Denise Smith
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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Ice sledge speed racing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Denise Jacqueline Smith MBE (1954-2020) was a 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 the Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year 1990.[3]
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.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "1983 Race Report". London Marathon. Archived from the original on 1 November 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
- ↑ "Denise Smith". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
- ↑ Myers, Rebecca (29 November 2020). "Denise Smith: The disability sport pioneer who fought back from polio and a car crash". The Times. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ↑ UK list: "No. 53153". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 31 December 1992. p. 16.
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