Throughout history, there have been many British women sportspersons who have made significant contribution to the field. The list includes many familiar and great British female sportspersons such as Jessica Ennis-Hill, Fatima Whitbread, Vanessa-Mae, Joanne Calderwood, Beth Tweddle.
Helen Skelton19 July 1983, British
Television presenter
Fatima Whitbread03 March 1961, British
Javelin Thrower
Jessica Ennis-Hill28 January 1986, British
Track & Field Athlete
Vanessa-Mae27 October 1978, British
Violinist
Joanne Calderwood23 December 1986, British, Scottish
Mixed Martial Artist
Beth Tweddle01 April 1985, British
Former British Gymnast
Liz McColgan24 May 1964, British, Scottish
Athlete
Paige17 August 1992, British
Professional Wrestler
Hannah Whelan01 July 1992, British
Gymnast
Cherry Seaborn06 May 1992, British
Ed Sheeran’s Fiancée, Field Hockey Player
Zara Tindall15 May 1981, British
Olympian
Ellen Whitaker05 March 1986, British
Show jumper
Sue Barker19 April 1956, British
Television presenter
Rebecca Adlington17 February 1989, British
Swimmer
Layla El25 June 1977, British
Dancer
Susie Wolff06 December 1982, British
Racecar driver
Abbie Eaton02 January 1992, British
Racing driver
Katarina Johnson-Thompson09 January 1993, British
Athletics competitor
Nicola Adams26 October 1982, British
Boxer
Paula Radcliffe17 December 1973, British
Marathon runner, Long-distance runner, Athletics
Kelly Holmes19 April 1970, British
Middle-distance runner
Victoria Pendleton24 September 1980, British
Track cyclist, Sport cyclist, Autobiographer,
Jodie Kidd25 September 1978, British
Model, Polo player
Johanna Konta17 May 1991, Australian, Hungarian, British
Tennis player
Sam Quek18 October 1988, British
Hockey player
Heather Watson19 May 1992, British
Tennis player
Carrie Grant17 August 1965, British
Television presenter, Singer, Vocal coach
Katarina Waters10 November 1980, British
Professional wrestler, Actor
Virginia Wade10 July 1945, British
Tennis player
Denise Lewis27 August 1972, British
Athletics competitor
Annabel Croft12 July 1966, British
Tennis player
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Pat Coombs27 August 1926, British
Actor, Film actor
Charlotte Dujardin13 July 1985, British
Dressage rider
Laura Robson21 January 1994, British
Tennis player
Katherine Legge12 July 1980, British
Racecar driver
Michaela Tabb11 December 1967, British
Referee, Pool player
Christine Ohuruogu17 May 1984, British
Writer, Sprinter
Amy Williams29 September 1982, British
Skeleton racer
Elena Baltacha14 August 1983, British
Tennis player
Allison Fisher24 February 1968, British
Pool Player
Becky Downie24 January 1992, British
Artistic gymnast
Beryl Burton12 May 1937, British
Sport cyclist
Jenny Jones03 July 1980, British
snowboarder
Laura Trott24 April 1992, British
Kathleen McKane Godfree07 May 1896, British
Tennis player
Jane Tomlinson21 February 1964, British
Athlete
Sarah Outen26 May 1985, British
Ocean rower
Pat Smythe22 November 1928, British
Equestrian
Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers03 September 1878, British
Tennis Player
Madge Syers16 September 1881, British
Figure Skater
Cecilia Colledge28 November 1920, British
Figure skater
Lizzie Armitstead18 December 1988, British
Joyce Wethered17 November 1901, British
Golfer
Sulamith Messerer27 August 1908, German, British
Ballerina
Caitlin McClatchey28 November 1985, British
Swimmer
Mary Peters06 July 1939, British
athletics competitor
Marjorie Pollard03 August 1899, British
Writer
Sarah Price19 April 1979, British
Swimmer
Mary Denise Rand10 February 1940, British
Athlete
Vera Francevna Menchik-Stevenson16 February 1906, British
Chess player