The Baddest Female Athletes Of Modern Sports

" \n It takes a lot to be a professional athlete: time, commitment, serious dedication, willpower. \n \n\n \n For athletes who also are female, it can take even more grit to succeed in the male-dominated world of sports. And increasingly, these iconic women are flexing their strength off the the field to also address serious issues in society. \n \n\n \n Serious female athletes are still asked ridiculous questions about\u00a0smiling, or\u00a0their tennis outfits\u00a0by reporters. In some sports, like US soccer, women are paid\u00a0one-fourth of the salary\u00a0that their male-competitors receive. And when women sports are shown in the media, their airtime is miniscule compared to men\u2019s sports.\u00a0 \n \n\n \n One study\u00a0found that women\u2019s sports on ESPN and Fox Sports accounted for only 1% of total airtime, and that despite 40% of athletes in college and professional sports being female, only\u00a04% of media coverage\u00a0focused on women\u2019s sports.\u00a0 \n \n\n \n But sports can also be extremely empowering for girls,\u00a0helping them build self-confidence. The women who have risen to the top ranks in sports demonstrate this; they are empowered and ready to compete, on and off the field, like women\u2019s soccer star Megan Rapinoe did when it came to equal pay for her and her teammates.\u00a0 \n \n\n \n And around the world, female athletes are showing how that empowerment looks on the global state. \n \n\n \n At the 2016 Olympics in Rio, Saudi Arabia, sent a record-breaking\u00a0four women\u00a0to the games. For a country where women are culturally discouraged from playing sports, that is a historical move forward for women.\u00a0 \n \n\n \n Here\u2019s a look at 18\u00a0of these amazing female athletes, fighting for justice, for equality, and for victory around the world.\u00a0 \n \n\n \n Simone Biles \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n Game: Gymnastics \u2013 Women's creative tumbling \n \n\n \n Beginning of vocation: 2011 \n \n\n \n Most prominent accomplishment: \n \n\n \n Taken an interest in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where she won 5 awards (4 gold and one bronze) Won 25 awards in World Championships (19 gold, 3 silver, and 3 bronze) Won 2 gold awards at the 2016 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships Won 3 awards in FIG World Cups (2 gold, one silver) \n \n\n \n Relationship: Dating proficient American football player Jonathan Owens \n \n\n \n Different occupations: \n \n\n \n Co-creator of the personal history Courage to Soar: A Body in Motion, A Life in Balance \n \n\n \n Contended on season 24 of Dancing with the Stars \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n Paige Spiranac \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n Game: Golf \n \n\n \n Profession: 2010-2016 \n \n\n \n Most noteworthy accomplishment: \n \n\n \n Won 5 competitions in her initial golf profession, including the 2010 CWGA Junior Stroke Play Won a 35-opening championship against Brittany Fan of the University of Colorado Boulder in 2015 \n \n\n \n Relationship:\u00a0 Married to former minor league baseball player Steven Tinoco Other occupations: Monthly collaborator in\u00a0 Golf Magazine She\u2019s a social media personality with 3 million followers \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n Ivona Dadi\u0107 \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n Game: Athletics \u2013 Track and field \n \n\n \n Beginning of profession: 2002 \n \n\n \n Most noteworthy accomplishment: \n \n\n \n Won a bronze decoration at the 2015 European U23 Championships in Tallinn during the heptathlon occasion Won a bronze decoration at the 2016 European Championships in Amsterdam during the heptathlon occasion Won a silver decoration at the 2017 European Indoor Championships in Belgrade during the pentathlon occasion Won a silver decoration at the 2018 World Indoor Championships in Birmingham during the pentathlon occasion Taken an interest in the 2012 Olympics in London Taken an interest in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro \n \n\n \n Fun actuality: She won her first rivalry at just 9 years of age \n \n\n \n Did you know: She has a cross tattoo with her sibling's name on her left hand, as he passed on in an auto collision in 2008. \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n Sally Fitzgibbons \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n Sport: Surfing Start of career: 2004 Greatest achievement: Won the Billabong Pro Brazil ASP Women\u2019s World Tour in Rio de Janeiro in 2014 Won the Fiji Pro ASP Women\u2019s World Tour in Tavarua in 2014 and 2015 Won the Oi Rio Pro ASP Women\u2019s World Tour in Rio de Janeiro in 2019 Was ranked #1 in the world for women\u2019s surfing in June 2019 \n \n\n \n Fun certainty: Before turning into an expert surfer, she was a public hero winning centre distance sprinter \n \n\n \n Did you know: She is an extraordinary fanatic of sports. She especially upholds the NRL's St George Illawarra Dragons rugby crew, and the ALF's Geelong Cats group. \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n Antonija Sandri\u0107 \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n Sport: Basketball \u2013 Point guard Start of career: 2005 Greatest achievement: Won both national championship and Croatian Cup in 2008 with the Jolly JBS club Won the bronze medal at the 2009 Mediterranean Games with the national team Participated in the 2012 Olympics in London \n \n\n \n Relationship: Married to Croatian basketball player Marko Sandri\u0107 Other occupations: She focuses on her athletic career. She has received many modelling offers\u2014after all, she was named the most beautiful female competitor at the 2012 Summer Olympics by Bleacher Report !\u2014, but turned them all down. \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n Paige VanZant \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n Sport: MMA \u2013 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Start of career: 2012 Greatest achievement: One time champion of the UFC\u2019s Fight of the Night One time champion of UFC\u2019s Performance of the Night MMAjunkie.com\u2019s 2019 January Submission of the Month \n \n\n \n Relationship: Married to professional MMA\u2019s fighter Austin \u201cThe Gentleman\u201d Vanderford Other occupations: Author of Rise: Surviving the Fight of My Life (2018) Modeled for Nike and Columbia Sportswear Participated in television competitions Dancing with the Stars and Chopped \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n Allison Stokke \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n Sport: Track and field \u2013 Pole Vault Start of career: 2004 Greatest achievement: Championship record of 3.81 m (12 ft 6 in) in the 15-16 United States title in 2004 Broke the American record for a high school freshman with a vault of 3.86 m (12 ft 7 3 \u2044 4 in) in 2004 Set a new high school sophomore record with 4.11 m (13 ft 5 3 \u2044 4 in) in 2005 Won twice at the CIF California State Meet \n \n\n \n Relationship: Married to American professional golfer Rickie Fowler Other occupations: Fitness model since 2015 \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n Sierra Blair-Coyle \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n Sport: Rock climbing Start of career: 2008 Greatest achievement: Current Pan American Bouldering Champion Was a World Cup Competitor from 2010 to 2018 Finished 1st at the 2018 Mesa Rim ProAM Finished 1st at the 2019 Jackalope Fest Finished 1st at the 2019 Bend Summer Comp \n \n\n \n Did you know: In 2015, she was part of the AskMen\u2019s Top 99 Most Outstanding Women Other occupations: She has a degree in marketing from Arizona State University \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n Lindsey Vonn \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n Sport: Alpine ski racer \u2013 Downhill, Super-G, Giant slalom, Combined Career: 2000-2019 Greatest achievement: Won a gold medal in Downhill and a bronze medal in Super-G at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver Won a bronze medal in Downhill at the 2018 Olympics in Pyeongchang Won 8 World Championships medals (2 gold, 3 silver, and 3 bronze) Won 3 Junior Worlds Ski Championships (2 silver and 1 bronze) \n \n\n \n Relationship: Married to former US Ski team athlete Thomas Vonn (2007-2011) Dated golfer Tiger Woods (2012-2015) Dated NFL assistant coach Kenan Smith (2016-2017) Engaged to defenseman hockey player P.K. Subban (2018-2020) Other occupations: As of 2014, she owned a small herd of cows on a farm in Austria \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n Aly Raisman \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n Sport: Gymnastics \u2013 Women\u2019s artistic gymnastics Career: 2009-2020 Greatest achievement: Participated in the 2012 Olympics in London, where she won 3 medals (2 gold and one bronze) Participated in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where she won 3 medals (one gold and 2 silver) Won a total of 33 medals in her career Won the Arthur Ashe Courage Award in 2018 \n \n\n \n Other occupations: Author of the memoir book Fierce: How competing for myself changed everything (2017) Media appearances: Appeared in the 2017 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Did a cameo in the Charlie\u2019s Angels reboot movie in 2019 Participated in the TV shows Dancing with the Stars (2013), Lip Sync Battle (2016) and Dear\u2026 (2020) Appeared in the music video Girls Like You from Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n Maria Sharapova \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n Sport: Tennis Career: 2001-2020 Greatest achievement: Participated in the 2012 Olympics in London, where she won one silver medal in Singles Won the Australian Open, Grand Slam Singles in 2004 Won the Wimbledon, Grand Slam Singles in 2004 Won the WTA Finals in 2004 Won the US Open, Grand Slam Singles in 2006 Won the French Open, Grand Slam Singles in 2012 and 2014 \n \n\n \n Relationship: Engaged to British businessman Alexander Gilkes Other occupations: Created the Maria Sharapova Foundation Author of her autobiography Unstoppable: My Life So Far (2017) Created Sugarpova, a premium candy line, alongside Jeff Rubin, founder of international retailer IT\u2019SUGAR \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n Whitney Miller \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n Sport: \u00a0Boxing Start of career: \u00a02016 Relationship:\u00a0 Engaged to entrepreneur and Onnit founder Aubrey Marcus Other occupations:\u00a0 Won the Miss United States title in 2012 Former professional Wakesurfer Former MMA\u2019s\u00a0Jiu-Jitsu Brazilian fighter Fitness Model Reporter for Glory Kickboxing Relationship coach, confidence mindset coach and 1 on 1 couples coach Host of\u00a0the\u00a0 True Sex and Wild Love \u00a0podcast \n "

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