Sports Illustrated Top 120 Female Athletes of All Time
Directions: You are to pick one female athlete from the list below and write a five page paper on that athlete.
Detailing their life (where they were born, how they grew up, siblings, how they got started with the sport),
what sport they played, their career, important awards/honors and any other details that are of interest about this
athlete. Please include a picture of the athlete you chose. The final copy is to be typed, 12 pt. font, Times, New
Roman, double spaced and is due the date you are allowed to return to P.E. or when the 4 ½ weeks of P.E. ends.
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Jackie Joyner-Kersee- Track and field
Babe Didrikson Zaharias- Track and field
Billie Jean King-Tennis
Sonja Henie-Figure skating
Martina Navratilova-Tennis
Chris Evert-Tennis
Bonnie Blair-Speed skating
Wilma Rudolph-Track and Field
Nadia Comaneci-Gymnastics
Tracy Caulkins- Swimming
Florence Griffith Joyner- Track and Field
Mia Hamm- Soccer
Nancy Lopez-Golf
Steffi Graf-Tennis
Cheryl Miller- Basketball
Margaret Court-Tennis
Mary T. Meagher-Swimming
Olga Korbut-Gymnastics
Peggy Fleming-Figure Skating
Joan Benoit Samuelson- Distance Running
Dawn Fraser, Swimming
Teresa Edwards, Basketball
Julie Krone, horse racing
Ann Meyers, Basketball
Jean Driscoll, Wheelchair Racing
Fanny Blankers-Koen, Track & Field
Mickey Wright, Golf
Maureen Connolly, Tennis
Janet Evans, Swimmer
Althea Gibson, Tennis
Mary Decker Slaney, Track and Field
Dorothy Hamill, Figure Skating
Suzanne Lenglen, Tennis
Lyubov Egorova, Cross Country Skiing
Kathy Whitworth, Golf
Larissa Latynina, Gymnastics
Grete Waitz, Distance running
Katarina Witt, Figure Skating
Amy Van Dyken, Swimming
Michelle Akers, Soccer
Pat McCormick, Diving
Gertrude Ederle, Swimming
Wyomia Tyus, Track and Field
Nancy Lieberman-Cline, Basketball
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Picabo Street, Skiing
Anne Donovan, Basketball
Tenley Albright, Figure Skating
Lynn Hill, Rock Climbing
Rosi Mittermaier, Skiing
Susan Butcher, Dogsledding
Nera White, Basketball
Helen Wills Moody Roark, Tennis
Ruffian, Horse Racing
Chamique Holdsclaw, Basketball
Lisa Fernandez, Softball
Anita DeFrantz, Rowing
Mary Lou Retton, Gymnastics
Marion Jones, Track & Field
Annemarie Moser-Pröll, Skiing
Paula Newby-Fraser, Triathlete
Shirley Muldowney, Auto Racing
Jenny Thompson, Swimming
Dawn Riley, Sailing
Carol Blazejowski, Basketball
Ann Trason, Ultramarathon
Lynn Jennings, Middle Distance Running
Shirley Babashoff, Swimming
Kornelia Ender, Swimming
Flo (Flora) Hyman, Volleyball
Hassiba Boulmerka, Track and Field
Connie Carpenter, Speed Skating and Cycling
Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Tennis
Alice Coachman, Track and Field
Silken Laumann, Rowing
Alice Marble, Tennis
Lisa Andersen, Surfer
Manon Rheaume, Hockey
Tegla Loroupe, Running
Willye White, Track and Field
Aileen Riggin Soule, Swimming and Diving
Lynette Woodard, Basketball
Donna de Varona, Swimming
Helene Mayer, Fencing
Donna Lopiano, Athlete and Administrator
Kristin Otto, Swimming
Sheila Young, Speedskating and Cycling
Sheryl Swoopes, Basketball
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Juli Furtado, Mountain Biking
Louise Suggs, Golf
Cynthia Cooper, Basketball
Camille Duvall, Waterskiing
Fu Mingxia, Diving
Lyn St. James, Auto Racing
Marion Ladewig, Bowler
Nancy Kerrigan, and Tonya Harding, Figure
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96. Cammi Granato, Ice Hockey
97. Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli, Cycling
98. Ila Borders, Baseball
99. Margo Oberg, Surfing
100. Dorothy Kamenshek, Baseball
101. Mary Meagher-Swimming
102. Hannah Teter-Snowboarding
103. Margret Court-Tennis
104. Hayley Wickenheiser-Hockey
105. Fabiola Da Silva-Inline Skater
106. Yani Tseng-Golf
107. Kristine Lilly-Soccer
108. Diana Taurasi- Basketball
109. Candace Parker-Basketball
110. Marta Vieria Da Silva- Soccer
111. Dara Torres- Swimming
112. Serena Williams- Tennis
113. Venus Williams- Tennis
114. Chris Evert-Lloyd-Tennis
115. Lisa Leslie- Basketball
116. Annika Sorenstam- Golf
117. Brandi Chastain- Soccer
118. Abby Womback- Soccer