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Encyclopedia > Joy Fawcett
Olympic medal record
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Women's Football (soccer)
Gold Atlanta 1996 Team Competition
Silver Sydney 2000 Team Competition
Gold Athens 2004 Team Competition

Joy Lynn Fawcett (born February 8, 1968) is an American professional soccer player. She joined the United States women's national soccer team (WNT) in 1987. A founding member of the WUSA, Fawcett retired from the WNT in 2004. She was the only WNT member to play all minutes of the 1995, 1999 and 2003 Women's World Cups, as well as the 1996 and 2000 Olympics. She was a highest scoring defender for the U.S. WNT. Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... A mens football (soccer) tournament has been held at every Summer Olympic Games except 1896 and 1932. ... The 1996 Summer Olympics, formally known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and informally known as the Centennial Olympics, were held in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. ... Final results for the Football competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics: Results Categories: Olympic football competitions | 1996 Summer Olympics events | Football at the Olympics ... The 2000 Summer Olympics or the Millennium Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were the Summer Olympic Games held in 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... The football tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics was the 20th official Olympic Games football tournament. ... The 2004 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, were held in Athens, Greece, from August 13 to August 29, 2004. ... The football (soccer) tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics started on August 11, (two days before the opening ceremony), and ended on August 28. ... February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... First International Italy 1–0 USA (Jesolo, Italy; 18 August 1985) Largest win USA 12–0 Mexico (Port-au-Prince, Haiti; 18 April 1991) USA 12–0 Martinique (Port-au-Prince, Haiti; 20 April 1991) Worst defeat Norway 4–1 USA (Lagos, Portugal; 19 March 1998) Canada 3–0 USA... WUSA has several meanings: Womens United Soccer Association. ... The FIFA Womens World Cup is the most important championship in international football competition for women. ...


She graduated from UC Berkeley in 1992 with a BA degree in Physical Education. She has three children. The University of California, Berkeley (also known as Cal, UC Berkeley, UCB, or simply Berkeley) is a prestigious, public, coeducational university situated in the foothills of Berkeley, California to the east of San Francisco Bay, overlooking the Golden Gate and its bridge. ... Bachelor of Arts (B.A., BA or A.B.), from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus is an undergraduate bachelors degree awarded for either a course or a program in the liberal arts or the sciences, or both. ...


External links

  • Official Player Profile
  • Joy Fawcett's U.S. Olympic Team bio

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WUSA (715 words)
Joy Fawcett has been a steadying force on the U.S. Women’s National Team since her debut in August of 1987.
Dubbed the “ultimate soccer mom”, Fawcett has amazed her fans, coaches, and teammates with her consistency and commitment to the game, all the while raising a family of three daughters.
Fawcett played for the San Diego Spirit, and was named the 2003 WUSA Defender of the Year.
Fawcett central to US success - www.ezboard.com (719 words)
Fawcett was the only one of the trio old enough to vote and the only one who had been in possession of a driver's license for more than a week.
And Fawcett remains a point of reference for this team, the only player who is unanimously admired and even adored among her peers, the one who continued to train with the team while 8 1/2 months pregnant, breast-fed her babies at halftime, then slide-tackled the most dangerous opposing striker.
Fawcett is used to having her hands full, juggling family and professional commitments; she was even UCLA soccer coach from 1993-97.
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