Denise Smith
Great BritainMedal record
| Women's ice sledge speed racing | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Great Britain | ||
| Winter Paralympic Games | ||
 | 1984 Innsbruck | 100 m - gr I |
| 1984 Innsbruck | 300 m - gr I |
| 1984 Innsbruck | 500 m - gr I |
| London Marathon | ||
 | 1983 London | Women's |
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]
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
- ^ "1983 Race Report". London Marathon. Archived from the original on 1 November 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
- ^ "Denise Smith". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
- ^ UK list: "No. 53153". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 31 December 1992. p. 16.
External links
- Denise Smith at the International Paralympic Committee
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