| CRICKETER | British athlete |
| KELLYHOLMES | British athlete |
| COE | Seb ___, 1980s British athlete |
| VICTORIA | ___ Pendleton, British athlete (8) |
| ROGER | Retired British athlete, _ Black (5) |
| FARAH | Mo ___, Somalia-born British athlete (5) |
| ENNIS | Jessica ___-Hill, British athlete (5) |
| BANNISTER | British athlete who was the first man to run the mile in less than four minutes, Roger ... |
| OVERT | Steve ---, British athlete who won the 800m at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow (5) |
| BUDD | Zola ___, South African, then British, athlete (4) |
| STEVECRAM | British athlete who set world records in 1500m,2000m & mile in 19 days in 1985 (5,4) |
| LIZZYYARNOLD | The first British athlete to successfully defend a Winter Olympic title (5,7) |
| SALLYGUNNELL | The only female British athlete to win Olympic, World, European, and Commonwealth titles |
| ERICLIDDELL | British athlete whose win in the 1924 Olympics was celebrated in Chariots of Fire (4,7) |
| GUNNELL | Sally -; British athlete who won the 1992 Olympic gold medal in the 400 m hurdles (7) |
| 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) |
| CHRISTIE | First British athlete to run under 10 seconds in the 100 metres (8) |
| ABRAHAMS | First British athlete to win the Olympic 100 metres, a feat that was recounted in Chariots of Fire (8) |
| MUIR | Laura - - -, British athlete, 2018 European 1500m champion (4) |
