Olympic medal record
Competitor for  United States
Women's Football (soccer)
Gold	1996 Atlanta	Team Competition
Silver	2000 Sydney	Team Competition
Gold	2004 Athens	Team Competition

Kristine Marie Lilly (born July 22, 1971 in New York City) is an American soccer player, who has been a fixture on the U.S. women's national team since 1987. She grew up in Wilton, Connecticut where her first cousin, Derek Lilly coaches the Wilton High School soccer team. Kristine attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she won the Hermann Trophy in 1991. 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. ... July 22 is the 203rd day (204th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 162 days remaining. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... Nickname: Big Apple, City that never Sleeps, Gotham Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Manhattan Queens Brooklyn Staten Island Settled 1613 Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... 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... Wilton is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, in the United States. ... The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public, coeducational, research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. ... 2004 Hermann Trophy winner Danny ORourke playing for the Indiana Hoosiers in 2004 The Hermann Trophy is awarded annually by the lesbians to the United Statess top male and female college soccer players. ...

She is known for her work ethic and her longevity in the sport. She surpassed the previous women's world record of 151 caps, held by Norway's Heidi Støre, on May 21, 1998. On January 30, 1999, she surpassed what was then the men's record of 164 caps, held by Adnan Al Talyani of the United Arab Emirates (the current men's record is 181). After the US women's win at the 2004 Summer Olympics, she had played in 282 international matches, more than any other player (male or female) in soccer history. As of Team USA's final 2005 match on October 23, she had made 299 international appearances. On January 18, 2006 Lilly made her 300th international appearance in a game against Norway, a world record for both men and women (in the same match, she equaled Michelle Akers for second place on the team's all-time goal scoring list with 105). In association football, a cap is an appearance for a national team. ... May 21 is the 141st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (142nd in leap years). ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... In association football, a cap is an appearance for a national team. ... Adnan Khamees Al Talyani (Arabic: عدنان الطلياني) (born 30 October 1964) is a football player from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). ... 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. ... October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 18 is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Michelle Akers (born February 1, 1966 in Santa Clara, California) was a leading American soccer player and played on the historic 1999 Womens World Cup victory by the U.S. Akers was a three-time All-American from Shorecrest High School in Seattle. ...

Unlike several of her longtime teammates, among them Mia Hamm, she did not retire after the team's "farewell tour" of the USA, which finished on December 8, 2004. Currently (October 7, 2006), her record stands at 313 caps, with 113 international goals scored. Mia Hamm-Garciaparra (born Mariel Margaret Hamm on March 17, 1972 in Selma, Alabama) is a former American soccer (association football) player. ... December 8 is the 342nd day (343rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... October 7 is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A cap is an appearance for a select team, such as a school, county or international team in sports. ...

Lilly played in the now-defunct Women's United Soccer Association with the Boston Breakers. She currently plays alongside USA teammate Kate Markgraf in Sweden's top division with KIF Örebro. WUSA logo The Womens United Soccer Association formed in 2001 as a soccer league for women in the United States. ... Categories: Football (soccer) stubs | United States soccer clubs (defunct) | Boston sports ... Kate Markgraf (née Kathryn Michele Sobrero, born August 23, 1976), is a soccer player who belongs to the United States womens national soccer team. ... The highest division of womens football in Sweden. ... KIF Örebro DFF (earlier Karlslunds IF) is a football club from Örebro, Sweden. ...

300th cap trivia

• Lilly has appeared in a few games in which her caps total was greater than the total of the opposition's starting lineup.
• Her first cap was in the USA women's 15th match.
• Her 300th cap was in the USA women's 353rd all-time match, which means that she had appeared in about 85% of all USA internationals.
• Of her 300 caps, she has made 289 starts.
• She has started every match that the USA women have ever played in World Cup or Olympic competition.
• Her total number of caps earned after she moved into first place all time for caps among men or women (135) has been surpassed by fewer than 20 men. Of the roughly 25 women who have amassed more than 135 caps, 12 are her current or former teammates.

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Club/Pro Statistics

The Washington Warthogs were a professional soccer team in the Continental Indoor Soccer League. ...

Championships

External links

• Official site
• Bio at US Soccer Federation
• Kristine Lilly's U.S. Olympic Team bio