Tessa won the gold medal in 1994 for Great Britain and became the first Black British woman to do so. 1996 she became the second track and field athlete after discus thrower Lia Manoliu, to compete at six Olympics.
Tessa Sanderson also won 3 gold medals between 1978, 1986 and 1990 in the Commonwealth Games Through her career she set 10 UK Javelin records, 5 of which were Commonwealth Games bests and in 1981 she twice posted UK and Commonwealth records in the Heptathlon she founded the Tessa Sanderson Foundation and Academy, a charity which attempts to educate youngsters. TEAM GB, Tessa set the scene for so many greats in Team GB to follow in her footsteps.