List of sportswomen

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.

American football

• Tonya Butler
• Sami Grisafe
• Julie Harshbarger
• Liz Heaston
• Katie Hnida
• Ashley Martin
• Anita Marks
• Patricia Palinkas
• Natalie Randolph
• Sarah Schkeeper
• Lei'D Tapa
• Jennifer Welter
• Alissa Wykes

Archery

• Danielle Brown
• Lindsey Carmichael
• Miroslava Cerna
• Mel Clarke
• Gizem Girişmen
• Fu Hongzhi
• Gao Fangxia
• Kim Ki Hee
• Kim Ran Sook
• Lenka Kuncova
• Małgorzata Olejnik
• Lee Hwa Sook
• Marketa Sidkova
• Xiao Yanhong

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
• 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

• 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

Boxing

• Laila Ali
• Cecilia Brækhus
• Marie-Eve Dicaire
• Marlen Esparza
• Seniesa Estrada
• Jacqui Frazier
• Natasha Jonas
• Savannah Marshall
• Christy Martin
• Jessica McCaskill
• Claressa Shields
• Amanda Serrano
• Katie Taylor

Cycling

• Elisa Longo Borghini
• Emma Pooley

Fastpitch and Softball

• Monica Abbott
• Christie Ambrosi
• Crystl Bustos
• Lauren Chamberlain
• Jenny Dalton
• Lisa Fernandez
• Jennie Finch
• Tairia Flowers
• Amanda Freed
• Michele Granger
• Lauren Haeger
• Tanya Harding
• Lovieanne Jung
• Danielle Lawrie
• Jessica Mendoza
• Stacey Nuveman
• Cat Osterman
• Dot Richardson
• Michele Mary Smith
• Natasha Watley

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

• Luciana Aymar - 4 Olympic medals
• Minke Booij - 3 Olympic medals
• Giselle Kañevsky - Olympic medal
• Natascha Keller - Olympic medal
• Maartje Paumen - 2 Olympic gold medals
• Fanny Rinne - Olympic medal

Figure skating

• Mao Asada
• Oksana Baiul - Olympic champion and World Champion
• Sasha Cohen - 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

• Amy Alcott - 5 LPGA majors
• Patty Berg - 15 LPGA majors
• Pat Bradley - 6 LPGA majors
• Juli Inkster - 7 LPGA majors
• Betsy King - 6 LPGA majors
• Nancy Lopez - 3 LPGA majors
• Betsy Rawls - 8 LPGA majors
• Patty Sheehan - 6 LPGA majors
• Annika Sörenstam - 10 LPGA majors
• Louise Suggs - 11 LPGA majors
• Karrie Webb - 7 LPGA majors
• Kathy Whitworth - 6 LPGA majors
• Michelle Wie - 1 LPGA major
• Mickey Wright - 13 LPGA majors

Gymnastics

• Estella Agsteribbe - Olympic champion (team combined exercises)
• Polina Astakhova - 10 Olympic medals
• Simone Biles - 5 Olympic medals
• Věra Čáslavská - 11 Olympic medals
• Nadia Comăneci - 9 Olympic medals
• Gabby Douglas - 3 Olympic medals
• Laurie Hernandez - 4 Olympic medals
• Shawn Johnson - 4 Olympic medals
• Ágnes Keleti - 10 Olympic medals
• Madison Kocian - 4 Olympic medals
• Olga Korbut - 6 Olympic medals
• Larisa Latynina - 18 Olympic medals
• Tatiana Lysenko - 3 Olympic medals
• Aly Raisman - 6 Olympic medals
• Mary Lou Retton - 5 Olympic medals
• Yelena Shushunova - two-time Olympic champion (all-around, team)

Ice hockey

• Karyn Bye
• Natalie Darwitz
• Danielle Goyette
• Cammi Granato
• Geraldine Heaney
• Jayna Hefford
• Angela James
• Caroline Ouellette
• Cherie Piper
• Manon Rhéaume
• Angela Ruggiero
• Kim St-Pierre
• Hayley Wickenheiser

Martial arts

• Laila Ali - boxing
• Gina Carano - mixed martial arts
• Dakota Ditcheva - Muay Thai
• Hagar Finer - WIBF bantamweight boxing champion
• Megumi Fujii - mixed martial arts
• Cristiane Justino - mixed martial arts
• Daniela Krukower - World Judo Champion
• Christy Martin - boxing
• Elaina Maxwell - mixed martial arts
• Ronda Rousey - mixed martial arts
• Miesha Tate - mixed martial arts
• Joanna Jędrzejczyk - mixed martial arts

Motorsport

• Janet Guthrie - 11th at Indianapolis 500
• Brittany Force - NHRA champion
• Jutta Kleinschmidt - Dakar Rally winner
• Katherine Legge - IMSA race winner
• Ellen Lohr - DTM race winner
• Elena Myers - AMA Supersport race winner
• Michèle Mouton - World Rally Championship runner-up
• Shirley Muldowney - NHRA champion
• Danica Patrick - IndyCar race winner
• Angelle Sampey - NHRA champion
• Laia Sanz - Trial world champion
• Lyn St. James - 9th at Indianapolis 500
• Desiré Wilson - World Sportscar Championship race winner

Real tennis

• Penny Fellows Lumley

Roller derby

• Ann Calvello
• Joan Weston

Rugby

• Maggie Alphonsi
• Enya Breen
• Charlotte Caslick
• Rochelle Clark
• Kendra Cocksedge
• Lauren Doyle
• Magali Harvey
• Janai Haupapa
• Natasha Hunt
• Zenay Jordaan
• Huriana Manuel
• Katherine Merchant
• Ana Poghosian
• Emily Scarratt
• Cheryl Soon
• Portia Woodman

Skiing

• Marit Bjørgen - 10 Olympic medals
• Yuliya Chepalova - 6 Olympic medals
• Aleisha Cline - Canadian cross skier, medalist at Winter X Games
• Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi - 7 Olympic medals
• Janica Kostelić - 6 Olympic medals (4 gold)
• Galina Kulakova - 8 Olympic medals
• Larisa Lazutina - 7 Olympic medals
• Raisa Smetanina - 10 Olympic medals
• Yelena Välbe - 7 Olympic medals
• Lyubov Yegorova - 9 Olympic medals

Snowboarding

• Gretchen Bleiler
• Torah Bright
• Kelly Clark
• Tess Coady
• Linn Haug
• Elena Hight
• Kaitlyn Farrington
• Anna Gasser
• Jenny Jones
• Chloe Kim
• Maddie Mastro
• Silje Norendal
• Hannah Teter
• Alena Zavarzina

Soccer

• Michelle Akers
• Nadine Angerer
• Yael Averbuch
• Lauren Barnes
• Denise Bender
• Verónica Boquete
• Shannon Boxx
• Lucy Bronze
• Brandi Chastain
• Stephanie Cox
• Julie Ertz
• Joy Fawcett
• Jess Fishlock
• Mia Hamm
• Pernille Harder
• Ada Hegerberg
• Lori Henry
• Jenni Hermoso
• Marbella Ibarra
• Nahomi Kawasumi
• Sam Kerr
• Fran Kirby
• Haley Kopmeyer
• Sydney Leroux
• Kristine Lilly
• Kim Little
• Carli Lloyd
• Shannon MacMillan
• Marta
• Kate Markgraf
• Merritt Mathias
• Sharon McMurtry
• Alex Morgan
• Heather Mitts
• Heather O'Reilly
• Ann Orrison
• Cindy Parlow
• Emily Pickering
• Birgit Prinz
• Christen Press
• Alexia Putellas
• Christie Rampone
• Megan Rapinoe
• Cat Reddick
• Briana Scurry
• Eudy Simelane
• Christine Sinclair
• Kelly Smith
• Hope Solo
• Aly Wagner
• Abby Wambach
• Chloe Williams
• Kim Wyant

Surfing

• Keely Andrew
• Heather Clark
• Courtney Conlogue
• Johanne Defay
• Sage Erickson
• Sally Fitzgibbons
• Maya Gabeira
• Stephanie Gilmore
• Bethany Hamilton
• Coco Ho
• Malia Jones
• Silvana Lima
• Malia Manuel
• Caroline Marks
• Carissa Moore
• Lakey Peterson
• Nikki Van Dijk
• Tatiana Weston-Webb

Swimming

• Rebecca Adlington - 4 Olympic medals
• Inge de Bruijn - 8 Olympic medals
• Krisztina Egerszegi - 7 Olympic medals
• Dawn Fraser - 8 Olympic medals
• Jenny Thompson - 12 Olympic medals
• Stephanie Rice - 3 Olympic medals
• Keena Rothhammer - Olympic champion (800-m freestyle) and world champion (200-m freestyle); International Swimming Hall of Fame
• Éva Székely - 2 Olympic medals
• Dara Torres - 12 Olympic medals
• Amy Van Dyken - 6 Olympic medals
• Debbie Meyer - 3 Olympic Gold medals. 200,400,800 freestyle 1968. 15 individual World Records.

Table tennis

• Angelica Rozeanu - 17x table tennis world champion, Hall of Fame
• Anna Sipos - 11x world table tennis champion, Hall of Fame

Tennis

• Victoria Azarenka - 2 Grand Slam singles titles
• Ashleigh Barty - 3 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
• Garbiñe 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
• Iga Świątek - 4 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

• Kajsa Bergqvist - high jumping
• Rebekah Colberg - Olympic medals in discus and javelin throw
• Jessica Ennis-Hill
• Allyson Felix
• Cathy Freeman
• Yelena Isinbayeva
• Carmelita Jeter
• Marion Jones
• Florence Griffith Joyner
• Jackie Joyner-Kersee
• Ann Penelope Marston - Archery
• Wilma Glodean Rudolph
• Mary Decker
• Babe Didrikson Zaharias

Volleyball

• Foluke Akinradewo, 3 Olympic medals
• Lindsey Berg, 2 Olympic medals
• Jordan Larson, 3 Olympic medals
• April Ross, 3 Olympic medals
• Danielle Scott-Arruda, 2 Olympic medals
• Logan Tom, 2 Olympic medals
• Misty May-Treanor, 3 Olympic medals
• Kerri Walsh Jennings, 4 Olympic medals

Other sports

• Kayla Harrison - 2 Olympic Gold Medals & 2 Pan American Games Gold Medals in Judo
• Josée Auclair - explorer
• Ann Bancroft - explorer
• Bonnie Kathleen Blair - speedskater
• Susan Butcher - sled dog musher
• Zefania Carmel - world champion yachtsman
• Ellen van Dijk - world road and track cycling champion
• Vonetta Flowers - Olympic medal in bobsleigh
• Myriam Fox-Jerusalmi - slalom canoer, Olympic bronze (K-1 slalom), 5 golds at ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships (2x K-1, 3x K-1 team)
• Taoying Fu - 4 Paralympic medals in powerlifting
• Sue Sally Hale - Broke the gender barrier in American Polo, was the highest rated American woman polo player of her era.^[1]
• Liz Heaston - first woman to play and score in a college football game
• Debbie Lee - Australian rules football
• Judit Polgár - chess
• Libby Riddles - sled dog musher

See also

• Lists of sportspeople
• Women's sports
• Women's National Team
• Women's professional sports
• Major women's sport leagues in North America
• International Women's Sports Hall of Fame
• Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
• Women's association football
• Women's Australian rules football
• All-American Girls Professional Baseball League players

References