The 25 Hottest European Athletes of All Time

Country: Italy
Sport: Volleyball
Years: 1986-2007
A girl who goes to work in spandex, is athletic, and Italian? Wifey material! Doesn't hurt that she's won a few medals along the way. With over two decades in the game, one might think Maurizia is up there in age but she hasn't even hit 40 yet (38). So yup, we'd still smash.

Country: Ukraine
Sport: Figure Skating
Years: 1989-1994
Oksana's time in the limelight was rather short-lived as she only appeared in one Winter Olympics Games. But she made that time worthwhile winning a gold medal in the singles competition. She was a breath of fresh air who stood out from the crazy Americans that were still dealing with the Tonya Harding vs. Nancy Kerrigan scandal. Turns out Oksana was a little nuts too, as she got arrested for a DUI after running her car into a tree in '97. A girl who's flexible and can drink with the best of 'em? Not wifey material but we'd definitely kick it with MIss Baiul for a night or two.

Country: Russia
Sport: Gymnastics
Years: 1993-2004
Svetlana Khorkina is one of the most decorated gymnasts of her era, with seven Olympic medals including two golds. Svetlana developed a rep as a diva over the years for what many call unsportsmanlike conduct. We don't know how you could be unsportsmanlike in gymnastics but we do know she posed for the Russian Playboy in '97. Thank us later, fam.

Country: Germany
Sport: Sailing
Years: 2000-present
We don't know a ton about Petra except that she sails, has competed in three Olympic games, and most importantly appeared in the German version of Playboy back in 2008. In fact, she appeared in the issue along with three other German Olympic athletes. Each of the women said they chose to appear in the issue separately and had separate photoshoots. So this whole thing wasn't even planned, just a coincidence, huh? Riiight. We don't like chicks who lie but we're into group activities so we're not mad. All hands on deck!

Country: Germany
Sport: Track and Field
Years: 1998-2009
The sexy track and field star has a tramp stamp of something in Chinese, and you can get a closer look in her Playboy spread (start Googling, son!). She was pretty good in her younger years, but flamed out in 2004 and decided to retire shortly after having a child in 2008.

Country: Russia
Sport: Golf
Years: 2007-present
Verchenova was quoted as saying: "I always like to bring something extra special to the golf course, so if I'm wearing sexier, more stylish stuff like a shorter skirt or a nice tennis-style dress and people notice then great." She has the hottest golf swing known to man, but don't get it twisted; the girl can play. Maria has several top ten finishes in her young career and hopes to take the LPGA by storm in the near future. We'll be watching...

Country: Norway
Sport: Figure Skating
Years: 1924-1936
This blonde throwback (and we mean throwwwwwwback) from Norway stunted on ice and the big screen. She was a three-time gold medalist and one of the highest paid actresses in Hollywood. But she was also known for her connections to Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany. SMH—why is it that some of the hottest are also some of the craziest?

Country: France
Sport: Track and Field
Years: 1992-present
With six gold medals in various international competitions, it's safe to say that Christine is no joke. But her failure to take home the gold a the Olympics (she won Bronze in 2004) really prevented her from becoming the superstar she that feels she was destined to be. Turns out she lost her medals to a roided up Marion Jones. Think Ms. Arron is still salty? In her own words: "She has lied for years...She treated everyone as idiots. She has stolen my best years. Everything could have been different for me." Damn, ma. If you ever need a shoulder to cry on...

Country: England
Sport: Cycling
Years: 1999-present
This world champion cyclist collected a gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She was also named Sportswoman of the Year in 2007. Unfortunately, she's engaged. But she said she won't get married until after the 2012 Olympics. It isn't cheating if she isn't married yet, right?

Country: Russia
Sport: Billiards
Years: 2001-present
Don't be fooled by the pretty face. Anastasia Luppova can work a billiards table like only few can. And if you don't believe us, just ask the 2009 European and World Billiards Champion herself. Besides schooling her opponents at the table, Luppova has gotten involved on the coaching side. So, where do we sign up?

Country: Germany
Sport: Figure Skating
Years: 1994-2000
Though she was born in Germany, Tanja is really a nice mix of some of Europe's best countries. Her dad is Ukranian, her mom is a German but from Russia. She's knocked fellow European skating stars like Katarina Witt and Oksana Baiul out in national competitions but failed to ever take home medals at the Winter Olympics. Luckily for her, Olympic medals aren't required for this list, she's hot and that's "alles was zählt." Yup, we've been working on our German game. Actually, Alles was zählt or All That Matters is just the name of German soap opera she starred in for a few years. #keepinit100

Country: Netherlands
Sport: Tennis
Years: 2008-present
Not many knew of Arantxa Rus before her surprising victory over the then No. 2 ranked Kim Clijsters at the 2011 French Open. The Dutch beauty hasn't really done any fashion shoots and seems pretty focused on her game as she's competed in over 200 tournaments despite only being 20-years-old. That's fine with us, we like casual shots of her just chillin on the beach anyway. Leave those glossy PhotoShopped pics for the bougie girls.

Country: Finland
Sport: Figure Skating
Years: 2002-present
Often compared to the beautiful Grace Kelly, the "Ice Princess" is one of the most stunning women in figure skating today. She's been skating since the age of five and has won a couple medals on the European circuit. Dude from The Cutting Edge is looking like the man right now.

Country: Sweden
Sport: Soccer
Years: 2002-present
We first peeped this Swedish hottie when we did our round-up of the Hottest Women in the 2011 World Cup. Josefine then became a bit of a viral sensation during the Cup when she was filmed changing jerseys with and kissing a German fan. Sidebar: *Dead* at the soundtrack to the clip. YouTube uploaders are some characters.

Country: Austria
Sport: Curling
Years: 2004-present
For those of you that don't know, curling is a true team sport. And who better to exemplify that than Claudia Toth. In fact, Claudia once turned down an offer to pose nude in German Playboy, only to bare all in a calendar meant to promote women's curling. That's how you take one for the team!

Country: England
Sport: Golf
Years: Unknown-present
Alright, Sophie may not be dominating the LPGA but we would tune in more often if she was. According to her site, she won the Under-21 title when she was just 15 years old, the Midlands Championship, and became the Champion of Champions in 2001. Now we have no clue what those events are but we do know that Miss Horn knows how to handle wood irons and looks damn good doing it. We're wondering if she has any friends that'd be down for a threesome? If you know us well you know we're not talking about having a threesome on the greens. Unless she's kinky and into that kind of thing.

Country: Russia
Sport: Tennis
Years: 2001-present
Maria has won five WTA singles titles, and is currently ranked No. 27 in the world. But she's receiving more press than ever now because she's apparently dating Alex Ovechkin. Ridiculous. Puck heads can say what they want about who's the best player in the world but Ovie>Sid. Dude stays winning.

Country: Ukraine
Sport: Fencing
Years: 2008
It's hard to be sexy with all that fencing gear on, but the ladies of the Ukrainian Fencing Team pull it off. These twenty-somethings are straight out of a James Bond flick. They got a bit of swag, too. They appeared on the cover of XXL (not the mag your thinking of, son!) showing off their bods and medals after the Beijing Olympics. We'll gladly challenge them to a duel. Winner takes it off. Un Garde!

Country: Germany
Sport: Speed Skating
Years: 1998-present
From three Olympic gold medals to more first-place finishes in world championships than we can count on our fingers, Anni is a winner, plain and simple. Did we forget to mention that she's been given the nickname "Super Sexy Anni" because of her looks. #statingtheobvious

Country: Spain
Sport: Gymnastics
Years: 1994-2008
Almudena became the first Western European gymnast that was able to challenge the superior Eastern European gymnasts in Olympic competition. She models from time to time, and as you guessed is very, very flexible. The Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique had to change the rules because of her flexibility. Whoever's getting with that is a lucky dude.

Country: Serbia
Sport: Tennis
Years: 2003-present
In a recent interview, Ana Ivanovic expressed some sadness over being recognized more for her beauty than her tennis game and not being able to find the right man. While we can't help you improve your tennis game, we could help take that other problem off your hands. Think we're joking? The "Conact Us" link is at the bottom of the page, ma.

Country: Germany
Sport: Figure Skating
Years: 1978-2008
Katarina and Marilyn Monroe have one thing in common: They appeared in the only two issues of Playboy that have ever been sold out. Katarina also changed the rules in Women's Figure Skating due to her skimpy outfits. She has a glorious rack and isn't afraid to show them puppies off. Our kind of lady.

Country: Russia
Sport: Tennis
Years: 1995-2007
Anna was never really that good of a singles player (zero WTA wins), but who cares? She trotted out there with those little skirts and made everyone take notice. We didn't care if she won, all we cared about was those tanned legs and that blond ponytail. Sidebar: Damn you, Enrique Iglesias!

Country: Russia
Sport: Tennis
Years: 2001-present
Maria's been hot since she turned 18. Or at least that's when we've been legally able to say so. Anyway, at 24, she's already considered to be a tennis legend. She won Wimbledon at 17 and Nike gave her the richest sponsorship for a female athlete in sports history last year (eight-year, $70 million). Maria loses a couple points for being married to Sasha "The Machine" Vujačić, though. All we can do is wait.

Country: Russia
Sport: Figure Skating
Years: 1994-2001
Isn't it ironic that Anna Semenovich and her, uh, assets would excel in a sport like figure skating? Unfortunately, an injury forced Anna to take a dramatic career turn to singing where she's able to flaunt her talent. And you see, we didn't even make some immature quip about what the first five letters in her last name spells out. Oh, wait...