ESPN Body Issue 2011: List of Athletes Posing Nude, Release Date

The ESPN Body Issue 2011 is Set To Be Released on October 7. Here is the list of Athletes in the 2011 ESPN Body Issue

ESPN The Magazine announced the list of athletes set to appear in the 2011 Body Issue. The annual Body Issue features prominent athletes posing in the nude (tastefully, of course). Not surprisingly, it's one of the magazine's best selling issues.

It's long been speculated that soccer player Hope Solo would be featured in the ESPN Body Issue. ESPN confirmed that today along with the names of several prominent athlets like gymnast Alicia Sacramone, gymnast, NBA star Blake Griffin and Vancouver Canucks forward Ryan Kesler.

Here is the complete list of athletes in the 2011 ESPN Body Issue

Women

1) Hope Solo, soccer goalie

2) Alicia Sacramone, gymnast

3) Gretchen Bleiler, snowboarder

4) Sylvia Fowles, basketball player

5) Belen Mozo, golfer

6) Natasha Hastings, track and field athlete

7) Julie Chu, hockey player

8) Vera Zvonareva, tennis player

9) Steph Gilmore, surfer

10) Suzy Hotrod, roller derby player

11) Kelly Kulick, bowler

Men

1) Blake Griffin, basketball player

2) Jose Reyes, baseball player

3) Steven Jackson, football player

4) Apolo Ohno, speedskater

5) Ryan Kesler, hockey player

6) Jon Jones, UFC fighter

7) Helio Castroneves, race car driver

8) Sergio Martinez, boxer

9) Ryan Hall, marathoner

10) Jeremy Campbell, Paralympian

What is the ESPN Body Issue 2011 release date?

The ESPN Body Issue will hit newsstands on October 7, 2011.