41. Softball History Message Board: Re: Softball history Message Board Post a Response softball history Message Board there wereenough people who believed softball belonged on the olympic program, and http://members3.boardhost.com/SoftballHistory/msg/134.html

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42. 1996 Summer Olympics Return to World history (home) Main Article Index softball, beach volleyball andmountainbiking debut on the olympic programme, together with women s http://www.worldhistory.com/wiki/1/1996-Summer-Olympics.htm

World History (home) Encyclopedia Index Localities Companies Surnames ... This Week in History 1996 Summer Olympics 1996 Summer Olympics in the news See also: 1996 Summer Paralympics The Games of the XXVI Olympiad were held in in Atlanta Georgia , United States. Atlanta was selected in above Athens Belgrade Manchester Melbourne and Toronto. Athens had hoped to organise the 100th anniversary of the modern Olympic Games . The IOC 's vote for Atlanta was therefore slightly surprising, however the feeling was that Athens' infrastructure could not be improved enough in time to successfully host the Games. It was regarded by some as one of the least successful of the modern games. The problem of traffic congestion sometimes made travel between venues difficult. There were complaints at how omnipresent the advertising was, with Coca-Cola especially being marketed on every available surface. Also during the games, the Centennial Olympic Park bombing took place on July 27, killing Alice Hawthorne and wounding 111 others, and causing the death of Melih Uzunyol by heart attack. In his closing speech, Juan Antonio Samaranch , head of the IOC, for the first time did not describe the games as being the "best ever".

43. BBC SPORT | Olympics 2004 | Schedule | Olympics 2004 - Schedule Of Events Prix), Football (prelim), Gymnastics Artistic (finals), Handball (prelim), Hockey(prelim), Sailing (races), softball (final), Synchronised olympic history. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics_2004/schedule/default.stm

News Sport Weather World Service ... Question of Sport CHOOSE A SPORT Select Football Cricket Rugby U Rugby L Tennis Golf Motorspt Boxing Athletics Snooker Racing Cycling Disability Sport US Sport Other Olympics 2004 N Ireland Scotland Wales Last Updated: Friday, 8 August, 2003, 10:52 GMT 11:52 UK E-mail this to a friend Printable version Olympics 2004 - Schedule of events The Olympic Games takes place in Athens, Greece, from Wednesday 11 August to Sunday 29 August 2004. Wednesday, 11 August Football (Preliminaries) Thursday, 12 August Football (Preliminaries) Friday, 13 August Opening Ceremony Saturday, 14 August Highlight: Cycling - Road races Badminton (round matches) Basketball (prelim) Beach Volleyball (prelim), Boxing (prelim), Cycling Road (medals), Diving (finals), Fencing (medals), Football (prelim), Gymnastics Artistic (qual), Handball (prelim), Hockey (prelim), Judo (medals), Sailing (races), Shooting (finals), Softball (prelim), Swimming (finals), Table tennis (round), Volleyball (prelim), Weightlifting (finals). Sunday, 15 August

44. BBC SPORT | Olympics 2004 | Venues Guide | Helliniko Olympic Complex Stadium Great Britain beat hosts Greece 30 in the stadium s inaugural game at theend of March and the International softball Federation said olympic history. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics_2004/venues_guide/3578667.stm

Home TV Radio Talk ... Question of Sport CHOOSE A SPORT Select Football Cricket Rugby U Rugby L Tennis Golf Motorspt Boxing Athletics Snooker Racing Cycling Disability Sport US Sport Other Olympics 2004 N Ireland Scotland Wales Last Updated: Monday, 19 April, 2004, 17:29 GMT 18:29 UK E-mail this to a friend Printable version Helliniko Olympic Complex VENUE FACTFILE Events (capacity): Baseball (8,568), basketball (13,631), canoeing (8,000), fencing (13,631), handball (13,631), hockey (8,300), softball (8,800) Athletes: Schedule: 15-18, 20-22, 24-25 Aug (Baseball) 14-24 Aug (Basketball) 17-20 Aug (Canoeing) 14-22 Aug (Fencing) 26-29 Aug (Handball) 14-27 Aug (Hockey) 14-20, 22-23 Aug (Softball) Situated in a southern suburb of Athens near to the coast, the Helliniko Olympic Complex will be the centre of activity for seven sports during the Games and six events during the Paralympics. The venue is on the site of the old Athens international airport about eight kilometres south of the city centre. It was among the projects facing serious delays after complaints from local residents held up construction.

45. History & Origins WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 1991 ENTERING THE olympic GAMES 1996 - FIRST olympic softball. 3.What are the two forms of softball? history DEVELOPMENT OF softball. http://softball.spaceocean.com/history.htm

The origins of Softball can be traced back inside the Farragut Boat Club of Illnois, Chicago, where a Harvard-Yale football game was held, on a winter day in November, 1887. During the post-game celebration, a Yale supporter threw an old boxing glove at a nearby Harvard alumni, who instinctively tried to hit it back with a stick, reportedly a broom handle. This incident prompted George Hancock, a reporter for the Chicago Board of Trade, to suggest a new game of "Indoor Baseball". He scaled down the game of Baseball and drew up a set of rules for it to be played indoor. This new game became popular and moved outdoors...... READ FURTHER ON WHAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE :- - "INDOOR BASEBALL" - "INDOOR-OUTDOOR" - "KITTEN BALL" - "DIAMOND BALL, MUSH BALL.." - "SOFTBALL" - FIRST NATIONAL SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT AMATEUR SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION (ASA) INTERNATIONAL SOFTBALL FEDERATION (ISF) - FIRST WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - ENTERING THE OLYMPIC GAMES - FIRST OLYMPIC SOFTBALL FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 1. What about the birth of Baseball?

46. USA WEEKEND Magazine alone produced female American gold medal teams in soccer, softball and basketball ofolympic hopefuls who aspire to make their mark in olympic history when the http://www.usaweekend.com/03_issues/030824/030824olympics.html

SEARCH Home Page Site Index Celebs ... Back Issues /* You may give each page an identifying name, server, and channel on the next lines. */ var pageName="" var server="" var channel="" var pageType="" var pageValue="" var prop1="" var prop2="" var prop3="" var prop4="" var prop5="" var prop6="news" var prop7="umbrella" var prop8="" var prop9="" var prop10="" /********* INSERT THE DOMAIN AND PATH TO YOUR CODE BELOW ************/ /********** DO NOT ALTER ANYTHING ELSE BELOW THIS LINE! *************/ var s_code=" " ADVERTISEMENTS Issue Date: August 24, 2003 In this article: Swimmer Natalie Coughlin Fencer Iris Zimmerman Softball pitcher Jennie Finch (Full Web version) 2004 OLYMPIC PREVIEW American Women: Why they will rule Men may draw larger salaries, more media play and bigger endorsements, but USA WEEKEND Magazine explains why our female competitors hold so much promise for Athens. By Scott Gummer Click on links For more interview highlights, visit us at usaweekend.com. The Olympic gender barrier was broken long ago. Women are no longer a novelty they are a force. Next year in Athens, there could even be more female competitors than men, which would be an Olympic first. Women have never been closer to proving they can compete at a level of strength, stamina and speed once reserved only for men, says Stanford University women's swimming coach Richard Quick, a five-time Olympic coach. "The great female athlete is every bit the athlete as the great male athlete in any sport," he says.

47. Final Olympic Softball Rooster To Be Announced Following 3 Nations Challenge olympic history. http://www.caaws.ca/olympics/2000/softball/softball_jun17.htm

SOFTBALL By Sport. Archery Badminton Basketball Canoe/Kayaking Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Gymnastics Judo Modern Pent. Paralympics Rowing Sailing Shooting Softball Swimming Table Tennis Tae Kwon Do Tennis Triathlon Trampoline Volleyball Water polo Weight Lifting Wheelchair Bball Windsurfing Wrestling Who has Qualified The Way to Sydney Olympic History New Sports ... Back to CAAWS Tuesday June 13th, 2000 Final Selection for Olympic Softball Roster To be made following 3 Nations Challenge Seventeen members from the Women's Olympic Pool have one more chance to showcase their skills before the final selection of the Women's National Softball Team who will represent Canada at the 2000 Olympic Summer Games in Sydney, Australia. The 3 Nations Challenge will be the final event in the selection process for Canada's 15-member Olympic Roster and will feature 3 of the 8 Women's National Softball Teams heading to the 2000 Olympics. Canada, Australia and New Zealand will bring exciting softball competition to Canada when they meet for the first-ever 3 Nations Challenge in Brampton, Ontario from June 21st-24th. "The athletes and coaching staff are looking forward to the 3 Nations Challenge with much excitement," states Head Coach Ron Clarke "especially knowing that it will be used as the final step in the selection process for the Women's Olympic Softball Team".

48. Golden Girls: U.S. Repeats As Softball Champs TUESDAY NEWS • softball US women repeat • Baseball Homer in the ninth sends bidto wrestle for gold • Track Johnson makes olympic history by defending http://www.jsonline.com/sports/oly00/sep00/1soft092600.asp

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49. JS Online: Three-run Blast Lifts Softball Team wrestles for gold medal, Lowney ousted • Track Johnson makes olympic history bydefending 400 seconds Monday night, you had to be there • softball US on http://www.jsonline.com/sports/oly00/sep00/soft25s1092500.asp

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50. Central Calif ASA-USA Softball - A Bit Of History then youth softball s beginning, and into the slow pitch history. Since 1965 softballhad geared its every energy for a place on the olympic Games Program. http://www.ccmsasa.org/history/history.html

document.write(''); Home Overview News Contacts ... Planning Calendar This Month in History March 2002 Metro History History of Fast Pitch August 2001 ... ASA Tourney Home APRIL 1, 2001 By: Ike Pursell When asked to write the article for the first "This month in history", I tried to think where to start. Since the Metro was formed in 1963 to the present, there has been a lot of rich history in the Metro. But, there was also lots of softball history before we became a Metro. There were the Hammer Field men's teams of the late 30's and 40's. There were the women's Rockets, although not many in ASA, it was still softball. So maybe for this first article it would be fitting to go over the history of softball itself and then in successive months go into early Metro history, then youth softball's beginning, and into the slow pitch history. A lot of the credit for inventing the game of softball was given to George Hancock of the Farragut Boat Club of Chicago, Illinois (USA). The year was 1887 and Hancock was the man who foresaw that the then popular American game of baseball could be brought indoors. The game of indoor baseball, as the new sport was named, became popular and soon went outdoors in the spring. The named changed from indoor baseball to Kitten Ball, then to Mush Ball and finally changed to its present worldwide-adopted name of SOFTBALL.

51. Council Members - Dorothy G. Richardson, M.D., Vice Chair That home run was the first in olympic softball history. She was the oldest softballplayer in 1996 and also at the Sydney Games in 2000, when she turned 39. http://www.fitness.gov/aboutpcpfs/members/richardson/richardson.html

Dorothy G. Richardson, M.D., Vice Chair , of Clermont, Florida – Dr. Dot Richardson is currently Medical Director of the National Training Center in Clermont, Florida, a state of the art facility for athletes of all levels, located on a campus with a fully staffed hospital (South Lake Hospital) and the University of Central Florida. She is an orthopedic surgeon with Ray-Richardson Orthopedic Associates. In addition to her medical career, Dr. Richardson is a well-known athlete in the sport of softball. A two-time Olympic Gold medallist in softball (1996 and 2000), she hit the game-winning home run that led to a Gold medal in the 1996 Atlanta Games, the year softball debuted at the Olympics. That home run was the first in Olympic softball history. She was the oldest softball player in 1996 and also at the Sydney Games in 2000, when she turned 39. The U.S. team had dominated at the 1996 Games and went to Sydney with a 119-game winning streak. The team struggled to reach the final but triumphed over Japan in a dramatic 2-1 victory to win its second straight Olympic gold medal in softball. Dot Richardson received her B.S. degree in Kinesiology and Pre-Med from the University of California Los Angeles, her Masters in Exercise Physiology/Health from Adelphi University, and her Doctor of Medicine from the University of Louisville Medical School. During her orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Southern California, she took a one-year leave of absence to compete at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. After completing her residency, she began a one-year fellowship at the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic Clinic, in Los Angeles, where she worked with professional athletes from the Los Angeles Lakers, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Anaheim Mighty Ducks.

52. Softball information about the national championship and world series history, includingASA for selecting the players and coaches for the olympic softball team that http://www.jsu.edu/depart/library/graphic/softball.htm

Softball Back To Sports Table of Contents Fastpitch General Information History JSU Softball ... Youth's Softball Fastpitch Back to Top of Section American Fastpitch Association (AFA) This is the official site of the American Fastpitch Association. This site provides information on membership, tournaments, regions and directors, team scores, and fund raising. General Information Back to Top of Section Softball Search "The Softball Search Engine" allows you to type in a word or phrase, select one of the categories listed on the site, or select the Random Link option at the top of the page to find information on softball on the Internet. History Back to Top of Section Slow Pitch Softball History The Slow Pitch Softball History site provides information about the national championship and world series history, including ASA, USSSA, ISA, NSA, and others. There are also a number of links to other softball related sites. JSU Softball Back to Top of Section Gamecock Softball This is Jacksonville State University's Softball main page. This page provides information on our softball schedule and results, and head coach. National Team Back to Top of Section USA Softball "As the national governing body for softball in the United States, the Amateur Softball Association/USA Softball is responsible for selecting the players and coaches for the Olympic Softball team that will participate in the 2000 Olympic Games!" This is the official site for the USA Softball team. It includes player bios, schedules and Olympic products.

53. Indiana University Athletics - Softball - History - Olympians history Tradition of Program Yearby-Year Vs storied career of former Indianasoftball great Michelle of 2000 in Sydney, Australia – an olympic Gold medal http://iuhoosiers.com/softball/history/sbolympians.html

Choose a Sport... - - - - MEN'S - - - - Baseball Basketball Cross Country Football Golf Soccer Tennis Wrestling - - - - WOMEN'S - - - - Basketball Cross Country Field Hockey Golf Rowing Soccer Softball Tennis Volleyball Water Polo TEAM LINKS Schedule/Results Statistics Meet the Hoosiers Photo Gallery ... IUB Events Softball History - Olympians History: Tradition of Program Year-by-Year Vs. Opponents Coaches ... Michelle Venturella Records: Honors All-Americans Single Season Batting Single Season Pitching ... The Last Time... The storied career of former Indiana softball great Michelle Venturella After leaving Indiana, Venturella continued to play softball on a variety of teams with loads of success. After earning an alternate slot on the 1996 U.S. Olympic softball team, she was determined to secure a permanent position on the 2000 squad. She landed a spot on Team USA in 1997 and has etched herself among the regulars on the team since. She was a member of a pair of gold medal teams at the 1998 World Championships in Japan and at the 1998 South Pacific Classic in Christchurch, New Zealand. Venturella plans to continue her involvement with softball in the future either as a player or possibly as a coach. She maintains her ties to the games as an employee of Softball Limited in Indianapolis during the evenings and is also an athlete representative for USA Softball. As a member of the Board of Directors for USA Softball, she works to make the whole process better for the athletes. She also serves as a rep for Louisville Slugger, where she attends clinics with them to do bat testing and special appearances.

54. HCO - Olympic Softball Stadium olympic Bulletin. history olympic Venues olympic Sports Greece TodayInformation. HCO olympic softball Stadium. Venues in Athens. http://www.ana.gr/olympics/English/pages/OlympicVenues/StadiaEllinikou-Softball.

Olympic Bulletin History Olympic Venues Olympic Sports Greece Today ... Information HCO - Olympic Softball Stadium Venues in Athens Agios Kosmas Ano Liossia A.O.S.C. Athens City Centre ... Vouliagmeni Venues in other cities Ancient Olympia Heraklio Patras Thessaloniki ... Volos International Softball Federation officials and Athens 2004 Organizing Committee (ATHOC) staff tour under-construction Olympic venues at the old Athens airport site of Helliniko. (28/3/2003 A.N.A. / ATHOC) About A.N.A. Home Greek Bulletin Site Map

55. Olympic Games Books by Ron Babb, Amateur softball Association, United States Amateur softball AssociatiOur 100 Hundred Greatest Moments in olympic history by Bud Greenspan Colby http://www.bookhills.com/Olympic_Games_Books_16608.htm

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56. Stanford University Cardinal | Softball | The Official Athletic Site After capturing its first olympic gold medal in the sports history at the 1996 olympicGames in Atlanta, GA, the USA softball Women s National Team defended http://www.fansonly.com/schools/stan/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/010904aaa.html

June 11, 2004 Insider Newsletter TEAMS IN THE NEWS SCHEDULES ONLINE STORE ... WIRELESS Email login: Password: New users Signup! Current Conditions In Stanford, CA: SUNNY Temp: 73 Wind: 19 NNW Complete Weather Information At Stanford Choose Sport Baseball Basketball - M Basketball - W Crew Cross Country Fencing Field Hockey Football Golf - M Golf - W Gymnastics - M Gymnastics - W Lacrosse - W Soccer - M Soccer - W Softball Swim/Diving - M Swim/Diving - W Sailing Sync Swimming Tennis - M Tennis - W Volleyball - M Volleyball - W Water Polo - M Water Polo - W Wrestling News Releases Printer-Friendly Format E-mail this article Former Cardinal Jessica Mendoza makes her first Olympic team roster after being a consistent member of the USA National Team since the 2001 season. Softball Home HEADLINES John Rittman Signs Contract Extension Through 2007 Season Lauren Lappin Tabbed To WCWS All-Tournament Team Cardinal Softball Falls To UCLA, 3-1, In Twelve Innings At WCWS RELATED LINKS CollegeSports.com Wire Email this to a friend USA Softball Announces Official Roster For 2004 Olympic Games Former Cardinal Jessica Mendoza tabbed to 15-member squad; current star Lauren Lappin named alternate.

57. Softball Gobulldogs.com - Fresno State Official Athletic Site The USA softball Women’s National Team won the first olympic gold medalin the sport’s history during the 1996 olympic Games in Atlanta, Ga. http://www.fansonly.com/schools/fres/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/082799aaa.html

Roster Schedule/Results News Archives ... Travel Fresno State Athletics would like to thank the following photographers for their generous support: Don Davis Photography Jose Garza Photography Senior to be Amanda Scott will be one of seven Bulldogs who will look to capture a spot on the 2000 USA Olympic Team when announced on Labor Day. USA Softball Holds Olympic Trials Next Week Seven Bulldogs Are Olympic Hopefuls; Olympic Team Announced Labor Day Aug. 27, 1999 Fresno, Calif. - The Amateur Softball Association of America /USA Softball has selected its final pool of 39 athletes that will compete for an Olympic spot on the 2000 USA Olympic Softball Team next week, Sept. 2-4, in Midland, Mich. Of the 39 who will be participating, seven will be representing Fresno State in former standouts Laura Berg, Nina Lindenberg, Kim Maher, Julie Smith and Shelly Stokes, and current Bulldogs Amanda Scott and Becky Witt. Fifteen spots are being coveted to represent Team USA in Sydney, Australia. The selection of the USA Olympic Softball Team will be formally announced at a press conference on Monday, Sept. 6, in San Diego. The final 39-player pool, 30 of which already earned spots to the trials after being named to the 1999 USA Gold National Team and 1999 USA Blue National Team in Fresno, Calif., this past June, are:

58. Www.TexasSports.com After capturing its first olympic gold medal in the sport s history at the 1996 olympicGames in Atlanta, Ga., the USA softball Women s National Team defended http://www.texassports.com/mainpages/sb_pages/2003_04/003_september/090803_20.ht

Back to Main Back to Softball UT's Cat Osterman makes U.S. National Softball Team Oklahoma City, Okla. USA Softball announced today the list of 18 players, including The University of Texas' All-American pitcher Cat Osterman (Houston, Texas/Cypress Springs), that will train for the next 12 months in preparation for the defense of its gold medal at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. Since the official Olympic roster consists of only 15 players, three of the 18 players selected will be named as alternates on Monday, Jan. 5. The final 15 will be nominated to the United States Olympic Committee as the team to represent the U.S. at the 2004 Olympic Games. "It's been an exciting week with trials and the anticipation of the team's announcement," Osterman, the 2003 USA Softball National Player of the Year, said. "It is an honor to be a part of this team and this roster of great players. "Four years ago, I played against the Olympic Team and I hoped and dreamed that one day I would be a part of it, too. I never thought it would become a reality, but my dream has come true.

59. Final 15 After capturing its first olympic gold medal in the sports history at the 1996olympic Games in Atlanta, GA, the USA softball Women’s National Team http://www.usoc.org/cfdocs/borg/newsTemplate.cfm?spID=55&newsID=3041

60. Olympic Routes - Issue 6 the olympic Games history has a Greek athlete took part in the volleyball, in handballand in other sports less popular in Greece, such as baseball, softball, http://www.hoc.gr/en/info/periodika/6o/3.asp

Contents Editorial IOC Conference in Prague Debut in Athens Harilaos Vassilakos, the hot favorite who came second ... HOC Plenary Session Debut in Athens By Thodoris Georgantas Greek male and female athletes will make their debut in six out of 28 sports included in the Athens Olympic Games program in August 2004. Never before in the Olympic Games history has a Greek athlete took part in the volleyball, in handball and in other sports less popular in Greece, such as baseball, softball, hockey and badminton. In August 2004 in Athens, Greek athletes will compete in sports most of the Greeks are not familiar with, as well as in sports, like volley ball and handball, Greek athletes are proud of great distinctions. But there are also sports where Greece has never been represented at the Olympics. VOLLEYBALL The President of Greece's Volley Ball Federation (EOPE) and Hellenic Olympic Committee's (HOC) treasurer Thanassis Beligratis was very clear about the participation of national volleyball teams of men and women in the Athens Olympic Games. "We won't participate in the Games just to parade", he said. "The program of our national volleyball teams' preparation for the 2004 was set up when our country won the Olympic Games organization. We have been working on that and I hope that our teams will manage to star both in the volleyball and in the beach volleyball". Greece's national men's team won a bronze medal at a European championship, while they took the sixth place, the best they had ever achieved, at the World Championship which took place in Athens in 1994. In the beach volleyball, Greece can be proud of a gold medal at a European championship. It is worth mentioning that volleyball was introduced to the Olympic Games in 1964 in Tokyo, while beach volleyball was introduced to the Olympic Games program in 1996 in Atlanta. Greece has already a participation in two Games.

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