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Evelyn Carolina de Oliveira dos Santos is a Brazilian track and field athlete who competes in sprinting events.
Yvonne Bourgeois was a French tennis player. She competed in the doubles event at the 1924 Summer Olympics with compatriot Marguerite Billout. They reached the semifinal in which they lost in straight sets to Phyllis Covell and Kathleen McKane. In the bronze medal match they lost to Dorothy Shepherd-Barron and Evelyn Colyer, also in straight sets.
Juana Evelyn López Luna, known as Evelyn López, is a Mexican retired football midfielder who played for the Mexico women's national football team at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. At the club level, she played for Necaxa.
Evelyn Adiru is a former Ugandan middle-distance runner who specialised in 800 metres, and 1500 metres events. She won gold medal in 800 metres at the 1982 African Championships in Athletics in Cairo. She also competed for Uganda in the 1984 Summer Olympics in the same event, but did not progress to the finals.
Evelyn Ferrara was an American athlete. She competed in the women's discus throw at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Evelyn Ebhomien is a Nigerian weightlifter. She competed in the women's lightweight event at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Maria-Luisa Floro is a Filipino gymnast. She competed in at the 1964 Summer Olympics alongside Evelyn Magluyan. She is inducted in the Far Eastern University's Sports Hall of Fame.
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- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Evelyn Magluyan Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
