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Is a Russian Paralympic biathlete and cross-country skier. She was born with Erb's palsy which resul

Is a Russian Paralympic biathlete and cross-country skier. She was born with Erb's palsy which resulted in her left arm being paralyzed. # Gold - 2006 Winter Paralympics (skiing, 10 km.) , # Silver - 2006 Winter Paralympics (skiing, 15 km.), # Gold - 2009

Is a junior Russian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 490, which she reached on Okto

Is a junior Russian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 490, which she reached on Oktober 18, 2010.

Is a Polish volleyball player, member of the National Team of Poland in the 2008 Summer Olympic Game

Is a Polish volleyball player, member of the National Team of Poland in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing.Baranska, who is 178 centimeters tall and weighs 69 kilograms, began her career at the local club Polonia Swidnica, which played in the Second League. In 1999, while playing for Polonia, she won silver medal at the Junior Championships of Poland, and in 2001, she moved to Wroclaw, where remained until 2005, playing for Gwardia Wroclaw. In 2005 Baranska changed clubs again, moving to Winiary Kalisz, where she won Championships of Poland. This success was repeated in 2006.

Is a German pole vaulter. She finished eighth at the 2008 World Indoor Championships in Valencia, Sp

Is a German pole vaulter. She finished eighth at the 2008 World Indoor Championships in Valencia, Spain. Her personal best is 4.68 metres, achieved in 2009 in Berlin.

Is a female skier from Hungary. She took part in the Alpine skiing events at the 2010 Winter Olympic

Is a female skier from Hungary. She took part in the Alpine skiing events at the 2010 Winter Olympics. She has also competed in the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 and the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2009. In the 2010 Winter Olympics Berecz

Is a Luxembourgish figure skater. Her highest placement at an ISU Championship was 20th at the 2004

Is a Luxembourgish figure skater. Her highest placement at an ISU Championship was 20th at the 2004 European Figure Skating Championships.

Is a German football striker. She currently plays for 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam. Bornhoff began her car

Is a German football striker. She currently plays for 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam. Bornhoff began her career at the SG Sendenhorst. She then moved to the girl’s team of SC Germania Stromberg. In 2000 she moved to the university in Bayreuth. She then played for SpVgg Bayreuth and FC Eintracht Münchberg. Bornhoff went to the second division side TSV Crailsheim in 2005. She became the team’s top scorer and won promotion to the Bundesliga.

Is a Swedish tennis player. She achieved the #1 rankings position for girls under 18 years in Sweden

Is a Swedish tennis player. She achieved the #1 rankings position for girls under 18 years in Sweden according to the January 2009 tennis rankings list published by the Swedish Tennis Federation.

Is a retired Polish middle distance runner who specialized in the 1500 metres. She adopted the New Z

Is a retired Polish middle distance runner who specialized in the 1500 metres. She adopted the New Zealand nationality on 1999-01-22.

Is a German ice dancer. She competes with her brother, Daniel Hermann. Together, the Hermanns are th

Is a German ice dancer. She competes with her brother, Daniel Hermann. Together, the Hermanns are the 2009 German national champions and 2008 national bronze medalists.

Is a Greek former competitive figure skater. Her highest placement at an ISU Championship was 33rd

Is a Greek former competitive figure skater. Her highest placement at an ISU Championship was 33rd at the 1999 European Figure Skating Championships. During her career she was coached by Vladimir Kovalev. She is currently an International judge for Greec

Is a Russian professional tennis player (with Georgian roots. On September 10, 2007, she reached her

Is a Russian professional tennis player (with Georgian roots. On September 10, 2007, she reached her career-high professional singles ranking of World No. 5. As of September 15, 2008, she is ranked World No. 13.She began playing tennis at the age of eight after being introduced to the sport by her mother, Natalia. She travels for tournaments with her father. She speaks both Russian and English.

Is an Austrian Alpine skier. She competes in all disciplines, but has had greatest success in Super-

Is an Austrian Alpine skier. She competes in all disciplines, but has had greatest success in Super-G and giant slalom. At the 2008 Junior World Championships, Fenninger won gold in the giant slalom and silver in both combination and downhill.

Is a tennis player from the United Kingdom. She is the British number 20 with a world ranking of No.

Is a tennis player from the United Kingdom. She is the British number 20 with a world ranking of No.742 (as of 1 March 2010). She trains at the Monte Carlo Tennis Academy and plays right-handed. Her career-high ranking is world no. 318 (achieved 16 June 2

Is an Italian professional tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 132, which she reached

Is an Italian professional tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 132, which she reached on July 26, 2010. Her career high in doubles is 213, which she reached on March 9, 2009.

Is a former professional tennis player from Hungary. Földényi won 13 ITF singles titles. She retir

Is a former professional tennis player from Hungary. Földényi won 13 ITF singles titles. She retired in 2007.

Was a Canadian figure skater who competed in pairs.

Was a Canadian figure skater who competed in pairs.

Is a chess player from Poland who holds the Woman FIDE Master title. The competition was held in the

Is a chess player from Poland who holds the Woman FIDE Master title. The competition was held in the coastal town of Herceg Novi, Montenegro. In 2008, she participated in Women World Chess Championship in Nalchik, where she lost in the second round with Lilit Mkrtchian.

Is a Kazakhstani sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. Her personal best time is 52.88 seconds

Is a Kazakhstani sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. Her personal best time is 52.88 seconds, achieved in May 2004 in Bishkek.

Is a Greek tennis player. When she was young, she moved from Kavala, Greece to Athens, Greece in ord

Is a Greek tennis player. When she was young, she moved from Kavala, Greece to Athens, Greece in order to pursue a career in tennis. She competed in the women's doubles at the 2008 Summer Olympics with partner Eleni Daniilidou, and lost in the first round

Is a French wrestler who competed in the Women's Freestyle 55 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won

Is a French wrestler who competed in the Women's Freestyle 55 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal. She was named 1999 Female Wrestler of the Year by the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles, and is four times world c

Is an American rower. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a gold medal in women'

Is an American rower. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a gold medal in women's eight.

Is a Canadian alpine skier. She competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver in the women's sla

Is a Canadian alpine skier. She competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver in the women's slalom competition.

Is an Israeli swimmer who represented Israel at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. She also holds th

Is an Israeli swimmer who represented Israel at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. She also holds the most Israeli swimming records of any female swimmer.

Is a football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at international level.She was included in

Is a football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at international level.She was included in the New Zealand squad for the 2008 Summer Olympic games, featuring in the losses to Norway(0-1) and Brazil (0-4).