Tessa Sanderson

About Tessa Sanderson

Javelin thrower and heptathlete from England who won the gold medal in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.

Theresa Ione "Tessa" Sanderson, is a British former javelin thrower and heptathlete. A six-time Olympian in the javelin from 1976 to 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 the first black British woman to have won an Olympic gold medal. Sanderson also won gold medals in the javelin throw at three Commonwealth Games and at the 1992 IAAF World Cup. She was runner-up at the 1978 European Athletics Championships, and competed in three world championships. She was AAAs National Champion ten times, UK National Champion three times. She set ten UK senior records and five Commonwealth records in the javelin, as well as records at both junior and masters levels. During her career, she had an ongoing acrimonious rivalry with fellow Briton Fatima Whitbread.

Personal best(s)	73.58 m (1983)
Retired	1997
Turned pro	1973
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Javelin throw

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Trivia

She was Vice-Chairman of Sport England from 1999-2005.

Tessa Sanderson before fame

She began her career at the European Championships, where she won a silver medal in 1978.

Achievement of Tessa Sanderson

From 1999 until 2005, she served as Vice-Chairman of Sport England.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Tessa Sanderson family life

Densign White, a former Olympic Judo athlete, was her husband.

Associations of Tessa Sanderson

In high school, NFL standout Ed Reed participated in the javelin throw.

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