The female winner to win a silver at the heptathlon is Jackie Joyner Kersie of the U.S.A.
Serena Williams is known as the most famous female sports woman in the world. In second place is Maria Sharapova.
She is the only two time heptathlon champion.
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She is the only two time heptathlon champion.
Janet Evans was the female swimmer from the United States that won three gold medals in 1988 at the Olympics. She was an outstanding athlete in college before the Olympics.
The title of greatest female athlete of the 20th century was awarded to Jackie Joyner-Kersee by Sports Illustrated for Women. Joyner-Kersee excelled in the heptathlon and long jump, winning multiple Olympic medals and setting world records in both events.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee.
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New Zealand first sent a woman athlete to the Olympics in the first Olympics it competed in as a separate nation, the 1920 Summer Games in Antwerp. That was swimmer Violet Walrond who competed in the 100 meter freestyle, finishing 5th, and the 300 meter freestyle, finishing 7th.