Softball at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Softball made its first appearance as an official medal sport at the 1996 Summer Olympics. The competition was held at historic Golden Park in Columbus, Georgia, United States. Final results for the Softball competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics:
Medal summary
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Women's tournament | United States (USA) Laura Berg Gillian Boxx Sheila Cornell Lisa Fernandez Michele Granger Lori Harrigan Dionna Harris Kim Maher Leah O'Brien Dot Richardson Julie Smith Michele Smith Shelly Stokes Danielle Tyler Christa Lee Williams |
China (CHN) 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 (AUS) Joanne Brown Kim Cooper Carolyn Crudgington Kerry Dienelt Peta Edebone Tanya Harding Jennifer Holliday Joyce Lester Sally McDermid Francine McRae Haylea Petrie Nicole Richardson Melanie Roche Natalie Ward Brooke Wilkins |
Final team standings
Rank | Team | Games | Wins | Losses |
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United States (USA) | 9 | 8 | 1 | |
China (CHN) | 10 | 6 | 4 | |
Australia (AUS) | 9 | 6 | 3 | |
4 | Japan (JPN) | 8 | 5 | 3 |
5 | Canada (CAN) | 7 | 3 | 4 |
6 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 7 | 2 | 5 |
7 | Netherlands (NED) | 7 | 1 | 6 |
8 | Puerto Rico (PUR) | 7 | 1 | 6 |
Medal round
Gold medal match
- United States (USA) 3
- China (CHN) 1
Bronze Medal Match
References
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