Kriss Akabusi
• former sprint and hurdling athlete from the United Kingdom who won a gold medal in the 400 metres hurdles at the 1990 European Championships
Keith Antoine
• athletics coach
Steve Backley
• javelin thrower, former world record holder
Roger Black
• 400m silver medallist at the 1996 Olympic Games
Sergey Bubka
• legendary Ukranian pole vaulter
Darren Campbell
• former sprinter who was part of the successful relay team that took gold in the 2004 Athens Olympics
Geoff Capes
• former athlete who specialised in the shot-put, also became a household name for taking part in strongman competitions and winning a number of titles
Lord Sebastian Coe
• one of Britain's most successful runners of all time
Steve Cram
• 1500m gold medallist at the 1983 World Championships, and the 1500m silver medallist at the 1984 Olympic Games
Lynn Davies
• Welsh long jumper who won Olympic gold
Frank Dick
• well respected athletics coach, President of the European Athletics Coaches Association
Jonathan Edwards
• former triple jumper who won a gold medal in the Sydney Olympics
Jessica Ennis
• well known track and field athlete who specialises in the multi-disciplines
Heather Fell
• Olympic silver medallist in the modern pentathlon
Brendan Foster
• founder of the Great North Run, won the Bronze medal in the 10000m at the 1976 Olympics
Jason Gardener
• former British sprint athlete, former World Indoor Champion
Dalton Grant
• British high jumper
Tanni Grey-Thompson
• one of Britain's most successful Paralympic athletes ever
Sally Gunnell
• Olympic gold medallist in the 400m hurdles
David Hemery
• Olympic gold medallist in the 400m hurdles at the Mexico City 1968 Summer Olympics
Dame Kelly Holmes
• former middle distance athlete who specialised in the 800 metres and 1500 metres, won a gold medal in both events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens
Colin Jackson
• former sprint and hurdling Olympic silver medallist who now works as a commentator, primarily for the BBC
Michael Johnson
• won Olympic Gold 4 times
Carl Lewis
• legendary American athlete
Denise Lewis
• heptathlete who won the gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics
George McNeill
• began his sporting career as a professional footballer, but gave this up to concentrate on athletics
David Moorcroft
• former middle distance runner from the 70s and 80s, former world record holder for 5000 metres
Paula Radcliffe
• long distance runner and world record holder for the women's marathon
Derek Redmond
• won gold medals in the 4x400m relay at the World Championships, European Championships and Commonwealth Games
Tessa Sanderson
• javelin thrower who won Olympic gold in the 1984 games
Steve Smith
• successful high jumper who won a bronze medal at the Atlanta Olympics
Iwan Thomas
• British sprinter who ran in the 400m at the Olympic and Commonwealth Games
Daley Thompson
• is a former decathlete who won a gold medal at the Olympic Games in 1980 and 1984
Chris Tomlinson
• British long jumper
Fatima Whitbread
Brian Whittle
• UK athlete who is famous for winning gold in the 4x400m relay in two European Championships
Shelly Woods
• wheelchair athlete who won the Great North Run in 2005