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Who is the strongest female athlete?
Jackie Joyner-Kersee is the greatest
| rank | athlete | sport |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackie Joyner-Kersee | Track & Field |
| 2 | Babe Didrikson Zaharias | Track & Field |
| 3 | Billie Jean King | Tennis |
| 4 | Sonja Henie | Figure Skating |
Who is the most dominant female athlete?
Serena Williams is perhaps the most dominant female athlete of all time. She has set the standard for the modern saying “play like a girl.” Williams started playing tennis professionally in 1995 at the age of 16 and then became a household name in the early 2000s.
Who was the most important athlete in the Olympic Games in Rio?
Like the previous two iterations, the Rio Olympics were highlighted by the achievements of the greatest Olympian of all time, U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps, and the greatest sprinter in Olympic history, Jamaica’s Usain Bolt.
Who is the most successful female Olympian?
Larisa Latynina
Here is the list of the top 10 athletes (males and females) with the most medals in total (includes all gold, silver and bronze medals won), from all summer Olympic Games (including 2021). American swimmer Michael Phelps is the clear winner, with the highest ranked female being gymnast Larisa Latynina.
Who is the strongest female weightlifter?
Becca Swanson She’s currently the only woman to squat more than 800 pounds. Swanson’s best lifts are 854.3 pound squat, 600.8 pound bench, and 683.4 pound deadlift.
Who is the fastest female athlete in the world?
Elaine Thompson-Herah
Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica is officially the fastest woman in the world — again — after winning the 100 meters at the Tokyo Games in Olympic record time. She was the defending gold medalist in this event.
Who was the most decorated female athlete at Rio 2016?
Allyson Felix becomes the most decorated woman in Olympic track history with 10th medal – CBS News.
Who is the best female runner?
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| Place | Competitor | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elaine THOMPSON-HERAH | 1551 |
| 2 | Sifan HASSAN | 1534 |
| 3 | Yulimar ROJAS | 1512 |
| 4 | Faith KIPYEGON | 1487 |
Who is the most successful female British Olympian?
Laura Kenny
Laura Kenny, with five gold medals, has the most golds of any British female athlete and became the first British woman to win gold at three consecutive Olympic Games at Tokyo 2020. She shares the designation of most total medals by a British female competitor with horse-rider Charlotte Dujardin.
What’s the most a girl has ever benched?
605 pounds
Competing in the +90-kilogram weight class, powerlifter Rae-Ann Coughenour-Miller scored the heaviest female bench press of all time — 274.4 kilograms (605 pounds).