Mia Hamm is a former soccer player from the United States. She won the Women’s World Cup twice and won two gold medals at the Olympics. She was on the US women’s national soccer team for 17 years, and until June 2013, she held the record for most goals scored on the international stage. Hamm probably also won the Female Athlete of the Year award from Soccer USA for five years. She was also the face of the US’s first women’s professional soccer league.
She is currently third in the history of the US national team in terms of international appearances (276) and first in terms of career assists (144).
Quick Facts
| Age: | 51 years |
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| Birth Date: | March 17, 1972 |
| Horoscope (Sunshine): | Pisces |
| Full Name: | Mia Hamm |
| Birth Place: | Selma, Alabama, USA |
| Net Worth: | $ 10 million |
| Salary: | N/A |
| Height / How tall : | 5 feet 5 inches (1.65m) |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Soccer player |
| Father’s Name: | Bill Hamm |
| Mother’s Name: | Stephanie Hamm |
| Education: | The University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill |
| Weight: | 60 Kg |
| Hair Color: | Dark Brown |
| Eye Color: | Dark Brown |
Mia Hamm Wiki
Mia Hamm was born in Selma, Alabama, in the United States, on March 17, 1972. Mariel Margaret Hamm-Garciaparra is her real name, and she is 51 years old.
Bill Hamm is her father, and he is a pilot in the Air Force. Stephanie Hamm is her mother. During her childhood, she and her family lived at different US Air Force bases worldwide. Garrett Hamm, Caroline Hamm, Tiffany Hamm, Martin Hamm, and Lovdy Hamm are her five siblings. Mia is an American citizen, but no one knows her background. She was born in Pisces.
In Texas, where Mia went to high school, she played soccer for Notre Dame Catholic High School. Then she went to Lake Braddock Secondary School in Burke, Virginia, where she helped the soccer team win the 1989 state championships. She got a scholarship to go to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1989 to 1994.
Mia Hamm Height and Weight
Mia Hamm is 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs 60 kilograms. Her hair is a dark brown color, and so are her eyes.
Career
Mia Hamm was only 19 years old when she played in the FIFA Women’s World Cup in China in 1991. She was the youngest player on the team. In the first game, she scored the goal that won the game and helped her team win. They beat Germany in the semi-final and then beat Norway in the final to win the World Cup for the first time.
In 1995, she scored a goal at her second World Cup, but the game against China ended in a tie. The US team beat Denmark in the second game. In the quarter-finals, they beat Japan, but they lost to Norway in the semi-finals. The US team beat Denmark, Sweden, and Norway at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.
In the last minute of the game against China, Hamm got hurt and had to be taken off the field. The US team did win its first Olympic gold medal, though. In 1999, when she scored her 108th goal for the US team, she broke the record for most international goals scored, held by Elisabetta Vignotto of Italy. Hamm’s record stood until June 2013, when American player Abby Wambach broke it.
Mia Hamm’s Net worth
As of March 2024, this player is estimated to have around $10 million, which she has made from her professional career.
Mia Hamm Husband, Marriage
In 1995, Mia Hamm married Christiaan Corry, a pilot for the US Marine Corps. But in 2001, they split up. Then, on November 22, 2003, she got married to Nomar Garciaparra, a shortstop for the Boston Red Sox. They have Grace Isabella and Ava Caroline, twin girls, and Garrett Anthony, a boy.
