Tessa Sanderson May 2010, Sanderson married Densign White, former Olympic judo athlete, at St. Paul's Cathedral in London. Her bridesmaids were her fellow Olympic teammates Sharron Davies, Kelly Holmes and Christine Ohuruogu. She and White are the parents of twins Cassius and Ruby Mae. 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
Tessa Sanderson place by the viewers. Sanderson took part in the "Dancing on Ice goes Gold" program on ITV which was aired on 22 July 2012. She also took part in a one-off exclusive BBC Red Button episode of "EastEnders" which was aired on 16 July 2012. At 58 years of age, she began working as a model for the Grey Model Agency. Sanderson was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1985 New Year's Honours, following her Olympic gold, raised to Officer (OBE) in the 1998 New Year's Honours for her charity work, and to