Tessa Sanderson Tessa Sanderson Theresa Ione "Tessa" Sanderson, (born 14 March 1956) is an English former javelin thrower and heptathlete. A six-time Olympian in the javelin (1976–1996), she won the gold medal in 1984 for Great Britain, and in 1996 she became the second track and field athlete, after discus thrower Lia Manoliu, to compete at six Olympics. She is one of only five women in history to have thrown the javelin (old model) over 73 metres. She is the first black British woman to have won an Olympic gold medal. Sanderson was born in St Elizabeth, Jamaica of Ghanaian ancestry. She
José Monteiro (athlete) José Monteiro (athlete) José Monteiro (Algarve) is a Paralympian athlete from Portugal competing mainly in category T46 middle distance events. José Monteiro competed in the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. There he won a silver medal in the men's 800 metres - T46 event. He also competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece, finishing eighth in the men's 800 metres - T46 event and went out in the first round of the men's 1500 metres - T46 event. He also competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China where he went out in the first round