Cengage Learning

Great Athletes: Great Athletes of the 21st Century, 1st Edition

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  • ISBN-10: 1682176754
  • ISBN-13: 9781682176757
  • DDC: 796.0922
  • Grade Level Range: 9th Grade - College Senior
  • 1000 Pages | eBook
  • Original Copyright 2018 | Published/Released October 2018
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Overview

This edition offers articles on individual athletes in all sports around the world who were and are active in the twenty-first century. Biographies are organized alphabetically and provide information in five sections: Early Life; Road to Excellence; Emerging Champion; Continuing Story; and Summary of the player’s story. Includes photographs, tables of career stats, awards, honors, and other milestones. Lists of medalists from both the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in PyeongChang are also included. The third volume in this set includes a Country Index, List of Athletes by Sport, and a Subject Index.

Table of Contents

Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Table of Contents.
Publisher's Note.
Introduction.
Contributors.
1: Aamodt, Kjetil André.
2: Abreu, Bobby.
3: Ainslie, Ben.
4: Alexander, Shaun.
5: Ali, Laila.
6: Allen, Ray.
7: Almirola, Aric.
8: Altidore, Jozy.
9: Aluko, Eniola.
10: Amla, Hashim.
11: Anderson, Craig.
12: Anderson, Jamie.
13: Andrunache, Georgeta.
14: Antetokounmpo, Giannis.
15: Anthony, Carmelo.
16: Appleton, Darren.
17: Arenas, Gilbert.
18: Armstrong, Lance.
19: Arrieta, Jake.
20: Aymar, Luciana.
21: Azarenka, Victoria.
22: Barrera, Marco Antonio.
23: Barshim, Mutaz Essa.
24: Bartram, Kenny.
25: Baze, Russell.
26: Beachley, Layne.
27: Beckett, Josh.
28: Beckham, David.
29: Bekele, Kenenisa.
30: Beltrán, Carlos.
31: Bibby, Mike.
32: Biles, Simone.
33: Billups, Chauncey.
34: Bjørndalen, Ole Einar.
35: Blake, James.
36: Bloom, Jeremy.
37: Bobrovsky, Sergei.
38: Bolt, Usain.
39: Bonds, Barry.
40: Brady, Tom.
41: Brand, Elton.
42: Brees, Drew.
43: Britton, Zach.
44: Brodeur, Martin.
45: Brown, Dustin.
46: Bryant, Kobe.
47: Bumgarner, Madison.
48: Burnquist, Bob.
49: Burton, Jeff.
50: Bush, Reggie.
51: Bustos, Crystl.
52: Cabrera, Miguel.
53: Calhoun, Belinda.
54: Calzaghe, Joe.
55: Carfrae, Mirinda.
56: Carpenter, Chris.
57: Carter, Vince.
58: Cassell, Sam.
59: Catchings, Tamika.
60: Charles, Tina.
61: Clemens, Roger.
62: Clijsters, Kim.
63: Correa, Carlos.
64: Cotto, Miguel.
65: Coughlin, Natalie.
66: Cousins, Kirk.
67: Couture, Randy.
68: Crosby, Sidney.
69: Curry, Stephen.
70: Damon, Johnny.
71: Datsyuk, Pavel.
72: Davis, Baron.
73: Davis, Mo'ne.
74: Dawkins, Brian.
75: Day, Jason.
76: De La Hoya, Oscar.
77: Delgado, Carlos.
78: Dhoni, Mahendra Singh.
79: Dibaba, Genzebe.
80: Dickey, R. A..
81: Diggins-Smith, Skylar.
82: Djokovic, Novak.
83: Donaldson, Josh.
84: Donne, Elena Delle.
85: Douglas, Gabby.
86: Drew, J.D..
87: Duncan, Tim.
88: Dunn, Warrick.
89: Durant, Kevin.
90: Earnhardt, Jr., Dale.
91: Edmonds, Jim.
92: Edwards, Carl.
93: Els, Ernie.
94: Embiid, Joel.
95: Emelianenko, Fedor.
96: Eto'o, Samuel.
97: Fanning, Mick.
98: Faulk, Marshall.
99: Favre, Brett.
100: Federer, Roger.
101: Fedorov, Sergei.
102: Felix, Allyson.
103: Fernandez, Lisa.
104: Ferrand-Prévot, Pauline.
105: Fielder, Prince.
106: Finch, Jennie.
107: Flacco, Joe.
108: Foudy, Julie.
109: Fowles, Sylvia.
110: Franco, Julio.
111: Franklin, Missy.
112: Freeman, Cathy.
113: Fu Mingxia.
114: Fulmer, Michael.
115: Furyk, Jim.
116: Gagné, Eric.
117: Garciaparra, Nomar.
118: Gardner, Rulon.
119: Garnett, Kevin.
120: Gasol, Pau.
121: Gates, Antonio.
122: Gay, Tyson.
123: Gebrselassie, Haile.
124: Giguère, Jean-Sébastien.
125: Ginóbili, Manu.
126: Glavine, Tom.
127: Goldschmidt, Paul.
128: Gong Zhichao.
129: Gonzalez, Tony.
130: Goosen, Retief.
131: Gordon, Jeff.
132: Gracie, Royce.
133: Granato, Cammi.
134: Green, A. J..
135: Greene, Maurice.
136: Griffey, Jr., Ken.
137: Griffin, Blake.
138: Griffin III, Robert.
139: Gronkowski, Rob.
140: Guerrero, Vladimir.
141: Guo Jingjing.
142: Häkkinen, Mika.
143: Hakuhō Shō.
144: Halep, Simona.
145: Hamilton, Lewis.
146: Hamlin, Denny.
147: Hamm, Mia.
148: Hamm, Paul.
149: Hanyu, Yuzuru.
150: Hardaway, Penny.
151: Hardaway, Tim.
152: Harden, James.
153: Harper, Bryce.
154: Harrington, Pádraig.
155: Harrison, Marvin.
156: Hašek, Dominik.
157: Hawk, Tony.
158: Hedrick, Chad.
159: Helton, Todd.
160: Henderson, Brooke.
161: Henin, Justine.
162: Henry, Thierry.
163: Hernandez, Laurie.
164: Hidayat, Taufik.
165: Hill, Grant.
166: Hingis, Martina.
167: Hirscher, Marcel.
168: Hoffman, Trevor.
169: Holdsclaw, Chamique.
170: Holtby, Braden.
171: Holyfield, Evander.
172: Hopkins, Bernard.
173: Horford, Al.
174: Horry, Robert.
175: Hosmer, Eric.
176: Hosszú, Katinka.
177: Howard, Dwight.
178: Hoy, Chris.
179: Hull, Brett.
180: Hunt, Kareem.
181: Hunter, Torii.
182: Hunter-Reay, Ryan.
183: Huston, Nyjah.
184: Hysong, Nick.
185: Iguodala, Andre.
186: Inkster, Juli.
187: Isinbayeva, Yelena.
188: Ivanovic, Ana.
189: Iverson, Allen.