Final results for the Softball competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics:
Medals GoldSilverBronze United States Laura Berg Lisa Fernandez Lori Harrigan Michele Smith Christie Ambrosi Jennifer Brundage Crystl Bustos Sheila Cornell Danielle Henderson Jennifer McFalls Stacey Nuveman Leah O'Brien Dot Richardson Michelle Venturella Christa Lee Williams Japan Misako Ando Yumiko Fujii Taeko Ishikawa Kazue Ito Yoshimi Kobayashi Shiori Koseki Mariko Masubuchi Naomi Matsumoto Emi Naito Haruka Saito Juri Takayama Hiroko Tamoto Reika Utsugi Miyo Yamada Noriko Yamaji Australia Joanne Brown Kerry Dienelt Peta Edebone Tanya Harding Melanie Roche Natalie Ward Brooke Wilkins Sandra Allen Sue Fairhurst Selina Follas Fiona Hanes Kelly Hardie Sally McDermid Simmone Morrow Natalie Titcume
Schedule Starting on 17 September, there were 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 Qualified for the semifinals EliminatedThe top four teams advanced to the semifinal round. TeamWLRSRAWIN%GBTiebreaker701871.000––61225.8571.0–52264.7142.0–43196.5713.0–25327.2865.0 1–0 vs. NZL251222.2865.0 0–1 vs. ITA161318.1436.0 1–0 vs. CAN16630.1436.0 0–1 vs. CUB
Games 17 September
Preliminary round 17 September 10:30 Canada 0 – 6 United States 17 September 13:00 Italy 0 – 5 China PR 17 September 17:30 Cuba 1 – 4 Japan 17 September 20:00 New Zealand 2 – 3 Australia IN 10 INNINGS18 September 10:30 China PR 1 – 3 Japan 18 September 13:00 Cuba 0 – 3 United States 18 September 17:30 New Zealand 3 – 2 Canada IN 10 INNINGS18 September 20:00 Australia 7 – 0 Italy 19 September 10:30 Japan 2 – 1 United States 19 September 13:00 Italy 1 – 0 Cuba 19 September 17:30 New Zealand 0 – 10 China PR MERCY RULE, BOTTOM 6TH19 September 20:00 Australia 1 – 0 Canada 20 September 10:30 New Zealand 6 – 2 Cuba 20 September 13:00 Japan 1 – 0 Australia IN 8 INNINGS20 September 17:30 Canada 7 – 1 Italy 20 September 20:00 China PR 2 – 0 United States IN 14 INNINGS21 September 10:30 New Zealand 0 – 1 Italy 21 September 13:00 United States 1 – 2 Australia IN 13 INNINGS21 September 17:30 Cuba 0 – 7 China PR 21 September 20:00 Japan 4 – 3 Canada IN 10 INNINGS22 September 10:30 United States 2 – 0 New Zealand 22 September 13:00 Canada 1 – 2 Cuba 22 September 17:30 China PR 0 – 1 Australia 22 September 20:00 Japan 2 – 0 Italy IN 8 INNINGS23 September 10:30 Australia 8 – 1 Cuba 23 September 13:00 China PR 1 – 0 Canada 23 September 17:30 New Zealand 1 – 2 Japan 23 September 20:00 United States 6 – 0 Italy
Semi finals 25 September 9:30 Japan 1 – 0 Australia 25 September 12:00 China PR 0 – 3 United States
Final 25 September 19:30 Australia 0 – 1 United States
Grand final 26 September 19:30 Japan 1 – 2 United States IN 8 INNINGS
Medal round The loser of 1&2 seed game played the winner of the 3&4 seed game in the bronze medal match. The loser of the bronze medal match won the bronze medal while the winner went on to play the winner of the 1&2 seed game for the gold medal in the gold medal match.
Final team standings Rank Team Games Wins Losses 10 7 3 9 8 1 9 6 34 8 5 35 7 2 56 7 2 57 7 1 68 7 1 6
References Official Olympic Report