We all know about the Sharapovas, Ivanovics, Danicas and Kournikovas of the world but fresher is sometimes better, so it's time to give way to some of the most beautiful and talented athletes that don't sound as much... You'll be pleased to meet them!
<b>Sport:</b> Pole Vaulting <b>Age:</b> 25 (Feb. 1982) <b>Nationality:</b> Russian <b>More on her?:</b> If this body is not among the 10 most spectacular in sports then we'd like to see the others. Among many accomplishments she won the gold medal in the Athens Olympics in 2004.
<b>Sport:</b> Sprinter <b>Age:</b> 22 (Nov. 1985) <b>Nationality:</b> American <b>More on her?:</b> Allyson is one of the strongest weapons that Team USA will carry into the 2008 Olympic Games. At 5'5" (168cm.) she's proof that sometimes good things come in small sizes and oh... yes, what a smile!
<b>Sport:</b> Tennis <b>Age:</b> 24 (Feb. 1984) <b>Nationality:</b> Mexican <b>More on her?:</b> A picture says a 1000 words right? And besides playing tennis Melissa is majoring in Business Administration, making her an all around candidate to succeed in life.
<b>Sport:</b> Snowboard <b>Age:</b> 23 (Aug. 1985) <b>Nationality:</b> American <b>More on her?:</b> This is the 'girl next door' of this collection. Wouldn't you want to take her to the movies and enjoy a soda and some popcorn with her? However, this girl can fly high on what she does and among many trophies she won a silver medal in Torino's Winter Olympics in 2006.
<b>Sport:</b> Diving <b>Age:</b> 27 (Oct. 1981) <b>Nationality:</b> China <b>More on her?:</b> She's cute. Period! and besides, she's got two Olympic championships and eight world titles. She's not nicknamed 'Diving Princess' for nothing.
<b>Sport:</b> Rhythm Gymnastics <b>Age:</b> 21 (Dec. 1987) <b>Nationality:</b> Mexican <b>More on her?:</b> She has an extraordinary ability to do things with her body that one could only imagine. She's also one of the highest Mexican medal hopes in the upcoming games.
<b>Sport:</b> Heptathlon <b>Age:</b> 25 (Jan. 1983) <b>Nationality:</b> Swedish <b>More on her?:</b> Her body and strength are way above average and that goes along perfectly with a 5'8" (178cm.) frame. Her last prize on her great career was the Heptathlon gold medal in the Athens Olympics in 2004.
<b>Sport:</b> Swimming <b>Age:</b> 22 (Oct. 1986) <b>Nationality:</b> French <b>More on her?:</b> How do you like her height to start off with?: 5'9" (180cm.) And then comes the obvious, body of a swimmer and a gorgeous face. In Athens 2004 this girl won gold (400m.) silver (800m.) and bronze (100m.).
<b>Sport:</b> Soccer <b>Age:</b> 30 (1978) <b>Nationality:</b> Mexican <b>More on her?:</b> How would you like to take your girlfriend to the soccer court turning out that she may be better than all your friends? Not too shabby huh? Mónica is hard stuff on the grass as a defender and the captain of Mexico's female National Team.
<b>Sport:</b> Speed Skating <b>Age:</b> 36 (Feb. 1972) <b>Nationality:</b> German <b>More on her?:</b> She's almost 40 and look at her! This lady sets a great lead to follow! Claudia has won gold in the '94, '98', 2002 and 2006 Winter Games and she's already thinking and planning to show up in Vancouver 2010.
<b>Sport:</b> Basketball <b>Age:</b> 22 (Apr. 1986) <b>Nationality:</b> American <b>More on her?:</b> A face and smile of an angel... Candace is 6'3" (193cm.) and was one of the best collegiate players for the past three years, where she became the first woman to ever dunk the ball in an official NCAA game.
<b>Sport:</b> Soccer <b>Age:</b> 22 (Feb. 1986) <b>Nationality:</b> Brazilian <b>More on her?:</b> Marta is the best soccer player of the planet and a girl with an intriguing charm. She's also able to bring the Brazilians natural ability to dance and move swiftly into her game.
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