Women Athletes Posters “H...-”
for social studies and physical education classrooms, home schoolers, fans.

Dorothy Hamill
b. 7-26-1956; Chicago, IL (raised in Greenwich, CT)

Figure skater Dorothy Hamill is the 1976 Olympic champion in Ladies' Singles and 1976 World Champion.

Mia Hamm, Print

Mia Hamm
b. 3-17-1972; Selma, Alabama

Soccer player Mia Hamm has scored more international goals in her career than any other player, male or female, in the history of U.S. soccer (158).

Carol Heiss
b. 1-20-1940; New York City

Figure skater Carol Heiss is the 1960 Olympic Champion in Ladies Singles, 1956 Olympic silver medalist and five-time World Champion (1956–1960).

Sonja Henie
b. 4-8-1912; Oslo, Norway
d. 10-12-1969; during flight from Paris to Oslo, leukemia

Sonja Henie was a figure skater who won three Olympic medals, a ten time World Champion and six time Euopean Champion, as well as parlaying those awards into being one the highest paid movie stars in Hollywood. She also suffered from alcoholism and leukemia, and developed friendships with Nazis, including Hitler.

Martina Hingis
b. 9-30-1980; Kosice, Czechoslovakia, now Slovakia

Professional tennis player Martina Hingis spent a total of 209 weeks as World No. 1. She won five Grand Slam singles titles - three Australian Opens, one Wimbledon, and one US Open. She also won nine Grand Slam women's doubles titles, winning a calendar year doubles Grand Slam in 1998, and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title.

Eleanor Holm
b. 12-6-1913; Brooklyn, NY
d. 1-31-2004; Miami

Swimmer and Olympic champion Eleanor Holm is best remembered for being suspended from the 1936 Olympic team for drinking champagne, and playing Jane in a Tarzan movie.

Sarah Hughes
b. 5-2-1980; Great Neck, NY

Figure skater Sarah Hughes is the 2002 Olympic gold medalist and 2001 World bronze medalist in ladies singles.

Hughes is also a recipient of the prestigious James E. Sullivan Award (2002), which is given to America's best amateur athlete.