Attractive Olympian: Swimmer Natalie Coughlin

Olympic athletes often don't get paid to do anything other than look good. In that vein, Attractive Olympians handicaps which athletes may rake in endorsement deals after the Olympics.

Natalie Coughlin is the first woman to break the one-minute barrier in the 100-meter backstroke, an 11-time U.S. national champion, and the only female swimmer other than Dara Torres to win five medals at a single Olympiad. For most of the last seven years, she has been the best female backstroker in the world.

Coughlin (pronounced COG-lin) has impeccable credentials as a world-class athlete, but here at FanHouse we ask the tough questions. Sometimes that forces us to look past a person's laundry list of professional accomplishments and say, "Yes, but is she attractive?"

We examine attractive Olympians carefully and ask you, the reader, to unapologetically indulge in superficial matters. Another photo, analysis, and the all-important poll after the jump.

So, let's break it down.

Height......5'8"
Eyes..........Blue
Hair.......... Blonde-ish
Smile........Straight-toothed, infectious
Cheeks.... Totally pinchable
Dimples?........Oh yeah
Still attractive with a swim cap on?... Totally
Evening gown poolside? ..... Check.
Shoulders.......... Daunting

*When judging, assume that Gold suggests a future a of GoDaddy-level of endorsements, and Bronze points toward appearances in local circulars.

Attractive Olympians

Nastia Liukin Two-time world champion gymnast is a six-time world medalist and a four-time U.S. National Champion.

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Jennie Finch: Pitched the USA to gold in 2004. She and her teammates have many fans, none more so than Terrell Owens of the Dallas Cowboys.

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Becky Hammon: The WNBA star from South Dakota will play for the Russian women's basketball team in August.

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Luciana Aymar Named International Hockey Federation's World Player of the Year four times ('01, '04-'05, '07), helping Argentina to a bronze and silver in the last two Olympics.

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Leisel Jones Won silver in the 100-meter breaststroke in her home country of Australia in 2000, and earned bronze and silver in the 100m and 200m, respectively, in Athens.

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Yan Zi: Tennis player from China ranks 13th in the world on the WTA tour, and partnered with Zheng Jie to win the Australian Open and Wimbledon in 2006.

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Sally McLellan: Australian Hurdler and Sprinter was a semifinalist in both the 100m and 100-meter hurdles at the 2007 Worlds.

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Kim Gevaert: Belgian record holder in the 60m, 100m, 200m and 400m races and won a relay bronze at the 2007 Worlds.

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Adam van Koeverden: Canadian canoe-kayak racer won gold in the 500m and bronze in the 100m the the Athens games in 2004.

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Maria Sharapova: This will be the first Olympics for the Russian tennis star, who has won three Grand Slam titles.

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