Jackie Joyner-Kersee : The performances of USA women 's basketball ( five consecutive gold medals ) , USA women 's soccer ( bouncing back from the World Cup loss to capture the gold against Japan ) , Kerri Walsh-Jennings and Misty May-Treanor , after motherhood showed they are still the `` Queens of the Beach '' with an historic three-peat , and let 's not forget double-gold for the Williams family in tennis and the stunning performance of Tianna Madison , Allyson Felix , Bianca Knight and Carmelita Jeter breaking a 27-year-old world record in the 4x100m relay , and Jamaican Frazier-Price winning back-to-back gold in the women 's 100 meters and Ethiopian Tiunesh Dibaba making history in the women 's 10,000 meters . The Games fostered a generation of hope . Participation of female athletes from around the world showed how far we 've come , she says . Hide Caption 3 of 11 Photos:History of women's sports in America Joyner-Kersee : We must not forget that lack of funding can be an issue for female athletes .
Jackie Joyner-Kersee : The Games fostered a generation of hope . Participation of female athletes from around the world showed how far we 've come , she says . Hide Caption 3 of 11 Photos:History of women's sports in America Joyner-Kersee : We must not forget that lack of funding can be an issue for female athletes .