ShivamNastia Liukin
Gymnastics was in the blood of Nastia as her parents were also very popular gymnasts. She was the world champion in the year 2005 and 2007 on the balance beam and was the all-around champion in the 2008 Olympics. She had started doing gymnastics at the age of 3!
Michael Phelps
Michael Phelps is synonyms with awards. He has won everything and is a record holder for everything. This talented swimmer has a record of winning the most number of gold medals(23), he has won the most gold medals while performing individually which total to 13 and other 16 medals in individual events. Evidentally, he is the most awarded athlete in the history of Olympics with a total of 28 medals.
Kristi Yamaguchi
Due to her exceptional performance in the skating rink, Kristi won the gold medal at the Winter Olympics held in the year 1992. Along with having her name in the US Olympic Hall of Fame added in the year 2005, she is the winner of World Figure Skating Championship held in the year 1991 and 1992.
Dara Torres
She has the unique achievement of being the oldest swimmer, at 41, to be a part of the Olympic team, as well as, represented the United States in 5 Olympic Games making her the first Olympic swimmer to do so. Apart from swimming, she has pursued a career in modeling and worked as a reporter for popular channels. Dara won a total of 12 medals in which four are gold during her career as a swimmer.
Mary Lou Retton
Mary Lou Retton is a significant figure when it comes to women’s gymnastics. In the Los Angeles Olympics which took place in the year 1984, she won the all-around gold medal making her the first woman to do so in an Olympic event.Her name was added to the Gymnastics Hall of Fame in the year 1997.
Michelle Kwan
Being regarded as the greatest figure skater is no normal achievement. Michelle Kwan is the winner of 2 Olympic medals at the Olympics held in the year 1998 and 2002. Apart from that she has also won 14 other awards and was the most famous female athlete during the 2000s.