Softball at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held from 21 to 30 July 1996 at the Golden Park in Columbus, Georgia, marking its debut as a full-medal sport.
Medal Table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 |  China |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 |  Australia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Medalists[]
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| Women | United States Laura Berg Gillian Boxx Sheila Cornell Lisa Fernandez Michele Granger Lori Harrigan Dionna Harris Kim Ly Maher Leah O'Brien Dorothy Richardson Julie Smith Michele Smith Shelly Stokes Danielle Tyler Christa Lee Williams |
China An Zhongxin Chen Hong He Liping Lei Li Liu Xuqing Liu Yaju Ma Ying Ou Jingbai Tao Hua Wang Lihong Wang Ying Wei Qiang Xu Jian Yan Fang Zhang Chunfang |
Australia Joanne Brown Kim Cooper Carolyn Crudgington Kerry Dienelt Peta Edebone Tanya Harding Jennifer Holliday Jocelyn Lester Sally McDermid Francine McRae Haylea Petrie Nicole Richardson Melanie Roche Natalie Ward Brooke Wilkins |
Statistics[]
- There were 120 total athletes from 8 countries.
- Elba Lebron was the youngest participant with 17 years and 139 days.
- Myriam Segarra was the oldest participant with 41 years and 205 days.
- No competitors were chosen to be flag bearers at the opening ceremony.