Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Olympics and Paralympics

WiR redlist index: Olympics and Paralympics

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Summer Paralympics

United States

• Janet E. Little - US swimmer, table tennis player (1964 Paralympics)[1]
• Olympic Tribute Booklet 2016:
  • Jennifer Ruddell / Jen Ruddell (2004, 2008) (TeamUSA Bio, ref, Olympic Tribute Booklet 2016)
  • Barbara Yoss (1984, 1988) (ref, Olympic Tribute Booklet 2016)

Netherlands

• Dutch wheelchair basketball players
  • Inge Huitzing (2008, 2012, 2016)
    Roos Oosterbaan (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)
    Sanne Timmerman ( 2012, 2016)
  • Petra Garnier (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012) ref
    Miranda Wevers ( 2012)
  • Mariska Beijer ( 2012, 2016)
  • Elsbeth van Oostrom Dutch wheelchair basketball player (2008)
  • Patries Boekhoorn Dutch wheelchair basketball player (2008)
  • Sandra Braam Dutch wheelchair basketball player (2008)
  • Brenda Ramaekers Dutch wheelchair basketball player (2008)
  • Fleur Pieterse Dutch wheelchair basketball player (2004, 2008) ref, [2] ref
• Petra van de Sande Dutch equestrian dressage (2008, 2012)
• Dutch sitting volleyball players
  • Aletta Adema Salagter ( 2004)
  • Els Verwer ( 2004) link
  • Sanne Bakker (2008,2012)
  • Anneke den Haan ( 2004)
  • Marijke Roest ( 2004)
  • Maria Poiesz ( 2004) reference
  • Monique Bons simple:Monique Bons (2004)
• Marijke Mettes Dutch athlete (2008)
• Eliane Salden-Otten Dutch archer (2008)
• Marleen Sanderse Dutch rower (2008)
• Ineke de Groot Dutch equestrian dressage (2008)
• Sabine Peters (equestrian) Dutch equestrian (2008)
• Bernadette Massar Dutch swimmer (2008) ref
• Anne van de Staak Dutch rower (2008)
• Nienke Vlotman Dutch rower (2008)

Belgium

• Annick Sevenans, Belgian wheelchair tennis player (2008, 2012). profile ref ref ref (Stub)
• Ciska Vermeulen, Belgian equestrian (2012,2016). ref ref ref ref ref ref
• Eveline Van Looveren Belgian equestrian (2016). profile ref ref ref ref ref
• Chris De Craene Belgian athlete and swimmer (1980, 1984, 1988, 1992) (Stub)
• Kirsten De Laender Belgian Boccia player ( 2012, 2016) (Stub)

France

• Cécile Demaude French fencer (2016)
• Élise Marc French Para triathlete (2016)
• French 2016 wheelchair basketball team
  • Perrine Coste
  • Agnieszka Glemp-Etavard
  • Juliette Watine
  • Oumy Fall
  • Émilie Ménard
  • Grace Wembolua
  • Fabienne Saint-Omer-Delepine
  • Kathy Laurent
  • Solenn Thieurmel
  • Marianne Buso
  • Angélique Pichon Capitaine
• Nathalie Bizet French equestrian ( 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
• French 2012 basketball team
  • Blandine Belz
  • Agnieszka Glemp-Etavard
  • Valérie Ita
  • Kathy Laurent
  • Émilie Ménard
  • Angélique Pichon
  • Fabienne Saint-Omer-Delepine
• Emmanuelle Assmann French fencer ( 2004)

Germany

• Jennifer Heß German archer (2016)
• Vanessa Braun German 100m athlete (2016)
• Britta Näpel German equestrian ( 2012)
• Simone Briese-Baetke German fencer ( 2012)
• Maria Droste German archer (2012)
• Katharina Schett German archer (2012)
• Lena Weifen-Rohde German equestrian (2012)
• Sabine Brogle German shooter ( 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008)
• Barbara Weise Barbara Weise German cyclist (2008)
• Yvonne Pijahn German athlete (2008)
• Natalie Ball (goalball) German goalball (2008
• Cornelia Dietz German goalball (2008)
• Tanja Schultz (archer) German archer (2008)
• 2008 wheelchair basketball team
  • Maren Butterbrodt
  • Annette Kahl
  • Britta Kautz
  • Birgit Meitner
• Bettina Eistel German equestrian (2008)
• Monika Sikora German table tennis player (2008, 2004, 2000, 1996)
• Daniela Rossek German fencer (2004)
• Regina Vollbrecht German marathon runner and goalball player (2004)
• Heidi Kirste German basketball player (2000, 2004)
• Beate Schippmann German table tennis player ( 2000)
• Beate Lobenstein German swimmer (1992, 1996, 2000)
• Gudula Demmelhuber German goalball player ( 1996)
• Waltraud Hagenlocher German athlete (1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984 also Winter Paralympics: 1988)
• Ruth Lamsbach German athlete, tennis, table tennis, swimmer (1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992)
• Edda Ewert German goalball player (1996)
• Yvonne Hopf German swimmer ( 1996)
• Hannah Schlubeck German swimmer ( 1988)

Spain (medalists)

• Yolanda Jurado Spanish swimmer ( 2000)
• María Cristina Pérez Naranjo Spanish fencer ( 1996)
• María Paz Monserrat Spanish swimmer ( 1992)
• Ana Martín (swimmer) Spanish swimmer ( 1992)
• Esther Eroles Spanish swimmer ( 1988)
• Ana María Peiró Spanish swimmer ( 1984, 1988)
• Manuela Aguilera Spanish swimmer ( 1984)
• Pilar Javaloyas Spanish swimmer ( 1980, 1984, 1988)
• Gregoria Madrid Spanish athlete ( 1980)

Italy

• Eleonora Sarti Italian archer (2016)
• Elisabetta Stefanini Italian athlete (2012)
• Milena Balsamo Italian athlete ( 1984, 1988)
• Sabrina Bulleri Italian athlete ( 1984, 1988)
• Rossella Inverni Italian athlete ( 1984, 1988)
• Emanuela Grigio Italian athlete ( 1984, 1988)
• Agnese Grigio Italian athlete ( 1984)

Brazil

• Evelyn de Oliveira Brazilian boccia player ( 2016)
• Evani Soares da Silva Brazilian boccia player ( 2016)
• Suellen Cristine Brazilian volleyball player ( 2016)
• Janaína Petit /Janaína Petit Cunha Brazilian volleyball player ( 2016)
• Patrícia Pereira dos Santos Brazilian swimmer (2016)
• Mônica Santos Brazilian fencer (2016)
• Karina Maia Brazilian fencer (2016)
• Suelen Rodolpho Brazilian fencer (2016)
• Tascitha Oliveira Cruz, Brazilian athlete (2016)
• Teresinha de Jesús Correia/Teresinha de Jesus Correia dos Santos Brazilian athlete ( 2016)
• Josiane Lima Brazilian rower ( 2008)
• Maria Passos Brazilian table tennis player (1996)

Norway

• Amanda Dybendal Norwegian sport shooter (2016)
• Monica Lillehagen Norwegian sport shooter (2008, 2016)
• Marianne Muri Norwegian equestrian (2012)
• Sonja Tobiassen Norwegian sport shooter (2012, 2016)
• Eva Renate Nesheim Indrevoll Norwegian swimmer ( 1992, 1996, 2000)
• Cathrine Nøttingnes Norwegian cyclist ( 2000) and cross country skier (1992, 1996)
• Anne Cecilie Ore Norwegian equestrian ( 1996, 2000)
• Mona Ullmann ( 1984, 1988, 1992)
• Eirunn Nesset Ellefsen Norwegian table tennis player ( 1984)
• Birte Oddny Larsen Norwegian athlete ( 1984, 1988)
• Reidun Laengen Norwegian athlete ( 1976 & Winter Olympics 1976)
• Birgith Reklev Norwegian swimmer ( 1960, 1968)

Ukraine

• Ilona Yudina, Ukrainian sitting volleyball player (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)

China

• Chinese sitting volleyball players
  • Yu Hong Sheng ( 2004, 2008, 2012)
  • Xiongying Zheng ( 2004, 2008, 2012)

Winter Paralympics

• Anna Jochemsen Dutch alpine skier (2014, 2018)
• Renske van Beek Dutch para snowboarder (2018) ref bio
• Natasha de Troyer Belgian alpine skier (2006, 2010) profile , ref ref ref
• Christiane Singhammer German monoski (2002)

Summer Olympics

Olympians

Artists

• Did you know former Olympic Games had art competitions; overlooked events of the Olympics. Most of the articles on those artists are one-sentence stubs, but with a good reference so start expanding it. You can find the women artists via this petscan
• Mariya Princess Nizharadze (1924) ref

Fencers

• Mercedes del Risco (1980) ref
• Solène Mary/Solenn Mary France (2008) ref

Rythmic gymnasts

• China - 1996

Huang Ting (rhythmic gymnast)
Zheng Ni
Zhong Li
Cai Yingying

• Belarus - 1996

Nataliya Budilo/Natallia Budilo
Olga Demskaya/Volha Demskaya
Oksana Zhdanovich/Aksana Zhdanovich
Svetlana Luzanova/Sviatlana Luzanova
Galina Malashenko/Halina Malashenka
Alesya Pokhodina

• Germany - 1996

Nicole Bittner
Dörte Schiltz

• Germany - 2000

Friederike Arit
Susan Benicke
Jeanine Fissler
Selma Neuhaus
Jessica Schumacher
Annika Seibel

• Italy - 2000

Elena Amato
Eva D'Amore
Silvia Gregorini
Noemi Iezzi
Roberta Lucentini
Arianna Rusca

• Brazil - 2000

Camila Ferezin
Natália Scherer
Flávia de Faria
Alessandra Ferezin
Thalita Nakadomari
Dayane Camilo

• Japan - 2000:

Ayako Inada, Yukari Mizobe, Rie Nakashima, Masami Nakata, Madoka Okamori

• France - 2000

Anne-Sophie Doyen
Anne-Laure Klein
Anne-Sophie Lavoine
Laëtitia Mancieri
Magalie Poisson
Vanessa Sauzede

• Belarus - 2004

Nataliya Aleksandrova/Natallia Aliaksandrauna
Zlatislava Nersesyan/Zlatislava Nersesian
Galina Nikandrova/Halina Nikandrova
Mariya Poplyko

• Greece - 2004

Liana Khristidou
Eleni Khronopoulou
Varvara Magnisali
Steriani Pantazi

• China - 2004

Dai Yongjun
Li Jia (gymnast)
Lu Yingna

• Ukraine - 2004: Olena Dziubchuk
• Spain - 2008: Ana María Pelaz
• Greece - 2008: Ioanna Samara
• Greece - 2012: Evdokia Loukagkou

Sailors

• Diana Neves - Portugal (2012)
• Mariana Lobato - Portugal (2012)
• Rita Gonçalves - Portugal (2012)

Softball

• Jacqueine Ortíz/Jacqueline Ortiz - 1996 Summer Olympics - Puerto Rico ref

Synchronized swimmers

• Iryna Rudnytska - Ukraine (2000)
• Olesya Zaytseva - Ukraine (2000)
• Choe Son-yong - North Korea (2000)
• Jo Young-hui - North Korea (2000)
• Kenia Pérez - Cuba (2000)
• Yamisleidys Romay - Cuba (2000)
• Khrystsina Nadezhdina - Belarus (2000)
• Jenny Castro - Venezuela (2000)
• Virginia Ruíz - Venezuela (2000)
• Zsuzsanna Hámori - Hungary (2000)
• Petra Marschalkó - Hungary (2000)
• Lívia Allárová - Slovakia (2000)
• Lucia Allárová - Slovakia (2000)
• Ivana Bursová - Czech Republic (2004)
• Veronika Feriancová - Slovakia (2004)
• Katarína Havlíková - Slovakia (2004)
• Jang Yoon-kyeong - South Korea (2000)
• Yu Na-Mi/Yoo Na-mi - South Korea (2000, 2004)
• Kim Sung-eun (synchronized swimmer) - South Korea (2004)
• Nastassia Vlasenka - Belarus
• Assia Anastassova - Bulgarua
• Bogdana Zareva - Bulgaria
• Leilani Torres - Puerto Rico (2004)

Trampolinists

• Russia - 2012: Viktoriya Voronina ref
• Czech Repuglic - 2000: Petra Vachníková ref

Volleyball players

• Olha Pavlova Ukraine - 1996 ref
• Park Mi-hui South Korea - 1984 and 1988 ref
• Verónica Contreras Peru - 1996 ref
• Yuliya Buieva/Yuliya Buyeva Ukraine - 1996 ref

Non-starters at Olympics (notable otherwise)

Field hockey

• Laura Ormaechea - Argentina - 1988 ref
• Valerie Vermeersch - Belgium - 2012 ref

Football players

• Anna-Maria Eriksson - Sweden (2004) - ref ref notable footballer who was part of the Olympic team as substitute
• Drusille Ngako - Cameroon (2012) - ref reserve goalkeeper who disappeared from the Olympic Village

Tennis players

• Katalin Cséry Hungarian tennis player (1908)
• Frida Pietrzykowski Austrian tennis player (1908)
• Emmy Mattuch Austrian tennis player (1908)
• Marie Amende Austrian tennis player (1908)
• Elsa Magnusson Swedish tennis player (1912)
• Josefine von Lobkowitz Bohemian tennis player (1912)
• Anna Šebková Bohemian tennis player (1912) ref
• Valborg Bjurstedt Norwegian tennis player (1912)
• Gertrud Kaminski German tennis player (1912)
• Jiřina Kubešová Bohemian tennis player (1912) ref
• Maria Rospide Spanish tennis player (1920)
• Maria Luisa Marnet — Spanish tennis player (1924 Olympics)
• Meherbai Tata - Indian tennis player (1924 Olympics) - wife of Dorabji Tata (article includes information about her), keyperson of the Tata Group. Find here a biography of her in English. Succesfull feminist and became Commander of the British Empire
• Maria Forlanini — British tennis player (1924 Olympics)
• Medy Krencsey/Médy Krencsey — Hungarian tennis player (1924 Olympics)
• Rita le Gallais — Tennis player from Luxembourgh (1924 Olympics)
• Isabel Fonrodona — Spanish tennis player (1924 Olympics)
• Helena Contostavlos — Greek tennis player (1924 Olympics)

Rythmic Gymnasts

• Japan - 2012: Rina Miura ref

Volleyball players

• 1964 - Marina Stanca (Romania)
• 1968 - Felicitas Arroyo (Peru)
• 1968 - Mercedes González (Peru)
• 1968 - Kwack Yong-Ja (South Korea)
• 1977 - Kim Chung–Han (South Korea)
• 1972 - Kim Kun–Bong (South Korea)
• 1980 - Libertad González (Cuba)
• 1980 - Larisa Pavlova (Soviet Union) - Gold medallist
• 1984 - Lee Eun-Kyung (South Korea)
• 1984 - Jin Chun-Mae (South Korea)
• 1984 - Jae Sook-Ja (South Korea)
• 1984 - Birgitta Rühmer (West Germany)
• 1988 - Park Mi-Hee (South Korea)
• 1992 - Galina Lebedeva (Unified Team) - Silver medallist
• 1992 - Svetlana Vassilevskaya (Unified Team) - Silver medallist
• 1996 - Silvia Roll (Germany)
• 1996 - Constanze Radfan (Germany)
• 1996 - Milagros Camere (Peru)
• 1996 - Sandra Rodríguez (Peru)
• 1996 - Lee Soo-jung (South Korea)
• 1996 - Yoo Yin-kyung (South Korea)
• 2000 - Jessenia Uceda (Peru)

Competitors in demonstration events

Bowlers

Medallists at Bowling at the 1988 Summer Olympics as demonstration event

• Atsuko Asai Japan
• Annikki Maattola Finland

Taekwondo fighters

Medallists at Taekwondo at the 1988 Summer Olympics and Taekwondo at the 1992 Summer Olympics as demonstration sport

• Choo Nan-Yool 1988 Flyweight South Korea

2008 Beijing Wushu Tournament

Medalists

• Mary Jane Estimar
• Nguyễn Thúy Ngân
• Farzaneh Dehghani
• Lương Thị Hoa
• Walaa Abdelrazek
• Mariane Mariano

Coaches

• Natália Hejková 2008 medallist (assistant coach) - Also FIBA Hall of Fame inductee

Winter Olympics

Athletes at Demonstration events

Short track speed skaters

1988 medal winners when short track was a demonstration sport

• Gabriella Monteduro - Italy
• Barbara Mussio - Italy
• Maria Cristina Sciolla - Italy
• Eiko Shishii - Japan
• Yumiko Yamada - Japan

Curlers at the 1988 Winter Olympics

When curing was a demostration event. However it looks like the curlers are notable

• Ellen Githmark - Norway
• Lene X. Nielsen - Denmark
• Christina Gartenmann - Switzerland

Curlers at the 1992 Winter Olympics

When curing was a demostration event. However it looks like the curlers are notable

• Claire Niatel - France
• Brigitte Collard - France
• Judith Stobbie - Great Britain
• Mayumi Abe - Japan
• Utage Matsuzaki - Japan
• Rumi Michita - Japan

Freestyle skieers

When Freestyle was a demostration event. However it looks like the athletes are notable

• Martien Nouwen - Netherlands (1988) newspaper articles
• Julia Snell - Great Britain (1992)
• Raquel Gutierrez (freestyle skier) - Spain (1992)
• Kennedy Ryan - Canada (1992, 1994)
• Monika Kamber - Switzerland (1992)
• Sue Michalski - United States (1992)
• Tarsha Ebbern - Australia (1992) ref, ref
• Jeannette Witte - Netherlands (1992) newspaper articles
• Zuzana Smierčáková 1992 ref

Disabled skiiers

Medal winners for Disabled skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics as a demonstration event

• Veronika Preining - cross country Austria
• Kirsti Pennanen - cross country Finland
• Margret Heger - cross country Austria

Speed skiiers

Medal winners for Speed skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics as a demonstration event

• Tarja Mulari Finland (winner) ref
• Liss Pettersen/Liss-Anne Pettersen - Norway
• Renata Kolarova - Switzerland

Others

• Camilla Hackman-Uski Finland
• Jacqueline Blanc France
• Pia Ruuskanen Finland

Non Starters

Ice Hockey

2002

• Minna Halonen - Finland

2018

• Choe Jong-Hui
• Choe Un-Gyong
• Genny Kim Knowles
• Hwang Sol-Gyong
• Jin Ok
• Kim Un-Jong
• Lee Eun-Ji
• Ri Pom

Olympic Order recepients

• Liselott Diem - West German (Silver Order, 1986)
• Eileen Anderson (sport administrator) - Great Britain (Silver Order, 1988) reference
• Margaret McLennan (Silver Order, 2000)
• Di Henry (sports administrator) (Silver Order, 2001)
• Ingrid Keller de Schiavoni - Guatemala (Bronze Order, 1978)
• Emmy Schwabe - Austrian (Bronze Order, 1979)
• Lydia Zanchi - Switzerland (Bronze Order, 1979) [3], [4], [5]
• Caizhen Zhang - China (1992)
• Anna Sinilkina - Russia (Silver, 1993)
• Francoise Zweifel (2004) ref ref ref

Paralympic Order recipients

• Lill-Unni Østern (1994)
• Elisabeth Dendy (2001)
• Lina Faria (2001)
• Gudrun Doll-Tepper (2002)
• Gertrude Krombholz (2002)
• Jean Stone (2003)
• Birgitta Blomquist (2005)
• Carol Mushett (2005)
• Tiziana Nasi (2006)
• Tang Xiaoquan (2008)
• Zhao Wenshi (2008)
• Jonquil Solt (2013)

International Olympic Committee members

• Odette Assembe Engoulou (Cameroon)
• Filomena Fortes (Cape Verde)
• Matlohang Moiloa-Ramoqopo (Lesotho)

External links

• https://www.olympedia.org/ resource for researching athletes including 2020 winners