The list is not necessarily complete, and just
gives a flavour of how important the ESAA was to them in their school years.
Virtually all our International Medallists over the years have progressed through the ESAA competitions:
Roger Black, Steve Cram, Steve Ovett, Seb Coe, Paula Radcliffe, Kelly Holmes, Jonathan Edwards,
Daley Thompson, Dean Macey, the list is virtually endless.
Age Groups shown here are:
| Athlete | Olympic Event | Performances in ESAA Championships | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Adeoye | 200m | 3rd in heat of Inter Girls 200m, 2000. | |
| Yamile Aldama | triple jump | Did not go to an English School | |
| Daniel Awde | Decathlon | 1st Decathlon Senior Boys 2006 | |
| Andrew Baddeley | 1500m | 6th Inter Boys 1500m, 1998. 4th Senior Boys 1500m, 1999. 5th Senior Boys 1500m, 2000. | |
| Julia Bleasdale | 5000m and 10,000m | 5th in heat of Junior Girls 800m, 1996. 55th in Senior Girls Cross Country, 2000 | |
| Holly Bleasdale | pole valut | 6th in heat of Inter Girls 80m Hurdles, 2007. 5th in heat of Inter Girls 80m Hurdles, 2008. 14th in Inter Girls Heptathlon, 2008. | |
| Alistair Brownlee GOLD MEDALLIST | triathlon | 42nd team, leg 1 runner, Bradford Grammar School at Leeds University Relays 1999. 19th Junior Boys XC Cup, 1999. 5th Junior Boys XC Cup 2000. 1st Senior Boys XC, 2006. | |
| Jonathan Brownlee BRONZE MEDALLIST | triathlon | 146th Junior Boys XC, 2004. 23rd Inter Boys 3000m, 2006. 11th Senior Boys XC, 2008. | |
 Richard Buck (no 61) | 4x400m | 7th Junior Boys 400m Semi-Final, 2001. 7th Inter Boys 400m, 2002. 1st Inter Boys 400m, 2003. 1st Senior Boys 400m, 2005. | |
| Abdul Buhari | discus | Did not go to an English School | |
| Dwain Chambers | 100m and 4 x 100m | ||
| Eilidh Child | 400mh and 4x400m | A Scottish Athlete | |
| Lawrence Clarke | 110mh | 6th in heat of Senior Boys 110H, 2007. 3rd Senior Boys 110H, 2008 | |
| Shana Cox | 400m and 4x400m | Did not go to an English School | |
| James Dasaolu | 100 and 4x100m | 3rd in heat of Senior Boys 100m, 2006. | |
| Kate Dennison | pole vault | 1st Senior Girls Pole Vault, 2001. | |
| Emily Diamond | 4x400m | 2nd Inter Girl 200m, 2007. 2nd Senior Girl 200m, 2008. 1st Senior Girl 200m, 2009. | |
 Lisa Dobriskey (no 41) | 1500m | 5th 800m Junior Girls 1997, 1st 800m Junior Girls 1998, 4th Junior Girls Cross Country, 1998. 1st Inter Girls 800m, 1999. 1st Senior Girls 1500m, 2001. | |
| James Ellington | 200m and 4x100m | 5th in heat of Junior Boys 100m, 1999. 3rd Junior Boys 200m, 2000. 1st Senior Boys 200m, 2003. | |
 Hannah England | 1500m | 61st Junior Girls XC, 2000. 12th Inter Girls XC, 2003. 5th Junior Girls 1500, 2001. 2nd Senior Girls 1500m 2005. | |
| Jessica Ennis GOLD MEDALLIST | heptathlon and 100mh | 10th Junior Girls High Jump, 1999. 15th Junior Girls Heptathlon, 1999. 1st Junior Girls High Jump, 2000. 1st Inter Girls High Jump 2002. | |
 Mo Farah DOUBLE GOLD MEDALLIST | 5,000 and 10,000 | 1st Junior Boys 1500m, 1997. 1st Inter Boys 3000m, 1998. 2nd Inter Boys Cross Country, 1998. 1st Inter Boys 1500m, 1999. 1st Inter Boys Cross Country, 1999. 2nd Senior Boys 1500, 2001. | |
| Adam Gemili | 100m and 4 x 100m | 1st Junior Boy 100m for his school T&F; Cup team, 2007. 1st Inter Boy 100m for his school T&F; Cup team, 2009. 2nd Inter Boys 100m 2010. He's only 18 and just started to take athletics seriously this year! | |
| Robbie Grabarz BRONZE MEDALLIST | high jump | 2nd Inter Boy High Jump, 2004. 1st Senior Boy High Jump, 2005. | |
| Jack Green | 400mh and 4x400m | 3rd Inter Boys 400mH, 2007. 1st Inter Boys 400mH, 2008. | |
| Dai Greene | 400mh and 4x400m | A Welsh athlete. | |
| Louise Hazel | heptathlon | 1st Junior Girls Pentathlon, 2000. 4th Inter Girls 100m, 2002. 1st Senior Girls Long Jump 2004. | |
| Sophie Hitchon | hammer | 1st Senior Girls Hammer, 2009. | |
| Philips Idowu | triple jump | 2nd Senior Boys Triple Jump, 1996, 1st TJ Senior Boys 1997. | |
| Johanna Jackson | 20km walk | 151st Junior Girls Cross Country, 1998. 149th Junior Girls Cross Country, 1999. 61st Inter Girls Cross Country, 2000. 3rd Senior Girls 5K Walk, 2002. 2nd Senior Girls 5K Walk, 2003. 65th Senior Girls Cross Country, 2003. | |
| Katarina Johnson-Thompson | heptathlon | 2nd Junior Girls High Jump, 2006. 1st Junior Girls Pentathlon (CBP), 2007. 1st Inter Girls Pentathlone (CBP), 2008. | |
| Dominic King | 50k Walk | 1st Senior Boys 5K walk, 2001. | |
| Luke Lennon-Ford | 4x400m | 4th Inter Boys 200m, 2005. 4th Senior Boys 200m, 2007. | |
| Nigel Levine | 400m and 4x400m | 6th in Junior Boys 100m Semi Final, 2003. 4th Senior Boys 400m, 2006. | |
 Steve Lewis | pole vault | 7th Junior Boys Pole Vault, 1999. 1st Junior Boys Pole Vault, 2000. 4th Inter Boys Pole Vault, 2001. 1st Inter Boys Pole Vault, 2002. | |
| Mark Lewis-Francis | 4x100m | 1st Junior Boy 100m (CBP), 1997. | |
| Mervyn Luckwell | javelin | ||
| Christian Malcolm | 200m and 4x100m | A Welsh Athlete - did not attend an English School | |
| Eilish McColgan | 3000mSC | A Scottish Athlete | |
| Lee McConnell | 400m and 4x400m | A Scottish Athlete - did not attend an English School | |
| Nick McCormick | 5000m | 5th Inter Boys XC, 1998. 2nd Senior Boys XC, 1999. 3rd Senior Boys 1500m, 2000. | |
| Brett Morse | discus | A Welsh Athlete | |
| Ross Murray | 1500m | 2nd Junior Boys XC, 2005. 1st Inter Boys XC, 2007. 2nd Senior Boys 1500m, 2008. | |
| Carl Myerscough | Shotput | 1st Inter Boys Shot (CBP) 1996, 1st Senior Boys Shot (CBP) 1998. | |
| Christine Ohuruogu SILVER MEDALLIST | 400m and 4x400m | "At school, athletics wasn't even a sport to me..." | |
| Marilyn Okoro | 4x400m | 6th Junior Girls 800m, 1999. 8th Inter Girls 300m, 2001. 2nd Senior Girls 400m, 2002. | |
| Lawrence Okoye | discus | 2nd Inter Boys Discus, 2008. 1st Senior Boys Discus (CBP), 2010. | |
| Anyika Onuora | 100m and 200m | 1st Inter Girls 100m, 2001. 1st Senior Girls 100m, 2002. | |
| Andrew Osagie | 800m | 4th in heat of Inter Boys 800m, 2004. | |
| Abi Oyepitan | 100m and 200m | 1st Senior Girls 100m, 1998. | |
| Barbara Parker | 5000m and 3000mSC | 57th Inter Girls Cross Country, 1998. 2nd Inter Girls 800m, 1999. 1st Senior Girls 800m, 2001. | |
| Jo Pavey | 5000m and 10,000m | ESAA 1500m Championship Record 1988. | |
| Tiffany Porter | 100mh | Did not go to an English School | |
| Andrew Pozzi | 110mh | 8th Junior Boys Long Jump, 2006. 3rd Inter Boys 100m Hurdles, 2008. | |
| Shara Proctor | long jump | Did not go to an English School | |
 Michael Rimmer (no 51) | 800m | 1st Junior Boys 800m, 2000. 1st Inter Boys 800m, 2001. 1st Inter Boys 800m, 2002. Junior International team selection prevented further participation at ESAA. | |
| Martyn Rooney | 400m and 4x400m | 8th in Inter Boys 800m SemiFinal, 2003. 6th in Senior Boys 400m Heats, 2004. | |
| Greg Rutherford GOLD MEDALLIST | long jump | 5th Junior Boys Long Jump, 2001. 4th Inter Boys Long Jump, 2003. 4th Senior Boys Long Jump, 2004. | |
| Nicola Sanders | 4x400m | 4th 200m Intermediate Girls 1997, 2nd 300m Intermediate Girls 1998, 1st Senior Girls 400m Hurdles, 1999, 1st Senior Girls 400m Hurdles, 2000. | |
| Goldie Sayers | javelin | 1st Jav Junior Girls 1996, 1st Jav Intermediate Girls 1998, 1st Jav Senior Girls 1999. | |
| Perri Shakes-Drayton | 400mh and 4x400m | 5th in heat of Junior Girls 200m, 2003. 1st in semifinal of Inter Girls 300m Hurdles, disq in Final, 2004. 1st Inter Girls 300m Hurdles (CBP), 2005. 5th in heat of Senior Girls 400m Hurdles, 2006. | |
| Lynsey Sharp | 800m | A Scottish Athlete | |
| Alex Smith | Hammer | 7th Inter Boys Discus, 2003. 1st Senior Boys Hammer (CBP), 2005. | |
| Stuart Stokes | 3000mSC | ||
 Danny Talbot (no 87) | 4x100m | 6th in semifinal of Inter Boys 200m, 2007. 3rd Senior Boys 200m, 2009. | |
| Chris Thompson | 10,000m | ||
 Rob Tobin | 4x400m | 2nd Inter Boys 400m, 1999. 1st Inter Boys 400m, 2000. 1st Senior Boys 400m, 2001. | |
| Chris Tomlinson | long jump | 1st TJ Junior Boys 1996, 1st Senior Boys Long Jump, 1999, 3rd Senior Boys Triple Jump, 2000. | |
| Andy Turner | 110mh | 1st Inter Boys 100mH, 1997. 2nd Senior Boys 110mH, 1999. | |
| Gareth Warburton | 800m | ||
Laura Weightman (no 59) | 1500m | 4th Junior Girls XC, 2005. 5th Inter Girls XC, 2007. 1st Inter Girls 1500m, 2007. 22nd Senior Girls XC, 2008. 1st Senior Girls 1500m, 2008 & 2009. | |
| Conrad Williams | 400m and 4x400m | Did not go to an English School | |
| Rhys Williams | 400mh | A Welsh Athlete | |
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Simeon Williamson | 4x100m | 2nd Senior Boys 100m, 2004. |