Christine Sinclair participant in football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – women's tournament
2012 London Olympics
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sinclair broke the record of most goals scored in the Olympics for women's soccer, claiming the golden boot of the competition from two goals against South Africa, one against Great Britain, and three against the United States. She scored a hat-trick in a 4–3 extra time loss in the semi-final match against the American squad. Canada was unhappy with the performance of referee Christina Pedersen, who made a series of controversial decisions in favour of the Americans. Sinclair was ultimately fined a reported $3,500 and banned four matches for post match comments, which accused Pedersen of bias and deciding the result of the match before it had kicked off.Sinclair subsequently finished the tournament as top scorer with six goals and led the Canadian women's national soccer team to a bronze medal with a 1–0 win against France on August 9, 2012. Her remarkable effort as team captain and her performance in the semi-final earned her the honour of Canada's flag bearer in the closing ceremony, as well as the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.Sinclair made her 200th appearance on December 12, 2013, scoring her 147th international goal in a 2–0 win over Scotland at the 2013 Torneio Internacional Cidade de São Paulo.FIFA World Player of the Year: 2002 (6th), 2005 (candidate), 2006 (candidate), 2007 (candidate), 2008 (8th), 2010 (7th), 2012 (5th), 2016 (8th) 
The Best FIFA Special Award for Outstanding Career Achievement: 2021
IFFHS CONCACAF Women's Team of the Decade: 2011–2020
Summer Olympic Golden Boot: 2012
CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup Golden Boot: 2002, 2006
FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship Golden Ball: 2002
FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship Golden Boot: 2002
WPS Championship Final MVP: 2011
WPS Best XI: 2011
NWSL Second XI: 2013, 2018
Canadian Player of the Decade: 2010-2019
Canadian Player of the Year: 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018
Lou Marsh Award: 2012
Bobbie Rosenfeld Award: 2012, 2020
MAC Hermann Trophy: 2004, 2005
Thorns Supporters Player of the Year: 2018Orders
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