Sunday, January 10, 2016

Most Beautiful Women in Sports


Most Beautiful Women in Sports

We’ve scoured the sporting globe in search of the most beautiful women in sports, and from leggy tennis players to drop-dead gorgeous Olympians, this is what we found. It was a tough job, but somebody had to do it.

By NoelGRSr


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Darya Klishina

Stunning Russian long jumper Darya Klishina won her first senior gold medal at the 2011 European Indoor Championships in Paris, France. Unsurprisingly, she also moonlights as a model.

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Skylar Diggins

Painfully beautiful Tulsa Shock guard Skylar Diggins is undoubtedly one of the country’s finest female basketballers, and in 2014 she secured her first WNBA All-Star starting spot – a feat she repeated in 2015.

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Michelle Wie

Incredibly, eye-catching American golfer Michelle Wie made the cut for her first major at the age of just 13. She capitalized on that early promise in 2014 when she won the U.S. Women’s Open.

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Alana Blanchard

American pro surfer Alana Blanchard is so camera-friendly that, when she’s not competing on the ASP World Tour, she works as a model for surf sportswear brand Rip Curl.

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Maria Sharapova

Russian tennis ace Maria Sharapova announced her arrival in style when she won Wimbledon as a 17 year old back in 2004. Currently ranked number three in the world, the blonde beauty is still a firm fan favorite.

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Katarina Johnson-Thompson

Gorgeous British heptathlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson first turned heads during the 2012 London Summer Olympics – and not just because of her athletic ability. In 2015, meanwhile, she set a new British high jumping record.

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Natasha Hastings

Alluring American sprinter Natasha Hastings, who is nicknamed “the 400 meter diva,” caught people’s eyes in more ways than one at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, when she helped her team take gold in the 4 x 400 meter relay.

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Allison Stokke

Gorgeous pole vaulter Allison Stokke – pronounced Stow-key – will be hoping to make the U.S. team for the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. The rest of us will be hoping she does, too.

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Lindsey Vonn

Lindsey Vonn routinely heats up competitive ski slopes around the world. In 2010 she won gold and bronze at the Vancouver Winter Olympics in the downhill and super-giant slalom events, respectively. She also has several World Championship medals to her name.

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Ana Ivanovic

As a former French Open champion and the current world number 12, Ana Ivanovic is undoubtedly one of the planet’s most talented tennis players. The Serb also happens to be one the game’s most beautiful stars.

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Hope Solo

Goalkeeper Hope Solo helped the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team win the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada. Incredibly, the beautiful shot-stopper has also won two Olympic gold medals.

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Louise Hazel

Beautiful U.K. heptathlete Louise Hazel’s career highlight, so far, is winning gold for England at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India. Five years later she delighted her fans with a risqué shoot for Sport Uncovered magazine.

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Brenda Martinez

Gorgeous middle-distance specialist Brenda Martinez has done pretty well for Team U.S.A. recently. In 2013 the gorgeous Californian claimed bronze in the 800 meters at the IAAF World Championships in Moscow.

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Toni Duggan

Platinum blonde England and Manchester City Women’s soccer player Toni Duggan, it seems, is equally at home in front of the cameras as she is flying down the wings.

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Destinee Hooker

U.S. women’s national volleyball star Destinee Hooker has been competing on the global stage since 2010. The beautiful Texan currently plays for the Tianjin women’s team in the Chinese Volleyball League.

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Melanie Adams

Australian pole vaulter and twice under-21 national champion Melanie Adams has ambitions beyond track and field. Moonlighting as a swimsuit model, the gorgeous blonde athlete has expressed a desire to one day enter Miss Universe. Of course, we’re right behind her.

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Christina Vukicevic

Knockout Norwegian hurdler Christina Vukicevic nailed her personal best time at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. In 2011, meanwhile, she set a new national record in her discipline’s 60-meter event.