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Is a retired freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who won the bronze medal with the Dutch women's

Is a retired freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who won the bronze medal with the Dutch women's 4×100 m freestyle relay team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.Kosten made her international debut at the European LC Championships 2000 in Helsinki, Finland where she ended fifth in the 4×100 meter freestyle relay, she did so alongside Thamar Henneken, Chantal Groot and Wilma van Hofwegen. At the European Short Course Swimming Championships 2001 in Antwerp, Belgium she won the silver medal in the 4×50 meter freestyle,

Is a retired competitive swimmer from England, who specialised in the freestyle and butterfly events

Is a retired competitive swimmer from England, who specialised in the freestyle and butterfly events. She competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for Great Britain, starting in 1984 (Los Angeles, California). She was born in the United States.

Is an Italian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1990s. She was eliminated in the semifinals of

Is an Italian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1990s. She was eliminated in the semifinals of K-4 500 m event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

Is a football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at international level. She is a student a

Is a football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at international level. She is a student at Auckland's Epsom Girls Grammar School and plays for the Three King's United Club.

Is a former Dutch speed skater.Thomas was an allround speed skater, but favored the shorter distance

Is a former Dutch speed skater.Thomas was an allround speed skater, but favored the shorter distances. The years 1995 and 1996 found her at her peak: in both those years she was Dutch allround champion as well as Dutch sprint champion and came in second a

Is a Canadian swimmer, specializing in the breaststroke event. She is the oldest of 5 sisters who ar

Is a Canadian swimmer, specializing in the breaststroke event. She is the oldest of 5 sisters who are all competitive swimmers. She also has two brothers.

Is a professional poker player, based in The Bronx, New York, who has won a World Poker Tour (WPT) C

Is a professional poker player, based in The Bronx, New York, who has won a World Poker Tour (WPT) Championship and is a member of Team PokerStars. Ramdin took up poker in 2002 after seeing people play it in a bar and was later mentored by Phil Ivey. In 2003, he finished in the money of a World Series of Poker (WSOP) event for the first time in the $2,000 pot limit Texas hold 'em event.

Was a Norwegian cross country skier who competed in the 1930s. He won a gold medal in the 4 x 10 km

Was a Norwegian cross country skier who competed in the 1930s. He won a gold medal in the 4 x 10 km at the 1937 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.

Is a former Dutch field hockey defender, who won the golden medal with the National Women's Team at

Is a former Dutch field hockey defender, who won the golden medal with the National Women's Team at the 1984 Summer Olympics.Four years later in Seoul she captured the bronze medal with the national side. From 1984 to 1989 she played a total number of 87

Is a Danish dressage rider. She was part of the Bronze winning Danish team at the Olympic games in B

Is a Danish dressage rider. She was part of the Bronze winning Danish team at the Olympic games in Beijing 2008.

Is a French slalom canoer who competed in the 1990s. She won five medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom Wor

Is a French slalom canoer who competed in the 1990s. She won five medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two golds (K-1 team: 1993, 1995) and three silvers (K-1: 1993, 1995; K-1 team: 1997).

Is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1970s. At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal,

Is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1970s. At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, she finished eighth in the K-2 500 m event.

Is a former professional Danish team handball player and Olympic champion. She received a gold medal

Is a former professional Danish team handball player and Olympic champion. She received a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

Is a Danish football midfielder. She currently plays for Brøndby and the Danish national team.

Is a Danish football midfielder. She currently plays for Brøndby and the Danish national team.

Is a former speed skater from the United States.Anne Henning grew up in Northbrook, Illinois and sta

Is a former speed skater from the United States.Anne Henning grew up in Northbrook, Illinois and started in short track speed skating, but then, like many short track speed skaters before and after her, switched to long track speed skating. In 1971, 15 ye

Is an American rower who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.In 1976 she was a crew member of the A

Is an American rower who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.In 1976 she was a crew member of the American boat which won the bronze medal in the eights event.

Is a Canadian alpine skier.She also won a first in slalom and giant slalom in the United States nati

Is a Canadian alpine skier.She also won a first in slalom and giant slalom in the United States national junior championships. Although she suffered from several injuries between 1955 and 1957, she still earned a spot on Canada's team at age 17 at the 1956 Winter Olympic Games in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.

Is a British former professional tennis player. Hobbs represented Great Britain in the Wightman Cup

Is a British former professional tennis player. Hobbs represented Great Britain in the Wightman Cup and Federation Cup from 1978 to 1989. She was ranked as the top British player for periods during her 12 year career and achieved a best WTA ranking of 33

Is a former Norwegian cross country skier who competed from 1982 to 1990. She won a complete set of

Is a former Norwegian cross country skier who competed from 1982 to 1990. She won a complete set of medals at the Winter Olympics with a gold in the 4 x 5 km (1984), a silver in the 4 x 5 km (1988), and a bronze in the 20 km {1984).

Is a former international freestyle swimmer from Canada, who won two bronze medals at the 1976 Summe

Is a former international freestyle swimmer from Canada, who won two bronze medals at the 1976 Summer Olympics in her hometown Montreal.

Is an English professional tennis player. She is currently British number 1 and ranked 74 in the wor

Is an English professional tennis player. She is currently British number 1 and ranked 74 in the world as of 27 October 2008.Keothavong grew up playing park tennis on Hackney Downs and Highbury Fields. She also enjoys kickboxing and has shown an interest in training to compete in tournaments when she is finished with her tennis career. Her preferred surface is hard and she is coached by Colin Beecher, with whom she trains at The Queens club in London.

Is an international rider from the United States, who competes in the sport of show jumping. She is

Is an international rider from the United States, who competes in the sport of show jumping. She is one of the leading woman riders in the sport today. Kursinski currently resides in Frenchtown, New Jersey at Market Street Farm.

Is a Norwegian team handball player who plays for the club Nordstrand IF.

Is a Norwegian team handball player who plays for the club Nordstrand IF.

Is a professional female tennis player from Luxembourg. Her highest WTA Ranking has been World No. 1

Is a professional female tennis player from Luxembourg. Her highest WTA Ranking has been World No. 18, a ranking she achieved on July 29, 2002.Anne completed her schooling at the Athénée de Luxembourg and subsequently studied English as well as History at Stanford University in Stanford, California.

A Scottish curler. She plays lead for Gail Munro.In 1991, Laird won a bronze medal at the World Juni

A Scottish curler. She plays lead for Gail Munro.In 1991, Laird won a bronze medal at the World Junior Curling Championships playing lead for Gillian Barr.In 2002, Laird was a member of the gold medal winning team at the World Curling Championships, playi