Autographs of Tessa Sanderson
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.
Sanderson won gold medals in the javelin throw at three Commonwealth Games (1978, 1986 and 1990) and at the 1992 IAAF World Cup. She was runner-up at the 1978 European Athletics Championships, and competed in three world championships (1983, 1987, and 1997). Sanderson was UK National Champion three times and AAA National Champion in amateur athletics ten times. She set five Commonwealth records and ten British national records in the javelin, as well as records at the junior and masters levels. During her career, Sanderson had a rivalry with fellow Briton Fatima Whitbread, who took the bronze in the 1984 Olympics.
Outside athletics, Sanderson has made several guest television appearances, and was a sports reporter for Sky News when it began broadcasting in 1989. Sanderson was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 1985 and became a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2004 New Years Honours. She was Vice-chair of Sport England from 1999 to 2005, and later established the Tessa Sanderson Foundation and Academy, which aims to encourage young people and people with disabilities to take up sport.
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Traded items with a signature of Tessa Sanderson
The most expensive item with a signature of Tessa Sanderson (GB Olympic Legends Print Signed (Daley Thompson,Tessa Sanderson,Steve Redgrave)) was sold in July 2021 for £51.00 while the cheapest item (Photo signed by Tessa Sanderson) found a new owner for £0.99 in January 2022. The month with the most items sold (2) was January 2013 with an average selling price of £17.49 for an autographed item of Tessa Sanderson. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2021 with £51.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was February 2016. In average, an autographed item from Tessa Sanderson is worth £14.63.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Tessa Sanderson were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | OLYMPIC GAMES 1984 TESSA SANDERSON - JAVELIN GOLD MEDAL SIGNED OLYMPIC FDC | £28.80 |  |
| OLYMPIC GAMES 1984 TESSA SANDERSON - JAVELIN GOLD MEDAL SIGNED OLYMPIC FDC | £28.80 | |
| Signed Poster . Tessa Sanderson | £19.26 | |
| Signed Poster . Tessa Sanderson | £19.26 | |
| TESSA SANDERSON - OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALLIST - SIGNED WHITE CARD | £1.50 | |
| TESSA SANDERSON - OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALLIST - SIGNED WHITE CARD | £1.50 | |
| TESSA SANDERSON - OLYMPIC JAVELIN THROWER - SIGNED WHITE CARD | £1.50 | |
| TESSA SANDERSON - OLYMPIC JAVELIN THROWER - SIGNED WHITE CARD | £1.50 | |
| TESSA SANDERSON - OLYMPIC MEDALLIST - EXCELLENT SIGNED PROMO PHOTOGRAPH | £8.00 | |
| TESSA SANDERSON HAND SIGNED 12X8 PHOTO OLYMPICS AUTOGRAPH 1984 LOS ANGELES 3 | £19.99 | |
| TESSA SANDERSON HAND SIGNED 12X8 PHOTO OLYMPICS AUTOGRAPH 1984 LOS ANGELES 3 | £19.99 | |
| TESSA SANDERSON HAND SIGNED A4 GB OLYMPICS PHOTO + COA 4 | £19.99 | |
| TESSA SANDERSON HAND SIGNED A4 GB OLYMPICS PHOTO + COA 4 | £19.99 | |
| TESSA SANDERSON SIGNED 1996 ATLANTA OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL FIRST DAY COVER | £9.99 | |
| TESSA SANDERSON SIGNED 1996 ATLANTA OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL FIRST DAY COVER | £9.99 | |
