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It includes British sportswomen that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Pages in category "Black British sportswomen" The following 167 pages are in this category, out of 167 total.
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:British sportspeople. It includes British sportspeople that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Subcategories
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. 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.
A member of the Newham & Essex Beagles, she won the British Universities and College (BUCS) 100 metres title in May 2022, in a time of 11.70 seconds. At the same event, she won gold in the women's 4x100m relay. [4] She won the 100m title at the 2023 England Athletics U23 Championships in Chelmsford, running a time of 11.46 seconds. [6]
Doris Anita Neil (born 5 April 1950) is a retired British international sprinter.In 1968, she became the first black British woman Olympian. [2] From an impoverished family Neil was forced to rely on charity to travel to competitions and obtain equipment.
Famous Black athletes span all sports, from football and basketball to tennis and gymnastics. ... long jump event in a USA versus British Empire meeting at White City stadium in west London ...
Kadeena Cox (born 10 March 1991) is a parasport athlete competing in T38 para-athletics sprint events and C4 para-cycling and British television presenter. [1] She was part of the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships and the 2016 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships, in which she won world titles in the T37 100m and C4 500m time trial respectively.
Katarina Mary Johnson-Thompson, MBE (born 9 January 1993) [1] is an English athlete.A multi-eventer, she is primarily known as both a heptathlete and an indoor pentathlete.In heptathlon she is a double world champion, double Commonwealth Games champion and an Olympic and European silver medallist.