Deanna "Di" Coates MBE (born 23 May 1954) is a sport shooter who has competed in eight Paralympic Games winning three gold medals.

[4] Coates first represented Great Britain at the Paralympic Games in 1984, entering four air rifle events (prone, 3 positions, kneeling, and standing) winning two silver medals and a bronze.

[1][2] At the 1988 Games in Seoul Coates competed in the same four events, winning her first Paralympic gold in the standing shoot.

[2][6][7] Coates was shortlisted for the 2012 Whang Youn Dai Achievement Award, given at the end of each Paralympic Games to a competitor who has shown themselves to be "fair, honest and uncompromising in his or her values, and prioritises the promotion of the Paralympic Movement above personal recognition".

[7] Coates is now working as a coach, helping young people get into sport shooting.