| CHRISBRASHER | Olympic steeplechase gold medallist who co-founded the London Marathon |
| BRASHER | Chris, former Olympic steeplechase winner who co-founded the London Marathon in 1981 (7) |
| WATERJUMP | Olympic steeplechase obstacle (5,4) |
| BEECHAM | Conductor who co-founded the London Philharmonic Orchestra with Malcolm Sargent and founded the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (7) |
| GBSHAW | Playwright who co-founded the London School of Economics, briefly |
| DOLIN | Dancer and choreographer who co-founded the London Festival Ballet (5) |
| ZELEZNY | Jan _, three-time Olympic gold medallist who holds the world record in the javelin (7) |
| BOLT | Usain -; an eight-time Olympic gold medallist who is the world's fastest human (4) |
| ADAM | First name of Mr Peaty, the Olympic gold medallist who took part in Strictly in 2021 (4) |
| LAURATROTT | 2012 and 2016 Olympic track cycling omnium gold medallist who later married Jason Kenny |
| CRABBE | Buster ?, 1932 Olympic 400m freestyle swimming gold medallist who later acted on screen as Tarzan, Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers |
| MATTYLEE | British diver and Olympic gold medallist who competed in I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! in 2021 (5,3) |
| ANGELA | - - - Ruggiero, USA Olympic ice hockey gold medallist who is on World Rugby's Executive Committee (6) |
| PREFONTAINE | Steve ___, 1971 Pan American Games 5000m gold medallist who died in a car crash in 1975 (11) |
| VIJENDRA | The Olympic bronze medallist who got knocked out of the contest for the South Delhi seat. (8) |
| HENRYWOOD | English conductor who founded the London Promenade Concerts (5,4) |
| CARLYLE | Thomas ___, Scottish philosopher born in 1795 who founded the London Library (7) |
| STEVEJONES | Welsh athlete who won the London Marathon and the Chicago Marathon in 1985 |
| ERIVO | Cynthia -, the Wicked singer who ran the London Marathon (5) |
| AMANDABEARD | Seven-time Olympic medallist who was American Swimmer of the Year in 2003 and 2004 (6,5) |
