Joy Fawcett

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Joy Fawcett
Personal information
Full name	Joy Lynn Fawcett
Date of birth	February 8, 1968 (1968-02-08) (age 40)
Place of birth
Playing position	defender
National team
1987-2004	United States	239
* Appearances (Goals)

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

Joy Lynn Fawcett (born Joy Biefield^[1] on 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.

She graduated from UC Berkeley in 1992 with a BA degree in Physical Education. Joy and her husband, Walter Fawcett, have three daughters.^[2]

She appeared in the HBO documentary Dare to Dream: The Story of the U.S. Women's Soccer Team.

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• Official Player Profile

v • d • e United States squad - 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup Champions (1st Title) 1 Harvey • 2 Heinrichs (c.) • 3 Higgins • 4 Werden • 5 Henry • 6 Chastain • 7 Bates • 8 Hamilton • 9 Hamm • 10 Akers • 11 Foudy • 12 Jennings • 13 Lilly • 14 Biefield • 15 Gebauer • 16 Belkin • 17 Allman • 18 Maslin-Kammerdeiner • Coach: Dorrance

v • d • e United States squad - 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup Third Place 1 Scurry • 2 Staples • 3 Manthei • 4 Overbeck • 5 Roberts • 6 Keller • 7 Rafanelli • 8 Hamilton • 9 Hamm • 10 Akers • 11 Foudy • 12 Jennings • 13 Lilly • 14 Fawcett • 15 Venturini • 16 Milbrett • 17 Lalor • 18 Webber • 19 Cromwell • Coach: DiCicco

v • d • e United States squad - 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Champions (2nd Title) 1 Scurry • 2 Fair • 3 Pearce • 4 Overbeck • 5 Roberts • 6 Chastain • 7 Whalen • 8 MacMillan • 9 Hamm • 10 Akers • 11 Foudy • 12 Parlow • 13 Lilly • 14 Fawcett • 15 Venturini • 16 Milbrett • 17 Fotopoulos • 18 Webber • 19 Ducar • 20 Sobrero • Coach: DiCicco

v • d • e United States squad - 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup Third Place 1 Scurry • 2 Bivens • 3 Pearce • 4 Reddick • 5 Roberts • 6 Chastain • 7 Boxx • 8 MacMillan • 9 Hamm • 10 Wagner • 11 Foudy • 12 Parlow • 13 Lilly • 14 Fawcett • 15 Sobrero • 16 Milbrett • 17 Slaton • 18 Mullinix • 19 Hucles • 20 Wambach • Coach: Heinrichs