sib so: May 2012

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Andrea Petkovic Tennis Player

Full name: Andrea Petkovic
Birth Date: 9 September 1987
Birth Place: Tuzla, Bosnia
Residence: Darmstadt, Germany
Country: Germany
Height: 1.8 metres ( 5 ft. 11 in. )
Weight: 69.1 kilos ( 152 lbs. )
Plays: Right Handed
Career prize money: $2,496,528
Retired: Active
Singles ranking: 15
Doubles ranking: 109

Andrea Petkovic

Steffi Graf Germany Female Tennis Star 2012

Name: Stefanie Maria Graf
Born on: June 14, 1969
Born in: Mannheim, West Germany
Nationality: German
Age: 42
Career: Professional tennis player
Height: 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight: 60 kilograms (130 lb)
Turned pro: 1982
Retired: 1999
Plays: Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Career prize money: US$21,891,306 (5th in all-time rankings)
Int. Tennis HOF: 2004 (member page)

Was coached by Heinz Gunthardt from 1990-99; previously coached by father, Peter, and Pavel Slozil...Married Andre Agassi on October 22, 2001; gave birth to son Jaden Gil on October 26, 2001, and daughter, Jaz, on October 3, 2003...Father's name is Peter; mother's name is Heidi; has a younger brother, Michael...Enjoys animals, and appeared in a 1999 Wildlife Foundation calendar...Also enjoys all kinds of music, impressionist and modern art, reading, playing cards and photography... Steffi Graf Youth Tennis Center was founded and dedicated October 1991 in Leipzig, Germany...Founder and Chairperson of Children for Tomorrow, a non-profit foundation with the goal of implementing and developing projects to support children who have been traumatized by war or other crises, and she is directly involved in the running of the foundation and makes regular financial contributions to the organization.

Steffi Graf

Sunday, May 27, 2012

Zhang Juanjuan China Archery Best Star 2012

Full name: Zhang Juanjuan
Original name: 張娟娟
Date of birth: 1981-01-02
Gender: Fmale
Hometown: Qingdao, Shandong
Height: 5'7" (169 cm)
Weight: 139 lbs (63 kg)
Sport: Archery
Age: 31 years
Country: China
Medals: 1 Gold, 2 Silver (3 Total)

Zhang Juanjuan practised athletics while young, but later switched to archery. She first made the Chinese national team in 2001, when she won the Asian title and placed eighth in the World Championships. At the 2004 Olympics in Athens, she took home a silver medal in the team competition, placing 10th individually. Four years later, she again won silver in the team event, but performed beter in the individual competition. After only finishing 27th in the ranking round, she faced a tough path to the final, facing two South-Koreans, the dominant nation in the sport. After beating Joo Hyun-Jung and Yun Ok-Hee, equalling the Olympic Record on the latter occasion, she faced Park Seong-Hyeon in the final, the defending champion from Athens. To the delight of the home crowd, Zhang came from three points behind to take the gold medal by just a single point (110-109). In addition to her Olympic exploits, Zhang Juanjuan has won the 2006 World Cup final, won two World Cup events with the Chinese team. Her best World Championships appearance came in 2003, when she was knocked out in the quarter-finals and placed fifth.

Zhang Juanjuan

Kristin Armstrong Female Cycling Player 2012

Full name: Kristin Armstrong
Born: August 11, 1973
Age: 38
Brith place: Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Height: 5'8" (1.73 m)
Weight: 128 lb. (58 kg)
Hair: Blonde
Eye: Green
Hobbies: Skiing, Cooking, Eating
Current team: Peanut Butter & Co. Team TWENTY12
Discipline: Road
Rider type: All-rounder
Gender: Female

Kristin Armstrong is an author and freelance writer. She has authored three books, is a Contributing Editor for Runner’s World magazine, and has been published in Glamour magazine, O Magazine, and USA Today. Kristin has gone from the corporate world, to the world of raising three children, to following her dream of becoming a writer. She writes and speaks on subjects such as balancing work and family, the connection between health (physical, mental, spiritual) and success, pursuing passion and living an authentic life. Kristin and her three children live in Austin, Texas.

Kristin Armstrong

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Jessica Ennis

Born: 28 January 1986
Age: 26
Place of birth: Sheffield, England
Height: 1.65 metres (5 ft 5 in)
Weight: 57 kilograms (130 lb)
Country: England
Gender: Female
Club: City of Sheffield Athletic Club
Turned pro: 2005
Region: Yorkshire
Coach: Toni Minichello
Event: Pentathlon and Heptathlon, and 100m hurdles

Jessica Ennis