Walter Henderson (athlete) Walter Henderson (athlete) Walter Edward Bonhote Henderson (21 June 1880 – 2 September 1944) was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was born in Leeds and died in Chelsea, London. In 1908 he finished eighth in the standing high jump competition. He also participated in the standing long jump event, in the discus throw competition, in the Greek discus throw event, and in the freestyle javelin throw competition but in all these competitions his final ranking is unknown. Four years later he finished 32nd in the
Tessa Sanderson Commander (CBE) in the 2004 New Year's Honours for her services to Sport England. Sanderson is an honorary graduate of the University of Wolverhampton and was made an Honorary Fellow of London South Bank University in 2004. In 2004 Sanderson was awarded a Sunday Times Lifetime Achievement Award. There is a housing estate named after her in her adopted home town of Wednesfield: Sanderson Park. It is located in the vicinity of the playing fields of her former school, Wards Bridge High School. There is also a road named after her in Wandsworth, South London: Tessa Sanderson Place. On 1