The 25 Hottest Photo Shoots of Female Athletes

They win gold medals and grand slams, and look good doing it.

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If there's one thing we've learned from the sports world over the last 15 years, it's this: Jocks are hot.

We don't mean the dudes, we mean the lady athletes who go out there and give it their all. The Russian bombshells who'd ace you at tennis; the Olympic swimmers who'd leave you in their wake like hurried mermaids; the downhill skiers who'd give you the cold shoulder without missing a gate; the soccer babes who'd slide-tackle you and be on their merry way, ponytails a-bouncing. These days, the on-field talent is likely to be not just athletic, but beautiful.

This, we think, is a good thing. 

You could pin the start of this Age of the Beautiful Athlete to Katarina Witt, whose two Playboy photo features are still among the best sports spreads ever published. Anna Kournikova became more famous for her looks than her on-court skills. Amanda Beard stole the show every four years in sexy pre-Olympics shoots. Now, we're seeing a crop of hot lady golfers. Yes, hot lady golfers. Not something you could say in the '80s with a straight face.

Prepare to have your ass handed to you by some girls who got game. Here are the 25 hottest female athlete photo shoots.

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Danica Patrick, American Race Car Driver

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Tatiana Golovin, French Tennis Player

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Niki Gudex, Australian Mountain Bike Racer

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Sophie Horn, American Golfer

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Natalie Gulbis, American Golfer

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Candace Parker, American Basketball Player

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Daniela Hantuchova, Slovak Tennis Player

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Erin Phillips, Australian Basketball Player

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Jennifer Barretta, American Billiards Player

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Anna Rawson, Australian Golfer

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Antonija Misura, Croatian Basketball Player

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Julia Mancuso, American Skier

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Tanith Belbin, Canadian Ice Dancer

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Kim Glass, American Volleyball Player

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Bruna Schmitz, Brazilian Surfer

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Lindsey Vonn, American Skier

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Serena Williams, American Tennis Player

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Kristi Leskinen, American Freestyle Skier

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Leryn Franco, Paraguayan Javelin Thrower

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Ana Ivanovic, Serbian Tennis Player

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Maria Sharapova, Russian Tennis Player

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Anna Kournikova, Russian Tennis Player

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Amanda Beard, American Swimmer

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Alex Morgan, American Soccer Player

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Katarina Witt, German Figure Skater

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