Tessa Sanderson later emigrated to Wolverhampton, England. Member of Wolverhampton & Bilston Athletic Club coached initially in the progressive days by John Moogan, and, subsequently by National Track and Field Coach Wilf Paish. Sanderson was the UK's leading javelin thrower from the mid-1970s, winning silver in the 1978 European championships and gold in the Commonwealth Games three times (1978, 1986, 1990), but was eclipsed during the 1980s by the up-and-coming Fatima Whitbread, with whom she shared a long-standing rivalry. When Sanderson won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in the javelin, becoming the first British woman ever to win Olympic
Alexandra Bell (athlete) under 2 minutes at the British Milers’ Club Grand Prix. In July 2018, Bell was not selected for the 800 metre event at the 2018 European Championships, despite having run faster than two of the athletes selected. Alexandra Bell (athlete) Alexandra Bell (born 4 November 1992) is a British athlete who competed for England at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. Bell competes for Pudsey & Bramley Athletics Club. In 2016, Bell competed at her first Diamond League fixture, finishing seventh, and was the fifth fastest British 800 metres runner. In 2018, she competed for the first time