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Also Known As Megan Anna Rapinoe
Born July 5, 1985 (age 41) • Redding • California
Awards And Honors Olympic Games • Presidential Medal of Freedom (2022) • Women’s World Cup (2019) • Ballon d’Or (2019) • Women’s World Cup (2015)

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Carli Lloyd, Megan Rapinoe holding the World Cup trophy, Jill Ellis, and Mayor Bill de Blasio celebrate on a parade float during the 2015 U.S. women's soccer team ticker tape parade in New York City.
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Megan Rapinoe
Megan Rapinoe of the United States, in a navy and red striped uniform, competes for the ball with Clare Polkinghorne of Australia, in yellow, during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic women's soccer bronze medal match.
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