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Top 10 Female Swimmers of All Time

March 3, 2015 by Khabir Uddin Mughal

Top 10 Female Swimmers of All Time

Swimming is one of the biggest and the most popular events in the Summer Olympics. There are 16 recognized events in swimming foe each male and female swimmers at the Olympics, although officially, 40 swimming events are recognizable. Swimmers are among the highest medal winners at the Olympics for their nations. This holds true for female swimmers, as well. Just like male swimmers, female swimmers, too, have to put in a huge deal of energy and time into practice and physical fitness. They wish to give the best they can, because this is one sport where the athletes are responsible completely for their own achievements or failures, and cannot have other athletes’ performances influence theirs in any way. Let us take a look at the Top 10 Female Swimmers of All Time.

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Top 10 Female Swimmers of All Time

10. Leisel Jones

Australian former competition swimmer Leisel Marie Jones was born on 30 August 1985, and is an Olympic gold medallist. She debuted at the 2000 Summer Olympics when she was just 15 years old. She achieved the gold medal in the 100 meter breaststroke event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She was selected to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London on 17 March 2012, and became the first Australian swimmer to participate at four Olympic Games. Jones was named Female World Swimmer of the Year in 2005 by Swimming World magazine. She became the face of the World Animal Protection Australia & New Zealand in 2009 for anti-whaling campaign. She announced her retirement on 16 November 2012. Jones appeared in the Australian version of “I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!” in 2015.

9. Inge de Bruijn

Dutch former swimmer Inge de Bruijn was born on 24 August 1973, and is a four-time Olympic champion. Bruijn is also a former world record holder and was nicknamed “Invincible Inky”. She made her debut at the World Aquatics Championships in January 1991 where she achieves a bronze medal. She then achieves the gold medal at the European LC Championships the same year in August. Bruijn made her Olympic debut at the 1992 Summer Olympics. She achieved gold medals in the 50 and 100 meter freestyle and the 100 m butterfly in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney while setting world records in all three events. Bruijn was named Female World Swimmer of the Year twice consecutively in 2000 and 2001 by the Swimming World. She is the second most successful Dutch Olympian of all time.

8. Kornelia Ender

Former East German swimmer Kornelia Ender was born on 25 October 1958, and became the first woman swimmer to win four gold medals at a single Olympic Games at the 1976 Summer Olympics all in world record times. She won her first Olympic medals at the 1972 Olympics in Munich at the age of just 13. She broke 32 world records in individual events over the next following years of her debut in professional swimming. She created controversy regarding the illegal use of steroids in 1976 when she started to exhibits symptoms like deep voice and overdeveloped body. She was married for four years to multiple Olympic champion Roland Matthes and is now married to former East German track and field athlete Steffen Grummt.

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7. Dawn Fraser

Australian champion swimmer Dawn Fraser was born on 4 September 1937, and is one of only three swimmers to achieve the same Olympic event three times in a row which she did in the event of 100 meters freestyle. She is also known as a former politician. Fraser achieved a total of eight Olympic medals which include four gold medals. She also achieved six Commonwealth Games gold medals and held 39 records in her active career as a professional swimmer. She held the record of 100 meters freestyle from 1 December 1956 to 8 January 1972. She became the first female swimmer to cover meters freestyle under a minute in October 1962. Fraser was named Australian of the Year in 1964 and became a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1967. Fraser was named Australian Female Athlete of the Century by the Sport Australia Hall of Fame.

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6. Natalie Coughlin

Former American competition swimmer Natalie Coughlin Hall was born on August 23, 1982, and is a twelve-time Olympic medalist. She became the first woman to cover 100 meter backstroke under a minute just ten days before her 20th birthday in 2002. Coughlin became the first U.S. female athletic history to achieve six medals in one Olympiad at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She is also the first female swimmer to achieve 100 meter backstroke gold in two consecutive Olympiad. Coughlin is one of the only three women to achieve a total of twelve Olympic medals by an American woman. She also participated in Dancing with the Stars season 9 with season 1 professional champion Alec Mazo. Natalie Coughlin appeared in the 2012 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.

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5. Krisztina Egerszegi

Former Hungarian competition swimmer Krisztina Egerszegi was born on 16 August 1974, and is one of the greatest Hungarian Olympic champions of all time. She is a former world record holding swimmer and a five time Olympic champion in three Olympic Games. She made her debut at the age of just 13 in the 1987 European Aquatics Championships. Egerszegi won three individual gold medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics and became the only female athlete to achieve that feat. She is also the first and the only female swimmer to achieve 5 individual Olympic gold medals. Egerszegi is considered by many as the greatest female backstroke swimmer of all-time. She was inducted in the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 2001. Egerszegi became the Hungarian Sportswoman of the Year a record seven times and became the Female World Swimmer of the Year three times.

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4. Amy Van Dyken

Former American competition swimmer Amy Deloris Van Dyken was born on February 15, 1973, and is a former world record holder in swimming. She is also an Olympic champion winning six Olympic gold medals in her career. She achieved four medals at the 1996 Summer Olympics and became the most successful athlete at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Dyken is also known as a national radio sports talk show co-host. She suffered from severe asthma in her childhood and advised to start swimming by her doctor to strengthen her lungs. Dyken won numerous awards for her contributing in swimming, which include the ESPY Female Athlete of the Year award, Swimming World magazine’s female Swimmer of the Year award and Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year award. Dyken was also inducted in the list of Top 10 Women of the Year by the Glamour magazine.

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3. Kristin Otto

Former German Olympic swimming champion Kristin Otto was born on 7 February 1966, and was widely known as the first woman to achieve six gold medals at a single Olympic Games which she did at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games. She is also the first woman to cover 100 meter backstroke under a minute which she did at the meet at Indiana University in 1983. She competed in her first world championships when she was just sixteen years old at the 1982 World Aquatics Championships and achieved the gold medal in the 100 meter backstroke event. Otto is currently working as a sports reporter for German television after her retirement from active sports in 1989. She was named the Female World Swimmer of the Year thrice till now by the Swimming World magazine.

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2. Dara Torres

Former American competition swimmer Dara Grace Torres was born on April 15, 1967, and is a twelve-time Olympic medalist. She also held the world record-holder in three different events of swimming. She is the only swimmer in history to participate in five Olympic Games as a member of the United States team and also became the oldest swimmer to be inducted on the U.S. Olympic team at age 41. Torres won five medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won silver medals in all three events she participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Torres won at least one medal in each of the five Olympics she ever participated in her active swimming career. She is also the first elite swimmer to be appeared in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in the 1994 edition. Dara Torres was inducted in the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2005.

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1. Jenny Thompson

Former American competition swimmer Jennifer Beth Thompson was born on February 26, 1973, and is regarded as one of the most decorated Olympians in history. She won twelve medals which include eight gold medals. She first won the 50-meter freestyle at the Pan American Games in 1987 when he was just 14 years old. Thompson achieved her first world championship in 1991. Besides her international appearances, she also swam for the Stanford Cardinal swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association. Thompson received the Honda Sports Award in 1995 as the outstanding college female swimmer of the year. She was named as the Female World Swimmer of the Year in 1998 by Swimming World Magazine and also became the Female American Swimmer of the Year thrice in her career.

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When it comes to Olympic medals, swimmers contribute to the earning of a large percentage of the medals won by a nation. These athletes, including the female swimmers, have to be fit and healthy, and always at their best game. Naturally, it is one of the most popular sports. The female swimmers, who also bring home several medals, are among the most popular female sports stars in the world.

Top 10 Female Badminton Players of All Time

March 2, 2015 by Khabir Uddin Mughal

Top 10 Female Badminton Players of All Time

Badminton is an extremely popular racquet sport, played all over the world. It is played using a feathered cock, whose speed and direction are largely influenced by the wind if played outside, which is why, at a competitive level, this sport is played indoors. However, since it is very often played as a recreational activity among non-professional player, it is often played outdoors, as well. Badminton requires incredible physical and mental skills, as well as diligence on the athlete’s part to develop such skills. It is not only exceptionally popular among male athletes, but is played with equal fervor by female players as well. Let us take a look at the list of Top 10 Female Badminton Players of All Time.

Top 10 Female Badminton Players of All Time

1. Zhang Ning

Retired Chinese female professional badminton player Zhang Ning was born on 19 May 1975 in Jinzhou, Liaoning, China, and is widely regarded by many as the greatest female badminton player of all time. She achieved the Olympic gold medal twice at the women’s singles event in both 2004 and 2008, and became the only female player to win two consecutive Olympic singles gold medals. Zhang Ning represented China in Uber Cup from 1994 to 2006. She achieved the French Open in 1994, Swedish Open in 1996, Malaysia Open in 1998, Singapore Open in 2001 and Korea Open in 2002. Zhang Ning Also achieved the title of World Badminton Grand Prix and Copenhagen Masters in 1998 and became the winner of the Asian Championships in 2001. She won a silver medal at the 1998 All-England Championships and won a bronze at the 2001 IBF World Championships.

2. Gao Ling

Chinese female professional badminton player Gao Ling was born on March 14, 1979, in Wuhan, Hubei; China, and is regarded by many as the most successful doubles players in the women’s badminton history. She achieved nine medals in total which includes four gold medals at the BWF World Championships. She and her partner Zhang Jun achieved gold medals in mixed doubles event twice consecutively in 2000 and 2004 Olympics. Gao Ling achieved a total of four Olympic badminton medals which is the most by any female player. She won the women’s doubles titles consecutive six times at the All-England Championships from 2001 to 2006. Gao Ling is also the pioneer member of the world champion Chinese Uber Cup team since 2000.

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3. Wang Yihan

Chinese female professional badminton player Wang Yihan was born on January 18, 1988 in Shanghai, and is a former world champion in the women’s singles event. She started her badminton training under her coach Wang Pengren at the age of just nine and selected for the junior team in 2004. She was promoted to the Chinese senior team in 2006 and started to represent her country in major championships. Wang Yihan achieved both the Asian Junior championship and the World Junior Championships in 2006. She achieved the Badminton World Cup in 2006 and the Russian Opens in 2007. She achieved a silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics in the Women’s singles event. Wang Yihan recently achieved two gold medals at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games in Women’s singles and Team event.

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4. Han Aiping

Retired Chinese female professional badminton player Han Aiping was born on April 22, 1962, and is considered by many as one of the greatest female badminton players of all time. She with her doubles partner Li Lingwei dominated international badminton for most of the decade during 1980s. The duo also led Chinese teams to victory in Uber Cup and won the IBF World Championships twice each. Han Aiping achieved two gold medals in singles and another in women’s doubles at the World Championships. She also won a silver medal in both singles and doubles event of the World Championships. She achieved the singles and doubles event twice each at the Hong Kong Open. Han Aiping was inducted in the Badminton Hall of Fame in 1998.

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5. Gu Jun

Retired Chinese female professional badminton player Gu Jun was born on January 3, 1975 in Wuxi, Jiangsu, and is widely regarded by many as the greatest female badminton player of 1990s. She with her partner Ge Fei dominated the women’s doubles events in all the major championships from the mid-1990s to their retirement after the 2000 Olympics. They achieved more than thirty top tier international championships which include two IBF World Championships and two Olympic competitions. The duo also led China to regain the Uber Cup in 1998 and retain the same in 2000. Gu Jun with her partner defeated Huang Nanyan and Yang Wei from China and won the 2000 Sydney Olympics. She achieved the World Grand Prix six times from 1994 to 1999. Gu Jun was inducted in the World Badminton Hall of Fame in 2008.

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6. Li Lingwei

Retired Chinese female professional badminton player Li Lingwei was born on January 4, 1964 at Lishui, Zhejiang, and was the most dominant force in female badminton in 1980s. She is considered by many as one of the greatest player in the history of the women’s badminton and particularly noted for court coverage and net play. She with her partner Han Aiping achieved the IBF World doubles in 1985 and also led the biennial Uber Cup competitions. She won two gold medals in the women’s singles event and one in women’s doubles event at the World Championships. Li Lingwei with her partner Han dominated most of the 1980s in women’s badminton. Li Lingwei was elected as a member of the International Olympic Committee in July 2012. She was inducted in the Badminton Hall of Fame in 1998.

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7. Mia Audina

Retired Chinese- Indonesian female professional badminton player Mia Audina Tjiptawan was born on 22 August 1979, and also later represented the Netherlands in international championships besides representing Indonesia in the world championships. She became a part of the Uber Cup team of Indonesia at the age of just fourteen and started to get attention for his exceptionally mobility and flexibility on court. She achieved the silver medal twice in the singles event of the 1996 and 2004 Olympics. Mia Audina won a bronze medal at the World Championships in 2003. She won the USA open in 1996, Singapore Open in 1997, Japan Open twice in 1997 and 2004, Indonesia Open in 1998, Korea Open in 2003, the Netherlands Open twice in 2001 and 2002, Switzerland Open in 2002 and Taiwan open twice in 2000 and 2003.

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8. Saina Nehwal

Indian female professional badminton player Saina Nehwal was born on 17 March 1990 in Hisar, Haryana, and achieved her career best ranking of World Number 2 by Badminton World Federation in December 2010. She is currently coached by former Indian badminton champion U. Vimal Kumar and plays for the Hyderabad Hotshots in Indian Badminton League. She achieved the Bronze medal at the London Olympics 2012 and became the first Indian to win a medal at the Olympics in Badminton. She is also the first Indian to win a Super Series tournament which she achieved twice in Indonesia Open on 21 June 2009 and again in China Open Super Series in November, 2014. Saina achieved the India Open Grand Prix Gold Tournament on 26 January 2014 and again achieved the same in 2015 India Open Grand Prix Gold.

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9. Wang Xin

Chinese female professional badminton player Wang Xin was born on November 10, 1985 in Shenyang, Liaoning, and was a former World No 1 women’s singles player. She achieved her career best ranking of World Number 1 by Badminton World Federation in September, 2010. Wang Xin achieved a silver medal in 2010 Paris World Championships and a bronze medal in 2011 London World Championships in the Women’s singles event. She also led his national team to win the 2012 Wuhan Uber Cup. Wang Xin achieved the gold medal in the 2011 Qingdao Sudirman Cup in team event. She won the gold medal in Women’s team event and the silver medal in Women’s singles event at the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games.

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10. Susi Susanti

Retired Indonesian female professional badminton player Lucia Francisca Susi Susanti famously known as just Susi Susanti was born on 11 February 1971 in Tasikmalaya, West Java, and widely regarded by many as one of the most successful players in the history of Women’s Badminton. She achieved the gold medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games and the bronze medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games in the women’s singles event. Susanti won the All-England Cup four times in 1990, 1991, 1993 and 1994. She achieved the title of World Badminton Grand Prix consecutive five times from 1990 to 1994 anad again in 1996. Susanti won the IBF World Championships in 1993. She was also the pioneer member of the Uber Cup winning Chinese national team in 1994 and 1996. Susanti was inducted in the International Badminton Federation Hall of Fame in May 2004.

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Top 10 Female Goal Keepers in the world

February 28, 2015 by Khabir Uddin Mughal

Top 10 Female Goal Keepers in the world

Soccer is one of the most popular sports in the world. It is played by a large number of players, and is watched and enjoyed by millions of people all over the world. The participation, as well as audience, is irrespective of age and gender. Soccer is just as popular a sport among men as it is among women. Women’s soccer teams are exceedingly strong, and display immense skills on the grounds. An important position in each football team is that of the goal keeper. Goalkeepers defend the goal posts, and keep the number of goals in check, preventing the opponent teams from scoring. Just like in case of men’s football, women’s football teams, too, have extremely powerful goalkeepers. They have displayed excellent talent, focus, skill and fitness, and have proven that they are no less than the men’s teams’ goalkeepers. Here is a list of the Top 10 Female Goal Keepers in the World. Let us take a look at their achievements:

Top 10 Female Goal Keepers in the world

1. Hope Solo

American professional soccer goalkeeper Hope Amelia Solo was born on July 30, 1981 and has been serving her duty as the goalkeeper for the United States women’s national soccer team since 2000. She was a member of the Saint Louis Athletica, Atlanta Beat and MagicJack in the Women’s Professional Soccer League from 2009 to 2011. Solo currently plays for the Seattle Reign FC at the top division of women’s soccer in the United States, the National Women’s Soccer League. She is a member of the gold winning United States team at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. Solo achieved the Golden Glove award for best goalkeeper at the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup and also received the Bronze Ball award for her overall performance. She appeared in several fashion magazines such as the “Body Issue” of ESPN The Magazine, and also participated in Dancing with the Stars.

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2. Nadine Angerer

Current captain of the German national women’s team and professional soccer goalkeeper Nadine Marejke Angerer was born on 10 November 1978, and currently plays for the Portland Thorns FC in the NWSL besides her international appearances. She became the first goalkeeper ever to be named as the FIFA World Player of the Year on 13 January 2014. Angerer started her career as a forward with the ASV Hofstetten club and later moved to FC Bayern Munich as a goalkeeper in 1999. She was transferred to 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam in 2001 and gradually achieved the 2005 UEFA Women’s Cup, two Bundesliga championships and three German Cup with the club. Angerer achieved the UEFA European Championships thrice, FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2003, and won the Olympic bronze medals twice in 2000 and 2004.

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3. Briana Scurry

Retired American professional soccer goalkeeper Briana Collette Scurry was born on September 7, 1971, and was a founding player in the world’s first women’s league, the Women’s United Soccer Association, for the Atlanta Beat where the players were paid as professionals athletes. She achieved the 3rd place at the 1995 FIFA World Cup and the 2003 FIFA World Cup, won the gold medal at the 1996 and 2004 Summer Olympic Games, and became the champion of the 1999 FIFA World Cup with the American women’s team. Scurry earned a record 173 caps in her tenure with the United States women’s team from 1994 to 2008. She received the Best Goalkeeper Award in the 1999 FIFA World Cup. Scurry was appointed as the new manager of the WPS franchise MagicJack since 2011, after her retirement from professional football.

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4. Almuth Schult

German professional soccer goalkeeper Almuth Schult was born on February 9, 1991, and currently plays for VfL Wolfsburg club besides her national appearances for the German national women’s team. She started her career with the FC SG Gartow at the age of 5 and later moved to Hamburger SV in 2007. Schult then moved to Magdeburger FFC in 2008 and also achieved third place at the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup with the German -17 Women’s team. Schult was the goalkeeper of the 2010 U-20 Women’s World Cup winning German team. She made her debut in the senior team as the third goalkeeper for Germany’s 2011 Women’s World Cup squad. She made her debut for the national team against Turkey on February 15, 2012. Schult became the winner of the UEFA Women’s Championship in 2013.

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5. Emma Byrne

Irish professional soccer goalkeeper Emma Anne Byrne was born on 14 June 1979, and currently plays for the English club Arsenal and the national women’s team of the Republic of Ireland as a goalkeeper. She moved to Arsenal from St Patrick’s Athletic in January 2000 and gradually became the Arsenal Player of the Year twice in 2003 and 2005. She was a pioneer member of the European Championship winning Arsenal team in 2007. Byrne made her debut for the Republic of Ireland women’s national football team on 31 March 1996. She earned her 100th cap of the national team on 26 September 2013. Byrne, besides her professional career, is also now employed as a coach in Arsenal’s Academy. She achieved the FA Women’s Premier League Cup a record five times and won the FA WSL Cup thrice in her career.

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6. Ashlyn Harris

American professional soccer goalkeeper Ashlyn Michelle Harris was born on October 19, 1985, and currently plays for the NWSL club the Washington Spirit and the national women’s soccer team of the United States. She was also previously a member of the Saint Louis Athletica, Washington Freedom and Western New York Flash. Harris played for Fußball-Bundesliga club FCR 2001 Duisburg and Swedish Damallsvenskan club Tyresö FF. Just days after the end of 2013 NWSL season, she made her debut for the Tyresö FF on August 21, 2013. Harris represented the United States in the U-16, U-17, and U-19 teams. She was then inducted into the senior national team and made her professional debut for the United States women’s national soccer team against Sweden on March 11, 2013.

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7. Karina LeBlanc

Canadian professional soccer goalkeeper Karina Chenelle LeBlanc was born on March 30, 1980, and currently plays for the Chicago Red Stars in the National Women’s Soccer League and also for the Canadian national women’s team. She also played in the United States’ first women’s professional soccer league, the Women’s United Soccer Association, for the Boston Breakers. LeBlanc became a member of the W-League club Montreal Xtreme in 2004, and later moved to the New Jersey Wildcats where she played from 2005 to 2006. She then joined the Portland Thorns FC on January 11, 2013, and later traded to the Chicago Red Stars on January 13, 2014. LeBlanc won the gold medal at the 2011 Pan Am Games with her the national team and also achieved the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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8. Sarah Bouhaddi

French-Algerian professional soccer goalkeeper Sarah Bouhaddi was born on 17 October 1986, and currently plays at the Division 1 Féminine for the Olympique Lyonnais and also for the France women’s national football team. She made her debut for the France national team in 2004 and was France’s number 1 goalkeeper ever since. She helped her national under-19 team to achieve the 2003 UEFA Women’s Under-19 Championship where she received two clean sheets. Bouhaddi again helped the U-19 team to reach the final of the 2005 UEFA Women’s Under-19 Championship. She made her debut in the senior team in a friendly match against Scotland on 21 February 2004. Bouhaddi was named as the starting goalkeeper by Coach Elisabeth Loisel for the UEFA Women’s Euro 2005. She is also a part of the French team that participated at the UEFA Women’s Euro 2009.

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9. Karen Bardsley

American-born English professional soccer goalkeeper Karen Louise Bardsley was born on 14 October 1984, and currently plays for the English club Manchester City of the English FA WSL and also the England women’s national football team. She first joined the Swedish club Linköpings FC in August 2011 and later moved to Lincoln Ladies of the FA WSL in November 2012. Bardsley then signed a two year deal with Manchester City at the end of the 2013 season. She was a member of the England U-19s team at the 2003 UEFA Women’s Under-19 Championship. Bardsley made her debut in the English national senior team in the Algarve Cup in March 2005. She was inducted in the English squad for UEFA Women’s Euro 2009 by Coach Hope Powell. Bardsley was an 18–player Great Britain squad member for the 2012 London Olympics.

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10. Cecilia Santiago

Mexican professional soccer goalkeeper Aurora Cecilia Santiago Cisneros was born on 19 October 1994, and became the youngest-ever goalkeeper to appear in a World Cup during her appearance for the German national women’s soccer team at the age of 16 years and 251 days at the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup. She made her club debut with the Santos Laguna in the Super Liga Femenil de Fútbol in October 2010, and later moved to the Boston Breakers in the National Women’s Soccer League. Santiago was also the youngest player at the 2008 U20 World Cup while becoming the member of the Mexican squad less than two months after her fourteenth birthday. Cecilia Santiago is the only female player to be inducted in the squad for four FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup which she did in 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2014.

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These goalkeepers have made huge contributions to the industry of women’s football. In each and every match, they have played an important part, keeping the games together and helping their teams. These female goalkeepers are no less than their male counterparts.

Top 10 Female Gymnasts of All Time

February 27, 2015 by Khabir Uddin Mughal

Top 10 Female Gymnasts of All Time

Gymnastic is a type of sport which is popular among people all the world over due to its incredible aesthetic pleasantness. Like in case of all other sports, gymnasts are required to have immense fitness, skill, agility, flexibility and strength. But, that is not all G. Gymnastics is one of the Hardest Sports to Play. its possess incredible balance, coordination, control and above all, grace. Grace, in particular, is something that women are universally associated with, and so is flexibility. That is why, women have made incredible gymnasts throughout the history of sports. Competitive artistic gymnastics are the most popular. The women’s events typically involved in it are floor exercise, balance beam, uneven bars and vault. Let’ take a look at the Top 10 Female Gymnasts of All Time. You Can Also See Our List of All Time Best male Gymnasts here. so let’s start with Top 10 Female Gymnasts.

Top 10 Female Gymnasts of All Time

10. Daniela Silivaș

Retired Romanian artistic gymnast Viorica Daniela Silivaș-Harper was born on May 9, 1972, and earned six individual World Championships titles in her five year tenure as a member of the Romanian senior national team. She also achieved the all-around title at the 1987 European Championships. Daniela won three gold medals, two silver medals and a bronze medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games. She is the only gymnast to achieve medal in every single event at the 1988 Summer Olympics and also earned 7 perfect 10 scores. She first achieved the perfect 10 while achieving the World balance beam title at the 1985 World championship at the age of just 13. Most of the skills that he executed in the 1988 Olympics still carries a high difficulty ratings in the “2007 Code of Points”. Daniela was inducted in the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2002.

9. Maria Gorokhovskaya

Former Russian-born Soviet artistic gymnast of Jewish descent Maria Kondratyevna Gorokhovska was there with us from his birth on October 17, 1921, till she died at the age of 79 on July 22, 2001. She achieved seven medals at the 1952 Summer Olympics which is the most medals achievement by any female athlete in a single Olympics Games. Gorokhovskaya won her first USSR title in 1948 on the balance beam event. She was a pioneer member of the dominating Soviet gymnastic team and won the gold medal in the all-around competition at the Helsinki Olympic Games. Gorokhovskaya internationally appeared for the last time at the 1954 World Championships and achieved the title. She, after her retirement from professional gymnastic, worked as an international judge since 1964 and also as a lecturer.

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8. Lavinia Miloșovici

Retired Romanian artistic gymnast Lavinia Corina Miloșovici was born on October 21, 1976, and is widely regarded as one of the most prolific female all-around gymnasts of 1990s. She is known as “Milo” in the gymnastics community, and is one of the Romania’s top gymnasts of the decade. Miloșovici earned a total 19 World Championships and Olympic medals in her six years career. She achieved medals in every single World Championships Olympic Games and European Championships between 1991 and 1996. She is also one of the only three women to achieve at least one World Championships or Olympic medal on all four events. Miloșovici achieved her first individual World Championships title in 1991 and won the second individual world title at the 1992 World Championships. She was inducted in the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2011.

7. Ludmilla Tourischeva

Former Romanian artistic gymnast Ludmilla Ivanovna Tourischeva was born on October 7, 1952, and is one of the only two women to win the grand slam of all-around titles in Olympics, World Championships, World Cup and European Championships. She achieved nine Olympic medals for the Soviet Union. Tourischeva won the all-around gold medal in the World Championships in 1970 and 1974, the world cup in 1975 and the European Championships twice in 1971 and 1973. She was elected in the Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Technical Committee of the International Gymnastics Federation in 1981. For her contribution to the women’s gymnastics, she received the “Women in Sport trophy” by the International Olympic Committee. Tourischeva was inducted in the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 1998.

6. Polina Astakhova

Former Soviet-Ukrainian artistic gymnast Polina Astakhova was there with us from his birth on October 30, 1936, till she died at the age of 68 from pneumonia on August 5, 2005. She achieved five gold medals, two silver medals and three bronze medals as a pioneer member of the USSR team in 1956, 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics. Astakhova for her exceptional grace was nickname “The Russian Birch” in Western countries and was also called “Madonna” by the Italian journalists at the 1960 Olympics. She led her team to win the gold medal on team event at the 1964 Summer Olympics and also achieved the third place in the all-around. Astakhova, after her retirement, worked as the USSR State Trainer for Ukrainian SSR since 1972 for a brief period. She was inducted in the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2002.

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5. Ágnes Keleti

Retired Hungarian-born Israeli artistic gymnast Ágnes Keleti was born on 9 January 1921, and is widely considered by many as one of the most successful Jewish Olympians of all time. She achieved 10 Olympic medals which includes five gold medals in the Summer Olympics. Keleti was also the most successful athlete at the 1956 Summer Olympic Games. She started her gymnastic training at the age of just 4 and became the Hungarian National Champion by the age of 16. She won the Championships title ten times between 1937 and 1956. Keleti participated at the Olympics for the first time in 1952 and achieved four medals at the age of 31. She achieved gold medals in three of the four individual events at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympics. Keleti was inducted in the Hungarian Sports Hall of Fame in 1991 and in International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2002.

4. Věra Čáslavská

Former Czechoslovakian artistic gymnast Věra Čáslavská was born on 3 May 1942, and is widely regarded as one the best due to his cheerful and impressive stage presence. She achieved a total of 22 international titles which includes seven Olympic gold medals in individual events which again is an all-time record among female gymnasts. Čáslavská at the 1967 European Championships event finals achieved two perfect scores of 10. She is one of the only two female gymnasts to win the all-around gold medal twice consecutively in Olympic Games. She is also the 1966 all-around World Champion and became the all-around European Champion twice in 1965 and 1967. Čáslavská received the “Pierre de Coubertin International Fair Play Trophy” from UNESCO for her “exemplary dignity” in 1989. She was inducted in the International Women’s Sports Hall of Fame in 1991.

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3. Nadia Comăneci

Former Romanian artistic gymnast Nadia Elena Comăneci was born on November 12, 1961, and is the first female gymnast to achieve a perfect score of 10 in an Olympic gymnastics event. She won three Olympic gold medals at the 1976 Montreal Summer Olympics. Comăneci also won two gold medals at the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics. She was named “Female Athlete of the Year” by the United Press International in 1975 and also became BBC’s “Overseas Sports Personality of the Year” in 1976. Comăneci was also named “Female Athlete of the Year” by the Associated Press in 1976. She was named the “Hero of Socialist Labor” and was also honored with the “Sickle and Hammer Gold Medal”. This legendary female gymnast was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 1993.

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2. Svetlana Khorkina

Former Russian artistic gymnast Svetlana Vasilyevna Khorkina was born on 19 January 1979, and has achieved a total of seven Olympic medals in 1996 Summer Olympics, the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics. She also won twenty World Championship medals besides her Olympic appearances. She was the first gymnast and is still the only female gymnast to win three all-around titles at the World Championships. Khorkina was named vice-president of the Russian Artistic Gymnastics Federation in December 2005, after her retirement from professional gymnastic. She became the ambassador for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games and is a member of the political party of United Russia since 2003. Khorkina served her duty as a deputy for the Russian State Duma from 2007 to 2011.

1. Larisa Latynina

Former Soviet artistic gymnast Larisa Semyonovna Latynina was born on 27 December 1934, and has won 14 Olympic medals in individual events and four medals in team events between 1956 and 1964. Her amazing achievement of 18 Olympic medals stood unbeaten for 48 years until for 48 years until surpassed that glory on 31 July 2012. Latynina still holds the record for most medals in individual event. She won five out of six titles in World Championships in 1958 despite being four months pregnant that time. Latynina is the only woman to win an all-around medal in more than two Olympic Games and also the only female athlete to win an individual event in more than two Olympic Games. This legendary female gymnast was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 1998.

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At young ages, children start training in gymnastics, in order to utilize the flexibility of the body that children have, which is obviously much greater than that of adults. As they grow older, they lose this flexibility. That is why, most gymnasts, especially women, whose bodies change incredibly with age, retire from gymnastics as they gradually reach or pass their mid-twenties. They also have rather short-lived careers. However, they contributions they make during this time are exceptional.

Top 10 Female WWE Wrestlers of All Time

February 24, 2015 by Khabir Uddin Mughal

Top 10 Female WWE Wrestlers of All Time

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is known as WWE is short, and is an American company that deals with professional wrestling. Wrestling is a form of entertainment that is popular with millions of people. It is particularly a favorite with youngsters, who are in awe with the physical power and stature of the wrestlers. Since it is a sport where victory of the wrestler is primarily dependent on the physical strength and the ability to exert the power in the right way, it is generally associated with men. But, women have broken the stereotype, and have entered the world of wrestling, to absolutely dominate the industry. Here is a list of Top 10 Female WWE Wrestlers of All Time. Let us take a look:

Top 10 Female WWE Wrestlers of All Time

1. Torrie Wilson

Born on July 24, 1975, Torrie Anne Wilson is a retired professional wrestler, former WWE Diva, and fitness competitor from America, as well as a model and actress. She is popular mainly for her tenure with the World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). In 1999, she won the Miss Galaxy competition as a fitness competitor. Soon after, World Championship Wrestling signed her, that same year, and she stayed till 2001, when WWE purchased it. In 2001, started making appearances on the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) television as part of The Invasion storyline. Wilson has also been a part of Vince’s Devils, the all-female stable, which ended its run in 2006. Apart from professional wrestling, Wilson has been featured on the cover of numerous magazines, including FHM, and even the Playboy, for which she posed twice.

2. Trish Stratus

Born on December 18, 1975, Patricia Anne Stratigias, better known by her stage name and former ring name Trish Stratus, is a retired professional wrestler, fitness model, and fitness guru from Canada, as well as an actress and television personality. She is popular mainly for her tenure with the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). She began her career as a fitness model. Soon after, she started working for the World Wrestling Federation. She became a one-time WWE Hardcore Champion, three-time “WWE Babe of the Year” and “Diva of the Decade”. On September 17, 2006, after having won her seventh WWE Women’s Championship, the most in WWE history, she retired from professional wrestling. Stratus was a trainer for WWE Tough Enough. She was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame 2013. She debuted as an actor in a Canadian movie, Bail Enforcers, where she played a bounty hunter.

3. Chyna

Born on December 27, 1970, Joan Marie Laurer, better known as Chyna, is a former professional wrestler and bodybuilder from America, as well as a pornographic film actress. Her first claim to fame was in the professional wrestling promotion the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1997, as she performed under the ring name Chyna. She was called the “Ninth Wonder of the World”. She was the only female wrestler to participate in the Royal Rumble and King of the Ring events, and hold the WWF Intercontinental Championship twice. She also held the WWF Women’s Championship once. After leaving the WWF in 2001, Chyna has wrestled sporadically, most notably in 2002 with New Japan Pro Wrestling, and in 2011 with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Laurer was featured in Playboy magazine twice. In 2005, Laurer was a cast member on VH1’s The Surreal Life, besides other celebrity reality appearances.

4. Maryse Ouellet

Born on January 21, 1983, Maryse Ouellet Mizanin, better known as Maryse, is a French-Canadian professional wrestler and professional wrestling valet, as well as a model and business woman. She is popular mainly for her tenure with the WWE between 2006 and 2011. She began her career as a model, and in August 2006, she was hired by WWE, after her participation in the WWE Diva Search competition. She spent time in Ohio Valley Wrestling and Florida Championship Wrestling, WWE’s developmental territories, till 2008, after which she was assigned to the SmackDown brand. In December 2008, Maryse captured her first title with the WWE Divas Championship, and held it for seven months, the longest reign in the championship’s history at the time, only to win it again in 2010, thus becoming the first wrestler to win it twice. In 2011, she announced plans for a clothing and jewellery line, and later began working as a realtor.

5. Lita

Born on April 14, 1975, Amy Christine Dumas, better known by her stage name/ring name Lita, is an American professional wrestler, as well as a singer. She was associated with WWE from 2000 to 2006, and has made part-time appearances with them. She was inducted in the WWE Hall of Fame 2014. After her brief stint on the independent circuit and in Extreme Championship Wrestling, she was signed by World Wrestling Federation in 1999. She achieved the WWE Women’s Championship four times. During her tenure with the company she became the most popular Diva in their history. After retiring from wrestling in 2006, she formed a punk rock band named The Luchagors. She appeared oon television shows like Dark Angel, Fear Factor and The Weakest Link’s “WWF Superstars Edition” in 2002, etc. Lita started hosting a radio show called Amy’s Discordia in 2013.

6. Stacy Keibler

Born on October 14, 1979, Stacy Ann-Marie Keibler is a former professional wrestler and valet from America, as well as an actress and model. She popular, mainly for her tenure with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as a WWE Diva. She began her career as a professional wrestler, as a part of the Nitro Girls in WCW. Known as both “The Legs of WCW” and “The Legs of WWE”, because of her unusually long legs, she is the tallest WWE Diva. Keibler was also the manager of Test and Scott Steiner. She was nicknamed “Super Stacy” and was affiliated with The Hurricane and Rosey, before her departure. She participated on the second season of Dancing with the Stars, where she placed third. She has appeared on ABC show, as well as in Maxim and Stuff magazines.

7. Maria Kanellis

Born on February 25, 1982, Maria Kanellis Bennett, better known as just Maria, is a professional wrestler from America. She is popular mainly for her tenure with World Wrestling Entertainment. She works for Ring of Honor as the valet of her real-life husband Mike Bennett. She began her career as a contestant on the reality show Outback Jack in 2004, and later that year, she placed fifth in the Raw Diva Search, after which she was hired by WWE as a backstage interviewer. She began wrestling in the ring in 2005. She was featured on the cover of Playboy magazine in 2008, which was incorporated into a storyline on Raw. Her debut album Sevin Sins was released on April 13, 2010 on iTunes, and her first single was Fantasy. In 2004, she participated in the reality show, Outback Jack and made it to the final three, after which she was eliminated.

8. AJ Lee

Born on March 19, 1987, April Jeanette “AJ” Brooks, better known ring name AJ Lee, is a professional wrestler from America. Mendez began her career as Miss April by on the New Jersey independent circuit, mainly in Women Superstars Uncensored. In 2009, she was signed by WWE, and was later assigned to Florida Championship Wrestling, the developmental system of WWE. In 2012, she was featured in several storylines, like the relationships with wrestlers engaged in feuds over the world championships WWE, with a stint as the General Manager of Raw for three months. In later years, she achieved the WWE Divas Championship thrice, of which, the first reign was the longest in the history of the title, at 295 days. She was also honored as the “Diva of the Year” Slammy Award in 2012 and 2014 and declared the “Woman of the Year” for three consecutive years by Pro Wrestling Illustrated.

9. Kelly Kelly

Born on January 15, 1987, Barbara Jean “Barbie” Blank, better known by her ring name Kelly Kelly, is a professional wrestler and professional wrestling valet from America, as well as a model. She is popular, mainly for her tenure with the WWE. She was in gymnastics and cheerleading in the early years of her career. She was a student of broadcast journalism, and wanted to become a television anchor, as she went on to work as a model for Venus Swimwear and Hawaiian Tropic. In 2006, Blank was signed by WWE and sent to a WWE developmental territory, Ohio Valley Wrestling. In 2006, she debuted on the ECW brand as ‘Kelly Kelly’, assuming the character of an exhibitionist, performing a striptease, which she continued in a segment known as Kelly’s Exposé, every week on ECW. She also became the valet of her on-screen boyfriend Mike Knox. She formed Extreme Exposé with Layla and Brooke Adams.

10. Candice Michelle

Born on September 30, 1978, Candice Michelle Beckman Ehrlich, better known as Candice (Michelle), is a former WWE Diva and retired professional wrestler from America, as well as a model and actress. She is popular, mainly for her tenure with World Wrestling Entertainment. She spent several years at the beginning of her career in the industry of modeling and acting. In 2004, she was signed by, after participating in the WWE Diva Search. Outside the wrestling world, she is known as the Go Daddy Girl, featured in the annual Super Bowl commercials of the company. She was featured for a cover and nude pictorial in the April 2006 issue of Playboy. At Vengeance in 2007, she defeated Melina and won her first WWE Women’s Championship to become the first former Diva Search contestant to win a WWE title. She was released from her WWE contract.

Female wrestlers have crushed all kinds of common ideas and images about wrestlers. Mostly, when we think of wrestlers, we imagine someone who id intimidating and huge, with huge muscles and scary looks. But, the female wrestlers have maintained their femininity and charm in physical features, and have even entered the world of acting and modelling.

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