Tessa Sanderson

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Athlete
gptkbp:awards 1987 World Championships
1986 European Championships
gptkbp:birthDate March 14, 1966
gptkbp:birthPlace Wolverhampton,_England
gptkbp:careerEnd 1992
gptkbp:careerStart 1980
gptkbp:coachingCareer Various athletics clubs
Athletics_coach
gptkbp:events Javelin
gptkbp:famousRival gptkb:Fatima_Whitbread
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Tessa_Sanderson
gptkbp:gameFeatures 1986 Commonwealth Games
gptkbp:height 1.75 m
gptkbp:honors Member_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire_(MBE)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tessa Sanderson
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Mary_Peters
gptkbp:mediaAppearances Sports commentator
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableEvent First British woman to win an Olympic gold medal in a field event.
gptkbp:notableGames 1988 Summer Olympics
1984 Summer Olympics
gptkbp:personalBest 69.96 m
gptkbp:retirementYear 1992
gptkbp:sport Javelin_throw
gptkbp:team gptkb:Great_Britain
gptkbp:weight 70 kg
gptkbp:youth_tournaments 1983 World Championships