Mia Hamm

American soccer player

{{Infobox football biography | name = Mia Hamm | image = Mia Hamm corner (cropped).jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = Hamm taking a corner kick, 1995 | fullname = Mariel Margaret Hamm | birth_name = Mariel Margaret Hamm[1] | birth_date = (1972-03-17) March 17, 1972 (age 52) | birth_place = Selma, Alabama, U.S. | height = 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | position = Forward, midfielder | youthyears1 = 1986–1988 | youthclubs1 = Notre Dame Knights | youthyears2 = 1989 | youthclubs2 = Lake Braddock Bruins | collegeyears1 = 1989–1993 | college1 = North Carolina Tar Heels | collegecaps1 = 95 | collegegoals1 = 103 | years1 = 2001–2003 | clubs1 = Washington Freedom | caps1 = 49 | goals1 = 25 | nationalyears1 = 1987–2004 | nationalteam1 = United States | nationalcaps1 = 276 | nationalgoals1 = 158 | medaltemplates-expand = | medaltemplates =

|- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#eeeeee;" class="adr" | Representing  United States

|- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#eeeeee;" | Women's soccer

|- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cccccc;" | FIFA Women's World Cup

|- | style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Gold medal – first place|| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | 1991 China || style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Team

|- | style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Gold medal – first place|| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | 1999 United States || style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Team}

|- | style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Bronze medal – third place|| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | 1995 Sweden || style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Team

|- | style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Bronze medal – third place|| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | 2003 United States || style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Team

|- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cccccc;" | Olympic Games

|- | style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Gold medal – first place|| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | 1996 Atlanta || style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Team

|- | style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Gold medal – first place|| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | 2004 Athens || style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Team

|- | style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Silver medal – second place|| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | 2000 Sydney || style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Team

Mariel Margaret "Mia" Hamm-Garciaparra (born on March 17, 1972, in Selma, Alabama), is a retired American professional soccer player. She is also a two-time Olympic gold medalist, and two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion. Hamm played as a Striker for the United States women's national soccer team from 1987 to 2004.

References change

  1. "Mia Hamm". Women's United Soccer Association. Archived from the original on August 11, 2003. Retrieved August 3, 2022.