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Was an American tennis player who won 18 Grand Slam championships from 1936 through 1940. Five of th

Was an American tennis player who won 18 Grand Slam championships from 1936 through 1940. Five of those championships were in singles, six were in women's doubles, and seven were in mixed doubles.

Is an Australian sprint freestyle, butterfly and individual medley swimmer who represented Australia

Is an Australian sprint freestyle, butterfly and individual medley swimmer who represented Australia at the 2004 Athens Olympics, winning two relay gold medals.

Is an American alpine skier who has competed since 2005. Her best World Cup finish was ninth at a do

Is an American alpine skier who has competed since 2005. Her best World Cup finish was ninth at a downhill event in Switzerland in January 2010. McKennis was named to the US team for the 2010 Winter Olympics in late 2009.

Was an important American tennis player and coach who was ranked as high as No. 13 in the world (in

Was an important American tennis player and coach who was ranked as high as No. 13 in the world (in 1969). Tym established the tennis team, served as captain, and played No. 1 singles for the University of Florida between 1960 and 1964, eventually graduat

Is a former American swimmer, who at age 20, competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics at Berlin. It firs

Is a former American swimmer, who at age 20, competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics at Berlin. It first appeared that Alice, who originally was a back-up contestant, had actually won her event. Several hours later the Judges reversed themselves and gave the

A women's boxing participant who is a former world Super Bantamweight champion. Ashley is a Jamaican

A women's boxing participant who is a former world Super Bantamweight champion. Ashley is a Jamaican-American. Born in Jamaica, she moved to the United States at a young age.Ashley began her professional boxing career on January 29, 1999, defeating Lisa Howarth by a six round split decision, at Atlantic City, New Jersey. On her second professional boxing fight, held at Halifax, Canada, she suffered her first defeat, when she was outpointed over six rounds by Doris Hackl on June 20 of that year.Ashley rebounded from that defeat with an eight round decision win over Bonnie Canino June 27 at Tunica, Mississippi.

A retired female freestyle swimmer from Argentina who represented her native country at the 1996 Sum

A retired female freestyle swimmer from Argentina who represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. She claimed the bronze medal in the Women's 800m Freestyle event at the 1995 Pan American Games.

Is a South Africa cricketer. She has made three Test and 37 Women's One Day International appearance

Is a South Africa cricketer. She has made three Test and 37 Women's One Day International appearances for South Africa since 2003.

Is an Australian football (soccer) player currently playing for Brisbane Roar in the W-League. Alici

Is an Australian football (soccer) player currently playing for Brisbane Roar in the W-League. Alicia debuted for Australia at just 15 years old in August 1997 during the Matildas European Tour [1]. Initially she played as a Striker and scored twice against American Samoa in 2008 during the Oceana World Cup Qualifiers.

Is an Australian medley, butterfly and freestyle swimmer. She represented Australia at the 2008 Summ

Is an Australian medley, butterfly and freestyle swimmer. She represented Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and the 2010 Commonwealth Games(New Delhi).

An American athlete who was born in Suisun, California and attended Fairfield High School from 1998

An American athlete who was born in Suisun, California and attended Fairfield High School from 1998 to 2002; her parents are Doug and Suzanne Hollowell, and her siblings are Doug Jr., Bryan, Erica and Caroline. She pitched for the University of Arizona Wildcats from 2003 to 2006, collecting 144 career wins (the fourth most in NCAA Division I history) and 1,762 strikeouts (the fifth most in NCAA Division I history). She currently holds the University of Arizona Wildcats records for career wins and career strikeouts, and once held the NCAA Softball World Series strikeout record, and the 2006 NCAA Softball World Series title.

Is an international cricketer who made 6 One Day International appearances for South Africa national

Is an international cricketer who made 6 One Day International appearances for South Africa national women's cricket team in 1997.

A retired female breaststroke swimmer from Argentina, who won the silver medal in the Women's 200m B

A retired female breaststroke swimmer from Argentina, who won the silver medal in the Women's 200m Breaststroke event at the 1987 Pan American Games. She represented her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984 in Los Angeles, California.

Is an American actor. Acting since the age of eight, he includes among his many film roles, Frodo Ba

Is an American actor. Acting since the age of eight, he includes among his many film roles, Frodo Baggins in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Making his film debut at age eight with a minor part in Back to the Future Part II (1989), he landed a succession of subsequent larger roles, and became a critically acclaimed child actor by age 13.After his role as Frodo in The Lord of the Rings, he has resisted typecasting by choosing varied roles in critically-acclaimed films such as Bobby, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Sin City, Green Street and Everything Is Illuminated. Most recently he starred in the film Day Zero (2007) and provided the voice of the main character,

Is an American professional wrestling valet. She is perhaps best known for her appearances with the

Is an American professional wrestling valet. She is perhaps best known for her appearances with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) from 1998 until 1999 as Ryan Shamrock. Webb later debuted in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) on their Nitro show as "Sy

Is a retired breaststroke and medley swimmer from Poland, who has competed in two consecutive Summer

Is a retired breaststroke and medley swimmer from Poland, who has competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country: in 1992 and 1996

Is a Polish professional tennis player. Rosolska made her bow as a professional at the 2002 J&S Cup.

Is a Polish professional tennis player. Rosolska made her bow as a professional at the 2002 J&S Cup.She is primarily a doubles player, partnering countrywoman Klaudia Jans. She and Jans have reached five finals on the WTA Tour. She lists her favourite surface as hard, despite most of her success coming on clay courts.Rosolska has also represented her national team at the Federation Cup; and has an 14-4 record. Her partner in this competition is usually Jans as well.

Is a football midfielder from the Solomon Islands. He played soccer at a very early age. His interes

Is a football midfielder from the Solomon Islands. He played soccer at a very early age. His interest in soccer forced him to abandon secondary education back at his home village at Manasu'u. Inspired by the first Solomon Islands professional soccer playe

Was an English cricketer who played a single first-class match, for Worcestershire against Glamorgan

Was an English cricketer who played a single first-class match, for Worcestershire against Glamorgan in July 1927. He made just 3 in his only innings before being out lbw to Jack Mercer.

Is a Dutch sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Competing in two Summer Oly

Is a Dutch sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she won a silver medal in the K-1 500 m event at London in 1948.

Is a former Dutch figure skater.

Is a former Dutch figure skater.

Was a Dutch athlete, who finished in fifth position at the 1936 Summer Olympics in the 4 x 100 m rel

Was a Dutch athlete, who finished in fifth position at the 1936 Summer Olympics in the 4 x 100 m relay event alongside Kitty ter Braake, Fanny Blankers-Koen and Lies Koning. She was born in Den Helder. She died at the age of 92 in her hometown Amsterdam.

Is a Sierra Leonean footballer who last played for SVDJK Taufkirchen in Munich, Germany and is curre

Is a Sierra Leonean footballer who last played for SVDJK Taufkirchen in Munich, Germany and is currently a free agent on trial with several mls clubs.

Is a football player from Singapore that currently playing for Tampines Rovers as a striker. He can

Is a football player from Singapore that currently playing for Tampines Rovers as a striker. He can be short but with his brilliant pace and style of play he can be dangerous for defenders. However, he is still waiting for a recall from the national team.

Is a former Tajikistani footballer who played for Lokomotiv Moscow, Anzhi Makhachkala, and FC Irtysh

Is a former Tajikistani footballer who played for Lokomotiv Moscow, Anzhi Makhachkala, and FC Irtysh. He was a member of the Tajikistan national football team.