| OTTEY | Merlene, sprinter born in Jamaica in 1960 who won nine Olympic medals (5) |
| MERLENEOTTEY | Jamaican-born sprinter who won nine Olympic medals, though no golds |
| AYRTONSENNA | Brazilian motor racing driver born in 1960 who won 41 grand prix races (6,5) |
| LEWIS | American athlete who won nine Olympic gold medals in track and field events in the 1980s and 1990s (4,5) |
| NURMI | Paavo ....., pre-war athlete who won nine Olympic gold medals (5) |
| SPITZ | Mark, U.S. ex-swimmer who won nine Olympic gold medals (5) |
| JAMIE | . ..... Baulch, British sprinter born in 1973 (5) |
| EATON | Fanny ___, born in Jamaica, best known as a popular model for the Pre-Raphaelites and their circle (5) |
| RAGGA | Subgenre of reggae music incorporating rap monologues and electronic beats, originating in Jamaica in the 1980s (5) |
| USAIN | Track star Bolt who has nine Olympic gold medals |
| CARL | American athlete who won nine Olympic gold medals in sprint events and the long jump (4,5) |
| PAAVONURMI | Middle distance runner, nicknamed 'the Flying Finn', who won nine Olympic gold medals and set 22 world records (5,5) |
| GREENE | Maurice, U.S. sprinter born in 1974 who won four Olympic medals (6) |
| FRASERPRYCE | Shelly-Ann ___, Jamaican sprinter born in 1986 who retired in 2025 (6,5) |
| SARAHBRIGHTMAN | Soprano and actress born in 1960 who originated the role of Christine Daae in The Phantom Of The Opera (5,9) |
| HUGHES | Zharnel, sprinter born in 1995 who is British record holder in the 100 and 200 metres (6) |
| CANADA | Country that has won nine Olympic ice hockey gold medals (6) |
| CHESSMAN | Caryl ___, imprisoned in 1948 until his execution in 1960, who wrote of his time on 'death row' (8) |
| MARKHIX | Chef and restaurateur born in 1960 who has written a number of books on British cuisine (4,3) |
| SVEN | Speed skater Kramer with nine Olympic medals |