7.Sonja Henie
The Norwegian-born American was a world champion figure skater who won Olympic gold and went on to achieve success as a professional skater and actress. At age 10 she won the Norwegian national figure-skating championship, and in 1924 she competed in the Winter Olympic Games in Chamonix, France. Coached by Swedish Olympic medalist Gillis Grafström, she transformed a predictable series of colorless exercises into a spectacular and popular exhibition. The first woman figure skater to wear short skirts above the knee, she had great spinning ability, incorporating 19 different spins into her programs. Her medal record consisted of Norwegian national championships from 1922 to 1934, 6 European titles (1931–1936), 10 world titles (1927–36), and 3 gold medals in the Winter Olympic Games of 1928, 1932, and 1936.
8.Jackie Joyner-Kersee
The American athlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee, considered by many to be the greatest female athlete ever, became the first participant in the heptathlon to score more than 7,000 points. In 1998 at Seoul, she won Olympic gold with 7,291 points, the fourth time she set a world record in the event, and in 1992 she became the first athlete to win Olympic gold in the heptathlon in consecutive Olympics.
