Sports Archives - Page 8 of 16

Joan Horan

Irish paralympian

Joan O’Reilly

Irish hockey player, athlete and sports administrator

C Z Guest

Socialite, horsewoman and fashion designer

Lena Rice

Irish tennis player

Althea Gibson

Pioneering African American tennis player and golfer who broke through racial barriers in both sports during a time when opportunities for Black athletes were severely limited.

Gertrude Ederle

Olympic champion, world record holder and the first woman to swim across the English Channel.

Wilma Briggs

Left-fielder played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) during the 1940s and 1950s.

Clare Connor

Former Captain of the England Women’s Cricket Team and Managing Director of Women’s Cricket at the England & Wales Cricket Board.

Tessie Reynolds

Only sixteen years old, Tessie Reynolds set a new record for riding from Brighton to London and back again in 1893.

Elin Kallio

Pioneer of women’s gymnastics in Finland.