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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 However, the medals were rescinded in 2016 ...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 is a list of female athletes by sport. Each section is ordered alphabetical by the last name (originally or most commonly known). ... Bobbie Rosenfeld - runner ...
Wilma Glodean Rudolph (June 23, 1940 – November 12, 1994) was an American sprinter who overcame childhood polio and went on to become a world-record-holding Olympic champion and international sports icon in track and field following her successes in the 1956 and 1960 Olympic Games.
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 .
Beyond her running prowess, Griffith Joyner was known for her bold fashion choices. [ 30 ] [ 46 ] She appeared at the World Championships in 1987 in Rome wearing a hooded speed skating body suit. [ 46 ] [ 22 ] In April 1988, she started wearing a running suit with the right leg of the suit extending to the ankle and the left leg of the suit cut ...
Apr. 13—The 2024 track-and-field season is well underway, and the showcase of area talent is already on full display. Here is a list of some of the top female athletes to keep an eye on this season.
Benoit wrote Running Tide (1987) and Running for Women (1995). In 1998, she founded the Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race, a 10 km (6.2 mi) race held in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, each August, going from Crescent Beach State Park to Fort Williams Park and Portland Head Light. The race attracts many of the world's top distance runners.
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.