List of sportswomen

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This is a list of female athletes by sport. Each section is ordered alphabetical by the last name (originally or most commonly known). For specific groupings, see Category:Sportswomen.

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Sasha Cohen Sasha Cohen 2009 SOI Halifax Spiral.jpg
Sasha Cohen
Ellen van Dijk 2013 UCI Road World Championships, women's TTT, Ellen van Dijk.JPG
Ellen van Dijk
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Hagar Finer
Sarah Hughes Sarah Hughes.jpg
Sarah Hughes
Giselle Kanevsky Giselle Kanevsky.jpg
Giselle Kañevsky
Morgan Pressel Morgan Pressel 2009-06-08.jpg
Morgan Pressel
Irina Slutskaya Rus-nat-Slutskaya2.jpg
Irina Slutskaya
Dara Torres, 4x Olympic champion swimmer Dara Torres 2crop.jpg
Dara Torres, 4x Olympic champion swimmer

American football

Archery

Athletics

Basketball

Boxing

Cycling

Fastpitch and Softball

Fencing

Field hockey

Figure skating

Golf

Gymnastics

Ice hockey

Martial arts

Motorsport

Real tennis

Roller derby

Rugby

Skiing

Snowboarding

Soccer

Surfing

Swimming

Table tennis

Tennis

Track and field

Volleyball

Other sports

See also

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