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The first softball team to win an olympic medal?
Softball was introduced as an Olympic medal sport for women in 1996. The United States won the gold medal at those Olympic Games held in Atlanta. As of now, softball is scheduled to be discontinued as an Olympic sport after the 2008 Games in Beijing.
Olympic Medal winners of Madagascar?
As of the 2008 Games in Beijing, no athlete from Madagascar has ever won an Olympic medal.
When did softball become an Olympic sport?
Softball's first year as an Olympic sport was 1996. Unfortunately, softball is being dropped as an Olympic sport after the 2008 Games in Beijing.
2008 olympic gold medal winners in long jump?
Men: Irving Saladino, Panama Women: Maurren Maggi, Brazil
Who won the bronze medal in Wrestling at the 2008 Olympic games?
There were 35 total bronze medals awarded for Wrestling in the 2008 Olympics: 14 in men's freestyle, 8 in woman's freestyle, and 13 in men's Greco-Roman. You can see the complete list of 2008 Olympic wrestling medal winners at the related links.
Olympic gold medals in softball for us?
The USA has won 3 gold medals in softball at the Olympics, in 1996 (Atlanta), 2000 (Sydney) and 2004 (Athens). They were beaten into the silver medal position by the hosts in 2008 (Beijing)
Who were the last two winners of the olympic gold medal in the women's 100 meter sprint?
Yuliya Nesterenko of Belarus in 2004 and Shelly-Ann Fraser of Jamaica in 2008.
What do winners in 2008 Olympics get?
A circular medal made from gold.
What team won in the softball olympics team?
Japan won the last Olympic softball event. That was the only time the USA did not win the gold medal.
What's the story of softball?
Softball was at first just indoor baseball. The first softball was a boxing glove and the first bat was a metal pole. Then it grew as a womens sport through out the years. It was first appeared in the Olympics in the 1996 Atlanta Games where the USA team won their first gold medal. They then appeared again in the 2000 Sydney Games where the they won another gold medal. In the 2004 Athens games, they won their third gold medal. In the 2008 Beijing Games, they lost in the gold medal round against Japan after they were favored to win the gold once more. As of today, softball is no longer considered an olympic sport. Some of the IOC ( International Olympic Committie) members belive its not an internationally known sport and that it is too closely related to baseball which seems to have a drug problem. It was voted out of the 2012 and 2016 olympic games but the ISF (International Softball Federation) is working very hard to regain its olympic status in the 2020 olympic games.
Who is the current Olympic champion in baseball?
The 2004 Olympic gold medal team was from Cuba. The 2008 Olympic gold medal game will be between Cuba and South Korea.
What does the 2008 olympic gold medal look like?
See Related Links for Images of the 2008 Beijing Olympic medals
