Denise Jacqueline Smith 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. She competed in ice sledge speed racing at the

1984 Winter Paralympics The 1984 Winter Paralympic Games (german: Paralympische Winterspiele 1984) were the third Winter Paralympics. They were held from 14 to 20 January 1984 in Innsbruck, Austria. They were the first Winter Games organized by the International Co-ord ...

and won three silver medals in the 100, 300, and 500 metre grade I events. Smith was appointed

Member of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

(MBE) in the

1993 New Year Honours The New Year Honours 1993 were appointments by most of the 16 Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries, and honorary ones to citizens of other countr ...

for service to sport for disabled people.UK list:

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* Year of birth missing (living people) Living people British female wheelchair racers Paralympic ice sledge speed racers for Great Britain Ice sledge speed racers at the 1984 Winter Paralympics Paralympic silver medalists for Great Britain Paralympic wheelchair racers Medalists at the 1984 Winter Paralympics Members of the Order of the British Empire The Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year winners Paralympic medalists in ice sledge speed racing 20th-century British women 21st-century British women {{UK-Paralympic-medalist-stub