2000 Summer Olympics / Softball

Softball at the 1996 Summer Olympics
information
venue	Sydney
Competition venue	Blacktown Olympic Center
Teams	8th
Nations	8th
Athletes	120 (120 )
date	September 17th to 26th, 2000
decisions	1
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A softball competition was held at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the Australian metropolis of Sydney .

With the Olympic baseball tournament there was a corresponding competition for men.

The venue was the Blacktown Olympic Center .

Medalists

gold	silver	bronze
United States Dot Richardson Laura Berg Lisa Fernandez Crystl Bustos Jennifer Brundage Michele Mary Smith Sheila Douty Stacey Nuveman Leah O'Brien Christie Ambrosi Jennifer McFalls Danielle Henderson Christa Lee Williams Lori Harrigan Michelle Venturella	Japan Haruka Salto Misako Ando Reika Utsugi Noriko Yamaijy Miyo Yamada Shiori Koseki Kazue Ito Emi Naito Hiroko Tamoto Mariko Masubuchi Yoshimi Kobayasi Naomi Matsumoto Yumiko Fujii Taeko Ishakawa Juri Takayama	Australia Sandra Allen Joanne Brown Kerry Dienelt Peta Edebone Sue Fairhurst Silina Follas Fiona Hanes Kelly Hardie Tanya Harding Sally McCreedy Simone Morrow Melanie Roche Natalie Titcume Natalie Ward Brooke Wilkins

Results

Preliminary round

rank	nation	Sp	S.	N	RF	RA	Pct.
1	Japan	7th	7th	0	18th	7th	1,000
2	Australia	7th	6th	1	22nd	5	0.857
3	China	7th	5	2	26th	4th	0.714
4th	United States	7th	4th	3	19th	6th	0.571
5	Italy	7th	2	5	3	27	0.286
6th	New Zealand	7th	2	5	12	22nd	0.286
7th	Cuba	7th	1	6th	6th	30th	0.143
8th	Canada	7th	1	6th	13	18th	0.143

date	Clock	encounter
17th of September	10:30	Canada	0	-	6th	United States
	13:00	Italy	0	-	5	China
	17:30	Cuba	1	-	4th	Japan
	20:00	New Zealand	2	-	3	Australia
September 18	10:30	China	1	-	3	Japan
	13:00	Cuba	0	-	3	United States
	17:30	New Zealand	3	-	2	Canada
	20:00	Australia	7th	-	0	Italy
September 19th	10:30	Japan	2	-	1	United States
	13:00	Italy	1	-	0	Cuba
	17:30	New Zealand	0	-	10	China
	20:00	Australia	1	-	0	Canada
September 20th	10:30	New Zealand	6th	-	2	Cuba
	13:00	Japan	1	-	0	Australia
	17:30	Canada	7th	-	1	Italy
	20:00	China	2	-	0	United States
21st September	10:30	New Zealand	0	-	1	Italy
	13:00	United States	1	-	2	Australia
	17:30	Cuba	0	-	7th	China
	20:00	Japan	4th	-	3	Canada
September 22	10:30	United States	2	-	0	New Zealand
	13:00	Canada	1	-	2	Cuba
	17:30	China	0	-	1	Australia
	20:00	Japan	2	-	0	Italy
September 23rd	10:30	Australia	8th	-	1	Cuba
	13:00	China	1	-	0	Canada
	17:30	New Zealand	1	-	2	Japan
	20:00	United States	6th	-	0	Italy

Final round

	Semifinals					Bronze game					final
	1	Japan	1
	2	Australia	0								1	Japan	1
						2	Australia	0
											4th	United States	2
						4th	United States	1
	3	China	0
	4th	United States	3