Wayne Ough (born 27 November 1978) is an Australian former

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who also competed in the Olympics. Listed at and , he threw and batted right-handed. Drafted by the

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in the 15th round of the

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, Ough spent five seasons in the minor leagues, from 2000 to 2004. He then competed in the

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, an

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, during 2005 and 2006, and in the

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in 2010, 2011, and 2014. Ough played in the Czech Baseball Extraliga during three seasons. In 2009 and 2010 for

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and in 2011 for Technika Brno. In 2004, Ough was part of the Australian Olympic baseball team that earned a

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in the baseball tournament at the Athens Olympics. He pitched in three games without allowing an

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.Australian Olympic profile
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1978 births Living people Adelaide Bite players Australian expatriate baseball players in Canada Australian expatriate baseball players in the United States Baseball pitchers Baseball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Binghamton Mets players Brockton Rox players Brooklyn Cyclones players Capital City Bombers players Draci Brno players Kingsport Mets players Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic baseball players for Australia Olympic silver medalists for Australia Olympic medalists in baseball Québec Capitales players St. Lucie Mets players People from Werribee, Victoria Baseball players from Melbourne Sportsmen from Victoria (state) {{Australia-Olympic-medalist-stub