Softball at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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Softball
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Venue Golden Park
DatesJuly 21–30, 1996
Teams8
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
2000  

Women's 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:

Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Women's tournamentFlag of the United States.svg  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
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  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
Flag of Australia.svg  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

Participants

Competition format

Eight teams competed in the Olympic softball tournament, and the competition consisted of two rounds. The preliminary round followed a round robin format, where each of the teams played all the other teams once. Following this, the top four teams advanced to a Page playoff system round consisting of two semifinal games, and finally the bronze and gold medal games.

Group stage

Qualified for the semifinals
Eliminated

The top four teams advanced to the semifinal round.

TeamWLRSRAWIN%GBTiebreaker
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 61377.857--
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 52299.71413 RA vs. AUS/JPN
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 522211.71416 RA vs. CHN/JPN
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 522418.714110 RA vs. CHN/AUS
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 341517.4293-
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 251919.2864-
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 16432.14351–0 vs. PUR
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 16544.14350–1 vs. NED
July 21
July 22
July 23
July 24
July 25
July 26
July 27

Medal round

The loser of 1&2 seed game played the winner of the 3&4 seed game in the bronze medal match. The loser of the bronze medal match won the bronze medal while the winner went on to play the winner of the 1&2 seed game for the gold medal in the gold medal match.

SemifinalsBronze medal gameGold medal game
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 11Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3
2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 02Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1
2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 4
3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2
3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3
4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 0

Semi finals

Bronze medal match

Winner advanced to gold medal match. Loser won bronze medal.

Team1234567 R H E
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 0101101452
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 0202000222
WP: Wang L (4-2)   LP: Roche (2-2)

Gold medal match

Team1234567 R H E
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 0000010142
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0030000340
WP: Michele Granger (2-0)   LP: Liu Y (0-1)   Sv: Fernandez (1)

Final team standings

RankTeamGamesWinsLosses
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)981
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)1064
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)963
4Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan  (JPN)853
5Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)734
6Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei  (TPE)725
7Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)716
8Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico  (PUR)716

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