U.S. #5671
2022 58¢ Title IX: Soccer Player
Issue Date: March 3, 2022
First Day City: Washington, DC
Type of Stamp: Commemorative
Printed by: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Pane of 20
Self-Adhesive
Quantity Printed: 30,000,000
When you think of women's soccer, few names stand out more than Mia Hamm. Mariel Margaret Hamm-Garciaparra is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion. She was a member of the US Women's National Soccer team from 1987 to 2004 and was also affiliated with the Women's United Soccer Association, the first professional women's soccer league in the US.
Hamm was part of an Air Force family when she was growing up, meaning they moved from place to place a lot. At one time, the family ended up living in Florence, Italy, where Hamm quickly took up soccer. As they say, the rest is history...
Hamm's achievements led her to become the first woman inducted into the World Football Hall of Fame in Mexico. She was also named one of ESPNW's Impact 25 in 2014, recognizing her as one of the most influential female athletes of the year. Hamm retired at age 32 and turned her focus to the Mia Hamm Foundation. This organization is dedicated to increasing female participation in athletics and promoting the ideals of Title IX. Not only was Mia Hamm a phenomenal female athlete, but she also became a role model for young girls across the United States and the world.