Rose Hill (born ) is a British wheelchair athlete. Hill was left using a wheelchair following a road accident in about 1979. She began racing marathons in order to raise money for hospital beds specially designed for paraplegics. She completed her first marathon in

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, fast enough to qualify for the

London Marathon The London Marathon is an annual marathon held in London, United Kingdom, and is the 2nd largest annual road race in the UK, after the Great North Run in Newcastle. Founded by athletes Chris Brasher and John Disley in 1981, it is typically held ...

. It was after finishing the 1991 London race that she decided to become a serious marathoner. In 1993, she beat defending London Marathon champion and race favorite

Tanni Grey Carys Davina Grey-Thompson, Baroness Grey-Thompson, (born 26 July 1969), known as Tanni Grey-Thompson, is a Welsh politician, television presenter and former wheelchair racer. Athletic career Grey-Thompson's Paralympic career started in the 1 ...

and set a new course record of 2:03:05. The next year she was edged out by Grey during a sprint to the finish line, but returned in 1995 to win her second London Marathon. Shortly after winning the 1993 London Marathon, Hill broke the British women's wheelchair marathon record in Switzerland with a time of 1:43:52. She competed in the

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and

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Summer Paralympics, taking a silver medal in the 4×100 metre relay the earlier year. She was coached by Peter Eriksson and used racing to raise money for organizations such as

Motability Motability is a charity in the United Kingdom. It oversees Motability Operations Ltd, which runs the Motability Scheme intended to enable disabled people, their families and their carers to lease a new car, scooter or powered wheelchair, usin ...

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