Softball at the 2000 Summer Olympics was held from 17 to 26 September 2000 at the Blacktown Olympic Centre.
Medal Table[]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
3 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Medalists[]
Event | |||
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Women | United States Christie Ambrosi Laura Berg Jennifer Brundage Crystl Bustos Sheila Douty Lisa Fernandez Lori Harrigan Danielle Henderson Jennifer McFalls Stacey Nuveman Leah O'Brien-Amico Dot Richardson Michele Smith Michelle Venturella Christa Williams |
Japan Misako Ando Yumiko Fujii Taeko Ishikawa Kazue Ito Yoshimi Kobayashi Shiori Koseki Mariko Masubuchi Naomi Matsumoto Emi Naito Haruka Saito Juri Takayama Hiroko Tamoto Reika Utsugi Miyo Yamada Noriko Yamaji |
Australia Sandra Allen Joanne Brown Fiona Crawford Kerry Dienelt Peta Edebone Sue Fairhurst Selina Follas Fiona Hanes Kelly Hardie Tanya Harding Sally McCreedy Simmone Morrow Melanie Roche Natalie Titcume Natalie Ward |
Statistics[]
- There were 120 total athletes from 8 countries.
- Diamela Puente was the youngest participant with 19 years and 256 days.
- Dot Richardson was the oldest participant with 39 years and 4 days.
- No competitors were chosen to be flag bearers at the opening ceremony.
- Japan won its first-ever medal in the sport.