Female Athletes Who Conquered The World As Teenagers

FEMALE* ATHLETES WHO CONQUERED THE WORLD AS TEENAGERS DATE OF BIRTH: JANUARY 24, 1968 / FROM: FAIRMONT, WEST VIRGINIA / SPORT: GYMNASTICS HIGHLIGHTS MARY LOU RETTON "16 At > SHE WON HER SECOND AMERICAN CUP, THE U.S. NATIONALS, AND THE US OLYMPIC TRIALS > WON A GOLD MEDAL IN THE 1984 OLYMPICS AND RECEIVED A PERFECT SCORE OF 10 ON THE VAULT > WAS THE FIRST FEMALE GYMNAST OUTSIDE EASTERN EUROPE TO WIN AN OLYMPIC ALL-AROUND TITLE > SHE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE INTERNATIONAL GYMNASTICS HALL OF FAME IN 1997 > SHE APPEARED ON THE WHEATIES CEREAL BOX DATE OF BIRTH: 0CTOBER 11, 1989 / FROM: HONOLULU, HAWAII / SPORT: GOLF HIGHLIGHTS > WIE BECAME THE YOUNGEST PLAYER EVER TO QUALIFY FOR THE USGA "11 "15 "16 "17 AMATEUR CHAMPIONS HIP • WIE BECAME THE FIRST FEMALE GOLFER TO QUALIFY FOR A USGA NATIONAL MEN'S TOURNAMENT » SHE TURNED PRO • HER AVERAGE DRIVE WAS 280 YARDS » SHE PLACED FOR THE FIRST TIME ON A PROFESSIONAL LEVEL OUTSIDE OF HER LP GA MEMBERSHIP IN 2006 MICHELLE WIE DATE OF BIRTH: APRIL 19, 1987 / FROM: NYAGAN, RUSSIA / SPORT: TENNIS HIGHLIGHTS • TURNED PROFESSIONAL "14 "17 » SHE WON THE 2004 WIMBLEDON AND WON THE US OPEN IN 2006 BEFORE SHE HIT 20 • WON A SILVER MEDAL IN WOMEN'S SINGELS IN HER OLYMPIC DEBUT AT THE 2012 SUMMER OLYMIC GAMES » HAD MAJOR COMMERCIAL ENDORSEMENTS WITH COMPANIES INCLUDING NIKE AND TIFFANY & COMPANY MARIA SHARAPOVA • DATE OF BIRTH: NOVEMBER 12, 1961 / FROM: GHEORGHE GHEORGHIU-DEJ, ROMANIA / SPORT: GYMNASTICS HIGHLIGHTS "14 » WON THREE GOLD MEDALS AT THE 1976 SUMMER OLYMPICS A18 > SHE WON TWO MORE GOLD MEDALS IN THE 1980 OLYMPICS > THE FIRST GYMNAST EVER TO RECEIVE A PERFECT SCORE OF 10 IN AN OLYMPIC GYMNASTIC EVENT > SHE IS ONE OF THE BEST-KNOWN GYMNASTS IN THE WORLD NADIA COMANECI DATE OF BIRTH: SEPTEMBER 20, 1980 / FROM: KOSICE, SLOVAKIA / SPORT: TENNIS HIGHLIGHTS "16 • AS A SINGLES PLAYER SHE WAS THE WINNER OF: THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN, FRENCH OPEN, WIMBLEDON, AND US OPEN IN 1997 "17 • WINNER OF THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN AND WTA TO UR CHAMPIONSHIPS IN 1998 A"18 » WINNER OF THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN AND FRENCH OPEN IN 1999 • IN DOUBLES, SHE WAS THE WINNER OF WIMBLEDON IN 1996; WINNER OF AUSTRALIAN OPEN IN 1997; WINNER OF FRENCH OPEN, AUSTRALIAN OPEN, WIMBLEDON, AND US OPEN IN 1998; WINNER AUSTRALIAN OPEN IN 1999 MARTINA HINGIS DATE OF BIRTH: AUGUST 17, 1989 / FROM: KAUAI, HAWAII / SPORT: SNOWBOARDING HIGHLIGHTS A13 » SHE BECAME THE FIRST FEMALE SNOWBOARDER TO LAND A 900 IN COMPETITION • SHE COMPETED IN THE 2006 WINTER OLYMPICS AS THE YOUNGEST MEMBER OF THE US SNOWBOARDING TEAM • SHE IS ONE OF THE BRIGHTEST STARS IN FEMALE SNOWBOARDING AND HAS HELPED PUSH THE SPORT TO NEW HEIGHTS • IN THE 2013 WINTER X GAMES XVII, SHE BECAME THE FIRST SNOWBOARDER, MALE OR FEMALE, TO LAND A DOUBLE BA CKSIDE ALLEY-0OP RODEO DURING A HALFPIPE COMPETITION ELENA HIGHT DATE OF BIRTH: OCTOBER 4, 1989 / FROM: BEL AIR, MARYLAND / SPORT: FIGURE SKATING HIGHLIGHTS At 16 IN 2005, MEISSNER BECAME THE SECOND AMERICAN WOMAN TO LAND A TRIPLE AXEL JUMP IN A NATIONAL COMPETITION » SHE IS THE 2006 WORLD CHAMPION, THE 2007 U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPION AND THE 2008 FOUR CONTINENTS CHAMPION KIMMIE MEISSNER * • SHE IS THE FIRST AMERICAN AND FIRST WOMEN TO SIMULTANEOUSLY HOLD THE WORLD, FOUR CONTINENTS, AND NATIONAL TITLES » SHE WAS THE YOUNGEST AMERICAN ATHLETE TO COMPETE AT THE 2006 OLYMPIC GAMES DATE OF BIRTH: DECEMBER 31, 1995 / FROM: VIRGINIA BEACH, VA / SPORT: GYMNASTICS HIGHLIGHTS SHE WAS A 2012 OLYMPIC TEAM AND ALL-AROUND GOLD MEDALIST, 16' COMPETING ALSO IN THE FINALS FOR UNEVEN BARS AND BALANCE BEAM • SHE WAS NAMED THE 2012 ASSOCIATED PRESS FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR • SHE RECEIVED THE 2012 WOMEN'S SPORTS FOUNDATION'S "SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR" DESIGNATION • WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO WIN GOLD IN THE INDIVIDUAL AND ALL-AROUND EVENT GABBY DOUGLAS * DATE OF BIRTH: MAY 10, 1995 / FROM: ASADENA, CALIFORNIA / SPORT: SWIMMING HIGHLIGHTS AT THE 2012 LONDON OLYMPICS, MISSY FRANKLIN WON GOLD IN BOTH THE */ 100-METER AND 200-METER BACKSTROKE, AND TWO MORE GOLD MEDALS WITH THE 4-BY-200-METER AND THE 4-BY-100-METER RELAY TEAMS • IN 2010, SHE WAS NAMED “BREAKOUT PERFORMER OF THE YEAR" AT THE USA SWIMMING GALA, GOLDEN GOGGLES • IN 2011, SHE COMPETED IN HER FIRST LONG COURSE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MEET AND WON FIVE MEDALS, THREE OF THEM GOLD, AND BROKE HER FIRST WORLD RECORD AT THE FINA WOR LD CUP • IN 2012 OLYMPICS, SHE COMPETED IN SEVEN EVENTS, MORE THAN ANY OTHER U.S. FEMALE SWIMMER IN HISTORY MISSY FRANKLIN Sources http://www.kidzworld.com/article/7003-top-teen-athletes-of-2006 http://usagym.org/pages/events/ol ympics/athlete ListDetail.html?id=132789 http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1171952-london-2012-the-top-20-teenage-athletes-to-watch-for-in-the-summer-olympics/ www.biography.com aries APPAREL www.ariesapparel .com