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* three-time olympian (2004, 2000, 1996)
* two-time olympic gold medalist (1996, 2004), silver medalist (2000)
* two-time world cup champion (1991, 1999), bronze medalist (2003)
* known as usa’s “iron woman” for most career international games played
* long known as the best flank midfielder in the world; in 2000, became the first player in history, man or woman, to play in 200 career international games
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* first appearance as national team member: aug. 3, 1987, vs. china; still the usa’s and world’s all-time appearance leader
* the second all-time leading scorer in u.s. and world history; en route to becoming the fifth player in world history to score 100 international goals
* scored three goals with three assists, including two spectacular goals in the 2003 women’s world cup; played every minute of all six games to help the usa win the 1999 women's world cup, scoring two goals with one assist
* made one of the biggest plays in u.s. history when she cleared a chinese header off the goal line with her head in sudden death overtime of the final; • nailed the crucial third penalty kick against china in the final to put the usa ahead
* had her best scoring year ever in 1999 with 20 goals and eight assists, becoming just the fourth player in history to score 20 goals in a year; in 1998, she set the u.s. record for consecutive games started with 62
* member of the gold medal-winning team at the 1998 goodwill games; played every minute of the usa's five matches at the ’96 olympics, and created the first goal in the gold medal game with a cross from the left flank
* named u.s. soccer's 1993 chevrolet female athlete of the year; as a 20-year-old, she was a member of the team that won the title at the first-ever fifa women's world cup in china in 1991
* founding player in the wusa for the boston breakers and became only three-time first-team all-wusa; played in 1994 for tyreso football club in sweden along with u.s. national team teammates michelle akers, julie foudy and mary harvey
* played professional indoor soccer with the washington warthogs in the continental indoor soccer league during the 1995 season; named to soccer america’s college team of the decade for the 1990s; 1991 hermann trophy winner
* led unc to four ncaa titles from 1989-1992; had her unc jersey #15 retired in 1994; completed her collegiate career with 78 goals and 41 assists; runs the kristine lilly soccer academy every summer in wilton
* led wilton (conn.) high school to three state titles and has the soccer field named after her; her hometown of wilton, dedicated a day to her and honored her with a parade after she won the 1996 gold medal
* graduated from univ. of north carolina with a degree in communications; on the board of directors for the non-profit organization empowering girls through sports (egts)
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the short list
* three-time olympian (2004, 2000, 1996)
* two-time olympic gold medalist (1996, 2004), silver medalist (2000)
* two-time world cup champion (1991, 1999), bronze medalist (2003)
* known as usa’s “iron woman” for most career international games played
* long known as the best flank midfielder in the world; in 2000, became the first player in history, man or woman, to play in 200 career international games
did you know?
* first appearance as national team member: aug. 3, 1987, vs. china; still the usa’s and world’s all-time appearance leader
* the second all-time leading scorer in u.s. and world history; en route to becoming the fifth player in world history to score 100 international goals
* scored three goals with three assists, including two spectacular goals in the 2003 women’s world cup; played every minute of all six games to help the usa win the 1999 women's world cup, scoring two goals with one assist
* made one of the biggest plays in u.s. history when she cleared a chinese header off the goal line with her head in sudden death overtime of the final; • nailed the crucial third penalty kick against china in the final to put the usa ahead
* had her best scoring year ever in 1999 with 20 goals and eight assists, becoming just the fourth player in history to score 20 goals in a year; in 1998, she set the u.s. record for consecutive games started with 62
* member of the gold medal-winning team at the 1998 goodwill games; played every minute of the usa's five matches at the ’96 olympics, and created the first goal in the gold medal game with a cross from the left flank
* named u.s. soccer's 1993 chevrolet female athlete of the year; as a 20-year-old, she was a member of the team that won the title at the first-ever fifa women's world cup in china in 1991
* founding player in the wusa for the boston breakers and became only three-time first-team all-wusa; played in 1994 for tyreso football club in sweden along with u.s. national team teammates michelle akers, julie foudy and mary harvey
* played professional indoor soccer with the washington warthogs in the continental indoor soccer league during the 1995 season; named to soccer america’s college team of the decade for the 1990s; 1991 hermann trophy winner
* led unc to four ncaa titles from 1989-1992; had her unc jersey #15 retired in 1994; completed her collegiate career with 78 goals and 41 assists; runs the kristine lilly soccer academy every summer in wilton
* led wilton (conn.) high school to three state titles and has the soccer field named after her; her hometown of wilton, dedicated a day to her and honored her with a parade after she won the 1996 gold medal
* graduated from univ. of north carolina with a degree in communications; on the board of directors for the non-profit organization empowering girls through sports (egts)
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