Softball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Team squads

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Below are the team rosters for the softball competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Each team consists of 15 players.

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Australia

The roster was released on 1 July 2021. [1]

Softball at the 2020 Summer OlympicsFlag of Australia (converted).svg Australia roster
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  • Nathan Jones
  • Andrew Kirkpatrick

Canada

The Canadian roster of 15 athletes was named on 12 May 2021, including four members of the last team that competed at the Olympics (Lawrie, Rafter, Regula and Sailing). [3] [4]

Softball at the 2020 Summer OlympicsFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada roster
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Italy

The roster was released on 4 July 2021. [5]

Softball at the 2020 Summer OlympicsFlag of Italy.svg Italy roster
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Japan

The roster was released on 23 March 2021. [7] [8]

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Mexico

The women's national softball roster of Mexico was released on July 5, 2021. [10]

Softball at the 2020 Summer Olympics Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico roster
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  • Carlos Caro
  • Rolando Guerrero

United States

The United States roster was released on June 20, 2021. [12]

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