Female Athletes

Olivia “Liv” Boeree (born July 18, 1984) is a poker player, TV presenter and model from England who won the 2010 European Poker Tour in San Remo for €1,250,000. Born in Kent, Boeree studied in Physics with Astrophysics at the University of Manchester where she gained a 1st Class Honours Degree before moving to London at age 21.

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Ronda Jean Rousey Born: February 1, 1987 Height: 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Weight: 145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st) Style: Judo Fighting out of Santa Monica, California Team Hayastan Olympian and 4th dan black belt in Judo

Maryeve Dufault Birthday: February 16, 1982 Hometown: Sorel, Quebec Born in a suburb of the City of Sorel, Quebec, Maryeve soon discovered she had a knack for extreme sports. Her dad and brother were talented motorcycle racers. For that reason, she was no stranger to racetracks. At the tender age of two, she had witnessed her dad leading and winning most of the races he competed in. In her teenage years she competed in motocross, following that with go-kart and open-wheel racing. Maryeve loves to push herself to the limits and thrives on defying the odds. ''Even at a young age I needed powerful rushes of adrenaline, speed and even danger,'' Maryeve says. ''I loved mo…

Kyra Gracie Guimaraes (Rio de Janeiro, May 29, 1985) is a fighter 4x world champion of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and a member of the renowned Gracie family. family that popularized the sport in Brazil and the world and became a world reference with your own style of Brazilian martial art, which were crowned champions in many different tournaments.

Bethany Meilani Hamilton (born February 8, 1990), daughter of Thomas and Cherilyn Hamilton, is an American professional surfer. She is known for surviving a shark attack in which she lost her left arm, and for overcoming the serious and debilitating injury to ultimately return to professional surfing. She wrote about her experience in the 2004 autobiography Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board. In April 2011, the feature film Soul Surfer was released, based on the book and additional interviews Shark attack and recovery On October 31, 2003, Hamilton went for a morning surf along Tunnels Beach, Kauai with one of her friends, A…

Alexandra Patricia "Alex" Morgan (born July 2, 1989) is an American soccer player from Diamond Bar, California. She is a forward for the Western New York Flash of Women's Professional Soccer and member of the US Women's National Team. Morgan was the youngest player on the USA's roster at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Hope Amelia Solo (born July 30, 1981, in Richland, Washington) is an American soccer goalkeeper who currently plays for the magicJack of Women's Professional Soccer. -http://www.hopesolo.com -https://www.facebook.com/hopesolo -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hope_Solo -http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=all&q=hope+solo

Tsvetana Pironkova Tsvetana Kirilova Pironkova (born 13 September 1987) is a female Bulgarian tennis player. She was born and lives in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Pironkova is right-handed and plays with a two-handed backhand. She achieved her career high of world no. 31 on 13 September 2010. She is best known for defeating Venus Williams three times at Grand Slam tournaments, and is currently the Bulgarian No. 1, with six ITF titles in her career. Early life and Junior career Pironkova was born in 1987 to Kiril Enchev Pironkov, a former canoeing champion and Radosveta Chinkova Nikolova, a former swimming champion. She started playing tennis at the age of 4, when her father K…

Kajsa Margareta Bergqvist (Swedish pronunciation: [?kaj?sa ?bær?j?kv?st]; born October 12, 1976 in Sollentuna Municipality in Stockholm County) is a Swedish former high jumper. She won one bronze medal in the Olympic Games, one gold and two bronze medals in the World Championships in Athletics and one gold and one bronze in the European Championships. Her personal outdoor record of 2.06 m, set in Germany in 2003, is also a Swedish record. Her indoor record of 2.08 m, set at the Hochsprung mit Musik meeting in 2006, is still the standing world indoor record. source: wiki

Svetlana Leonidovna Boginskaya (born February 9, 1973 in Minsk) is a Soviet/Belarusian gymnast. She was called the "Belarusian Swan" and the "Goddess of Gymnastics" due to her height, balletic grace, and long lines. She is especially renowned for the drama and artistry she displayed on floor exercise. Boginskaya is a three-time Olympic Champion, winning an individual gold medal in Vault at the 1988, and team golds in 1988 and 1992. Career Boginskaya was a figure skater for several years, but began gymnastics at age six. Two years later, she moved from Minsk to train full-time at the Moscow Round Lake Gymnastics Center. By age fourteen she was a member of the Soviet nati…

Name: Jane Trepp Born: March 13, 1988 Ht: / Wt: 5'9'' / 141 lbs From: Estonia Sports: Swimming

Andrea Petkovic Andrea Petković, (Serbian Cyrillic: Андреа Петковић, born 9 September 1987 in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina) is a professional tennis player who competes for Germany. She is the German No. 1 and lives in Griesheim near Darmstadt in Germany. Andrea Petković, return position. Andrea Petković serving.Petković reached her career-high singles ranking of World No. 24 on 31 January 2011. Petković's highest doubles ranking was World No. 68 on 28 September 2009. She has won 1 WTA title, 8 ITF singles titles and 3 ITF doubles titles. Petkovic became the German national champion in 2007 and 2009. She's currently coached by Petar Popović and her father, Zoran Petkovi…

Vera Zvonareva was born September 7, 1984 in Moscow to Igor Zvonarev and Nataliya Zvonareva (née Bykova). Igor played Bandy in the USSR championship with Dynamo Moscow, while Nataliya played field hockey and was the bronze medalist at the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. Vera was introduced to tennis at the age of six by her mother, although no other members of her family play tennis.Zvonareva started to compete on the ITF Circuit in 1999, debuting at an ITF tournament in Tbilisi, Georgia. She won three qualifying matches there to reach the main draw before losing in the first round. The next year, she won an ITF event in Moscow, Russia without dropping a set, despite being unr…

Kristi Yamaguchi Kristine Tsuya "Kristi" Yamaguchi-Hedican (born July 12, 1971)[1] is an American figure skater. She is the 1992 Olympic Champion in Ladies' singles. Yamaguchi also won two World Figure Skating Championships in 1991 and 1992 and a U.S. Figure Skating Championships in 1992. She won one junior world title in 1988 and two national titles in 1989 and 1990 as a pairs skater with Rudy Galindo. In December 2005, she was inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame. Yamaguchi was a local commentator on figure skating for San Francisco TV station KNTV (NBC 11) during the 2006 Winter Olympics.[2] In 2008, Yamaguchi became the celebrity champion in the sixth seaso…

Mao Asada is 2010 Winter Olympic Figure Skating Silver Medalist, 2008 and 2010 World Champion, four time Japanese National Champion and remains the first woman to land three triple axels in the same competition ( 2010 Olympics). credit: wikipedia i just love watching her skate

Known by many as “The Face of Women’s MMA”, Gina “Conviction” Carano has been the driving force behind the American acceptance of women in the sport of mixed martial arts. She excelled in Muay Thai competition prior to starting her career in World Extreme Fighting, where she fought and won in the first sanctioned Women’s MMA match in Nevada. Moreover, Carano is well-recognized outside of mixed martial arts, appearing in the cult film “Ring Girls,” the reality series “Fight Girls”, the hit video-game “Red Alert 3,” and perhaps most notably, competing as “Crush” on American Gladiators. Carano enjoyed a seven win-streak prior to her first loss against Cris Cyborg for the Str…

Elena Viktorovna Berezhnaya (Russian: Елена Викторовна Бережная, born October 11, 1977 in Nevinnomyssk, Russian SFSR) is a Russian pair skater. With partner Anton Sikharulidze, she is the 1998 and 1999 World champion, 1998 Olympic silver medalist and 2002 Olympic champion. Wiki

Irina Tchachina (also Chashchina or Tchashchina) (Russian: ????? ??????) is an Individual rhythmic gymnast born 24 April 1982 in Omsk, Russia. She has been quoted as saying “Besides your body, you should train your mind too. Intelligence is crucial to rhythmic gymnastics." She started her sports career at the age of 6 in her home town, Omsk. The young Irina was taken to a sports school by her grandfather, a devoted amateur sportsman. The day before Irina had watched the World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships on TV and was duly impressed. Her family had also insisted on taking up swimming. Thus young Irina's days were filled with music lessons, swim training and rhythmic…

Vanda Maria H?d?rean (born May 3, 1976 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast who competed in international events between 1990 and 1993. She is an Olympic silver medalist[1][2] and a world bronze medalist with the team[3] and a European all around bronze medalist[4]. Vanda is also a successful fitness model and she has won various world class fitness competitions[5][6]. She is a three time Ms. Fitness World (2008, 2009 and 2010)[7][8][9] and a four time Ms. Fitness Canada (2006–2009)[10]. Vanda also coaches, trains, provides consultation services to gymnasts and fitness models under the brand name “Inspired by Vanda”[11].

Tara Lipinski remains the youngest individual gold medalist in the history of the Olympic Games.

Full Name: Viktoria Aleksandrovna Komova Birthdate: January 30, 1995 Age: 15 Birthplace: Voronezh, Russia Hometown: Voronezh, Russia Coaches: Genadiy Borisovich Yelfimov, Ol'ga Mitrofanovna Bulgakova Choreographer: Nadezhda Sezina Education: High School Student Rank and Merit: Master of Sport - International Class Notable Achievements: Three-time champion of the first Youth Olympic Games in Singapore 2010 (all-around, vault, uneven bars), and winner of the Bronze Medal (floor exercise). 3 Time Gold Medallist on the Uneven Bars, Balance Beam, and All Around at the 2009 Japan Junior International. 3 Time Gold Medallist at the 2009 European Youth Olympic Festival on…

Terri Poch (born August 20, 1967) is an American bodybuilder and former professional wrestler, best known for her appearances with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) as Tori. She currently owns and runs a yoga studio in Portland. Professional wrestling career Early career (1988–1993) Poch debuted in 1988 as Taylor Made, a valet for Scotty the Body in Portland's Pacific Northwest Wrestling. She joined the Ladies Professional Wrestling Association (LPWA) in 1990 as Terri Power, defeating both Leilani Kai and Judy Martin within her first year with the company On February 23, 1992 at Super Ladies Showdown in Rochester, Minnesota in the Mayo Civic Center she defeated La…

Wrestler: Miss Linda Real Name: Linda Barbara Street Or is it Gunthorpe Hawker? Birthday: October 27, 1945 Hometown: Royal Forest of Dean, England Currently: Gulf Breeze, Florida Marital Status: Married to Adrian Street Height & Weight: Trained by: Debut: Previous Names: Angel Dust Blackfoot Sioux November 22, 1984--Mid South: Adrian Street & Miss Linda defeated Bill Dundee in a "Handicap" match.. Adrian Street & Miss Linda decided to settle down and live a normal life in beautiful Gulf Breeze, Florida.. Adrian & Linda are now a successful manufacturer of high quality wrestling wear (costumes, masks, etc.) September 15, 2007--So…