1. Kenny Churchill (1975)

British Athlete

Paralympic athlete who won gold medals in the javelin in three consecutive Paralympics from 1996 to 2004.

2. Dalton Grant (1966)

British Athlete

High jumper who made his Olympic debut at the 1988 Summer Games.

3. Fauja Singh (1911)

British Athlete

Famous as both a supercentenarian and a champion runner, he claimed numerous United Kingdom and world records for his running times in the over-ninety-years-old age category. Impressively, he finished Toronto's...

4. Holly Bleasdale (1991)

British Athlete

Pole vaulter who competed in the 2012 Olympics and won bronze at the 2012 World Indoor Championships and gold at the 2013 European Indoor Championships.

5. Ron Hill (1938)

British Athlete

World record setting runner who was the second man to ever break the 2:10 in a marathon. He ran in two Olympic marathons, won the 74th Boston Marathon, and won...

6. Stefanie Reid (1984)

British Athlete

Paralympian and reality TV star known for her athletic career and her culinary skills. She competes in the T44 category for Track and Field, and she represents Great Britain. She...

7. Kriss Akabusi (1958)

British Athlete

Sprinter who won a silver medal at the 1984 Olympics in the 4x400 relay, and bronze medals in 1992 in the 4x400 relay and 400 meter hurdles.

8. Thomas Jack (1993)

British Athlete

DJ and singer who coined the term Tropical House who became incredibly popular on SoundCloud. His notable songs include "Gold," "Rivers," and "Rise Up." His single "Rivers" peaked on the...

9. Jonnie Peacock (1993)

British Athlete

English sprint runner who is best known for winning gold at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and the 2016 Paralympics representing Great Britain in the T44 men's 100 meter dash event. 

10. Eilidh Child (1987)

British Athlete

European champion in the 400m hurdling event who also took home silver at both the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and the Intercontinental Cup in Marrakech. She also competed in the...

11. Greg Rutherford (1986)

British Athlete

English winner of the gold medal in the long jump at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. He also won bronze in the long jump at the 2016 Olympics games. 

12. Daniel Caines (1979)

British Athlete

Sprinter who competed in the 2000 Olympics and won gold in the 400 meter race at the 2001 World Indoor Championships.

13. Peter McColgan (1963)

British Athlete

Steeplechaser who has held Northern Ireland's 3000 meter indoor record.

14. Chris Tomlinson (1981)

British Athlete

English long jumper who is known for his prolific international career. He began competing internationally for England in 2002 at the European Championships, where he finished in 6th place.

15. Sally Gunnell (1966)

British Athlete

Hurdler who won Olympic gold in the 1992 400-meter hurdles and took gold at the 1993 World Championships in the 400-meter hurdles.

16. Barbara Joscelyne (1959)

British Athlete

Barbara Roach is a British Paralympian athlete. In the 1980 Summer Paralympics she received the gold medal for 100m sprint 400m and in the long jump. In 1984 she received...

17. Emma Merry (1974)

British Athlete

Emma Merry is a retired English discus thrower. She finished seventh at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur. Her personal best throw was 57. 75 metres achieved in August...

18. Hayley Yelling (1974)

British Athlete

Hayley Higham is a British runner. She is the sister-in-law of fellow British runner Liz Yelling. She married Jamie Higham in 2009. She works as a Maths teacher at Sir...

19. Gary White (athlete) (1985)

British Athlete

Gary White is a triple jumper. He was the 2007 European under-23 champion. He is also an under-23 AAA Champion. White attended University of Wales Institute Cardiff. He competes for...

20. Margaret Adeoye (1985)

British Athlete

Margaret Adeoye is a British athlete who competes in the 200 metres. She represented Great Britain at that distance at London 2012. Her personal best for the 200m was gained...

21. Shani Anderson (1975)

British Athlete

Shani Anderson was born on 7 August 1975 in St Vincent and was a resident of Catford London. She competed in the 2000 Sydney Olympics in the 4x100m relay and...

22. Diane Allahgreen (1975)

British Athlete

Diane Allahgreen is a former British Olympic sprint hurdler. She won a bronze medal in the 60 m hurdles at the 1998 European Indoor Athletics Championships in Valencia and represented...

23. Johanna Jackson (1972)

British Athlete

Johanna Jackson is a British race walker and Commonwealth champion.

24. Lyn Sprules (1975)

British Athlete

Lyn Sprules is a retired female hammer thrower from England. Her personal best throw is 63. 96 metres achieved in August 2000 in Bedford. This places her fourth on the...

25. Rob Jebb (1975)

British Athlete

Robert Jebb is an English fell runner skyrunner and cyclo-cross rider. He has won the annual Three Peaks Cyclo-Cross in the Yorkshire Dales a record eight times since 2000 is...

26. Julian Golding (1975)

British Athlete

Julian Emmanuel Golding is an English sprinter. He is one of Britain's fastest ever sprinters over 200 metres. His time of 20. 18 seconds ranks him 6th on the All-Time...

27. Nellie Halstead (1910)

British Athlete

Nellie Halstead was an English former athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. She was born in Radcliffe and died in Bury.

28. Audrey Brown (1913)

British Athlete

Audrey Kathleen Kilner Brown MBE was a British athlete who mainly competed in the 100 metres. She was born in India and was the younger sister of Ralph Kilner Brown...

29. Emma Duck (1981)

British Athlete

Emma Duck is a British international track athlete known for the 400 metres and the 400 metre hurdles. She is current with Southampton under coach Todd Bennett.

30. Jordan Ramos (1995)

British Athlete

Jordan Ramos is a British sprinter former British Gymnast five-times British Tumbling Champion a European Silver Medallist a Guinness World Records Breaker for the longest slam dunk from a trampoline....

31. Steven Shalders (1981)

British Athlete

Stephen Shalders is a Welsh triple jumper. He finished tenth at the 2000 World Junior Championships and at the 2002 Commonwealth Games he finished sixth in the triple jump and...

32. Barbara Burke (1917)

British Athlete

Barbara Hannah Anita Burke was a British track and field athlete who competed mainly in the sprints and hurdles. She was born in Norwood Greater London. Burke competed for Great...

33. Shirley Webb (1981)

British Athlete

Shirley Webb is a British hammer thrower and Gladiator. She was born in Whitley Bay Tyne & Wear England and is the daughter of Andrew Webb a Scottish international hurdler...

34. Tim Hutchings (1958)

British Athlete

Timothy Hilton Hutchings is a former middle- and long-distance runner who represented England and Great Britain internationally.

35. David McKenzie (athlete) (1970)

British Athlete

David McKenzie is a British athlete who won the gold medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1994 Commonwealth Games held in Victoria British Columbia Canada along...

36. Kevin Forster (1958)

British Athlete

Kevin John Forster is a retired long-distance runner from England. He finished 33rd in the marathon at the 1988 Summer Olympics and was the fastest English marathon runner of 1988....

37. Bill Nankeville (1925)

British Athlete

Bill Nankeville is a British national champion mile runner and won the AAA mile title four times in five years between 1948 and 1952 his best recorded time was 4:08....

38. Eamonn Martin (1958)

British Athlete

Eamonn Martin is a former elite long distance runner from England. The most recent British male winner of the London Marathon he ran 02:10:50 to win the 1993 race in...

39. Gary Oakes (1958)

British Athlete

Gary James Oakes was a British athlete who mainly competed in the men's 400 metre hurdles event during his career. He competed for Great Britain at the 1980 Summer Olympics...

40. Audrey Williamson (1926)

British Athlete

Audrey Doreen Swayne Williamson was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 200 metres. She competed for Great Britain in the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London United...

41. Mickey Bushell (1990)

British Athlete

Michael David Bushell MBE is a Paralympic athlete from Telford Shropshire England competing mainly in category T53 sprint events after being born without seven vertebrae in his back. He competed...

42. George S. Robertson (1872)

British Athlete

George Stuart Robertson was a British athlete tennis player and classical scholar. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.

43. Sheila Lerwill (1928)

British Athlete

Sheila Lerwill is a British athlete who competed mainly in the high jump. She broke the World record for women's high jump on 7 July 1951 in London with a...

44. Geoff Elliott (1931)

British Athlete

Geoffrey Elliott is a retired male pole vaulter shot putter and decathlete from England. He set his personal best in the pole vault on 28 August 1954 in Bern. He...

45. Derek Johnson (1933)

British Athlete

Derek Johnson was a British track and field athlete who was born in Chigwell Essex and educated at East Ham Grammar School. He did his National Service in Egypt before...

46. Rosemary Payne (1933)

British Athlete

Christine Rosemary Payne is a female discus thrower who represented Great Britain at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. She now competes under the name Rosemary Chrimes. Payne won the...

47. Tom Bosworth (1990)

British Athlete

Thomas Stewart Tom Bosworth is a British race walker who holds two British Records. He is currently ranked 1st in the UK for 20 km in both the senior under...

48. Sheila Hoskin (1936)

British Athlete

Sheila Hilary Hoskin is a former female track and field athlete from England who competed in the women's long jump events during her career. She represented Great Britain at the...

49. Carole Quinton (1936)

British Athlete

Carole Louise Quinton is a former English athlete who competed in the sprint and short hurdles events. She competed for Great Britain in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome...

50. Brian Kilby (1938)

British Athlete

Brian Leonard Kilby is a retired marathon runner from Great Britain whose best year was 1962. He then won the gold medal in the men's marathon at the European Championships...