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
Bradley Thomas (athlete) Long Jump F44 event. In 2006 Thomas was inducted into the Tasmanian Sporting Hall of Fame in recognition of his achievements in track and field. Bradley Thomas (athlete) Bradley James Thomas, OAM (born 1 April 1967) is an Australian Paralympic athlete who won four medals at three Paralympic Games from 1988 to 1996. Thomas was born in Hobart. He won a silver medal in the Men's Pentathlon A4A9 event at the 1988 Seoul Paralympics. He competed without winning any medals at the 1992 Barcelona Paralympics. At the 1996 Atlanta Games, He won a gold medal in the Men's 4x100 m