Famous British Female Sports Stars

Current women world record holder in marathon is british paula radcliffe who has three london and new york marathon championships each in her kitty as well as one chicago marathon championship.

Famous british female sports stars. Each section is ordered alphabetical by the last name originally or most commonly known. United kingdom has a rich history of competing in sports and these are the famous females that make that competition so exciting. 20th century british sportspersons 21st century british sportspersons british women sportspersons british male sportspersons coaches tennis players boxers cyclists football players gymnasts cricketers f1 drivers. This has been a brilliant year for female influence on british sport so it s a good time to celebrate sue mott introduces our.

List of famous british sportspersons with their biographies that include trivia interesting facts timeline and life history. Some of the best british female athletes in the world are l. For specific groupings see category sportswomen. Debbie jevans ceo england rugby 2015 our leading lady of british sport jevans is the first female chief executive to organise a rugby world cup and the first woman to be appointed director.

This is a list of female athletes by sport. The idea of a british record was instituted by the aaa in 1887 for performance made in the united kingdom by athletes from anywhere in the world. Throughout history there have been many british women athletes who have made significant contribution to the field. Sport the 50 most influential women in sport.

This type of record was superseded in 1948 by the british all comers record and then by the united kingdom all comers record in 1960. The full list.