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  1. Sarah Robles (75kg ) is a more seasoned lifter, though she is a converted shot put and discus thrower. The 2011 national champion is the top-ranked U.S. woman across all weight classes, but she’ll be going up against the Nos. 2 and 5 overall women in the heaviest division. Robles was the top U.S. finisher — male or female — at the 2011 world championships, taking 11th. (via Sarah Robles - U.S. Weightlifting Olympic Hopefuls - Photos - SI.com)

    Sarah Robles (75kg ) is a more seasoned lifter, though she is a converted shot put and discus thrower. The 2011 national champion is the top-ranked U.S. woman across all weight classes, but she’ll be going up against the Nos. 2 and 5 overall women in the heaviest division. Robles was the top U.S. finisher — male or female — at the 2011 world championships, taking 11th. (via Sarah Robles - U.S. Weightlifting Olympic Hopefuls - Photos - SI.com)

     
     
  2. Steffi Graf 1995, 32 wins. Injury prevented Graf from starting her season at the beginning of the ‘95 calendar year, but she came out on a tear once she hit the court in Paris in February. She won six straight titles, including back-to-back wins over Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario in the French Open and Wimbledon finals. Her streak ended in Toronto in August, when Amanda Coetzer knocked off Graf in the second round. (via Steffi Graf - 1995, 32 wins - Longest Win Streaks To Start WTA Season - Photos - SI.com)

    Steffi Graf 1995, 32 wins.

    Injury prevented Graf from starting her season at the beginning of the ‘95 calendar year, but she came out on a tear once she hit the court in Paris in February. She won six straight titles, including back-to-back wins over Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario in the French Open and Wimbledon finals. Her streak ended in Toronto in August, when Amanda Coetzer knocked off Graf in the second round. (via Steffi Graf - 1995, 32 wins - Longest Win Streaks To Start WTA Season - Photos - SI.com)

     
     
  3. BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 13: (via Photo from Getty Images)

    BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 13: (via Photo from Getty Images)

     
     
  4. SUNSHINE COAST, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 04: Jade Close poses during an Australian women’s Hockeyroos hockey portrait session at the Sunshine Coast sports complex on April 4, 2012 in Sunshine Coast, Australia. (via Photo from Getty Images)

    SUNSHINE COAST, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 04: Jade Close poses during an Australian women’s Hockeyroos hockey portrait session at the Sunshine Coast sports complex on April 4, 2012 in Sunshine Coast, Australia. (via Photo from Getty Images)

     
     
  5. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 28: Natalie Cook of Australia poses during the adidas 2012 Australian Olympic Games competitor uniform launch at Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre on March 28, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. (via Photo from Getty Images)

    SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 28: Natalie Cook of Australia poses during the adidas 2012 Australian Olympic Games competitor uniform launch at Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre on March 28, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. (via Photo from Getty Images)

     
     
  6. Swintayla Cash, WNBA player for Chicago Sky, Olympic Gold Medalist 2004 and 2012 Olympic Finalist, holds a basketball clinic at the Harris Academy, a school in South Norwood, London, Monday, March 26, 2012. NBA and WNBA Basketball players are visiting schools in the UK as part of US Secretary Hillary Clinton’s sports diplomacy initiatives (via Photo from AP Photo)

    Swintayla Cash, WNBA player for Chicago Sky, Olympic Gold Medalist 2004 and 2012 Olympic Finalist, holds a basketball clinic at the Harris Academy, a school in South Norwood, London, Monday, March 26, 2012. NBA and WNBA Basketball players are visiting schools in the UK as part of US Secretary Hillary Clinton’s sports diplomacy initiatives (via Photo from AP Photo)

     
     
  7. Argentine judo fighter Paula Pareto stretches during a training session at Cenard Sports Complex in Buenos Aires March 26, 2012. Pareto will take part in the 2012 London Olympic Games (via Photo from Reuters Pictures)

    Argentine judo fighter Paula Pareto stretches during a training session at Cenard Sports Complex in Buenos Aires March 26, 2012. Pareto will take part in the 2012 London Olympic Games (via Photo from Reuters Pictures)

     
     
  8. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 16: Sonia Mkoloma of the Swifts reacts during the round three ANZ Championship match between the Swifts and the Magic at Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre on April 16, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. (via Photo from Getty Images)

    SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 16: Sonia Mkoloma of the Swifts reacts during the round three ANZ Championship match between the Swifts and the Magic at Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre on April 16, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. (via Photo from Getty Images)

     
     
  9. Spanish boxer Jennifer Miranda weighs herself on a scale in the room she shares with fellow boxer Marta Branas at a high-performance sports centre in Los Alcazares, southeastern Spain, April 3, 2012. Five young fighters are training hard ahead of next month’s world championships in Qinhuangdao, China, where competition will be fierce for the precious 24 qualification slots - eight in each of the three weight categories - for this year’s summer Games. Women’s boxing is being included in the Olympics for the first time in London and while the Spanish hopefuls know it will be incredibly tough to even qualify, they are filled with pride that the sport they have dedicated their lives to is finally getting the recognition they believe it deserves. Picture taken April 3, 2012. (via Photo from Reuters Pictures)

    Spanish boxer Jennifer Miranda weighs herself on a scale in the room she shares with fellow boxer Marta Branas at a high-performance sports centre in Los Alcazares, southeastern Spain, April 3, 2012. Five young fighters are training hard ahead of next month’s world championships in Qinhuangdao, China, where competition will be fierce for the precious 24 qualification slots - eight in each of the three weight categories - for this year’s summer Games. Women’s boxing is being included in the Olympics for the first time in London and while the Spanish hopefuls know it will be incredibly tough to even qualify, they are filled with pride that the sport they have dedicated their lives to is finally getting the recognition they believe it deserves. Picture taken April 3, 2012.

    (via Photo from Reuters Pictures)

     
     
  10. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 28: Sally Pearson of Australia poses during the adidas 2012 Australian Olympic Games competitor uniform launch at Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre on March 28, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. (via Photo from Getty Images)

    SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 28: Sally Pearson of Australia poses during the adidas 2012 Australian Olympic Games competitor uniform launch at Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre on March 28, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. (via Photo from Getty Images)