Mia Hamm

Position: Forward
Height: 5-5  Weight: 125
Born: March 17, 1972, in Selma, Alabama
Hometown: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
College: University of North Carolina

National Team: First-ever three-time U.S. Soccer athlete of the year, male of female (1994-1996) ... Member of the Gold Medal winning U.S. Women's National Team at the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games ... Sprained her ankle against Sweden in the first round of the Olympic Games, but fought through the injury to lead the U.S. To victories over Norway (semifinal) and China (final) ... Named U.S. Soccer's Female Athlete of the Year for three consecutive years from 1994-96, becoming the first player honored three times ... Generally considered the best all-around woman soccer player in the world ... Led the team in scoring in 1996 with 19 goals and 18 assists ... MVP of the Women's World Cup in Sweden in 1995 where she scored three goals on long range free-kicks including the equalizer against Norway in the championship game ... Played several minutes at goalkeeper against Denmark in the World Cup in Sweden when regular `keeper Briana Scurry was ejected and the U.S. Had to use all its substitutes ... Tied with Michelle Akers as the second-leading goal scorer at the 1994 CONCACAF qualifying tournament with six goals, including a four-goal and two-assist performance in the USA's 11-1 win over Trinidad & Tobago ... Voted by fans the MVP of the 1994 Chiquita Cup ... The youngest member of the 1991 women's world championship team, at the age of 19, she started five of six games and scored a pair of goals for the USA in China in 1991 ... The youngest woman ever to play with the U.S. National Team at the age of 15 ... Played in three Olympic Festivals, winning gold medals in 1989 with the South and 1990 with the North and a silver in 1987 with the South.

College/High School: A two-time Missouri Athletic Club and Hermann Award winner, 1992-93 ... Four-time member of the NCAA champion University of North Carolina, 1989-93; three-time All-American, completed her collegiate career as the conference's all-time leading scorer in goals (103), assists (72), and points (278) ... Had her UNC number (19) retired in 1994 ... All-American from Lake Braddok Secondary School in Burke, VA, she also played at Notre Dame High School in Wichita Falls, Texas.

Personal: Full name Mariel Margret Hamm ... Graduated in May 1994 with a degree in political science ... Married to Christian Corry, a Marine Corps pilot. Named by People Magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in1997. Featured on the July/August cover of Women's Soccer World Magazine, and on the second Sports Illustrated-Women' Sport. Named the Women's Sports Foundation Athlete of the Year for 1997.

Full-International Appearances: 136
Full-International Goals:81
First Appearance: Aug. 3, 1987, vs. China
First Goal: July 25, 1990, vs. Norway

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