List of sportswomen

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This is a list of female athletes by sport. Each section is ordered alphabetical by the last name (originally or most commonly known). For specific groupings, see Category:Sportswomen.

Sasha Cohen
Ellen van Dijk
Hagar Finer
Sarah Hughes
Giselle Kañevsky
Helene Mayer
Morgan Pressel
Irina Slutskaya
Dara Torres, 4x Olympic champion swimmer

American football[]

See also: List of female American football players

Archery[]

Athletics[]

  • Veronica Campbell-Brown - 7 Olympic medals
  • Allyson Felix - 6 Olympic medals
  • Evelyn Ashford - 5 Olympic medals
  • Sanya Richards-Ross - 5 Olympic medals
  • Fanny Blankers-Koen - 4 Olympic medals
  • Betty Cuthbert - 4 Olympic medals
  • Cathy Freeman - 2 Olympic medals in running
  • Kim Gevaert - sprint runner
  • Florence Griffith Joyner - 5 Olympic medals
  • Wilma Glodean Rudolph - 4 Olympic medals in athletics
  • Kelly Holmes - 3 Olympic medals in middle distance running
  • Jackie Joyner-Kersee - 6 Olympic medals in athletics
  • Zhanna Pintusevich-Block - sprint runner, world 100-m & 200-m champion
  • Tamara Press - 6 world records (shot put & discus throw); 3x Olympic champion (2x shot put & discus)
  • Irina Press - sprint runner, 2x Olympic champion (80-m hurdles & pentathlon)
  • Paula Radcliffe - long distance runner
  • Bobbie Rosenfeld - runner & long jumper, world record (100-yard dash); Olympic champion (4x100-m relay)
  • Joan Benoit Samuelson - Olympic medal in marathon running
  • Helen Stephens - 2 Olympic medals in athletics
  • Shirley Strickland - 7 Olympic medals
  • Jackie Joyner-Kersee - 6 Olympic medals
  • Irena Szewińska - sprinter & long jumper, 7 Olympic medals; world records (100-m, 200-m, and 400-m)
  • Grete Waitz - marathon running
  • Fatima Whitbread - 2 Olympic medals in javelin throw
  • Bärbel Wöckel - 4 Olympic medals
  • Joanna Zeiger - triathlete, Ironman 70.3 World champion; world record (half ironman)
  • Catherine Ibargüen - Colombian athlete, 2018 IAAF Female athlete of the year award, 2 Olympic medals in triple

Basketball[]

See also: Category:Women's National Basketball Association
  • Sue Bird, 4x WNBA champion, 5x Olympic champion
  • Tamika Catchings, WNBA champion, 4x Olympic champion,
  • Cynthia Cooper-Dyke, 4x WNBA champion, Olympic champion
  • Lauren Jackson, 2x WNBA champion
  • Nancy Lieberman, WNBA, Olympic silver
  • Lisa Leslie, 2x WNBA champion, 4x Olympic champion
  • Cheryl Miller, Olympic champion
  • Maya Moore, 4x WNBA champion, 2x Olympic champion
  • Candace Parker, 2x WNBA champion, 2x Olympic champion
  • Katie Smith, 3x WNBA champion, 3x Olympic champion
  • Dawn Staley, 3x Olympic champion
  • Sheryl Swoopes, 4 WNBA champion, 3x Olympic champion,
  • Diana Taurasi, 3x WNBA champion, 5x Olympic champion

Cycling[]

Fastpitch and Softball[]

Fencing[]

  • Emily Jacobson - saber fencer
  • Sada Jacobson - US saber fencer, ranked # 1 in the world, Olympic silver
  • Helene Mayer - foil fencer, Olympic champion
  • Maria Mazina - épée fencer, Olympic champion
  • Ellen Osiier - foil fencer, Olympic champion
  • Ellen Preis - foil fencing, 3x world champion (1947, 1949, and 1950), Olympic champion, 17x Austrian champion

Field hockey[]

Figure skating[]

  • Mao Asada
  • Oksana Baiul - Olympic champion and World Champion
  • Sasha Cohen - reigning US Figure Skating Champion & Olympic silver
  • Peggy Gale Fleming
  • Dorothy Stuart Hamill
  • Sarah Hughes - Olympic champion
  • Yuna Kim
  • Lily Kronberger - four-time World Champion, World Figure Skating Hall of Fame
  • Michelle Kwan - two-time Olympic medalist, five-time World champion, and nine-time U.S. champion
  • Emilia Rotter - four-time World Champion
  • Irina Slutskaya - two-time World Champion
  • Kristi Tsuya Yamaguchi - Olympic champion two-time World champion, U.S. champion

Golf[]

Main article: List of female golfers

Gymnastics[]

Ice hockey[]

Martial arts[]

See also: List of female boxers and List of female mixed martial artists

Motorsport[]

Real tennis[]

Roller derby[]

Skiing[]

Snowboarding[]

Soccer[]

Surfing[]

Swimming[]

Table tennis[]

Tennis[]

Main article: List of female tennis players
  • Victoria Azarenka - 2 Grand Slam singles titles
  • Jennifer Capriati - 3 Grand Slam singles titles
  • Margaret Court - 24 Grand Slam singles titles (11 in open-era)
  • Lindsay Davenport - 3 Grand Slam singles titles
  • Evonne Goolagong - 7 Grand Slam singles titles
  • Chris Evert - 18 Grand Slam singles titles
  • Steffi Graf - 22 Grand Slam singles titles
  • Justine Henin - 7 Grand Slam singles titles
  • Martina Hingis - 5 Grand Slam singles titles
  • Helen Jacobs - world singles ranking # 1
  • Billie Jean King - 12 Grand Slam singles titles
  • Angelique Kerber - 3 Grand Slam singles titles
  • Kim Clijsters - 4 Grand Slam singles titles
  • Ilana Kloss - world doubles ranking # 1
  • Garbine Muguruza - 2 Grand Slam singles titles
  • Li Na - 2 Grand Slam singles titles
  • Martina Navratilova - 18 Grand Slam singles titles
  • Naomi Osaka - 4 Grand Slam singles titles
  • Agnieszka Radwańska - world singles ranking # 2
  • Arantxa Sánchez - 4 Grand Slam singles titles
  • Monica Seles - 9 Grand Slam singles titles
  • Maria Sharapova - 5 Grand Slam singles titles
  • Serena Williams - 23 Grand Slam singles
  • Venus Williams - 7 Grand Slam singles titles
  • Caroline Wozniacki - One Grand Slam singles title

Track and field[]


Volleyball[]

Other sports[]

See also[]

References[]


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