Greetings Relentless999:
I have located more than 5 examples and included all I found so that
you could have a choice for your personal research.
Wilma Rudolph, Olympic athlete
"Though partially paralyzed by polio as a child, she managed--through
indomitable spirit and unlimited determination--to transform herself
from a disabled 5-year-old to a world-class runner at age 20, the
first woman ever to win three gold medals in a single Olympics."
From http://www.category.org/browse/books/2451/
Alison Streeter, record-breaking swimmer
"No stranger to breaking records, Alison Streeter's name already
appears four times in the Guiness Book of Records and last year she
completed her 32nd cross-Channel swim, a new world record. Her
achievements become even more astonishing when you consider that
Alison was diagnosed as suffering from severe asthma as a child."
http://members.tripod.com/~limnos/index-2.html
Amy Van Dayken, speed skater
"This despite breathing difficulties that limit her to about 65% of
normal lung capacity...Before van Dayken, no American woman had ever
won four golds in a single Games"
http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/8361/amybio.htm
Julie Krone, jockey
"Krone, who retired in 1999, won 3,545 races during her 19-year riding
career to gain recognition as the world's leading woman jockey...Krone
overcame a series of serious injuries in the early 1990s and further
enhanced her position as America's most beloved rider, with some
writers calling her "America's Sweetheart."
From http://www.aventuranews.8m.com/november14-00/business5.htm
Terry Jo Myers, golfer
"Terry-Jo Myers...overcame life-threatening trials. Myers has
interstitial cystitis, an incurable bladder disease which she
described, "like having paper cuts lining your bladder." Her illness
almost pushed her to commit suicide, but an experimental medication
helped her focus more on her golf, instead of her conditon."
From http://services.golfweb.com/ga/countdown/1997/971223.html
Joan Benoit Samuelson, runner
"Tragedy struck just seventeen days prior to the United States Olympic
trials, when Benoit suffered a serious knee injury and had to have
orthoscopic surgery to repair the damage. Not to be denied, Benoit
battled back through a comprehensive training and rehabilitative
regimen to not only compete, but win the trials, and earned a trip to
the Los Angeles Games."
From http://www.coolrunning.com/ar/running_greats.html
Martha Cooksey, runner
"In 1980, she overcame a series of injuries o [sic] win a 30K race in
Cincinnati that served as a qualifier for the Avon International
Marathon in London, but Cooksey injured herself again, postponing her
career for two years. In 1982, Cooksey embarked on a series of
world-class accomplishments when she made the world Cross-country team
and competed at the World Championships in Rome."
From http://www.coolrunning.com/ar/running_greats.html
Monica Seles, tennis champion
Stabbed during a tennis tournament by Guenter Parche
"Seles did not return to tennis until August 1995, winning her first
tournament, the Canadian Open. She has 20 titles since the return
(including the 1996 Australian Open)"
From http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/apr30/ss5.asp
Jaycie Phelps, gymnast
"She continued to improve, and even overcame a 1995 knee injury to
help her team gain bronze in the 1995 World Championships (where she
also placed seventh in the uneven bars competition) and to place third
all-around in the 1996 Olympic trials, going on to be an integral part
of a miraculous USA Gymnastics team."
From http://www.mag7.net/faq/textfaq.html
Nancy Kerrigan, ice skater
"Just two months before she was to compete in the 1994 Olympics in
Norway, Nancy was attacked by a man wielding a lead pipe. But Kerrigan
overcame her injuries and her fears, going on to compete against the
skater who later admitted to being involved in the attack on her and
winning the silver medal at Lillehammer."
From http://www.palmdigitalmedia.com/book.cgi/1591556724
Kristi Yamaguchi, ice skater
"She was born with a clubfoot, but when Kristi saw Dorthy Hamill skate
she knew what she wanted to do. Kristi was 10 years old when she
started working with her coach Christy Kjarsgaard Ness. When Kristi
was older, she became an ice skater for the United States Olympic
team. Between the years of 1986 and 1989 Kristi skated in pairs with
her skating partner Rudi Galindo but in 1990 she concentrated on
singles. Kristi went to the 1992 Olympics and brought home the Gold
Medal."
From http://www.pocanticohills.org/womenenc/yamaguc.html
I hope you don't mind me giving you a few extra and thank you for the
opportunity to answer this interesting question - the stories are all
so inspirational!
Best regards,
journalist-ga
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