Soccer Moms Save the Day Trivia Quiz

Answer: Christie Rampone

Rampone is the mother of two daughters, Rylie (born in 2005) and Reece (born in 2010). Her international playing career spanned from 1997-2015 five years after the birth of her second daughter! She is highly decorated, having won the FIFA Women's World Cup in 1999 and 2015, and won the Olympic gold medal in 2004, 2008, and 2012.

She is also the oldest woman to ever play in a FIFA Women's World Cup final, and she has the second-highest amount of caps among all female American soccer players.

Answer: Ekaterina Gordeeva

Gordeeva gave birth to daughter Daria in 1992, and (along with her husband/pairs partner, Sergei Grinkov) won the Olympic gold medal in the pairs discipline in 1994. They also won the European Championship title in 1994. They had already won the Olympic gold medal in 1988, along with several World Championship titles (1986, 1987, 1989, 1990) and two European Championships titles (1988, 1990).

The pair proceeded to skate as professionals afterwards; unfortunately, Grinkov passed away in 1995. Gordeeva also has a daughter (Elizaveta, born in 2001) with fellow Olympic gold medalist Ilia Kulik.

She skated as a professional skater after having Elizaveta, as well.

Answer: Dana Vollmer

Vollmer's son, Arlen, was born in 2015. She has quite a decorated career, having won a total of five gold medals, a silver medal and a bronze medal at the Olympics between 2004-2016, six gold medals, six silver medals, and four bronze medals at the World Championships, and three individual NCAA Championship titles/one team NCAA Championship title when she swam for the University of Florida.

Answer: Oksana Chusovitina

Chusovitina had a son, Alisher, in 1999. She competed for the Soviet Union/Unified Team early on in her career (1991/1992), but competed for Uzbekistan starting in 1993 - until 2006. When Alisher was diagnosed with leukemia in 2002, she moved to Germany to have it treated.

She competed for Germany from 2006-2012, after which she started representing Uzbekistan again. She has won one Olympic gold medal (1992) and one Olympic silver medal (2008), and has won three World Championship gold medals, four World Championship silver medals, and four World Championship bronze medals.

At the time this quiz was published (2017), she was still competing.

Answer: Kerri Walsh Jennings

Walsh Jennings has three children: son Joseph (born in 2009), son Sundance (born in 2010), and daughter Scout (born in 2013). She was five weeks pregnant with Scout when she won an Olympic gold medal in 2012. She has won three Olympic gold medals (2004, 2008, 2012) with partner Misty May-Treanor, and an Olympic bronze medal (2016) with April Ross.

She also won three World Championship gold medals (2003, 2005, 2007) and one World Championship silver medal (2011) with May-Treanor.

Answer: Cindy Parlow

Leroux competed after giving birth to son Cassius (born in 2016), Rodriquez competed after giving birth to son Ryan (born in 2013), and Boxx competed after giving birth to daughter Zoe (born in 2013). All three are highly decorated competitors - Leroux won a gold medal at the 2012 Olympics, and won the 2015 Women's World Cup title; Rodriguez won a gold medal at the 2008 Olympics and the 2012 Olympics, and won the 2015 Women's World Cup title; and Boxx has won gold medals at the 2004 Olympics, the 2008 Olympics, and the 2012 Olympics, while she also won the 2015 Women's World Cup title.

Answer: Larisa Latynina

Latynina gave birth to her daughter Tatyana in 1958, only five months after competing at the 1958 World Championships (where she won five gold medals - including the All-Around title). She is one of the most decorated gymnasts of all time, having won nine Olympic gold medals, five Olympic silver medals, and four Olympic bronze medals - along with having won nine World Championship gold medals, four World Championship silver medals, and one World Championship bronze medal.

Answer: Dara Torres

Torres gave birth to daughter Tessa in 2006, and competed in her fifth Olympics in 2008. She competed in almost every Olympics from 1984-2008 (she did not compete at the 2004 Olympics). She has won four Olympic gold medals, four Olympic silver medals, and four Olympic bronze medals.

She is the oldest swimmer (male or female) to win a medal at the Olympics, having won three silver medals at the 2008 Olympics when she was 41 years old (including an individual silver medal in the 50 meter freestyle).

Answer: Jo Pavey

Pavey had daughter Emily (born in 2013) ten months before she won the gold medal in the 10,000 meters at the 2014 European Championships. She also has a son, Jacob (born in 2009). Along with her 2014 European Championships gold medal, she has a bronze medal from the 2007 World Championships, and a silver medal from the 2012 European Championships - all in the 10,000 meters distance.

Answer: Lashinda Demus

Demus gave birth to sons Dontay and Duaine in 2007. She won the silver medal at the 2012 Olympics in the 400 meter hurdles. In regards to World Championship medals, she has won two gold medals, two silver medals, and two bronze medals - almost all in the 400 meter hurdles (all but a gold medal in the 4x400 meter relay in 2009) and almost all after becoming a mother (she won a silver medal in 2005).