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Theresa Ione Sanderson CBE (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 .
Theresa Ione Sanderson (Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica, 14 de marzo de 1956), más conocida como Tessa Sanderson, es una atleta británica de origen jamaicano, especialista en lanzamiento de jabalina que fue campeona olímpica en los Juegos de Los Ángeles 1984.
During her career, Tessa Sanderson set ten UK javelin records, of which five were also Commonwealth bests, and in 1981 she twice posted new UK and Commonwealth records for the heptathlon.
First black British woman to win an Olympic gold medal. At Los Angeles 1984, Olympics not only was Tessa Sanderson the first and only British athlete to win an Olympic throwing event, the javelin legend was also the first black British woman to win an Olympic gold medal.
19 de oct. de 2020 · As the first black British woman to win Olympic gold, Tessa Sanderson was a trailblazer in every sense of the word. The javelin legend also remains the only British athlete to win an Olympic ...
6 de oct. de 2020 · Tessa Sanderson was the first black British woman to win Olympic gold in 1984, breaking the javelin record and overcoming racism. She shares her story of achievement, challenges and ambitions in this Sky Sports article.
15 de ago. de 2019 · Sanderson, winner of Olympic and three Commonwealth golds to Whitbread’s World and European titles, is, however, not ashamed of acknowledging what their acrimonious...
