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Softball was a women's sporting event at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Games were played at the softball stadium in the Helliniko Olympic Complex from August 14 to 23. The United States won the gold while Australia took silver and Japan received bronze. Softball was one of the three sports at the 2004 Athens Olympics that was for women only along ...
Canada; Position No. Player Birth Club in 2004 IF: 2: Erin White: OCT/27/1977: Team Canada P: 3: Lauren Bay: AUG/09/1981: White Rock Renegades (British Columbia) IF
In 2004, the IOC investigated the addition of sports to the Olympic schedule including golf, rugby sevens, squash, roller sports, and karate. [9] The IOC voted on July 8, 2005, to remove softball and baseball from the 2012 Summer Olympics roster, the first sports removed from the Olympics since polo in 1936. [10]
On March 26, 2008, the United States Olympic softball team had their 185-game winning streak (both official and exhibition games) snapped in a no-hitter thrown by Virginia Tech's pitcher Angela Tincher, who struck out 10 batters in a 1–0 exhibition win for the Hokies. The no-hit win proved something extra special in this case, as Tincher had ...
Women's softball was the female version of baseball played at the Games since women's baseball was not included on the program. Rule differences between Olympic softball and baseball included: 1) ball is pitched underhand. The ball must weigh between 6.25 ounces (177 g) and 7 ounces (200 g).
Previously, four WNBA rookies - Rebecca Lobo in 1996, Diana Taurasi in 2004, Candace Parker in 2008 and Breanna Stewart in 2016 – have been selected for Team USA’s Olympic rosters, while ...
The warm-up for the pre-Olympic friendly match between Serbia and Montenegro and United States (Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro, August 6, 2004). Roster. The following is the United States roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics. [6]
2004 • 2008 • 2012 • 2016 • 2020 • 2024 • 2028 This category includes softball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens , Greece . See also