31 January 1973

The athlete, born in Lancashire but raised in Northern Ireland, who won gold in the pentathlon at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, was surprised by Eamonn.

8 May 1974

Eamonn surprised the athlete at Islington's Sobell Sports Centre, where the programme was then recorded. David won gold in the 400m hurdles at the 1968 Olympics, setting a new world record with 48.12 seconds and earning him the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award. Boxer Joe Bugner and athlete Alan Pascoe are among his guests.

2 April 1975

The South African-born weightlifter - who won Commonwealth titles representing both England and New Zealand and won several World powerlifting and Masters World powerlifting titles - was surprised by Eamonn at Al Murray's gym in the City of London. Olympic medal winners David Hemery and Mary Peters are on the guest list.

4 February 1976

Lady Masham - Paralympian, life peer and noted campaigner for causes related to disability - was surprised by Eamonn in the foyer of the De Vere hotel in London's Kensington district.
Among her guests are Yorkshire cricketer Fred Trueman and the founder of the Paralympic Games, Dr Ludwig Guttmann.

6 February 1980

The athlete - perhaps best known as a strongman, twice winning the title of World's Strongest Man - was surprised by Eamonn outside the New London Theatre.
Geoff competed in the Shot Put in the 1976 and 1980 Olympics, and won gold in the 1974 and 1978 Commonwealth Games. His guests include athlete Daley Thompson and broadcaster Dickie Davies.

26 March 1980

The figure skater - who was four times British National Champion, three times World Champion and the 1980 European and Olympic Champion - was surprised by Eamonn during a presentation in his hometown of Bristol. Robin's tribute includes a parade of past Olympians, including Harold Whitlock, then the oldest surviving medalist.

21 January 1981

Eamonn donned a judo suit and enlisted the actor Brian Blessed to help surprise the Olympic judoka at the HQ of the London Judo Society. Brian won Britain's first medal for judo at a World Championship, taking a bronze in Salt Lake City in 1967, and gained a second bronze at the Munich Olympics in 1972. He achieved national fame on the BBC TV programme Superstars.

15 April 1981

Margaret - the holder of nine Paralympic medals - was surprised by Eamonn during a party to celebrate the International Year of the Disabled, at the Brompton Road headquarters of the Sports Council in London.
A host of sports stars greet Margaret including swimmers Sharron Davies and David Wilkie and athlete Sebastian Coe.

13 January 1982

Mike - who lost his sight in a firework accident at the age of 10 - was surprised by Eamonn outside Bush House in London. A trained social worker, Mike first represented GB at cross-country skiing in the inaugural Winter Paralympic Games in 1976, and went on to compete in three World Championships, six Paralympic Games and two European Championships.

29 December 1982

The Scottish athlete - who having previously won gold at the 1978 Commonwealth Games, became Olympic Champion in the 100 metres at the Moscow games in 1980 - was surprised by Eamonn at the Glasgow studios of Scottish Television.
Among those paying tribute are actor Ben Cross and boxer Muhammad Ali.

22 January 1986

Eamonn deployed the help of boxer Henry Cooper to surprise the Welsh Paralympic athlete in the foyer of Thames Television's Euston Road Studios.
Paralysed at the age of 18 after falling from a fairground ride, John went on to win gold in the discus at the 1984 Summer Paralympic Games. His guests include comedian Max Boyce.

4 December 1991

Michael surprised the Scottish athlete in Dundee's Caird Hall at a dinner to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Grampian Television. Liz won gold for the 10,000 metres event at the 1991 World Championships, having won a silver medal over the same distance at the 1988 Olympics. Fellow athletes Kriss Akabusi and Roger Black are among those paying tribute.

18 November 1992

Michael enlisted the help of athlete Daley Thompson to catch up with Tessa during an aerobics class at Ashton on Mersey High School in Greater Manchester.
The javelin thrower and heptathlete had competed in every Olympics from 1976, winning the gold medal in Los Angeles in 1984. Former athlete Mary Peters is among the guests.

3 May 1995

His colleague from BBC Television's Record Breakers - Cheryl Baker - is on hand to help Michael surprise Kriss at Heathrow Airport.
The sprint and hurdle athlete won the silver medal in the 4 x 400m relay at the 1984 Olympics. Athletes Ed Moses and John Regis pay tribute, along with actress Susan Hampshire.

20 September 1996

Michael gate crashed a live television broadcast of the National Lottery - with permission from Bob Monkhouse - to surprise the rower. Steve had just earned his fourth gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic games, having struck gold at the previous three games. He would go on to win a fifth in Sydney in 2000, and consequently be hailed Britain's greatest Olympian.

13 December 1996

The Welsh born athlete was surprised by Michael on the set of BBC television's A Question of Sport.
Tanni is considered to be one of the most successful disabled athletes in the UK, having won five gold medals in the Paralympic Games at the time of this tribute. Among her guests are athlete Steve Cram and politician Neil Kinnock.

29 September 1997

Michael travelled to Gateshead's International Stadium to surprise the retiring track-and-field athlete at her last athletic appearance. Sally - who won gold in the 400m hurdles at the 1992 Olympics and set the world record in the same event when she won gold in the 1993 World Championships - was greeted by fellow athletes Kriss Akabusi and David Hemery, among others.

19 January 1998

The former swimmer was surprised by Michael, appropriately enough, at a swimming pool during the launch of the fundraising BT Swimathon. Duncan won Olympic gold in the 100m breaststroke and bronze in the 4x100m medley at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. Among his guests are the former Minister for Sport Lord Moynihan and former athlete Mary Peters.

28 September 1998

Michael's second swimmer of 1998 was surprised on dry land – at Cheltenham's General Hospital. Sharron won a silver medal in the 400m medley at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow and two gold medals at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton. Her guests include several fellow athletes and television personalities, Cheryl Baker and Vanessa Feltz.

1 November 1999

Roger won individual silver medals in the 400 metres sprint at both the Olympics and World Championships, two individual gold medals at the European Championships, and 4x400 metres relay gold medals at both the World and European Championships. But Michael still managed to catch up with him at Heathrow Airport!

9 November 2000

Michael surprised the Olympic rower at a celebration for the British Olympic Association at the London Aquarium. Matthew, who started rowing while studying at Eton College, had just earned his third consecutive Olympic gold medal in Sydney in 2000.
His fellow rowers Steve Redgrave, Tim Foster and James Cracknell are among his guests.

28 February 2002

Steph - a qualified doctor who had put her medical career on hold to compete in the women's modern pentathlon at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney - was surprised by Michael during a fashion shoot at the Lichfield photographic studios in London.
Among her guests are rower Matthew Pinsent and boxer Audley Harrison.