as it stands 48590 women have taken part
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Lebanon will compete in seven individual events and will be represented by ten athletes, of which seven are female athletes
The blond is Nastia Liukin, the Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics from 2008.
The first New Zealand female to win two Olympic medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics was Lisa Carrington. She achieved this remarkable feat by winning gold in the women's K1 200 meters and a bronze in the K1 500 meters canoe sprint events. Carrington's accomplishments highlighted her as one of New Zealand's top athletes during the Games.
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The first Olympic Games to include female athletes was the 1900 Olympic games in Paris. Twenty two women competed that year in five sports events.
Judy Johnson, Jocky Amy Johnson, airplane pilot Kelly Holmes, 2004 Olympic gold medalist
The female Peruvian javelin thrower at the 2008 Olympics was Shirley Díaz. She represented Peru in the women's javelin event, competing against athletes from around the world. Díaz has made contributions to athletics in Peru and has been an inspiration for female athletes in the country.
That was Yvette Williams who won gold in long jump at the 1952 Games in Helsinki.
I am pretty sure that Saudi Arabia has no female athletes.
Natalie Hoffman has written: 'A study of the ages of female Olympic place winners in selected sports in the Olympic Games' -- subject(s): Ability, Influence of age on, Influence of age on Ability, Olympics, Women athletes 'A study of the ages of female Olympic place winners in selected sports in the Olympic games of 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968 and 1972'
There is no female patron saint of athletes. St. Sebastian is the patron saint of all athletes and athletics.