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Is a former Dutch sprinter. She started with athletics at the age of twelve and soon found out that

Is a former Dutch sprinter. She started with athletics at the age of twelve and soon found out that she had a special talent for the sprinting events. She was a five-time Dutch sprinting champion.

Is a former freestyle swimmer from The Netherlands, who won a total number of three medals at the 19

Is a former freestyle swimmer from The Netherlands, who won a total number of three medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.

Is a Dutch sprint canoer who competed in the 1980s.

Is a Dutch sprint canoer who competed in the 1980s.

Is a Polish professional tennis player who is, as of 1 March 2010, ranked No. 258. She is actual Pol

Is a Polish professional tennis player who is, as of 1 March 2010, ranked No. 258. She is actual Polish Tennis Champion. She has won 9 ITF tournaments. Anna Korzeniak was born to Stanislaw and Ewa Korzeniak. She began playing tennis aged five. Korzeniak i

Is a Swedish professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour and on the Ladies European Tour.

Is a Swedish professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour and on the Ladies European Tour.

Was a female tennis player from the United States. She won the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon in 1

Was a female tennis player from the United States. She won the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon in 1931. She was the runner-up in singles at the 1930 U.S. Championships, losing to Betty Nuthall Shoemaker. She also was the runner-up in women's doubles at the 1928, 1930, and 1932 U.S. Championships and in mixed doubles at the 1931 edition of those championships.

Is an Australian female cycle racer

Is an Australian female cycle racer

Is a professional basketball player currently playing for the Minnesota Lynx. She played for the Spa

Is a professional basketball player currently playing for the Minnesota Lynx. She played for the Spanish national team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, finishing in fifth position.

Is an Estonian ice dancer. With partner Sergei Sychyov, she is the 2000-2002 Estonian national champ

Is an Estonian ice dancer. With partner Sergei Sychyov, she is the 2000-2002 Estonian national champion and competed at the World Figure Skating Championships and European Figure Skating Championships.

Muzychuk is an International Master and Woman Grandmaster with FIDE rating 2504 (July 2008). In 2004

Muzychuk is an International Master and Woman Grandmaster with FIDE rating 2504 (July 2008). In 2004 she became a citizen of Slovenia, where she is the strongest female chess player. In the list of girls up to 20 years old she is ranked 3rd in the world and she's the 13th strongest female player (July 2008). Her younger sister Mariya is also a strong chess player.Muzychuk has played on first board for the Slovenian team since 2004. In 36th Chess Olympiad, beside others, she has defeated the Women's World Chess Champion grandmaster Antoaneta Stefanova. In 37th Chess Olympiad for women the Slovenian team, seeded 17th, finished 9th.

Is a Russian rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Is a Russian rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to the early 2000s.

Is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to the early 2000s.

Is a Swedish alpine skier who won an Olympic bronze medal in the Giant Slalom race at the 2006 Winte

Is a Swedish alpine skier who won an Olympic bronze medal in the Giant Slalom race at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. She stands 1.66 meters (5 ft 5 in) tall and weighs 64 kg (141 lbs).

Is a Swedish soccer player. She is currently a defender for Umeå IK and the Swedish national team.

Is a Swedish soccer player. She is currently a defender for Umeå IK and the Swedish national team. She debuted for the national team in 2004 February 10 against Finland where they tied 1-1. Since her debut for Umeå in 2001, Paulson has been an integral part of the team's defense. Throughout her seasons with Umeå, they have won 1 Super Cup, 2 UEFA Women's Cups, 4 Swedish Cups, and 5 Swedish championship gold medals.

Is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1960s to the late 1970s.

Is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1960s to the late 1970s.

Was a Soviet Olympic fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1952 Summer Ol

Was a Soviet Olympic fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Is a Polish retired figure skater. She is a three-time Polish national champion and competed at two

Is a Polish retired figure skater. She is a three-time Polish national champion and competed at two Olympic Games.Rechnio won the Polish Figure Skating Championships in 1994, 1997 and 1998. She competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics, placing 10th, and at the 1998 Winter Olympics, placing 19th.She competed many times at the World Figure Skating Championships, with a highest placement of 5th, in 1998. She also competed many times at the European Figure Skating Championships, with a highest placement of 7th, in 1994.

Is a female badminton player from Canada. She was born in North Vancouver, British Columbia and atte

Is a female badminton player from Canada. She was born in North Vancouver, British Columbia and attended Handsworth Secondary School.

Is an Austrian long track speed skater who participates in international competitions.

Is an Austrian long track speed skater who participates in international competitions.

Is an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. The daughter of farmers, she has been around hor

Is an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. The daughter of farmers, she has been around horses all of her life. In 2005 she took out her jockey license and since then has been among or at the top of riders in Maryland racing and the top female ri

Is a Hungarian chess player.Rudolf attracted attention during the Vandoeuvre Open in December 2007,

Is a Hungarian chess player.Rudolf attracted attention during the Vandoeuvre Open in December 2007, where she defeated the top seed Christian Bauer, finished ninth and scored WGM and IM norms.

Is a Russian team handball player, playing on the Russian women's national handball team.

Is a Russian team handball player, playing on the Russian women's national handball team.

Is a semi-retired Russian professional tennis player and model. Her celebrity made her one of the be

Is a semi-retired Russian professional tennis player and model. Her celebrity made her one of the best known tennis players worldwide. At the peak of her fame, fans looking for images of Kournikova made her name (or misspellings of it) one of the most com

Is a Russian figure skater. She placed 5th at the 2009-2010 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final.

Is a Russian figure skater. She placed 5th at the 2009-2010 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final.

A Belarusian chess master. She won the Ladies' Belarusian Chess Championship in 2002, 2005 and 2007

A Belarusian chess master. She won the Ladies' Belarusian Chess Championship in 2002, 2005 and 2007 and played for Belarus in the Women's Chess Olympiads of 2002 to 2008 (four times).