Sylvia Fowles of WNBA’s Chicago Sky by Jeff Riedel for ESPN
Age:
26
Body stats:
6-foot-6, 200 pounds
Birthplace:
Miami, Fla.
Career highlight:
Earned a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Your favorite athletes are photographed completely naked as ESPN The Magazine unveils its third annual “Body Issue,” on newsstands Oct. 7. More than 20 pro athletes strip for the strategically covered portraits in the “Bodies We Want” section of the issue, which the magazine calls an “exploration and celebration of the athletic form.” (AJC)

Thanks to loyal reader Nicole B. for sending us this link to ESPN The Magazine’s 2011 Body Issue.

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NBA rookie of the year Blake Griffin (LA Clippers)

Pro golfer Belen Mozo of Spain by Jeff Riedel for ESPN

Argentine boxer Sergio Martinez by Peter Hapak for ESPN