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Also Known As Tamura Ryōko • Yawara-chan
Born September 6, 1975 (age 51) • Fukuoka • Japan
Awards And Honors Olympic Games
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Karen Josephson
American artistic swimmer
Thorpe, Ian
Ian Thorpe
Australian swimmer
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Anton Geesink
Dutch athlete
Champion coach
Dawn Staley
American basketball coach and former player
Lisa Fernandez
Lisa Fernandez
American softball player
Sheryl Swoopes
Sheryl Swoopes
American basketball player
Cuban heavyweight boxer Felix Savón
Felix Savón
Cuban boxer
Yana Klochkova
Yana Klochkova
Ukrainian athlete
Kōhei Uchimura at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
Kōhei Uchimura
Japanese gymnast
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Watanabe Osamu
Japanese athlete
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Sarah Josephson
American athlete
LeBron James
LeBron James
American basketball player
Muhammad Ali, shirtless and sweating, trains with a speed bag in a wood-paneled gym at his Pennsylvania training camp, circa 1974.
Muhammad Ali
American boxer
Serena Williams
Serena Williams
American tennis player
Katie Ledecky smiles and points while celebrating in the pool after setting a world record at the 2013 FINA World Championships, with FINA signage in the background.
Katie Ledecky
American swimmer
Allyson Felix smiles and raises the relay baton as she crosses the finish line to win gold in the women's 4x400-meter relay at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Allyson Felix
American athlete
Greatest of all time?
Sue Bird
American basketball player
Venus Williams
Venus Williams
American tennis player
Neeraj Chopra of India smiles on the podium, holding up his gold medal and a bouquet after winning the men's javelin throw at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics.
Neeraj Chopra
Indian athlete
Oleksandr Usyk
Oleksandr Usyk
Ukrainian boxer

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