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This is a list of female athletes by sport. Each section is ordered alphabetical by the last name (originally or most commonly known). For specific groupings, see Category:Sportswomen. Sasha Cohen Ellen van Dijk Hagar Finer Sarah Hughes Giselle Kañevsky Morgan Pressel Irina Slutskaya Dara Torres, 4x Olympic champion swimmer
Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds and also received medals. nb Note: Marion Jones was stripped of all her Olympic medals. In 2008 the Russian team of Evgeniya Polyakova, Aleksandra Fedoriva, Yulia Gushchina, and Yuliya Chermoshanskaya were initially awarded the gold medals. However, the medals were rescinded in 2016 ...
This category is for competitors within the sport of athletics, comprising track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking.It is not to be used for competitors in other sports or to categorize anyone who is physically fit, two other definitions of the word athlete.
She was voted the Greatest Female Athlete of the first half of the 20th century by the Associated Press. ... It started with names like Wilma Rudolph and Billie Jean King but has grown so much ...
The top three athletes in each event win gold, silver and bronze medals, respectively. A one-off edition of the championships was also held the same year at the 1980 Summer Olympics to include the IAAF -approved international women's events in 400 metres hurdles and 3000 metres which were not added to the Olympic athletics programme that year ...
The NBA's growing global popularity is apparent, with 13 players on the list. MMA fighter Ronda Rousey ranked as the most famous female athlete out of eight on the list, coming in just a few spots ...
The Times Recorder Sports Department put together a list of the Top 25 female athletes since 2000, and here is a look at the first 15. Our First 15: Looking at numbers 11 to 25 among TR's top ...
This category is for female competitors within the sport of athletics, comprising track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking. For sportswomen in general, please use Category:Sportswomen