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Softball At The 2000 Summer Olympics
Final results for the Softball competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics: Medals Schedule Starting 17 September, there will be four preliminary games each day until 23 September for a total of 28 games. Two semi-final games played 25 September, with the game for third place same day. The final game for the gold medal played on 26 September at 7:30 pm local time. 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 The top four teams advanced to the semifinal round. Games ;17 September Preliminary round Semi finals Final Grand final Medal round The loser of 1&2 seed game played the winner of the 3&4 seed game in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blacktown Olympic Centre
Blacktown International Sportspark (BISP) (formally known as Blacktown Olympic Park) is a multi-sports venue located in Rooty Hill, New South Wales, Rooty Hill, a suburb in Sydney, Australia. The venue includes two cricket grounds, which have also been used for Australian rules football, an Track and field, athletics track and field, three baseball field, baseball diamonds, two Association football pitch, soccer fields, four softball diamonds, administration centers and park land. It was constructed for the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2000 Sydney Olympics to host Softball at the 2000 Summer Olympics, softball and Baseball at the 2000 Summer Olympics, baseball events. The facilities have since been used as a training and administrative base for the Greater Western Sydney Giants from 2010 to 2012, and for the Western Sydney Wanderers FC since 2012. Since 2010 the Sydney Blue Sox of the Australian Baseball League have used the main baseball stadium as their home field. Facilities * Black ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer McFalls
Jennifer Yvonne McFalls (born November 10, 1971) is an American, former collegiate All-American, gold-medal winning Olympian softball player and current head coach originally from Grand Prairie, Texas. She is head of the Kansas Jayhawks softball. team She played college softball at Texas A&M as a utility player and shortstop. She then went on to represent Team USA, being named an Olympic alternate in 1996 and a member of the 2000 team that won gold. After her years playing softball McFalls decided to become a coach with her first position as the assistant coach at Texas A&M. Mcfalls continued to coach for many years with several different schools at many different competitive levels. She was the head coach of the National Pro Fastpitch professional softball team, the Dallas Charge for their inaugural season. Early life Born in Arlington, Texas and raised in Grand Prairie, Mcfalls began to play softball at age the early age of 8. She was first introduced to softball though he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiori Koseki
(born June 30, 1972) is a Japanese softball player who played in the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ... mostly as a Left field, but on one occasion played as a Pinch Runner in the game against New Zealand. She won the silver medal for Japan. References Japanese softball players Living people Softball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic softball players of Japan Olympic silver medalists for Japan 1972 births Olympic medalists in softball Asian Games medalists in softball Softball players at the 1998 Asian Games Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics {{japan-softball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshimi Kobayashi
(born August 11, 1968) is a Japanese softball player who played for three different positions in the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...: The pinch hitter, left field and right field. She won the silver medal for team Japan. References Japanese softball players Living people Softball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic softball players of Japan Olympic silver medalists for Japan 1968 births Olympic medalists in softball Asian Games medalists in softball Softball players at the 1990 Asian Games Softball players at the 1998 Asian Games Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics 20th-century Japanese women {{Japan-soft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazue Ito (softball)
(born 22 December 1977 in Kanagawa / grew up in Tatebayashi, Gunma) is a Japanese softball player at first base. She won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and a bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), .... References External links * 1977 births Japanese softball players Living people Olympic softball players of Japan Olympic silver medalists for Japan Olympic bronze medalists for Japan Softball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Softball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in softball Asian Games medalists in softball Softball players at the 2002 Asian Games Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Medalists at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taeko Ishikawa
(born October 14, 1975) is a Japanese softball player who played as a pitcher. She won the silver medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 .... References Japanese softball players Living people Softball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic softball players for Japan Olympic silver medalists for Japan 1975 births Olympic medalists in softball Asian Games medalists in softball Softball players at the 1998 Asian Games Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics {{Japan-softball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yumiko Fujii
(born April 24, 1972) is a Japanese softball player who played as a pitcher. She won the silver medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 .... References Japanese softball players Living people Softball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic softball players for Japan Olympic silver medalists for Japan 1972 births Olympic medalists in softball Asian Games medalists in softball Softball players at the 1998 Asian Games Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics 20th-century Japanese women 21st-century Japanese women {{Japan-softball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Misako Ando
(born March 21, 1971) is a Japanese softball player who plays as a shortstop. She won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 .... References Japanese softball players Living people Softball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic softball players of Japan Olympic silver medalists for Japan 1971 births Olympic medalists in softball Asian Games medalists in softball Softball players at the 1994 Asian Games Softball players at the 1998 Asian Games Softball players at the 2002 Asian Games Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics 20th-cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan At The 2000 Summer Olympics
Japan competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 266 competitors, 156 men and 110 women, took part in 156 events in 28 sports. Medalists , width=78% align=left valign=top , , width=22% align=left valign=top , Archery Sayoko Kawauchi was the most successful Japanese archer in Sydney, advancing to the quarterfinal before being defeated by eventual silver medallist Kim Nam-Soon. Men's team competition: *Makiyama, Matsushita, Hamano – Round of 16, 14th place (0-1) Athletics Men's competition Men's 100 m *Shingo Kawabata :* Round 1 – 10.39 :* Round 2 – 10.6 (did not advance) *Koji Ito :* Round 1 – 10.45 :* Round 2 – 10.25 :* Semifinal – 10.39 (did not advance) *Shigeyuki Kojima :* Round 1 – 10.59 (did not advance) Men's 200 m *Shingo Suetsugu :* Round 1 – 20.6 :* Round 2 – 20.37 :* Semifinal – 20.69 (did not advance) *Koji Ito :* Round 1 – 20.75 :* Round 2 – 20.56 :* Semifinal – 20.67 (did not advance) Men's 400 m *Jun Os ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Japan
The national flag of Japan is a rectangular white banner bearing a crimson-red circle at its center. This flag is officially called the , but is more commonly known in Japan as the . It embodies the country's sobriquet: the Land of the Rising Sun. The ''Nisshoki'' flag is designated as the national flag in the Act on National Flag and Anthem, which was promulgated and became effective on 13 August 1999. Although no earlier legislation had specified a national flag, the sun-disc flag had already become the ''de facto'' national flag of Japan. Two proclamations issued in 1870 by the Daijō-kan, the governmental body of the early Meiji period, each had a provision for a design of the national flag. A sun-disc flag was adopted as the national flag for merchant ships under Proclamation No. 57 of Meiji 3 (issued on 27 February 1870), and as the national flag used by the Navy under Proclamation No. 651 of Meiji 3 (issued on 27 October 1870). Use of the ''Hinomaru'' was severely restric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christa Lee Williams
Christa Lee Williams-Yates (born February 8, 1978) is an American, former collegiate three-time All-American, two-time Gold Medal winning Olympian, retired three-time pro All-Star, right-handed hitting softball pitcher originally from Houston, Texas. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta where she received a gold medal with the American team. Four years later at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, she won her second gold medal. Williams-Yates began her college career with the UCLA Bruins in 1997 before transferring to play softball with the Texas Longhorns (1998–99). Joining in its inaugural year, she played three years in the National Pro Fastpitch with the Texas Thunder (2004–06) and still ranks top-10 in career wins, strikeouts, ERA among other records. In 2018, Williams-Yates was named to the USA National Softball Hall of Fame. Currently, Williams-Yates teaches high school softball in Friendswood, Texas. College In her freshman year, Williams-Yates was nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelle Venturella
Michelle Ruether Venturella (born May 11, 1973) is an American, former collegiate All-American, gold medal winning Olympian, left-handed softball player and former Head Coach, originally from Indianapolis, Indiana. Venturella played for the Indiana Hoosiers in the Big Ten Conference, being named a three-time all-conference honoree and the 1994 Player of The Year. She later served as an alternate for the 1996 Olympics and then winning a gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics for Team USA softball. She is the former head coach at Washington University in St. Louis. Career She competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where she received a gold medal with the American team. Ventruella played NCAA softball at Indiana University. She was the head coach of the Washington University in St. Louis softball team. Statistics Indiana Hoosiers The Indiana Hoosiers are the intercollegiate sports teams and players of Indiana University Bloomington, named after the colloquial term fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
