Best Woman Athlete by Birth State

The most decorated gymnast -- male or female -- in U.S. history, Miller won five medals in 1992: bronze medals in the team competition, uneven bars and floor exercise, and silver medals in the all-around and balance beam. At the 1996 Atlanta Games she was one of the gold-medal winning Magnificent Seven. Despite wrist and hamstring injuries, she also won an individual gold in the balance beam, the first for a female American gymnast at a non-boycotted Olympics.

Worthy of consideration: Amy Alcott, Candice Parker, Judy Rankin and Helen Stephens.