born: 17 march 1972
birthplace: selma (united states)
nationality: united states
sport: football
attendance at the olympic games
atlanta 1996
sydney 2000
athens 2004
awards
olympic medals:
gold: 2
silver: 1
other results:
world championships
gold: 2 (91, 99)
bronze: 2 (95, 03)
women's football pioneer
the most dominant women's football player of the 1990s, mia hamm joined the u.s. national team at the age of 15 and scored her first international goal (against norway) at 18. in 1991, she was a member of u.s. team that won the women's world cup. at the 1995 world cup, the americans placed third, but hamm, who even filled in at goalie in one match, was voted the tournament's most valuable player. at the inaugural women's olympic football tournament in 1996, hamm sprained her left ankle in an early match, but skipped only one game.
in the final against china, which was played before a crowd of 76,481, hamm slammed a hard shot that chinese goalie gao hong deflected into the post. shannon macmillan collected the rebound and scored the match's first goal. the united states went on to win 2-1. hamm's ankle was still so sore that she was unable to join her teammates in the post-match victory lap around the field. on march 22, 1999, in a match against brazil, hamm scored her 108th international goal to break the career record previously held by elisabetta vignotto of italy.
later that year, hamm led the u.s. team to victory in the women's world cup. the final went to penalty shootout. hamm did not want to take part, but she was chosen anyway and made the fourth of five goals that won the americans the title. at the 2000 olympics, hamm helped the united states to qualify for the final by scoring the only goal in their semifinal victory over brazil. the u.s. lost the final to norway in overtime, but hamm's play has continued to inspire young players around the world. at the athens olympic games in 2004, mia hamm and the american team won the gold medal, beating the brazilian team 2-1 after extra time.
女子足球的先锋
生日：1972年3月17日
出生地：阿拉巴马州，美国
国籍: 美国
项目: 足球
参加奥运会时间：
1996年美国亚特兰大夏季奥运会
2000年澳大利亚悉尼夏季奥运会
2004年希腊雅典夏季奥运会
奥运成绩:
金牌 2枚
银牌 1枚
其他成绩:
世界锦标赛
金牌 2枚 1991年 1999年
铜牌 2枚 1995年 2003年
米娅•哈姆是上世纪九十年代最著名的女子足球运动员，在她15岁的时候，就成为美国女足国家队队员，18岁的时候攻入了个人的第一粒国际比赛进球。1991年她代表美国队夺取第一届女子世界杯足球赛冠军。1995年世界杯上，美国队只获得第三名，但是米娅•哈姆仍然获得最有价值运动员称号。在1996年亚特兰大奥运会上，女子足球第一次被列为奥运会的正式比赛项目，在开始的比赛中，米娅•哈姆扭伤了左脚，但她只休息了一场，又上场为美国队进球。这届奥运会的决赛在美国队和中国队之间进行，在全场76841名观众面前，米娅•哈姆助攻美国队的第一粒入球，并帮助美国队以2-1战胜中国队，夺得第一枚奥运女足金牌。在比赛结束后，因为她的脚踝的伤势，她已经无法站起来，加入到队友们的庆祝中。1999年3月22日，在一场美国和巴西队的比赛中，米娅•哈姆攻入了个人的第108粒国际比赛进球，打破了女子足球运动员个人进球的世界纪录，在同一年，米娅•哈姆带领美国队再次夺取世界杯。2000年澳大利亚悉尼夏季奥运会上，在半决赛对巴西的比赛中，哈姆的进球帮助美国队进入决赛。决赛中，美国队不敌挪威，只获得银牌，但是哈姆的表现仍然得到大家的广泛称赞。2004年希腊雅典夏季奥运会上，米娅•哈姆和队友击败巴西队，再次夺得奥运会金牌。除了获得各项比赛的金牌外，米娅•哈姆还获得许多其他的荣誉：2001年，她获得国际足联评选的世界足球小姐，2002年蝉联国际足联评选的世界足球小姐奖项，2003年国际足联评选的世界足球小姐第二名。米娅•哈姆与相恋多年的棒球队运动员加西亚帕拉完婚。