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It was one of the three sports at the Athens Olympics that was for women only along with Synchronized Swimming and Rhythmic Gymnastics . Eight teams competed for the Gold Medal in only the third appearance of the sport at the Summer Olympics . TEAM SQUADS See Softball At The 2004 Summer Olympics (team Squads) for details. MEDAL WINNERS In one of the most dominating runs in Softball History, the team of the United States led by head coach Mike Candrea won the olympic gold medal by defeating Australia 5-1 in the championship game on August 23 . It was the first time in 9 games that an opponent scored a run against Team USA. Throughout the tournament the team outscored its opponents 51-1. Crystl Bustos hit two homeruns to provide all the run-support pitcher Lisa Fernandez required. Fernandez pitched all six innings, picking up her second win in two days against Australia. She also won the semi-final game. Team USA has won the previous two tournaments and completed the Hat-trick . Australia's silver medal marks the teams best result in olympic softball history. Japan earned the bronze medal after beating China in the semi-final. PARTICIPANTS Teams that have qualified for the tournament: SCHEDULE Starting August 14 , there will be four preliminary games each day until August 20 for a total of 28 games. Two semi-final games will be played August 22 , with the game for third place following later that day. The final game for the gold medal will be played on August 23 at 4pm local time. Standings Preliminary round August 14 09:30 12:00 17:00 19:30 August 15 09:30 12:00 17:00 19:30 August 16 09:30 12:00 17:00 19:30 August 17 09:30 12:00 17:00 19:30 August 18 09:30 12:00 17:00 19:30 August 19 09:30 12:00 17:00 19:30 August 20 09:30 12:00 17:00 19:30
Semi finals The semi-final game between the #3 and #4 ranked teams (Japan and China) is an elimination game, with the loser out. The winner faces the loser of the other semifinal in the bronze medal game later Sunday night. The loser of the bronze medal game received the bronze medal. The winner of that game faces the winner of the Australia vs. United States semifinal in the gold medal game, with the winner of that game receiving gold and the loser receiving silver. August 22 9:30 August 22 12:20 Bronze Medal game August 22 17:00 Gold Medal Game August 23 16:00 EXTERNAL LINK |
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