Michelle Anne Akers is an American former soccer player who starred in the 1991 and 1999 Women's World Cup and 1996 Olympics victories by the United States. At the 1991 World Cup, she won the Golden Shoe as the top scorer, with ten goals.
Denmark competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 119 competitors, 54 men and 65 women, took part in 66 events in 14 sports.
Gitte Madsen is a former Danish team handball player and Olympic champion. She received a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. With the danish national team, she has also won both the World Championship and European Championship.
Gitte Jensby Sunesen Vilhelmsen is a former Danish team handball player, Olympic champion and World champion. She received a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Additionally, She is a two times European Champion; from 1994 and 1996 and World champion from 1997.
Gitte Karlshøj is a Danish long-distance runner. She ran the 3000 metres at the 1992 Summer Olympics, finishing in a non-qualifying sixth place in the qualifying round and the marathon at the 1996 Summer Olympics, failing to finish. She also made the final at the 1992 World Championships in the 10,000 metres.
Edna Chumo Chepngeno was a former Kenyan volleyball player. She was part of the Kenya women's national volleyball team. She participated in the 1998 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship. She also competed with the national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, finishing 11th.
Choi Kwang-hee is a South Korean volleyball coach, and was a player, as a wing spiker.
Cassandra Kell is a female Australian football goalkeeper.
Angeliki Tefani is a former Greek footballer who played as a forward. She played for Greece at the 2004 Summer Olympics. At club level she played for Ifestos Peristeriou.
Walker Amiel Loseno, known in Greece as Amalia Loseno, is an American-born Greek retired footballer who played as a midfielder. She has been a member of the Greece women's national team.
Anastasia Papadopoulou is a retired female Greek football player. She was part of the Greece women's national football team at the 2004 Summer Olympics. On club level she played for Kavala 86 and Amazones Dramas.
Dorthe Larsen was a female Danish football goalkeeper. She was part of the Denmark women's national football team.
Annette Laursen was a female Danish football defender.
Birgit Christensen was a female Danish football midfielder. She was part of the Denmark women's national football team.
Lisbet Kolding is a female former Danish footballer. She was part of the Denmark women's national football team.
Irene Stelling is a Danish former football forward. She played for the Denmark women's national football team at the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup, and 1996 Summer Olympics.
Nami Otake is a Japanese former football player. She played for the Japan national team. She used her name "大竹 奈美" until 2009. Her husband is the former footballer Kento Tsurumaki.
Annelie Nilsson was a female Swedish football goalkeeper. She was part of the Sweden women's national football team. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, playing 3 matches. On club level she played for Sunnanå SK.
Florence Omagbemi is a Nigerian former football midfielder. She was part of the Nigeria women's national football team across four FIFA Women's World Cups, several Africa Women Cup of Nations and at the 2000 Summer Olympics. In 2016, she was named interim coach of the Nigeria women's national side, having previously served as an assistant coach to the Nigeria women's national under-20 football team.
The United States women's national soccer team was founded in 1985.
