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Stacey Porter (born 29 March 1982 in Tamworth, New South Wales) is a softball player from Australia, who won a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. A powerful hitter, Porter plays professionally in Japan and was first selected for the national team in 2002. She was the first indigenous person to represent Australia at the Olympics in softball. In 2005, she was recognised by both the softball and indigenous communities being named Female Sportsperson of the Year at the Deadly Awards as well as Female Softballer of the Year. In 2008 she was named NAIDOC Sportsperson of the Year. In March 2010, Porter was named Captain of the Australian Softball team.
When Porter is not playing in Japan she resides in Brisbane.