Greatest Women in Sport
Celebrating 786 legends, record-breakers and icons of women's sport across 33 disciplines — every profile ranked by the FSP GOAT Score.
Women's Sport — All Disciplines
Top-ranked athletes shown per sport. Click any sport to see the full list.
Australian
Sharelle McMahon
Goal Attack
McMahon played for Australia 1997-2011, captained the Diamonds, and led Melbourne Vixens to the…
Australian
Liz Ellis
Goal Keeper
Australian goal keeper and former national captain who led the Diamonds to the 2007 World…
Australian
Kathryn Harby-Williams
Goal Defence/Wing Defence
Australian defender who captained the Diamonds, earned 95 caps, and helped Australia win the 1995…
American
Serena Williams
Professional Tennis Player
American great who won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, the most of any player in the Open Era, and…
Australian
Margaret Court
Singles
Australian who holds the all-time record of 24 Grand Slam singles titles and completed the…
German
Steffi Graf
Professional Tennis Player
German great who won 22 Grand Slam singles titles and is the only player, male or female, to…
American
Allyson Felix
Sprinter (200m, 400m)
Most decorated female track Olympian in history.
Russian
Yelena Isinbayeva
Pole Vaulter
Pole vault world record holder, improved the record 17 times.
American
Gail Devers
Sprinter (100m H)
Three-time 100m hurdles world champion, twice Olympic 100m champion.
American
Katie Ledecky
Freestyle (Distance)
First woman to win four Olympic golds in a single individual event (800 free), and holds the record…
Australian
Emma McKeon
Freestyle/Butterfly (Sprint)
Australian sprinter who won 12 Olympic medals across Rio, Tokyo and Paris, more Olympic golds than…
American
Missy Franklin
Backstroke
American backstroke specialist who set a world record in the 200m backstroke and won a record 11…
American
Diana Taurasi
Guard
American professional basketball player, five-time Olympic gold medalist and all-time WNBA leading…
American
A'ja Wilson
Forward/Center
American basketball center/forward, three-time WNBA MVP and two-time Olympic gold medalist, leading…
American
Jewell Loyd
Guard
Explosive scoring guard whose prolific offense and clutch performances have established her as one…
American
Mickey Wright
Professional Golfer
American golf legend who won 13 major championships and is considered among the greatest…
Swedish
Annika Sörenstam
Professional Golfer
Dominant Swedish golfer who won 10 majors and 72 LPGA Tour titles, earning 8 Player of the Year…
American
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Professional Golfer
Legendary all-around athlete who won Olympic track medals before dominating women's golf in the…
Norwegian
Ada Hegerberg
Centre Forward
Norwegian striker and the first winner of the women's Ballon d'Or in 2018, Hegerberg scored over…
German
Birgit Prinz
Centre Forward
German forward who won the FIFA World Player of the Year award three consecutive times (2003–2005)…
Canadian
Christine Sinclair
Forward
Canadian forward and the all-time leading international goalscorer in football history, male or…
American
Mikaela Shiffrin
Slalom / Giant Slalom
American alpine ski racer who holds the all-time record for World Cup race wins, male or female.
American
Lindsey Vonn
Downhill / Super-G
American alpine ski racer regarded as one of the greatest downhill skiers in history, with 84 World…
Swiss
Vreni Schneider
Slalom / Giant Slalom
Swiss alpine skier voted Swiss Sportswoman of the Century, with three Olympic golds and 55 World…
Norwegian
Sonja Henie
Figure Skater
Norwegian figure skater who dominated women's skating from 1927-1936, winning 3 Olympic golds and…
Canadian
Tessa Virtue
Ice Dancer
Canadian ice dancer who won three Olympic gold medals and became the most decorated figure skater…
German
Katarina Witt
Figure Skater
German figure skater who dominated women's singles in the 1980s, winning consecutive Olympic golds…
Norwegian
Marit Bjørgen
Cross-Country Skier
Norwegian cross-country skier and most successful Winter Olympian of all time with 15 Olympic…
Norwegian
Therese Johaug
Cross-Country Skier
Norwegian cross-country skier who dominated women's distance events, winning multiple Olympic golds…
German
Natalie Geisenberger
Luger
German luger nicknamed the 'Queen of Luge,' the most decorated athlete in the sport's Olympic…
American
Simone Biles
Artistic Gymnast
American artistic gymnast widely considered the greatest of all time with 7 Olympic golds and 30…
Soviet
Larisa Latynina
Gymnast
Soviet gymnast who dominated the sport in 1950s-60s, holding record for most Olympic medals (18)…
Czech
Věra Čáslavská
Gymnast
Czech gymnast who dominated women's gymnastics in the 1960s, winning 7 Olympic gold medals and 4…
Chinese
Gao Ling
Badminton Player
Chinese badminton player who won four World Championship titles and two Olympic gold medals in…
Chinese
Zhang Ning
Badminton Player (Singles)
Chinese badminton player who became the first woman to win consecutive Olympic singles titles in…
Spanish
Carolina Marín
Badminton Player
Spanish badminton player and three-time World Champion who became the first European woman to win…
Dutch
Annemiek van Vleuten
Road Cyclist
A dominant all-rounder who won road-race and time-trial world titles, Olympic gold, and multiple…
Italian
Elisa Longo Borghini
Road Cyclist (Classics/Climber)
A versatile Italian classics specialist and climber who has won two Giro d'Italia Women titles and…
Dutch
Anna van der Breggen
Road Cyclist
One of the most dominant all-rounders in women's cycling, winning Olympic gold, two world titles,…
Australian
Stephanie Gilmore
Surfer
Australian professional surfer who claimed seven World Surf League championship titles, including…
Australian
Layne Beachley
Surfer
Australian professional surfer who dominated women's surfing with seven world championship titles…
American
Carissa Moore
Professional Surfer
Five World Championship titles and the first surfing Olympic gold medallist — Carissa Moore won…
American
Kerri Walsh Jennings
Beach Volleyball Player
American beach volleyball player and three-time Olympic gold medalist, widely considered one of the…
American
Misty May-Treanor
Beach Volleyball Player
American beach volleyball player who won three consecutive Olympic gold medals with Kerri Walsh…
Cuban
Regla Torres
Volleyball Player
Three consecutive Olympic gold medals with Cuba — Regla Torres is one of the greatest middle…
Chinese
Deng Yaping
Table Tennis Player
Chinese table tennis legend who dominated the sport in the 1990s, winning 4 Olympic golds and 18…
Chinese
Wang Nan
Table Tennis Player
Chinese table tennis legend who dominated women's singles in late 1990s and 2000s, winning multiple…
Chinese
Zhang Yining
Professional Table Tennis Player
Chinese table tennis player who won back-to-back Olympic singles golds at Athens 2004 and Beijing…
German
Kathrin Boron
Rower (Sculling)
German sculler who ranks among the most decorated female rowers in Olympic history, winning gold…
Romanian
Doina Ignat
Rower (Eight / Coxless Pair)
Romanian rower who won four Olympic gold medals across four Games between 1992 and 2004, part of…
Romanian
Viorica Susanu
Rower (Coxless Pair / Eight)
Romanian rower who won four Olympic gold medals across three Games, forming one of the sport's most…
Dutch
Ireen Wüst
Speed Skater
Dutch speed skater who became the most successful Olympic speed skater of all time with six Olympic…
German
Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann
Long Track Speed Skater
German speed skater who dominated women's distance events for over a decade, winning eight Olympic…
East German
Karin Kania
Long Track Speed Skater
East German speed skater who switched from figure skating to become one of the most dominant…
American
Ronda Rousey
Bantamweight
Pioneering women's MMA star who dominated the UFC bantamweight division with six consecutive title…
Chinese
Zhang Weili
Strawweight (also currently fights Flyweight)
Zhang Weili made history in 2019 as the first Chinese fighter to win a UFC title and became a…
American
Kayla Harrison
Bantamweight (formerly PFL Lightweight)
Dominant judoka-turned-fighter who won two PFL lightweight tournament titles before capturing UFC…
American
Holly Holm
Welterweight/Light Welterweight
Holly Holm is an American boxer, mixed martial artist, and multiple-time world champion who held…
American
Laila Ali
Super Middleweight
Laila Ali is an American retired professional boxer who competed from 1999 to 2007, retiring…
Irish
Katie Taylor
Lightweight
Katie Taylor is an Irish professional boxer and 2012 Olympic gold medalist who became the first…
American
Lindsey Jacobellis
Snowboard Cross
American snowboarder who dominated snowboard cross, winning Olympic gold in 2022 and multiple World…
Czech
Ester Ledecká
Snowboard / Alpine Ski
Czech alpine skier and snowboarder who became the first person to win Olympic gold medals in two…
Austrian
Anna Gasser
Big Air / Slopestyle Snowboarder
Austrian snowboarder who became Olympic champion in Big Air at PyeongChang 2018, making history as…
Australian
Meg Lanning
Batsman/Captain
Meg Lanning is an Australian batter and captain who led Australia to multiple ODI and T20 World Cup…
British
Charlotte Edwards
Batsman/Captain
English batter and long-serving captain who led England to multiple global titles during her career.
Australian
Ellyse Perry
All-Rounder
Australian all-rounder considered one of the finest women's cricketers ever, excelling with both…
American
Cammi Granato
Forward
Cammi Granato was an American forward who captained the U.S. women's national team to Olympic gold…
Canadian
Hayley Wickenheiser
Forward
Hayley Wickenheiser is a Canadian forward who starred for Canada's national women's team for 23…
Canadian
Caroline Ouellette
Forward
Caroline Ouellette was a Canadian forward who won four consecutive Olympic gold medals with…
Spanish
Laia Sanz
Enduro/Rally Rider
Spanish motorsport athlete who dominated women's trial racing with 13 consecutive world…
British
Jamie Chadwick
Racing Driver
British racing driver and three-time W Series champion, first female driver to win a British GT…
Spanish
Ana Carrasco
MotoGP/WorldSSP300 Rider
Spanish motorcycle racer who became the first woman to win a solo motorcycle world championship,…
American
Lisa Fernandez
Pitcher/Third Base
American softball pitcher and third baseman, three-time Olympic gold medalist and considered one of…
American
Dot Richardson
Shortstop
American softball shortstop and physician who won Olympic gold in 1996 and silver in 2000, later…
American
Natasha Watley
Shortstop
American softball player and two-time Olympic medalist, renowned as one of the fastest base runners…
Canadian
Emma-Jayne Wilson
Flat Racing Jockey
Canadian jockey who became the first female rider to win the Queen's Plate and was the leading…
British
Hayley Turner
Jockey
British jockey who became the first woman to ride 100 winners in a British flat racing season,…
British
Hollie Doyle
Jockey
British flat racing jockey who became the most successful female jockey in British racing history,…
British
Emily Scarratt
Centre/Full-back
Emily Scarratt is England's record points scorer in women's rugby, a five-time World Cup…
British
Sarah Hunter
Flanker/Number 8
Sarah Hunter was a long-serving England number eight and captain who became the most capped rugby…
New Zealander
Fiao'o Faamausili
Hooker
Fiao'o Faamausili is a former Black Ferns hooker and captain who won four Women's Rugby World Cup…
American
Jessica Mendoza
Athlete/Broadcaster (Softball)
Two-time Olympic softball medalist for Team USA who went on to become the first full-time female…
Mexican
Diana Flores
Quarterback (Flag Football)
Diana Flores is a celebrated Mexican flag football quarterback known for her viral highlight-reel…
American
Jen Welter
Linebacker/Coach
Trailblazing player-coach who became the first woman to coach in a men's professional football…
Italian
Lella Lombardi
Racing Driver
Italian Formula 1 racing driver who became the first and only woman to score World Championship…
Italian
Maria Teresa de Filippis
Racing Driver
Italian Formula 1 racing driver who became the first woman to compete in F1 World Championship…
Japanese
Juju Noda
Racing Driver
Japanese racing driver and daughter of former Formula 1 driver Hideki Noda, competing in junior…
English
Lisa Ashton
Professional Darts Player
Lisa Ashton, "the Lancashire Rose," is a four-time BDO Women's World Champion and became the first…
English
Beau Greaves
Professional Darts Player
Beau Greaves is an English darts player and three-time WDF Women's World Champion who became the…
Japanese
Mikuru Suzuki
Professional Darts Player
Mikuru Suzuki, "The Miracle," is a Japanese darts player who won back-to-back BDO Women's World…
German
Birgit Fischer
Sprint Kayaker
German canoeist and kayaker, the most successful female Olympic paddler in history with 8 Olympic…
New Zealander
Lisa Carrington
Sprint Kayaker
New Zealand canoeist and sprint kayaker, multiple Olympic gold medalist and world champion,…
Hungarian
Natasa Dusev-Janics
Sprint Kayaker
Serbian-born Hungarian sprint kayaker who won three Olympic gold medals and formed one of women's…
Australian
Tarryn Aiken
Back
Australian rugby league player who plays as a fullback and five-eighth, known for her speed and…
British
Kezie Apps
Back-Row
British rugby league player who captained England Women and won multiple Super League titles, known…
New Zealander
Vanessa Foliaki
Wing
New Zealand rugby league player who represented the Kiwi Ferns at international level and competed…
British
Reanne Evans
Professional Snooker Player
British professional snooker player, 12-time Women's World Champion and trailblazer who became the…
English
Allison Fisher
Professional Pool / Snooker Player
English professional snooker and pool player who dominated women's snooker in the 1980s-90s before…
Thai
Nutcharut Wongharuthai
Professional Snooker Player
Thai professional snooker player who became the first Thai woman to compile a competitive century…