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.
Basketball
Since netball is not an Olympic sport, Irene has not won an Olympic gold medal but she has won gold medals at the Netball World Championships and Commonwealth Games.
No one - sadly, taekwondo did not become an Olympic sport until 1988.
The story is said about Muhammad Ali (aka Cassius Clay) that after he was refused to be served at a whites only restaurant he threw his gold medal into the Ohio River. Others claim that he lost it and the story is not true. He did receive a new gold medal in 1996 at the Olympic games in Atlanta.
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.
Rugby is not an Olympic sport. The last Olympics where rugby was a medal sport was the 1924 Games in Paris.
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.
Basketball
Nigeria won the Gold medal in football at the 1996 Olmypics
1996 Atlanta Games
Field & Track
No, and Canadian football is not an Olympic Sport.
Jack Beatson
1996 Games in Atlanta.
Basketball
Badminton is the official sport of Indonesia. Indonesia has won a Gold medal since the sport was first introduced in the Olympic Games.