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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
In the late 1900s Women's Sports started to gain popularity in the media because of their talent in the Olympics. [198] In 1999, women's sports coverage reached an all-time high when it was recorded at 8.7%. It maintained its higher percentages until it reached an all-time low in 2009, decreasing to 1.6%.
The prominent women's sports leagues in the United States and Canada serve as the pinnacle of women's athletic competition in North America. The United States is home to the vast majority of professional women's leagues. In North America, the top women's leagues feature both team sports and individual athletes.
Only six female athletes, the British Rebecca Romero the East German Roswitha Krause, the American Katherine Rawls, the American Aileen Riggin, the Swedish Hjördis Töpel, the American Helen Wainwright and other six athletes (all cyclists), the German Judith Arndt, the Russian Olga Slyusareva, the American Rebecca Twigg, the Dutch Marianne Vos ...
also: People: By occupation: Sportspeople: By nationality: American: Women also: People : By gender : Women : By nationality : By occupation : Sportswomen : American Articles on individual American sportswomen may be added directly to this category, but should be moved to an appropriate sub-category if it exists.
Initially, most women's sports clubs were focused on lawn bowls and golf. By the 1930s, athletic clubs for track and field began to appear, marking the start of more gender-specific sports teams. [37] Developments in Professional Women's Sports in Australia. Launched in 2017, the AFLW has quickly become a major force in Australian women's ...
The executive order directs federal agencies to interpret Title XI, which prohibits sex-based discrimination in federally funded programs, to exclude transgender females from female sports. "From ...
In 1972, over 90% of the coaches who coached women's sports were female. By 1999, 45.6% of women's sports coaches were female. Coaching opportunities for men in women's sports were increasing significantly. Conversely, the number of female coaches in men's sports has not seen the same growth.