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Mia Hamm was born on March 17, 1972 in Selma, Alabama. Mia's full name is Mariel Margaret Hamm.
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Mia joined the USA Woman's National Team at the age of 15. She is the youngest person to ever join the team.
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Mia Hamm and the team won the 1991 Woman's World Cup. They beat Norway 2-1!
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The USA team beats China PR in the final at the 1996 Summer Oympics 2-1.
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Mia's brother Garrett died at the age of 28. Garrett had a rare blood cell disease called Aplastic Anemia. After his death Mia started a foundation called Mia Hamm Foundation to help families of bone marrow transplants.
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Mia broke the all-time international record of goals scored by scoring her 108th goal. She scored that goal against Brazil
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Mia and her team won the 1999 Womans World Cup. They beat China PR in a shoot out 5-4. Mia scored one of the goals.
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The USA Woman's soccer team won the silver medal after loosing to Norway 3-2.
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Mia and her teamates of the USA Woman's Team won 3rd place. After loosing to Germany 3-0, the team beat Canada 3-1.
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Mia Hamm married Nomar Garciaparra on November 22, 2003
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Mia scored her 151st goal playing in a friendly math against Austria.
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The USA National Team won the gold medal at Athens, Greece. They beat Brazil 2-1.
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After the 2004 Olympics, Mia and her team went on a "farewell tour" which ended on December 8, 2004 against Mexico. The team beat Mexico 5-0 which Mia assisted with 2 of the goals.
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December 9, 2004 is when Mia Hamm played her last pro game at Athens during the olympics.
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Mia and Nomar have twin girls named Grace and Ava.
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Mia Hamm was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Also, her team mate Julie Foudy joins her in the Hall of Fame.
