Softball at the Summer Olympics
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Softball was introduced as an Olympic sport for women (only) in the 1996 Summer Olympics. It is scheduled to be removed from the Olympic program after the 2008 Summer Olympics.
[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 |  Australia (AUS) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 |  Japan (JPN) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 |  China (CHN) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
[edit] Medalists
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1996 Atlanta | United States |
China |
Australia |
| 2000 Sydney | United States |
Japan |
Australia |
| 2004 Athens | United States |
Australia |
Japan |
| Sports at the Olympic Games | |
|---|---|
| Summer sports |
Archery • Athletics • Badminton • Baseball • Basketball • Boxing • Canoeing • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Fencing • Football • Gymnastics • Handball • Hockey • Judo • Modern pentathlon • Rowing • Sailing • Shooting • Softball • Swimming • Synchronized swimming • Table tennis • Taekwondo • Tennis • Triathlon • Volleyball • Water polo • Weightlifting • Wrestling |
| Winter sports |
Alpine skiing • Biathlon • Bobsleigh • Cross‑country skiing • Curling • Figure skating • Freestyle skiing • Ice hockey • Luge • Nordic combined • Short track speed skating • Skeleton • Ski jumping • Snowboarding • Speed skating |
| Past sports |
Basque pelota • Cricket • Croquet • Golf • Jeu de paume • Lacrosse • Polo • Rackets • Roque • Rugby union • Tug of war • Water motorsports |
| Softball at the Summer Olympics |  |
|---|---|
| 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 See also: List of Olympic medalists in softball |
