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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 July 2017, Biles won the ESPY Award for Best Female Athlete. [200] She is the second gymnast to win this award after Nastia Liukin won it in 2009. [201] In 2017, Simone won the Shorty Awards for the best in sports. [202] At the 2017 Teen Choice Awards, Simone won favorite female athlete.
1960 – Captain of the women's section of the Rome Olympic team. 1964 – World Trophy for Australasia (Helms Award) [4] 1965 – Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for her services to athletics in New South Wales [4] 1978–1980 – First female Trustee of the Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground Trust [41] 1983 – Olympic Order ...
After analyzing 600 of the biggest sportsmen and women in the world, ESPN determined the most famous of them all.
The list of the most famous athletes in the world is dominated by footballers, and no athlete is more famous than one particular Real Madrid player. The 20 most famous athletes in the world Skip ...
Willie Applegarth (1890–1958), track and field athlete; James Arnott, footballer; Dina Asher-Smith (born 1995), fastest British woman; world champion (200m Doha 2019) Graham Atkinson (1943–2017), footballer; Joe Baker (1940–2003), footballer and manager; George Baldry (1911–1987), footballer; Alan Ball (1945–2007), member of the 1966 ...
The list of the most famous athletes in the world is dominated by footballers, and no athlete is more famous than Cristiano Ronaldo. In the most recent issue of ESPN the Magazine, Ben Alamar, ESPN ...
Dafne Schippers (pronounced [ˈdɑfnə ˈsxɪpərs]; born 15 June 1992) is a Dutch retired track and field athlete who competed in sprinting and the combined events.She holds the European record in the 200 metres with a time of 21.63 seconds, making her the sixth-fastest woman of all time at this distance.