Mia Hamm
Mariel Margaret "Mia" Hamm is an American former professional soccer player, two-time Olympic gold medalist and two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion. Hailed as a soccer icon, she played as a forward for the United States national team from 1987 to 2004. Hamm was the face of the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA), the first professional women's soccer league in the United States, where she played for the Washington Freedom from 2001 to 2003.
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- Born in
- Selma
- Educated at
- University of North Carolina at Chapel HillLake Braddock Secondary School
- Awards
- 🏆 National Women's Hall of Fame🏆 Honda Sports Award for Soccer
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1972
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