Tessa Sanderson gold in this event, her victory was quite unexpected. In the end, her career outlasted Whitbread's, and she competed at senior international level until 1996. Her best performance in the javelin was set in Edinburgh on 26 March 1983. Sanderson served as Vice-Chairman of Sport England from 1999 to 2005. She ran an academy in Newham, London that helped to find and train athletes to represent Britain in the 2012 Summer Olympics. In September 2009 Sanderson registered her own charity sports academy carrying on her work alongside the established Newham Sports Academy. The name of the charity is the Tessa
Catherine Walsh (athlete) Catherine Walsh (athlete) Catherine Walsh is a visually impaired athlete from Ireland. She has competed internationally in both Athletics and Cycling, winning Paralympic medals in both. Walsh competed in the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, Spain. There she finished seventh in the women's 200 metres - B3 event, finished sixth in the women's Discus throw - B3 event, finished sixth in the women's Long jump - B3 event and finished sixth in the women's Pentathlon - B3 event. She also competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States. There she finished sixth in the women's 800 metres -