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Mia Hamm

American soccer player

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Also known as Mia Hamm-Garciaparra · Mariel Margaret Hamm

Born: March 17, 1972
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1.Stated in IMDbRetrieved 2015-10-16
2.Stated in Encyclopædia Britannica OnlineRetrieved 2017-10-09
3.Stated in filmportal.deRetrieved 2017-10-09
4.Stated in SoccerdonnaRetrieved 2017-10-09
5.Stated in FemBio databaseRetrieved 2017-10-09
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Birthplace: Selma
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: association football player
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1.Stated in SoccerdonnaRetrieved 2022-05-27
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Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill(1989–1993)
, Lake Braddock Secondary School
Spouse: Nomar Garciaparra
Height: 165 cm
Languages spoken, written or signed: English

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Mariel Margaret "Mia" Hamm is an American former professional soccer player who played as a forward and midfielder for the United States national team from 1987 to 2004. She competed in four editions of the FIFA Women's World Cup, winning in 1991 and 1999. She won gold at the Olympic Games in 1996 and 2004, and won silver in 2000. She was a founding player of the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA)—the first U.S. professional women's soccer league—where she played for the Washington Freedom from 2001 to 2003. She played college soccer for the North Carolina Tar Heels, helping the team win four NCAA Division I Championship titles. Hailed as a soccer icon, she is widely considered one of the best and most influential female players of all time.

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MMia Hamm Foundation1999 · organization

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Sex or gender: female
Member of sports team: Washington Freedom(2001–2003) number of matches played/races/starts: 49 · number of points/goals/set scored: 25
North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer
magicJack(2001–2003) number of matches played/races/starts: 49 · number of points/goals/set scored: 25
United States women's national soccer team(1987–2004) number of matches played/races/starts: 275 · number of points/goals/set scored: 158
Sport: association football
Participant in: football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – women's tournament
football at the 2000 Summer Olympics – women's tournament
Given name: Mia
Position played on team / speciality: forward
Country for sport: United States
Family name: Hamm
Garciaparra
Website: miafoundation.org language: English
Awards: National Women's Hall of Fame(2022)
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Honda Sports Award for Soccer(1994)
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Start of work period: 1989
Social media followers: 207,023(February 9, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 340380997
209,056(February 21, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 340380997
208,478(January 4, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 340380997
Birth name: Mariel Margeret Hamm

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