Jinh Hie Yu Frey is a Korean-American mixed martial artist who currently competes in the strawweight division of the UFC. Frey first gained a reputation when she defeated Darla Harris in an MMA fight that went viral.
She has had a long list of accomplishments in her life, some of which had nothing to do with mixed martial arts. She graduated high school in three years in the top 2 percent of her class. Then she went on to earn her A.A.S. in Nuclear Medicine. Next, she went to Midwestern State University, getting a B.S. in Radiologic Sciences. What a star!
Yuliya Efimova
Yuliya Efimova took up swimming a the age of six. However, unlike most of us, who at this age are usually just busy splashing around in the water, she was going to be a professional. In fact, she was coached by her father, Andrey Yefimov.
In 2011, she moved to California, where she was coached by Dave Salo, the head coach at the University of Southern California. Efimova is a swimmer on the Russian National Team, though she's faced controversy due to steroids being banned in professional sports. She is a six-time World Champion and a former world record holder in the 50 meters breaststroke.
Snežana Rodić
If you don't have a favorite triple jumper, it's high time you found one, and we know just who. Let us present to you Snežana Rodić, the blonde beauty who has developed quite the following. It isn't hard to see why, is it?
The twinkly blue eyes, the platinum blonde hair, and that pure FIRE she has on her face as she is about to leap into a sandbox like no one's business. What more can sports fans ask for? The Slovenian triple jumper keeps her private life private, though we do know she is married to a Slovenian soccer player, Aleksandar Rodić.
Ivona Dadic
The beautiful Ivona Dadic is an Austrian track and field athlete who competed in the 2012 Olympics in the women's heptathlon event. For those who don't know, we saved you the googling: the heptathlon involves 100-meter hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200-meter dash, long jump, javelin throw, and 800-meter run.
So basically, you can name a sport and she will absolutely smoke you in it any day of the week. During the games, she achieved three personal bests — the long jump, javelin, and 800 meters, though she finished 25th overall. She started her career young and was already competing at age nine.
Sydney Leroux
Nicknamed "Syd the Kid," Leroux holds dual citizenship in the United States and Canada. Leroux is a professional soccer player and an Olympic gold medalist, currently playing for Orlando Pride in the NWSL. Married to MLS player Dom Dwyer since 2014, Leroux gave birth to their daughter in 2019. They have since welcomed another daughter into the world and sadly got divorced.
She stunned everyone when she returned to the field only three months after giving birth. The forward has appeared in several advertisements for Nike, and in 2013 she was featured in Nike's "Winning in a Winter Wonderland" commercial.