She is the only two time heptathlon champion.
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The IOC (International Olympic Committee) voted Pele (Edison Arantes do Nascimento) the athlete of the 20th Century, he was voted the best athlete in the world. Not Babe Ruth, or MJ...
Most would consider the greatest inventions of the 20th century to be the automobile, the personal computer, and plastic.
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.
Dawn Fraser is Australia's greatest Olympian. In November 1999, Dawn was awarded "World Athlete of the Century" at the World Sport Awards in Vienna. In the same year was also awarded "Athlete of the Century" by the Australian Sports Hall of Fame. She was voted the person who best symbolises Australia and in 1998 was included as one of Australia's National Living Treasures. Dawn Fraser is Australia's greatest Olympian. In November 1999, Dawn was awarded "World Athlete of the Century" at the World Sport Awards in Vienna. In the same year was also awarded "Athlete of the Century" by the Australian Sports Hall of Fame. She was voted the person who best symbolises Australia and in 1998 was included as one of Australia's National Living Treasures.
Babe Didrikson Zaharias was an American athlete who excelled at multiple sports. She won a total of 48 professional events while playing in LPGA and was a gold medalist in 80 meters hurdles and Javelin throw in 1932 Los Angeles Olympics. She also achieved an All-American status in the game of basketball. She is widely considered as the greatest female athlete of last century.
.she was one of the best performers in track and field history and because of the pivotal role she played in helping to legitimize women's sports and influence young girls to become athletes as they grew up
Jim Thorpe,a Sac and Fox,Shawnee and Potowatami Indian, won the Pentathlon and Decathlon in the Summer Olympics of 1912. In addition he was elected the first President of American Football Association, the precurser to the NFL. He was also inducted into the college and professional Football Hall of Fame for his spectacular play in that sport. He also played semi professional baseball. It is no wonder Congress named him Athlete of the Century.
Jackie Joyner Kersee has never been to jail. She has won three gold medals, one silver medal and two bronze medals in Olympic events. She was voted as the Greatest Female Athlete of the 20th century by Sports Illustrated for Women.
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Many consider Albert Einstein to be the greatest physicist of the 20th century, known for his groundbreaking theories of relativity that transformed our understanding of space, time, and gravity. His work laid the foundation for modern physics and earned him a Nobel Prize.