Awesome Female Athletes Who Took Over The Sports World | Bleacher Report

Dominant Female Athletes Who Have Taken Over The Sports World
FILE - In this Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013 file photo, Lindsey Vonn, of the United States, celebrates at the finish area after winning an Alpine Ski World Cup women's downhill, in Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy. Lindsey Vonn has won her sixth straight World Cup downhill title after thick fog forced the scheduled final race to be cancelled on Wednesday March 13, 2013. Five weeks after her season was ended by a serious knee injury, Vonn has retained her title by a single point from Tina Maze of Slovenia. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta, File)
FILE - In this Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013 file photo, Lindsey Vonn, of the United States, celebrates at the finish area after winning an Alpine Ski World Cup women's downhill, in Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy. Lindsey Vonn has won her sixth straight World Cup downhill title after thick fog forced the scheduled final race to be cancelled on Wednesday March 13, 2013. Five weeks after her season was ended by a serious knee injury, Vonn has retained her title by a single point from Tina Maze of Slovenia. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta, File)

There's no shortage of iconic female athletes, past and present, who more than qualify as stars. Despite the competitive achievements and progress outside the lines, it would be a tough position to defend if you believed sports don't remain a world dominated by men.

However, some women have broken through and become so much more than just star athletes but rather individuals who transcend their sport—and whose story was front-page material as well as a top story in sports.

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