So who stands alongside Peter Snell on the female side of things as NZ's greatest sportswomen thus far. The candidates. 1. Yvette Williams (gold medal long jump 1952 Melbourne and a swag of other athletics medals and acheivements) 2. Elsie Wilkie (winner of 2 world's bowls champs and in 1977 beat three of NZ's best male champs) 3. Sarah Ulmer (winner of gold in women's pursuit 2004, world records, and other commonwealth golds) 4. Erin Baker (winner of 8 world triathlon titles [sprint and ironman] over her career and a duathlon title!) 5. Sandra Edge (netball midcourt legend) 6. Irene van Dyk (netball shooting superstar) 7. Caroline Evers-Swindell (rowing gold 2004 Olympics and numerous world champ titles) 8. Georgine Evers-Swindell (rowimg gold 2004 Olympics and numerous world champ titles) 9. Analise Coberger (silver winter Olympic gold 1992 plus other world titles) 10. Susan Devoy (Squash 4x World Champ; 8x British Champion plus many other events) 11. Beatrice Faumuin...
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