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Is a retired female hammer thrower from the United States. Her personal best throw was 68.28 metres,

Is a retired female hammer thrower from the United States. Her personal best throw was 68.28 metres, achieved on April 29, 2000 in Philadelphia.

Is a centre-fielder for the Australia women's national baseball team. In the 2006 Women's Baseball W

Is a centre-fielder for the Australia women's national baseball team. In the 2006 Women's Baseball World Cup she was named in the All-Star team as an outfielder. In the Victorian Women's League, she plays with the Doncaster Dragons after starting with the

A Canadian curler. At the age of four she moved with her family to Regina, Saskatchewan, where she g

A Canadian curler. At the age of four she moved with her family to Regina, Saskatchewan, where she grew up. She moved to Calgary in 1995, where she now resides. Nixon is an alumnus of the University of Calgary with three degrees in kinesiology, women's st

Is an American short track speed skater. Peterson competed in five consecutive Olympic games from wh

Is an American short track speed skater. Peterson competed in five consecutive Olympic games from when short track speed skating was exhibition sport in 1988 to 2002.

Is a professional racing cyclist. She is also the daughter of former professional Peter Pieters, the

Is a professional racing cyclist. She is also the daughter of former professional Peter Pieters, the niece of Sjaak Pieters and the sister of Roy Pieters.

Is a former women's head basketball coach at North Dakota State University. Ruley has the greatest n

Is a former women's head basketball coach at North Dakota State University. Ruley has the greatest number of victories of any women's coach at NDSU, with over 600 wins, and has led the Bison to 5 NCAA Division II championships.

Is an Olympic speed skater who competed in the 1998 Winter Olympics, 2002 Winter Olympics and 2006 W

Is an Olympic speed skater who competed in the 1998 Winter Olympics, 2002 Winter Olympics and 2006 Winter Olympics. She graduated in 2004 from the University of Utah with a degree in exercise physiology.

Four of these gold medals came in the 1996 Summer Olympics, making her the first American woman to a

Four of these gold medals came in the 1996 Summer Olympics, making her the first American woman to accomplish such a feat. She won gold in the 50 meter free, 100 meter butterfly, 4 x 100 meter freestyle relay, and the 4 x 100 meter medley relay.Van Dyken is an asthmatic who suffered from severe asthma throughout her childhood and into adulthood. She began swimming on the advice of a doctor as a way to strengthen her lungs to cope with her condition and prevent future asthma attacks.

Is a female football (soccer) forward, who won the bronze medal with the Canadian women's national s

Is a female football (soccer) forward, who won the bronze medal with the Canadian women's national soccer team at the 2007 Pan American Games, she played currently with Vancouver Whitecaps.She plays both hockey and soccer at the University of Wisconsin–Madison (NCAA Division I). She was named MVP of the Regina Female Hockey Tournament in 1999, in addition to being a two-time basketball MVP, city javelin titlist in track and field, and city badminton doubles champion. Vermeulen is a kinesiology major at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

is a female judoka from the United States. She competed for her native North American country at th

is a female judoka from the United States. She competed for her native North American country at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Is a Korean professional golfer, currently playing on the United States-based LPGA Tour and on the L

Is a Korean professional golfer, currently playing on the United States-based LPGA Tour and on the Ladies European Tour (LET).

Is an American gymnast and a member of the famous Magnificent 7 who were the first American team to

Is an American gymnast and a member of the famous Magnificent 7 who were the first American team to win Olympic gymnastics gold. Her fellow team members were Jaycie Phelps, Dominique Dawes, Shannon Miller, Kerri Strug, Amanda Borden and Dominique Moceanu. Chow was coached by Mark Young and was the first Asian-American woman to take an Olympic medal in her sport.

Known as Giles Baring, was a first-class English cricketer between the years 1930 and 1946. He repre

Known as Giles Baring, was a first-class English cricketer between the years 1930 and 1946. He represented Cambridge University in 1930 and 1931 and Hampshire between 1930 and 1939. Apart from more than fifty regular county championship games, he played in the Cambridge University v New Zealanders match of 3 June 1931, for the Gentlemen in the Gentlemen v Players matches of 2 September 1931 and 11 July 1934, for Hampshire in Hampshire v West Indians on 24 May 1933, for Hampshire in Hampshire v Australians on 23 May 1934, for Hampshire in Hampshire v South Africans on 22 May 1935, for Hampshire in Hampshire v Australians on 25 May 1938, and for HDG Leveson-Gower's XI v Australian Services on 7 July 1945. He played for the MCC between 1935 and 1946, and his last first-class game was in the MCC v Cambridge University match of 29 June 1946. Baring was a right-arm fast bowler and also a right-hand batsman. As a bowler, he took 197 wickets for 5,607 runs, an average of 28.46. As a batsman, he played 103 first class innings, was not out 27 times and was never stumped. His average as a batsman was 8.73.

Is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who plays for Assam. He was b

Is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who plays for Assam. He was born in Guwahati. Ali started his cricketing career with Assam's Under-16 team in 2001, at the age of just 10 years old, the youngest Assam player in that s

Is a Russian professional footballer. Currently, he plays for FC Salyut Belgorod. He made his debut

Is a Russian professional footballer. Currently, he plays for FC Salyut Belgorod. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 2002 for FC Alania Vladikavkaz.

Is a retired South Korean Greco-Roman wrestler.

Is a retired South Korean Greco-Roman wrestler.

Is a retired South Korean Greco-Roman wrestler.

Is a retired South Korean Greco-Roman wrestler.

Is a Chinese pair skater. With former partner Wu Yiming, she is the 2006 Chinese national silver med

Is a Chinese pair skater. With former partner Wu Yiming, she is the 2006 Chinese national silver medalist and 2005 bronze medalist. Before teaming up with Wu, she competed with Tao Wei.

Is a Chinese football goalkeeper who currently plays for Changchun Yatai in the Chinese Super League

Is a Chinese football goalkeeper who currently plays for Changchun Yatai in the Chinese Super League.

Is a South Korean short track speed skater.

Is a South Korean short track speed skater.

Is a Vietnamese-American professional poker player, now living in Las Vegas, Nevada. Tran began play

Is a Vietnamese-American professional poker player, now living in Las Vegas, Nevada. Tran began playing poker in the mid-1970s and first finished in the money of a World Series of Poker (WSOP) event in 1989 in the $2,000 no limit hold 'em event. In the same year he finished 24th in the $10,000 no limit hold'em main event. Tran began playing poker in the mid-1970s and first finished in the money of a World Series of Poker (WSOP) event in 1989 in the $2,000 no limit hold 'em event. In the same year he finished 24th in the $10,000 no limit hold'em main event.

Is a speed skater. He has participated in the 2006 Olympics for China.

Is a speed skater. He has participated in the 2006 Olympics for China.

Is a retired Mauritian football referee. He is mostly known for supervising two matches in the FIFA

Is a retired Mauritian football referee. He is mostly known for supervising two matches in the FIFA World Cup - one in 1994 and one in 1998.

Is a Chinese pair skater. He competes with Zhao Rui. They are the 2006 Chinese national champions.

Is a Chinese pair skater. He competes with Zhao Rui. They are the 2006 Chinese national champions.

Is a Chinese Woman International Master-titled chess player.She was a member of the Chinese national

Is a Chinese Woman International Master-titled chess player.She was a member of the Chinese national chess team. She was part of the national team at the Chess Olympiad four times in 1980-1986. She played a total of 53 games scoring 28 wins, 13 draws and 12 losses.[3]