At Los Angeles 1984, not only was she 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.
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Title: Tessa Sanderson: The first Black British woman to win an Olympic gold medal.
Creator: Tony Duffy/Getty
Date Created: 1984
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