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(#1) Janica Kostelić
- 37
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(#2) Larisa Latynina
- 85
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(#3) Sonja Henie
- Dec. at 57 (1912-1969)
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(#4) Paula Radcliffe
- 46
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(#5) Lidija Skoblikowa
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(#6) Carolina Klüft
- 36
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(#7) Betty Cuthbert
- 81
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(#8) Věra Čáslavská
- 77
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(#9) Fanny Blankers-Koen
- Dec. at 86 (1918-2004)
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(#10) Ingrid Kristiansen
- 63
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(#11) Yelena Isinbayeva
- 37
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(#12) Marit Bjørgen
- 39
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(#13) Astrid Benöhr
Toughest woman in the world. Holds several world records in Triple Ultra Triathlon (3 times the Ironman distance) and won that competition at every event from 1992 - 2006! Also holds the absolute world record in Ironman * 10 (38km swimming, 1800 km cycling and 422 km running) with 7 d 19 h 8 min 23 sec.
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(#14) Nastia Liukin
- 30
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(#15) Magdalena Neuner
- 32
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(#16) Monica Seles
- 46
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(#17) Annika Sörenstam
- 49
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(#18) Jenny Thompson
- 46
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(#19) Chris Evert
- 65
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(#20) Claudia Pechstein
- 47
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(#21) Katarina Witt
- 54
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(#22) Birgit Fischer
- 57
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(#23) Blanka Vlašić
- 36
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(#24) Anni Friesinger-Postma
- 42
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(#25) Steffi Graf
- 50
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(#26) Grete Waitz
- Dec. at 58 (1953-2011)
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(#27) Krisztina Egerszegi
- 45
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(#28) Marina Lobatch
- 49
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(#29) Kajsa Bergqvist
- 43
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(#30) Georgeta Damian
- 43
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(#31) Martina Navratilova
- 63
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(#32) Stephanie Gilmore
- 31
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(#33) Inge de Bruijn
- 46
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(#34) Sandra Perković
- 29
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(#35) Dana Vollmer
- 32
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(#36) Edna Kiplagat
- 40
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(#37) Tirunesh Dibaba
- 34
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(#38) Mikaela Shiffrin
- 24
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(#39) Maria Sharapova
- 32
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(#40) Katinka Hosszú
- 30
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(#41) Tina Maze
- 36
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(#42) Gabriela Soukalová
- 30
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(#43) Meseret Defar
- 36
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(#44) Michelle Kwan
- 39
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(#45) Lindsey Vonn
- 35
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(#46) Lauren Jackson
- 38
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(#47) Jackie Joyner-Kersee
- 57
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(#48) Ronda Rousey
- 32
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(#49) Polina Astakhova
- Dec. at 69 (1936-2005)
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(#50) Nadia Comăneci
- 58
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There is no doubt that female athletes can be as strong and excellent as those male athletes. From climbing the highest mountain on earth to swimming in the ocean to running at amazing speed, female athletes have proven themselves and succeeded in different sports again and again over the decades. They are not only successful in their careers, they have also been fighting for equality and have become the most influential female athletes in history.
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