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denise lewis 9

At no.9 ALL-TIME, it’s DENISE LEWIS!!! 🙌🇬🇧⬇️

Lewis emerged as a contender on the Heptathlon’s world stage in the 1990’s…Gold in the 1994 Commonwealth Games, was backed up by Olympic Bronze in 1996, World Silver in 1997 [and 1999], European Gold in 1998 [plus another Commonwealth Gold in the same year!]…all culminating in her crowning moment at the 2000 Sydney Olympics…GOLD and Heptathlon immortality!!!🥇

Renowned for her fierce throwing events [Shot Put PB = 16.12m | Javelin OJTW PB = 56.50m] – her PB’s rank 27th and 15th respectively on the British all-time lists for these two events individually, plus she remains 18th for the Long Jump [6.69m PB]! Lewis is also 19th on the Heptathlon all-time Top Scores list with her PB of 6,831 points from the year of her Olympic Gold in 2000…🙌