List of popular female athletes from France, listed alphabetically with photos when available. France has a rich history of competing in sports, and these are ...
Also ranks #2 on Athletes Famous Only for Off-Court Behavior Holly Holm Age: 43 Holly Rene Holm (born October 17, 1981) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. She is the former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion, and a former professional box...
Tegla Loroupe is a member of the "Champions for Peace" club, a group of famous top athletes who are committed to promoting peace in the world through sport. In addition to running a school, she also runs an orphanage, is an ambassador for the Special Oympics and Unicef, has her own ...
When it comes to famous stories from the Winter Olympics, there's one that is at the top of the list. Or should that be top of the run? The exploits of Jamaica's first Olympic bobsleigh team was immortalized by the 1993 Disney film Cool Runnings. After a 24-year gap...
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More recently, French actGojiramade history when they became the first metal group to perform at the Olympics when they helped open the 2024 Games in Paris. Interestingly, rock’s history at the Olympics could have been even grander.David Bowie,Elton JohnandElvis Costellowere among the artists...
In swimming, Katy Ledecky is one of the finest female athletes in the history of this sport. At 15, she was the youngest American athlete at the 2012 Olympics. She holds the world record for the most gold medals and was a member of the Olympic team in 2012 and 2016. ...
Athletes supporting athletes, you love to see it. You'd expect this Ohio native to root for the Bengals or Browns, or even the Dolphins after all his time in Miami, but King James loves him some Cowboys. He's often seen wearing the blue star of the D...
However, his annexation of Alsace-Lorraine gave new fuel to French nationalism and promoted Germanophobia in France. This helped set the stage for the First World War. Bismarck's diplomacy of realpolitik and powerful rule at home gained him the nickname the "Iron Chancellor". German unification...
Venus has stressed on more than one occasion the importance of education, citing her father who once said, “Too many Black athletes think sports is the only way out…. But sport is a vehicle to get an education. I'm looking for my kids to be well-balanced. I want them to be ro...