British boxer Nicola Adams first made history when she became the first woman ever to win a gold medal as a boxer at the Olympic Games in 2012. She decided against turning pro and decided to seek more history instead, repeating the trick and winning Olympic gold again in 2016. The gold medals are the peak of a glittering amateur career which saw her win every amateur title she was eligible for.
Adams finally turned pro in 2017 and is currently undefeated, and the holder of the WBO Women's Flyweight Championship. She's been openly bisexual for her whole life, and in 2012 she was named as the most influential LGBT person in Britain by the Independent Newspaper. There is a plaque honoring her in her hometown of Leeds, England, and she was also appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 2013 by the Queen, in recognition of her services to boxing.