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
Miki Imai (athlete) career. In her last season in 2005 she jumped 1.80 m for second at the Hyogo Relays, but never matched that height after and retired in 2006. Following the end of her track and field career, she returned to her alma mater in the roles of Health Sciences Institute researcher and track jumping coach. Miki Imai (athlete) Miki Imai (; born 30 May 1975) is a Japanese former track and field athlete who competed in the high jump. Her personal best of , set in 2001, is the Japanese record for the event. She is also co-holder of the indoor