Mia Hamm Facts For Kids. Womens national team and at 19 she was the youngest member of the US. Facts of Mia Hamm. She enjoyed sports as a kid and was very good at soccer. Mariel Margaret Hamm-Garciaparra born March 17 1972 is an American retired professional soccer player two-time Olympic gold medalist and two-time FIFA Womens World Cup champion.
Hamm was born on March 17 1972 in Selma Ala. She was twice named Womens World Player of the Year in 2001 and 2002 by the Fédération. As an alltime leading scorer male or female in international soccer history Mia Hamm has been the fivetime US Soccer Player of the Year the most any player has been honored. She was the first international female soccer superstar. Mia Hamm was born on March 17 1972 in Selma Alabama as the fourth child of Air Force pilot Bill Hamm and Stephanie. Womens national soccer team for 17 years.
Team that captured the gold medal at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.
She enjoyed sports as a kid and was very good at soccer. At the age of 15 she became the youngest player ever to join the US. Mia Hamm is a retired American soccer player. Mariel Margaret Mia Hamm-Garciaparra born March 17 1972 is a retired American professional soccer player. Hamm played many years as a forward for the United States womens national soccer team and was a founding member of the Washington Freedom. She is fourth of six children born with birth defect of a partial clubfoot.