ESPN Chilton Sports Poll: Who's your favourite athlete?

September 1, 1995

The ESPN Chilton Sports Poll surveyed 1,004 U.S. residents
(age 12+) from July 4-July 31 and asked them to rate their
favorite male and female athletes.

Favorite Male athletes         Favorite Female athletes
Michael Jordan 12.3%              Steffi Graf 10.0%
Joe Montana 3.2                       Kristi Yamaguchi 7.1
Troy Aikman 2.0                      Nancy Kerrigan 6.4
Shaquille O'Neal 1.8                 Jackie Joyner-Kersee 4.1
Emmitt Smith 1.6                      Martina Navratilova 2.6
Dale Earnhardt 1.6                   Gabriela Sabatini 2.6
Hakeem Olajuwon 1.4              Nancy Lopez 1.4
Jack Nicklaus 1.3                     Florence Griffith-Joyner 1.3
Steve Young 1.1                      Chris Evert 1.2
Charles Barkley 1.0                  Monica Seles 1.2