Tisha Lea Venturini-Hoch (née Venturini; born March 3, 1973) is a former American soccer player and current National Spokesperson for Produce for Better Health.^[1] She is a gold medalist in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, and a world champion in the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup held in the U.S.

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Tisha Venturini

Personal information
Full name	Tisha Lea Venturini-Hoch
Birth name	Tisha Lea Venturini[1]
Date of birth	(1973-03-03) March 3, 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth	Modesto, California, U.S.
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991–1994	North Carolina Tar Heels
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	San Jose CyberRays
1998	Delaware Genies
	Bay Area CyberRays
International career
1992–2000	United States	134	(47)
Medal record Women's football (soccer) Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Team competition World Cup 1999 USA Team competition 1995 Sweden Team competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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She was born in Modesto, California^[2] and attended Grace M. Davis High School.^[3]

She attended University of North Carolina, and played for the Tar Heels women's soccer team. As a Tar Heels team member, she was NCAA Champion in 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1994.^[1] She won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's top soccer player in 1995.^[4][5]

Venturini played professional soccer in the W-League for San Jose CyberRays, Delaware Genies and Bay Area CyberRays.

Venturini is the only athlete in any sport to ever hold all five titles as
1) a Collegiate Champion at University of North Carolina,
2) a four-time NCAA National Champion at University of North Carolina,
3) a World Cup Champion in 1999,
4) an Olympic Gold Medalist in 1996,
5) a Professional Champion at Bay Area CyberRays in 2001.
^[6]

During her career, Venturini represented the United States of America in 132 matches, and scored 44 goals. She currently holds the tenth rank among American women top goal scorers. She was awarded a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta,^[7] and was a World Champion at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup hosted by U.S.A.^[8] Venturini with her team finished third place in Sweden 1995 World Cup.

Matches and goals scored at World Cup and Olympic tournaments

In two FIFA Women's World Cup: Sweden 1995 and USA 1999; and one Olympics: Atlanta 1996 Tisha Venturini played 13 matches and scored 7 goals.^[9]

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Location	Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred
Lineup	Start – played entire match on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time (c) – captain
Min	The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal.
Assist/pass	The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information.
penalty or pk	Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.)
Score	The match score after the goal was scored.
Result	The final score. W – match was won L – match was lost to opponent D – match was drawn (W) – penalty-shoot-out was won after a drawn match (L) – penalty-shoot-out was lost after a drawn match
aet	The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation
pso	Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parentheses; the match was tied at the end of extra-time
	Orange background color – Olympic women's football tournament
	Blue background color – FIFA women's world cup final tournament

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More information Goal, Match ...

Goal	Match	Date	Location	Opponent	Lineup	Min	Score	Result	Competition
Sweden 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup Final
1	1	1995-06-06[m 1]	Gävle	China	Start	22	1–0	3–3 D	Group match
	2	1995-06-08[m 2]	Gävle	Denmark	Start			2–0 W	Group match
	3	1995-06-10[m 3]	Helsingborg	Australia	Start			4–1 W	Group match
2	4	1995-06-13[m 4]	Gävle	Japan	{{{4}}}. off 80' (on Cromwell)	80	4–0	4–0 W	Quarter-final
	5	1995-06-15[m 5]	Västerås	Norway	Start			0–1 L	Semifinal
3	6	1995-06-17[m 6]	Gävle	China	Start	24	1–0	2–0 W	Third place match
Atlanta 1996 Olympic Women's Football Tournament
4	7	1996-07-21[m 7]	Orlando	Denmark	Start	37	1–0	3–0 W	Group stage
5	8	1996-07-23[m 8]	Orlando	Sweden	Start	15	1–0	2–1 W	Group stage
	9	1996-07-25[m 9]	Miami	China	Start			0–0 D	Group stage
	10	1996-07-28[m 10]	Athens, GA	Norway	Start			2–1 aet W	Semifinal
	11	1996-08-01[m 11]	Athens, GA	China	Start			2–1 W	Gold medal match
USA 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup
6	12	1999-06-27[m 12]	Boston	Korea DPR	Start	68	2–0	3–0 W	Group stage
7						76	3–0
	13	1999-07-10[m 13]	Los Angeles	China	{{{4}}}. on 115' (off Milbrett)			0–0 (pso 5–4) (W)	Final

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Venturini partnered with former national team players Mia Hamm and Kristine Lilly to develop the TeamFirst Soccer Academy. TeamFirst conducts youth soccer camps throughout the United States.

Venturini likes to ski, read, and play cards. She is a part of the ownership group of Angel City FC of the National Women's Soccer League.^[10]