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
Catherine Walsh (athlete) F12 event and finished eighth in the women's Pentathlon - P10-12 event. She also competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. There she finished seventh in the women's 800 metres - F13 event and a bronze medal in the women's Pentathlon - P13 event. She also competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. There she finished sixth in the women's 400 metres - T13 event and finished sixth in the women's Long jump - F13 event. Catherine Walsh (athlete) Catherine Walsh is a visually impaired athlete from Ireland. She has competed internationally in both Athletics and