Female Athletes – Some facts you require to know.

May 4, 2012 by vdara88

Francina “Fanny” Elsje Blankers-Koen won four gold medals while in the 100m (11,9s), 200m (24,4s), 80m hurdles (11,2s / world record) and 4x100m relay (47,5s) on the 1948 Olympic Games working in london. In the 1930s and 1940s,she set 33 national records and 12 world records. Fanny finished 6th in the high jump along at the 1936 Olympics in Germany. She also won 5 European titles. This excellent woman appeared on April 26, 1918 in Lage Vuursche, Holland.

The American Virgin Islands sent 2 sportswomen in the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary (Canada).

The Soviet Union -currently Russia- won the FIVB Volleyball Womens World Championship in Paris (France) in 1956. Final standings: 1.USSR; 2.Romania; 3.Poland; 4.Czechoslovakia; 5.Bulgaria; 6.China; 7.North Korea; 8.East Germany; 9.USA; 10.Holland.

Nancy Vallecilla (Ecuador) finished 28th with the 100m hurdles in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, the capital city of Mexico. In the 1970s and 1980s, she was one of the better female athletes of South usa.

The team of Norway won the 2nd edition on the FIFA Womens World Cup. Led by Ann-Kristin Aarones ( the top football player), Norway defeated Germany 2-0 with the final.

The Peruvian womens volleyball team won the silver medal on the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis (Indiana, USA). The silver medalists were: Diana Uriol, Gabriela Perez del Solar Cuculiza, Janeth Vasconsuelos, Luisa Cervera, Alejandra de la Guerra, Cecilia Tait Villacorta, Rosa Garcia, Denisse Fajardo,Gina Torrealba, Natalia Malaga, Sonia Heredia. People were coached by Man Bok Park (The philipines), one of the best coaches found on earth.

The Australian womens field hockey team won the gold medal at the 1994 World Cup. Final standings: 1.Australia; 2.Argentina; 3.USA; 4.Germany; 5.South Korea; 6.Holland; 7.China; 8.Spain; 9.England; 10.Canada; 11.Ireland; 12.Russia.

Lida Fariman was the flag bearer in the Iranian Olympic team along at the 1996 Olympics. Who is Lida? The woman with one of the best shooters of Iran.

The U.S. womens basketball team won the FIBA World Championship in 1957. It was its second successive world title. Final standings: 1.USA; 2.USSR; 3.Czechoslovakia; 4.Brazil; 5.Hungary; 6.Paraguay; 7.Chile; 8.Mexico; 9.Argentina; 10.Australia; 11.Peru; 12.Cuba.

Israel sent 8 sportswomen to the 1984 Olympics in Usually are (California,USA).

Ghada Shouaa is considered by the Syrian Olympic Committeee when the first Syrian Olympic champion. Ghada finished first in the heptathlon at the 26th Olympics in the United States. She was ranked first worldwide having competed with the IAAF World Championship in 1995, where she won a gold medal. Like Hassiba Boulmerka (Algeria/ Olympic gold medalist, 1992) and Nawal El Moutawakel (Morocco/ Olympic gold medalist, 1984), the girl with one of the greatest Arab female athletes out of them all. Ghada was born on September 10, 1972 in Muhardeh (Syria).

The Russian womens handball team won the earth Championship in 2001. There initially were 24 teams. Final standings: 1.Russia; 2.Norway; 3.Yugoslavia; 4.Denmark; 5.France; 6.Hungary; 7.Austria; 8.Sweden; 9.China; 10.Holland; 11.Columbia; 12.Italy; 13.Slovenia; 14.Spain; 15.Angola (Africa); 16.Brazil; 17.Romania; 18.Ukraine; 19.Tunisia; 20.Japan; 21.Macedonia; 22.Congo (Africa); 23.Uruguay; 24.Greenland (Danish territory).

Diane Bui-Duyet (New Caledonia/ French territory) was named because the female swimmer with the South Pacific Games in 2007. Shed a big performance within the 100m butterfly.

Nigeria sent six female athletes towards the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich (West Germany).

Brazil is just about the best volleyball groups of the world. They have notable volleyball players similar to Isabel Barroso Alencar, Ana Mozer, Marcia Cunha, Fernanda Venturini, Ericleia Bonziack, Vera Mossa and Sandra Survagy.

History:

1951: South American Championship-1st place

1955: Pan American Games-3rd place

1956: South American Championship-1st place

1958: South American Championship-1st place

1959: Pan American Games-1st place

1960: World Championship-5th place

1961: South American Championship-1st place

1962: South American Championship-1st place ; World Championship-8th place

1963: Pan American Games-1st place

1967: Pan American Games-4th place

1969: South American Championship-1st place

1970: World Championship-13rd place

1973: World Cup-9th place; South American Championship-2nd place

1974: World Championship-16th place

1975: Pan American Games-5th place; South American Championship-2nd place

1977: South American Championship-2nd place

1978: World Championship-7th place

1979: Pan American Games-3rd place; South American Championship-2nd place

1980: Olympic Qualification Tournament-3rd place; Olympic Games-7th place

1981: World University Games-3rd place; South American Championship-1st place; World Cup-8th place

1982: World Championship-6th place

1983: World University Games-1st place; South American Championship-2nd place; Pan American Games-4th place

1984: Olympic Games-7th place

1985: World Cup-6th place; South American Championship-2nd place

1986: World Championship-5th place

1987: Pan American Games-4th place; World Junior Championship-1st place ; South American Championship-2nd place

1988: Olympic Qualification Tournament-2nd place; Olympic Games-6th place

1989: South American Championship-2nd place; World Junior Championship-1st place

1990: World Championship-7th place

1991: South American Championship-1st place; Pan American Games-2nd place; World Cup-8th place

1992: Olympic Games-4th place

1993: South American Championship-2nd place

1994: World Championship-2nd place

1995: World Cup-2nd place; South American Championship-1st place; Pan American Games-6th place

1996: Olympic Games-3rd place

1997: World Cup-3rd place; South American Championship-1st place

1998: World Championship-4th place

1999: Pan American Games-1st place; World Cup-3rd place; South American Championship-1st place

2000: Olympic Games-3rd place

2001: South American Championship-1st place; World Junior Championship-1st place

2002: World Championship-7th place

2003: World Cup-2nd place; Pan American Games-4th place; World Junior Championship-1st place

2004: Olympic Games-4th place

2005: World Cup-1st place; World Junior Championship-1st place

2006: World Championship-2nd place; American Cup-1st place

2007:World Cup-2nd place; Pan American Games-2nd place; World Junior Championship-1st place ; American Cup-2nd place

Alejandro Guevara Onofre: Hes a freelance writer.Alejandro is of Italian, African and Peruvian ancestry.He has published around seventy-five research paper in English, and most twenty in Spanish, with regards to the world issues, olympic sports, countries, and tourism. His next essay is “The Dictator and Alicia Alonso”.He or she is an expert on foreign affairs.Alejandro would be the first author having published a world-book encyclopedia in Latin America.

Adrian Sowells is knowledgeable on women Olympic athletes