Name: Christen Press

Position: Forward

Sport: Soccer

Height: 5-6

DOB: 12/29/1988

Birthplace: Los Angeles, Calif.

Hometown: Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.

High School: Chadwick School (Palos Verdes Peninsula, Calif.) ‘07

College: Stanford University ‘10, Communications and Psychology

Team/Club: Manchester United/ENG

Olympic Experience

• Two-time Olympian (2016, 2020), one-time Olympic medalist (bronze)
• Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, bronze
• Olympic Games Rio 2016, 5th

World Championship Experience

• Most recent: 2019 – gold
• Years of participation: 2015, 2019
• Medals: 2 (2 golds)
• Gold – 2019; 2015

Personal: Daughter of Harry and Stacy Press...Has two sisters, Channing and Tyler...While at Stanford University, set the all-time scoring record for the Cardinal (71 goals) and was named the recipient of the 2010 Hermann Trophy Award as the top college soccer player...Named the Pac-10's 2010 Scholar-Athlete of the Year... Wrote a blog for SoccerAmerica.com and has done freelance writing for several magazines... ...Speaks some Spanish and some Swedish......Meditates daily and actively practices yoga...Enjoys hiking and playing with her two dogs.

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