Tessa Sanderson (GBR)
No ... she won a bronze in javelin at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles and a silver in javelin at the 1988 Games in Seoul but no gold.
Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, no New Zealander has won a gold medal in javelin.
Tessa Sanderson of Great Britain won a gold medal in women's javelin throw at the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles.
Croatia won the gold medal
Tessa won 1 Olympic gold medal, in javelin throw, at the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles.
Thomas Rohler of Germany won the gold medal
Sara Kolak of Croatia won the gold medal
Thomas Rohler of Germany won the gold medal
That was the 1984 Games in Los Angeles. Joan Benoit of the United States won the gold medal.
The USA
tia
Tessa won 1 Olympic medal, a gold in javelin throw, at the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles.