| HURDLES | Barriers used in track-and-field events, steeplechasing, Sheepdog trials or as light, moveable fences of woven wattle or osier for gardens (7) |
| GATE | Moveable fence barrier |
| TREEGUARDS | Barriers used in urban renewal projects |
| ATHLETICS | Each stilt is used in track and field (9) |
| CHICANE | Movable barrier used in motor racing (7) |
| CATTLEGRID | Neat barrier used in a minor way |
| ATHLETE | From the Greek for "contest" or "prize", a participant in track and field events or other competitive sport (7) |
| LEWIS | American athlete who won nine Olympic gold medals in track and field events in the 1980s and 1990s (4,5) |
| MEET | The congregation of riders and hounds before a hunt; a competitive event in track-and-field athletics or swimming; or, in mathematics, the intersection of two lines (4) |
| MEMORIAL | William Knibb ___ high school where Usain Bolt started specializing in track and field events |
| ATHLETIC | ____ coach, one qualified to train competitors in track and field events (8) |
| ATHLETES | Competitors in track and field events (8) |
| ONEMILE | Approximate distance of four laps around the track, in track and field |
| FENCE | To parry with swords; a palisade or railing; an obstacle in showjumping or steeplechasing; or, a dealer in stolen goods (5) |
| COLLIE | Border -; working breed of dog often used for herding livestock and sheepdog trials (6) |
| MEETS | Competitive events in track and field athletics (5) |
| MARYRAND | Former long jumper; the first British woman to win an Olympic gold medal in track and field (4,4) |
| GROYNES | Coastal barriers used to protect against erosion - such as at Dawlish Warren (7) |
| ONEMAN | ____ And His Dog, TV series about sheepdog trials whose presenters have included Kate Humble (3,3) |
| COLEVAULTER | In track and field,the old king's a ... |