_Smith_(athlete)

Denise Smith

Denise Smith

British wheelchair racer

Denise Jacqueline Smith MBE is a former British wheelchair athlete. A Paralympian and longtime wheelchair athlete, Smith won the inaugural London Marathon wheelchair race in a time of 4:29:03.[1] She competed in ice sledge speed racing at the 1984 Winter Paralympics and won three silver medals in the 100, 300, and 500 metre grade I events.[2]

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Smith was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1993 New Year Honours for service to sport for disabled people.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "1983 Race Report". London Marathon. Archived from the original on 1 November 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
  2. [2]
    "Denise Smith". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
  3. [3]
    UK list: "No. 53153". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 31 December 1992. p. 16.


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