| KENYA | African country, winners of the men's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1972 Olympics (5) |
| SMITH | Dina - - - - - -, British athlete who won gold medals in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay at the 2018 European Championships (5-5) |
| ASHER | And 10 Dina - - - - - -, British athlete who won gold medals in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay at the 2018 European Championships (5-5) |
| UKRAINE | Country, winner of World Champs Shore Angling 2025 (*are in UK) (7) |
| ITALY | Winners of the men's 1982 FIFA World Cup (5) |
| HUNGARY | Country winner of 2019 Ladies Coarse Angling World Champs (7) |
| CAMBRIDGE | 2023 winners of the men's and women's Boat Races (9) |
| SURIN | Bruny ___ (Canada's Sports Hall of Famer who is part of the history-making 1996 Summer Olympics gold-medalwinning Canadian 4 x 100 metres relay team) |
| SPITZ | Surname of the US swimmer who won seven gold medals at the 1972 Olympics (5) |
| RELAY | 4 x 400 meters ___ (Olympics track event) |
| EVENT | 4 x 400-meter relay, e.g. |
| YOBES | Ondieki, winner of the men's 5,000 metres at the 1991 World Championships (5) |
| NGUGI | John ..., winner of the men's 5000 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics (5) |
| MOSES | Ed ?, 2000 Olympic men's 4 x 100m swimming medley gold and 100m breaststroke silver medallist (5) |
| MEADE | Richard ___, winner of the individual three day event gold at the 1972 Olympics |
| CHRIS | ..... Boardman, in cycling, winner of the men's individual pursuit at the 1992 Olympics (5) |
| VILAS | Guillermo ....., winner of the men's singles at the Australian Open 1978 and 1979 (5) |
| NADAL | Rafael ....., winner of the men's singles at the French Open on 10 occasions (5) |
| GRANT | Dalton ....., winner of the men's high jump at the 1998 Commonwealth Games (5) |
| CAPES | Geoff ...., two-time winner of the men's shot put at the Commonwealth Games (5) |
