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A Norwegian poker player. Obrestad is the youngest person to ever win a World Series of Poker (WSOP)

A Norwegian poker player. Obrestad is the youngest person to ever win a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet and in 2007 was considered to be one of the best online multi-table tournament players in the world.Annette Obrestad started her poker career online when she was only fifteen years old using the online screen-name "Annette_15". She claims she never had to deposit money on any online poker site. Instead she made her initial online bankroll by winning freeroll poker tournaments from which she went on to amass several hundred thousand dollars in winnings. Between September 2006 and February 2007,[2] she won over $500,000 on Pokerstars, $200,000 on UltimateBet, and $136,000 on Full Tilt Poker.[3]. As of February 2008, Pocketfives.com, a site that tracks online poker, ranks her number 51. She also has been the site's top-ranked player in the past.[4]

Is a Dutch paraplegic track and field athlete.When Roozen was sixteen years old her right leg had to

Is a Dutch paraplegic track and field athlete.When Roozen was sixteen years old her right leg had to be amputed due to osteosarcoma. Five years later, in 1997 she attended a local sports day for prosthesis users where her interest in athletics was born.

Is a Dutch paraplegic track and field athlete.[1]When Roozen was sixteen years old her right leg had

Is a Dutch paraplegic track and field athlete.[1]When Roozen was sixteen years old her right leg had to be amputed due to osteosarcoma. Five years later, in 1997 she attended a local sports day for prosthesis users where her interest in athletics was born. Her first international title came in 2003 when she won the 100 metres sprint at the European Championships in Assen in a time of 18.11 seconds

Is an American biochemist, a 1997 Rhodes Scholar and a gold medalist at the 1996 Summer Olympics hel

Is an American biochemist, a 1997 Rhodes Scholar and a gold medalist at the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta.

Is a German former volleyball player who competed for East Germany in the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Is a German former volleyball player who competed for East Germany in the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Is a Norwegian team handball player (goalkeeper) and Olympic medalist.

Is a Norwegian team handball player (goalkeeper) and Olympic medalist.

Is a former West German long-distance runner who is recognized by the International Association of A

Is a former West German long-distance runner who is recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations as having set a world best in the marathon on September 16, 1967 with a time of 3:07:27 in Waldniel, West Germany.[1] [nb 1] Pede and Monika Boers were asked by Ernst van Aaken, an early proponent of women's running, to participate in a race organized by his running club.[5] According to German sports historian Karl Lennartz, journalists skeptical of 13-year-old Maureen Wilton's recent world best in Toronto, Canada asked van Aaken if women and teenagers were capable of such a performance.[5] Mocked and derided for claiming that faster times were indeed possible, van Aaken chose Pede, a middle-distance runner and mother of two, and Boers, a 19-year-old from the Netherlands, to prove himself correct.[5][nb 2]

Is a Cuban-American gymnast who competed for the United States at the 2004 Olympics. Hatch began gym

Is a Cuban-American gymnast who competed for the United States at the 2004 Olympics. Hatch began gymnastics in her native Cuba at the age of five. She won her first Cuban National Championships at the age of ten; over the course of her career she would win the title a total of seven times.

Is an Italian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1960s. At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, he

Is an Italian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1960s. At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 4 x 500 m event.

Was a footballer from Muzzana, Italy. He made 147 appearances for Internazionale scoring 50 goals. I

Was a footballer from Muzzana, Italy. He made 147 appearances for Internazionale scoring 50 goals. In 1956 Frossi became Team Coach of Inter, but this was only a short-term job, which ended soon after.Annibale Frossi is perhaps best known for his image as a bespectacled footballer during his playing years, and also for his own developments of the theory of catenaccio, a style of football which emphasises shutting out the opposition, rather than attacking football.

Is a French figure skating coach. She coaches in Champigny, alongside Pierre Trente. Among her curre

Is a French figure skating coach. She coaches in Champigny, alongside Pierre Trente. Among her current and former students are two time European Figure Skating Championships bronze medalist Stanick Jeannette, Gabriel Monnier, Jérèmy Prevoteaux, Vincent Re

Is a Canadian figure skater. She is a five time medalist at the Canadian nationals.

Is a Canadian figure skater. She is a five time medalist at the Canadian nationals.

Was a British freestyle swimmer from West Derby,[1] who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was a British freestyle swimmer from West Derby,[1] who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Is a professional poker player and author. In 2010 she won the National Heads-Up Poker Championship,

Is a professional poker player and author. In 2010 she won the National Heads-Up Poker Championship, earning a cash prize of $500,000 in addition to the title.

Is a French former Alpine skier. She was a member of the dominating French alpine skiing national te

Is a French former Alpine skier. She was a member of the dominating French alpine skiing national team in the 1960s. She won two medals at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, as well as three medals (including one gold in slalom) at the 1966 World Championships in Portillo, Chile.

A Canadian curler from Gatineau, Quebec. She currently plays second for Marie-France Larouche.Lemay

A Canadian curler from Gatineau, Quebec. She currently plays second for Marie-France Larouche.Lemay has won five provincial titles. At the 1999 and 2000 Tournament of Hearts, she played second for Janique Berthelot. In 2000 she moved to the Larouche team

Is a retired female diver from Canada, who won the bronze medal in the women's 3 metres springboard

Is a retired female diver from Canada, who won the bronze medal in the women's 3 metres springboard event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. She was affiliated with the Club Aquatique Montréal Olympique during her career. For August 2008, sh

Is a Canadian short track speed skater, who won medals in the 500 m and 3000 m relay at the 1998 Win

Is a Canadian short track speed skater, who won medals in the 500 m and 3000 m relay at the 1998 Winter Olympics. She had already won a relay gold medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics.

Is a junior German tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 560, which she reached on May 1

Is a junior German tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 560, which she reached on May 10, 2010.

Is a retired German pole vaulter. Her personal best is 4.77 metres, achieved in July 2002 in Wattens

Is a retired German pole vaulter. Her personal best is 4.77 metres, achieved in July 2002 in Wattenscheid. This is the current German record.

Is an Olympic and former World Record-holding swimmer from Germany. She swam for her homeland at the

Is an Olympic and former World Record-holding swimmer from Germany. She swam for her homeland at the 2008 Olympics.

Is a freestyle and backstroke swimmer from Germany, who was born as Annika Liebs and lives in Gerbru

Is a freestyle and backstroke swimmer from Germany, who was born as Annika Liebs and lives in Gerbrunn. She was a member of the German team, that won the silver medal in the 4x100 Freestyle Relay at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships in Montreal, Canada.

Is a butterfly and medley swimmer from Germany who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, G

Is a butterfly and medley swimmer from Germany who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. She became European champion in the 200m Butterfly at the European SC Championships 2000 in Valencia.

Is a female javelin thrower from Germany. Her personal best throw is 61.38 metres, achieved in May 2

Is a female javelin thrower from Germany. Her personal best throw is 61.38 metres, achieved in May 2004 in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt.[1] This ranks her sixth among German javelin throwers, behind Christina Obergföll, Tanja Damaske, Steffi Nerius, Karen Forkel and Dörthe Friedrich.[2]

Is a former professional tennis player who had a career high ranking of 179 in 2002. Kirschwasser ha

Is a former professional tennis player who had a career high ranking of 179 in 2002. Kirschwasser had a short lived career, retiring after only three years on tour due to an unexpected pregnancy. When she was touring, she used Babolat racquets.