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Also Known As Yawara-chan • Tamura Ryōko
Born September 6, 1975 (age 49) • Fukuoka • Japan
Awards And Honors Olympic Games
Thorpe, Ian
Ian Thorpe
Australian swimmer
Anton Geesink
Dutch judoka
Michael Phelps
Michael Phelps
American swimmer
Lisa Fernandez
Lisa Fernandez
American softball player
Sheryl Swoopes
Sheryl Swoopes
American basketball player
Cuban heavyweight boxer Felix Savón
Felix Savón
Cuban boxer
Yana Klochkova
Yana Klochkova
Ukrainian athlete
Kōhei Uchimura at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
Kōhei Uchimura
Japanese gymnast
Watanabe Osamu
Japanese athlete
Sarah Josephson
American athlete
Karen Josephson
American artistic swimmer
Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali
American boxer
Katie Ledecky
Katie Ledecky
American swimmer
Allyson Felix
Allyson Felix
American athlete
Neeraj Chopra
Neeraj Chopra
Indian athlete
Serena Williams
Serena Williams
American tennis player
Ryan Lochte
Ryan Lochte
American swimmer
Yelena Isinbayeva
Yelena Isinbayeva
Russian athlete
Julie Foudy
Julie Foudy
American soccer player
Diana Taurasi
Diana Taurasi
American basketball player

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