1. Elmira Dassaeva, 29 – Daughter of Rinat Dasayev
Here’s our number one: Elmira Dassaeva of Aragon, daughter of the legendary Russian goalkeeper of the 1970s, Rinat Dasayev. Elmira, whose father easily made it as the only Russian on Pelé’s list of the 125 greatest footballers, has carried on the athletic gene.
The “ of Aragon” is not a silly Lord of the Rings reference but rather the region in northeastern Spain where Elmira was named Athlete of the Year in 2005. She earned that title after being named the 2005-2007 World Series champion for individual aerobic gymnastics. For those of you with similar ignorance about gymnastics, aerobic and rhythmic gymnastics is basically figure skating on steroids with imaginary rings on a gym floor, with some break dancing mixed in for good measure.
by Henry Lebard
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