As team captain, helped the U.S. capture the gold medal at the 2019 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Women’s World Championship (April)
2019 National Women’s Hockey League (NWHL) Champion (March)
First woman to compete in an NHL All-star Skills Competition (January, 2019)
Track & Field - USA
Ajeé Wilson
Won the Women’s Outdoor 800m at the 2019 IAAF Diamond League Meet in Stockholm, Sweden (May)
Won the Women’s Indoor 1000m at the 2019 USATF Indoor Championships (February)
Currently owns both the outdoor and indoor American record in the Women’s 800m after winning the Women’s indoor 800m at the 2019 NYRR Millrose Games (February)
Basketball - USA
A’ja Wilson
Helped Team USA win the gold medal at the 2018 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup (September)
Named the 2018 WNBA Rookie of the Year (September)
Named to the 2018 WNBA All-Star Team (July)
Synchronized Diving - China
Shi Tingmao and Wang Han
Won gold in the 3m synchronized diving event at the 2019 FINA Diving World Series in Montreal (April)
Won gold in the 3m synchronized diving event at the 2019 FINA Diving World Series in Beijing (March)
Won gold in the 3m synchronized diving event at the 2019 FINA Diving World Series in Sagamihara (March)
Soccer - USA
Megan Rapinoe
Won the Golden Ball as the best player in the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup and the Golden Boot as the top scorer (June/July)
Scored six goals and had three assists in seven games at the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France (June/July)
Scored one goal in the 2-0 win against Netherlands in the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup Final (July)
Ice Dancing - France
Gabriella Papadakis
Set a new total score world record of 223.13 points in Ice Dance at the 2019 ISU World Team Trophy in Figure Skating (April)
Won a gold medal at the 2019 ISU World Figure Skating Championships in the Overall Placement with partner Guillaume Cizeron (March)
Won a gold medal at the 2019 ISU European Figure Skating Championships in the Overall Placement with partner Guillaume Cizeron (January)
Bobsled - Germany
Mariama Jamanka and Annika Drazek
2019 International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation (IBSF) World Champions – Two-woman bobsleigh (March)
2018/19 Overall International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation (IBSF) World Cup winners (February)
First place at the 2018/2019 BMW International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation (IBSF) World Cup in Sigulda (December 2018)
Softball - USA/UCLA
Rachel Garcia
2019 NCAA National Champion (June)
2019 Honda Cup Winner (Given to the top female collegiate athlete) (June)
2019 Team USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year (2nd year in a row) (May)
Water Polo - USA/Stanford
Makenzie Fischer
2019 Federation Internationale de Natation (FINA) World League Super Final Champion with Team USA, helping the USA women qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games (June)
2019 NCAA National Champion (May)
Top female water polo player in the NCAA (Peter J. Cutino award) (June)
Wheelchair Tennis - Netherlands
Diede de Groot
Ranked No. 1 in the world in women’s singles and doubles by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) as of Jun. 17, 2019
2019 Roland Garros Doubles Champion with partner Aniek van Koot (June)
Only wheelchair tennis player to have held four grand slam singles titles at the same time (2018 Wimbledon and US Open, 2019 Australian and French Open)
Artistic Gymnastics - USA
Simone Biles
2019 Stuttgart World Cup Champion (March)
2018 World Team, Individual All-Around, Vault, and Floor Exercise champion at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Doha, Qatar (November)
Became the first woman to win four World Championship All-Around titles at the 2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Doha, Qatar on November 1, 2018
Wheelchair Basketball - Netherlands
Mariska Beijer
Led the 2019 International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) European Championships in points per game (24.3), was second in rebounds per game (11.4) and averaged 1.4 steals per game (June/July)
2018 IWBF World Champion (August)
MVP of the 2018 IWBF World Championships (August)
Alpine Skiing - USA
Mikaela Shiffrin
World Cup Overall Champion at the 2018-19 International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine Ski World Cup (February)
Holds the record for number of wins during a single World Cup season (17)
Slalom World Champion at the 2019 FIS Alpine Ski World Championships – first athlete to win four successive World titles in the same discipline (February)
Boxing - USA
Claressa Shields
Currently the undisputed middleweight champion, according to the World Boxing Association (WBA) as of June 24, 2019
One of only seven boxers, male or female, to hold all four major world titles in boxing (WBA, WBC, IBF, and WBO) – Unified the four titles after defeating Christina Hammer in April 2019
Named the Boxing Writers Association of America Female Fighter of the Year in December 2018
Paralympic Triathlon - USA
Allysa Seely
Ranked No. 1 in the world in Women’s PTS2 Paratriathlon according to the International Triathlon Union (ITU) as of July 10, 2019
Won the 2019 Montreal ITU World Paratriathlon Series in the PTS2 classification (June)
Won the 2018 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Gold Coast (September)
Paralympic Swimming - USA
Rebecca Meyers
Ranked No. 1 in the world by World Para Swimming for Women’s S12 400m Freestyle, 100 Butterfly, and SM12 200m IM as of June 24, 2019
Broke a 27-year old American record in the S12 50m Freestyle at the 2019 WPS World Series in Indianapolis (April)
First place in the Women’s 400m Freestyle, setting a World Record, in the S12 classification at the 2018 Pan Pacific Para Swimming Championships (August)
Golf - South Korea
Jin Young Ko
Held the No. 1 spot on the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings for 12 consecutive weeks following her victory at the ANA Inspiration (April 8 – June 30, 2019)
Won the ANA Inspiration on April 4, 2019 and became a major champion in her 42nd career LPGA Tour start
2018 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year (October)
Climbing - Slovenia
Janja Garnbret
Ranked No. 1 in the world by the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) as of July 11, 2019
Won every event in the 2019 Bouldering World Cup Series
Placed first or second at every Lead and Bouldering event in which she competed in 2018
Mountain Biking - USA
Kate Courtney
Ranked No. 1 in the world for Women’s Elite Mountain Bike (Cross Country) for the 2019 season by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as of June 24, 2019
Won the Cross Country Olympic race at the 2019 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Nove Mesto na Morave, Czech Republic (May)
Won the Women’s Elite Cross Country Mountain Bike race at the 2018 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Lenzerheide, Switzerland (September)
Auto Racing - United Kingdom
Jamie Chadwick
After four of the six scheduled races for the inaugural W Series have taken place, she currently stands in first place overall
In February 2019, she became the first woman to win the MRF Challenge Championship
In August 2018, she became the first female driver in history to win a BRDC British Formula 3 Championship race at Brands Hatch
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