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Tessa Sanderson

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Theresa Ione Sanderson (born 14 March 1956) is a British former javelin thrower. She appeared in every Summer Olympics from 1976 to 1996, winning the gold medal in the javelin throw at the 1984 Olympics. She was the second track and field athlete to compete at six Olympics, and the first Black British woman to win an Olympic gold medal. Sanderson won gold medals in the javelin throw at three Commonwealth Games (1978, 1986 and 1990) and at the 1992 IAAF World Cup. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tessa Sanderson is the 4,181st most popular athlete, the 121st most popular biography from Jamaica and the 38th most popular Jamaican Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Tessa Sanderson ranks 4,181 out of 6,025. Before her are Denis Vieru, Yukinori Miyabe, Ladji Doucouré, Arkadiusz Skrzypaszek, Lyudmila Kolchanova, and Yasemin Can. After her are Sergey Shubenkov, Nia Ali, Bahri Tanrıkulu, Rutger Smith, Antonin Guigonnat, and Ítalo Ferreira.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Tessa Sanderson ranks 803. Before her are Gerald Henderson, Jennifer Tour Chayes, George Burley, Deborah Birx, Beverley Goddard, and Bill Ritter. After her are Gillian Rolton, Darrell Pace, Peter Shumlin, Ray Nagin, David Lidington, and Damian Green.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, Tessa Sanderson ranks 121 out of 189. Before her are Nickel Ashmeade (1990), Kerron Stewart (1984), Novlene Williams-Mills (1982), Musashi Suzuki (1994), Melaine Walker (1983), and Nalo Hopkinson (1960). After her are Ricardo Gardner (1978), Christopher Williams (1972), Bounty Killer (1972), Sandra Farmer-Patrick (1962), Germaine Mason (1983), and Debbie Dunn (1978).

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Among ATHLETES In Jamaica

Among athletes born in Jamaica, Tessa Sanderson ranks 38. Before her are Beverly McDonald (1970), Sandie Richards (1968), Nickel Ashmeade (1990), Kerron Stewart (1984), Novlene Williams-Mills (1982), and Melaine Walker (1983). After her are Christopher Williams (1972), Sandra Farmer-Patrick (1962), Germaine Mason (1983), Debbie Dunn (1978), Robert Esmie (1972), and Lorraine Fenton (1973).

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