| KERSEE | Jackie Joyner-___ (Olympian whose 1988 world record in the heptathlon still stands) |
| YELLO | Swiss electronic duo whose 1988 single 'The Race' was a top ten hit in the UK (5) |
| ENNIS | Olympian whose name now includes 'Hill' |
| DEAN | Tom _, Olympian who was first to leave this year's Strictly line-up (4) |
| MACEY | Dean ___, Olympian and a 'Fishing Allstars' presenter (5) |
| PAULTERGAT | The first Kenyan man to set the world record in the marathon, in 2003 |
| SZEWINSKA | Irena ____ is the only athlete to have held the world record in the 100m, 200m and 400m |
| STEPHEN | ___ Mokoka South African long-distance runner who set the world record in the ultramarathon in 2022 |
| YORDANKA | ___ Donkova, Bulgarian athlete whose world record for the women's 100m hurdles, set in 1986, still stands |
| LISOVSKAYA | Natalya ___, 1988 Olympic women's shot put champion whose world record set in 1987 still stands |
| POLEVAULT | Track and field event - Sergey Bubka first achieved the world record in the sport in 1984 (4,5) |
| THORPE | Ian, who broke the world record in the 400-meter freestyle |
| DOLAN | Tom, who broke the world record in the 400-meter individual medley |
| ZELEZNY | Jan _, three-time Olympic gold medallist who holds the world record in the javelin (7) |
| JIM | Thorpe who set a world record in the decathlon at the 1912 Olympics |
| RUTH | Kenyan runner who set a new world record in the marathon in 2024, _ Chepng'etich (4) |
| CRAM | Steve ---, British athlete who set world records in the 1500m, 2000m and the mile in 1985 (4) |
| LEWIS | Denise _, British winner of the gold medal in the heptathlon at the 2000 Olympic Games (5) |
| JOYNERKERSEE | The first Olympian to score more than 7,000 points in the heptathlon |
| KATIELEDECKY | Swimmer who broke the world records in the 400- and 800-meter women's freestyle in Rio: 2 wds. |
