| ABRAHAMS | First British athlete to win the Olympic 100 metres, a feat that was recounted in Chariots of Fire (8) |
| HARLODABRAHAMS | First English winner of the Olympic 100 metres (1924), whose story is told in the 1981 film Chariots of Fire (6,8) |
| DALEYTHOMPSON | The only person born outside the USA to win the Olympic decathlon title twice in a row |
| SALLYGUNNELL | The only female British athlete to win Olympic, World, European, and Commonwealth titles |
| JACOBS | Marcell, U.S.-born Italian sprinter who won gold in the 2020 Olympic 100 metres (6) |
| OSPREY | With a "highwayman's mask" and wingspan of up to 1.8 metres, a bird of prey feeding primarily on fish (6) |
| RATE | Ten metres a second, e.g. |
| AL | ___ Oerter was the 1st athlete to win the same event (discus) at 4 consecutive Olympics (2) |
| ERICLIDDELL | British athlete whose win in the 1924 Olympics was celebrated in Chariots of Fire (4,7) |
| CHRISTIE | First British athlete to run under 10 seconds in the 100 metres (8) |
| REDGRAVE | Former Team GB rower who was the first British athlete to have won five Olympic gold medals (8) |
| LIZZYYARNOLD | The first British athlete to successfully defend a Winter Olympic title (5,7) |
| REGIS | John ___, the first British athlete to run the 200m in under 20 seconds |
| OERTER | Who was the first athlete to win a gold medal in the same individual event in four consecutive Olympics? (6) |
| ALOERTER | The first track and field athlete to win a gold medal in the same individual event in four consecutive Olympics |
| SPITZ | This swimmer was the first athlete to win seven gold medals in a single Games |
| NURMI | Runner nicknamed the Flying Finn who was one of the first athletes to win five gold medals at a sing |
| ERIC | --- Liddell, Scottish athlete depicted in Chariots of Fire |
| ETON | Where the Trinity College scenes in "Chariots of Fire" were shot |
| ELIHU | Friend of Job whose speech is recounted in chapters 32 to 37 of the Book of Job |
