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7 United States. 8 Venezuela. 9 ... 9 References. Toggle the table of contents. Softball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Team squads. ... Below are team rosters for ...
Competing teams. Softball at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place over a ten-day period starting August 12 and culminating in the medal finals on August 21. All games were played at the Fengtai Softball Field. Olympic softball is a women only competition, with men competing in the similar sport of baseball.
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 ...
The United States of America (USA), represented by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.U.S. athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games in the modern era, except the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, which was boycotted by the American team and 65 other countries in protest of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
Japan took home the gold medal for the second time against the Americans, 13 years after the host country defeated the U.S. at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Japan blanked Team USA 2-0 in a repeat of the Americans' 2008 gold medal loss. ... It was the first Olympic softball gold medal game in 13 years. ... The U.S. took home gold in softball’s first ...
The United States won silver, and the Australian team bronze, to become the only countries to win a medal in all four Olympic softball tournaments. The international governing bodies of softball, baseball, rugby sevens, golf, karate, roller sports, and squash petitioned the IOC in 2009 to fill two sport slots at the 2016 Olympics . [ 13 ]
USA Softball Team Aiming for Athens Tour The "Bound 4 Beijing Tour" was a tour for the US Softball Team in preparation for the 2008 Olympics . The Team went to face many College, Professional, International, and ASA teams.