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Sonja Henie Sonja Henie
Sonja Henie , 1912-69, Norwegian-American figure skater and movie actress, b. Oslo, Norway. She began ice skating at the age of eight and two years later won the first of six straight Norwegian figure-skating championships. She won the world's figure-skating crown ten consecutive years, the European... Read more
Peggy Fleming Peggy Fleming
Peggy Fleming 1948- American figure skater One of the most influential female athletes of the past century, Peggy Fleming combined grace and power to create some of the most memorable figure-skating programs of her era. After winning a surprising victory at the 1964 United States... Read more
Ekaterina Gordeeva Ekaterina Gordeeva
Ekaterina Gordeeva From triumph to tragedy and back, Ekaterina Gordeeva (born 1971) is not only a champion ice skater, but also a symbol of grace, strength, and courage. At age 11, Ekaterina Gordeeva (called Katia by her friends) became one of a pair-a pair of "G's"-Gordeeva and Grinkov. In... Read more
Anatoly Karpov Anatoly Karpov
Anatoly Karpov , 1951-, Russian chess master. In 1970 he became the world's youngest international grand master. Karpov won (1975) the world championship by default when Bobby Fischer , the titleholder, refused to agree to terms for a match. He successfully defended (1978, 1981) his title against... Read more
Wimbledon Wimbledon
Wimbledon Popular name for the All England Lawn Tennis Championships played annually at the All England Club, Wimbledon, a suburb in sw London. It is the world's foremost championship played on grass. It was first held in 1877, and was open only to amateurs until 1968. The championships have been... Read more
Margaret Smith Court Margaret Smith Court
Margaret Smith Court 1942-, Australian tennis player. Playing tennis from age eight, she rose to prominence in the early 1960s. Ranked first in world standings six times beginning in 1962, she retired in 1966, but returned to the game in 1968, and in 1970 became the second woman (Maureen Connolly... Read more
Patty Berg Patty Berg
BERG, PATRICIA "PATTY" 1918- G OLFER Young Athlete One of the leading woman golfers from the 1940s through the 1960s, Patty Berg developed professional women's golfín the United States. Berg grew up in Minneapolis and was athletic as a young girl, playing sandlot... Read more
Mario Andretti Mario Andretti
Mario Andretti 1940- American race car driver Mario Andretti was named Driver of the Century for his distinguished racing career that spanned five decades. Andretti earned his reputation with Championship cars. He won a total of 52 Championship car races, including the prestigious... Read more
Sugar Ray Robinson Sugar Ray Robinson
Sugar Ray Robinson 1920-89, American boxer, b. Detroit. His real name was Walker Smith. He began boxing after three years of high school in New York City. Having won all his amateur fights (about 90), including the Golden Gloves featherweight title, Robinson turned professional in 1940. He won the... Read more
Fu Mingxia Fu Mingxia
Fu Mingxia Chinese diver Fu Mingxia (born 1978) won the platform-diving world championship in 1991 at the tender age of 12, making her the youngest diving champ of all time. She also holds the notoriety of being the youngest Olympic-diving champion, having earned a gold at the 1992 Barcelona... Read more

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