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Lindsay Flach -

In late June 2021, the American track and field athlete competed at the Olympic Trials while 18-weeks pregnant. Although she didn’t make the Olympic team, her story is truly inspirational.

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Kerri Walsh Jennings -

The American beach volleyball player won gold at the London 2012 Games when she was five-weeks pregnant.

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Magda Julin -

The Swedish figure skater was four-months pregnant when she won gold at the 1920 Olympic Games.

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Lisa Brown-Miller -

The Team USA ice hockey player (right) was two-months pregnant when she competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.

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Reportedely, the team would each rub her belly for good luck before the games. It seemed to have worked, because they brought a gold medal home!

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Kateřina Emmons -

The Czech sport shooter was one-month pregnant at the Beijing Olympics in 2008.

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As for her performance, she won a gold medal and a silver medal, and even set a new Olympic record. Did someone say super mom-to-be?

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Anky van Grunsven -

The Dutch equestrian won gold in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. She was five-months pregnant.

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Kristie Moore -

The Canadian curler (far left) was just over five-months pregnant when she competed at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. Her team won silver.

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Kerstin Szymkowiak -

The German skeleton racer, aka “The Ice Tiger,” won the silver medal at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver.

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And she did so while being eight-weeks pregnant! So part of the medal also belongs to her daughter, Nicole.

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Amelie Kober -

The German snowboarder (who's also a police officer) won silver at at the Turin Winter Olympic Games in 2006. Kober was two-months pregnant.

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Cornelia Pfohl -

The German archer was two-months pregnant when she competed in Sydney 2000. She won bronze.

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And guess what? Pfohl was expecting again at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. This time though she was seven-months pregnant!

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Khatuna Lorig -

Lorig was four-months pregnant when she competed in the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. She won bronze.

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Khatuna Lorig -

The Olympic archer not only competed for three  different countries (the Soviet Union, Georgia, and the United States), but she also did so under two different names: Khatuna Kvrivishvili and Khatuna Lorig. And one more thing...

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Nur Suryani Mohd Taibi -

The Malaysian shooter was a whopping 34-weeks pregnant when she competed at London 2012.

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"Most people said I was crazy and selfish because they think I am jeopardizing my baby’s health," said Taibi. "My husband said grab it as this is a rare chance which may not come again. Also, I am the mother. I know what I can do. I am a stubborn person."

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Diana Sartor -

If you think being a skeleton racer is hard, now imagine doing it while pregnant!

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The German athlete did exactly that at the Torino Winter Olympics in 2006. Sartor was two-weeks pregnant when she competed.

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Anna-Maria Johansson -

The Swedish handball player was on her third month of pregnancy when she participated in the London 2012 Olympics.

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Diana Reyes -

The Puerto Rican volleyball player discovered she was pregnant just a few days before she competed in Rio 2016.

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Diana Reyes -

The athlete was hospitalized following a car crash, and only then found out that she was expecting. Reyes was four-months pregnant when she participated in the Olympics.

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Martina Valcepina -

The Italian short track speed skater not only was one-month pregnant when she competed in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, but she was expecting twins!

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Anita Springs -

The Australian beach volleyball player was four-months pregnant when she competed at the Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996.

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DeAnne Hemmens -

The American sprint canoer (not pictured) was yet another Atlanta 1996 competitor expecting. Hemmens was into her second month of pregnancy when she participated in the Olympics.

Sources: (CNN) (BabyGaga) (Women's Health)

See also: The most decorated female US Olympians of all time

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