| AMANDABEARD | American seven-time Olympic medallist (two gold, four silver, one bronze) who is a former world record holder in the women's 200m breaststroke |
| HERB | Former Australian athlete who never lost a race over 1500 metres and broke the four-minute mile reco |
| ANDY | Mr Murray, tennis player who is a former World number one (4) |
| KATIE | Ledecky who won 4 more medals (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze) at the Paris Olympics |
| SYNCHRONIZEDSWIMMER | Michelle Cameron Coulter, a Canada's Sports Hall of Famer, when a 1988 Olympic gold medallist: 2 wds. |
| LANDAU | Light gold four-wheeled carriage |
| STARBEETLEBRICKDIGGER | Go for the gold four times |
| CAELEBDRESSEL | Seven-time Olympic swimming gold medalist who won Athlete of the Year at the Golden Goggle Awards three times: 2 wds. |
| DARYLL | British sprinter and two-time Olympic medallist, _ Neita (6) |
| KATIELEDECKY | Seven-time Olympic swimming gold medalist who won Female Athlete of the Year at the 2013-2018 and 2021 Golden Goggle Awards: 2 wds. |
| KENNY | Laura _, British track and road cyclist and six-time Olympic medallist (5) |
| LEWIS | Swimmer who won two gold and one bronze medal at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games (5,9) |
| CLAREBURT | Swimmer who won two gold and one bronze medal at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games (5,9) |
| MINAE | 100 denarii is a silver one of these coins, 500 a gold one |
| FIRE | Name of the 2024 Gladiator who is a former Team GB sprinter and Olympic bobsledder (4) |
| FOREMAN | Name the legendary former two-time world heavyweight boxing champion and an Olympic medallist who passed away in March 2025? (7) |
| BONO | U2 singer who is a former Time Person of the Year |
| CHARLENE | Princess Consort of Monaco who is a former Olympic swimmer |
| MARYBERRY | Food writer who is a former judge on The Great British Baking Show: 2 wds. |
| SINATRA | Born in 1940, who is a former stepdaughter of Ava Gardner, Mia Farrow and Barbara Marx? (5,7) |
