Thursday, August 21, 2008

Shawn Johnson



Shawn Machel Johnson (born January 19, 1992) is an American artistic gymnast. She is the 2008 Olympic women's balance beam gold medalist, the individual all-around silver medalist, the 2007 all-around World Champion, and the 2007 and 2008 U.S. all-around champion.

Nastia Liukin










Anastasia "Nastia" Valeryevna Liukin (Russian: Анастасия "Настя" Валерьевна Люкина; born October 30, 1989) is a Russian-American artistic gymnast.

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Russian volleyball player: Ekaterina Gamova


Ekaterina Gamova (born October 17, 1980 in Chelyabinsk) is a Russian volleyball player. She was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 2006 FIVB Women's World Championship, and the silver medal in both the Athens 2004 and Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. She is 2.04 metres (6 ft 8 in) tall, making her one of the tallest female athletes in the world. Current club - Dinamo (Moscow).

Chinese Volleyball player: Zhao Ruirui


Zhao Ruirui (Chinese: 赵蕊蕊; born 8 October 1981 in Nanjing, China) is a Chinese volleyball player who competed on the 2003 Volleyball World Cup winning side and made an initial appearance with the 2004 Gold Medal winning side before refracturing her right leg.

At 196cm Zhao plays a middle blocker.

Chinese volleyball player: Xue Ming



Xue Ming (Chinese: 薛明, born 1987-02-23 in Beijing) is a female Chinese volleyball player. She was part of the gold medal winning team at the 2005 Asian Championship.

Friday, August 15, 2008

Australian swimmer: Stephanie Rice


Stephanie Rice (born 17 June 1988 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian swimmer. She currently holds the world record in the 200 m and 400 m individual medley as of August 13, 2008, and won three gold medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Rice is trained by Michael Bohl from the St Peters Western Swimming Club in Brisbane.