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
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