| DEANMACEY | English winner of the decathlon at the 2006 Commonwealth Games |
| MACEY | Dean ---, English athlete who won gold in the decathlon at the 2006 Commonwealth Games (5) |
| THOMPSON | Daley --, winner of the decathlon gold medal at the 1980 and 1984 Olympic Games (8) |
| NETBALL | The Silver Ferns were the 2006 Commonwealth Games winners in this sport |
| ASHTONEATON | American athlete who won the gold medal in the decathlon at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics (6,5) |
| DISCUS | Track and field event which is part of the decathlon (6) |
| JIM | Thorpe who set a world record in the decathlon at the 1912 Olympics |
| HARLODABRAHAMS | First English winner of the Olympic 100 metres (1924), whose story is told in the 1981 film Chariots of Fire (6,8) |
| EBDON | Peter _, English winner of the 2002 World Snooker Championship (5) |
| IANRAY | English winner of the 1981 Berlin Marathon men's race (3,3) |
| EXETER | ___ Chiefs are the most recent English winners of the European Rugby Champions Cup. (6) |
| THORPE | Jim, winner of pentathlon and decathlon at the 1912 Olympic Games (6) |
| ASTONVILLA | English winners of the 1982 European Cup in football |
| CAVENDISH | Mark ......... , 2006 Commonwealth Games cycling scratch race you medallist representing the Isle of Man; winner of a record 35 Tour de France stages (9) |
| ROONEY | Captain of Australia's 2006 Commonwealth Games swimming team, Giaan ... |
| MELBOURNE | Host city of 2006 Commonwealth Games (9) |
| NICOL | Peter ...., English 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games doubles squash champion (5) |
| DEAN | 2006 Commonwealth Games decathlon gold medallist (4,5) |
| FREDPERRY | English winner of three consecutive Wimbledon Championships 1934-36 (4,5) |
| HELM | Mathew .... , Australian diver; 2006 Commonwealth Games 10m platform gold medallist (4) |