Buffalo And Western New York Olympic History Highlights of olympic history with stories about olympic medal winners and their accomplishments.Category Sports Events olympics for Beijing organizers by dropping softball that late.(Medaille College Horizon ,summer 2002, pg 12 alumni class briefs Journal of olympic history, vol 11 http://members.tripod.com/~laxman36/olympics.html
Extractions: Olympic History from Buffalo and Western New York This page is maintained by a member of the International Society of Olympic Historians. The 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics. last updated 3-25-3 NEW! ...Schlopy wins GS National championship...Hasan continues comeback... LAKE PLACID - Buffalo's Erik Schlopy won the giant slalom at the U.S. Alpine Championships on 3-24-3. He finished in 2 minutes, 24.64 seconds under less than ideal snow conditions at Whiteface Mountain. Schlopy continues his comeback from illness,taking third place in the giant slalom at the Alpine World Championships in february. The Buffalo native finished in 14th place in the recent Olympic men's slalom. Schlopy's win prevented Bode Miller's from win four national titles. (JOHN WAWROW Associated Press 3/25/2003 in Buffalo News) NEW YORK - 17 year old Ronnetta Alexander of Buffalo won the 60-meter hurdles Sunday 3/16/3 at the National Scholastic Track and Field Championships in New York City. Another Buffalo track star, Alyissa Hasan continued her comeback from a serious foot injury, taking third in the pentathlon with 3,469 points. Hasan is a former Junior Olympic petnathlon champion. Buffalo News, 3-17-3
HickokSports.com - History - Olympic Softball Medalists olympic history. softball had its olympic debut in Atlanta, 1996, where, to the surprise of few, the US emerged winners. http://www.hickoksports.com/history/olsoftball.shtml
Olympic History: Softball - Olympics 2000 olympic history softball. Bad weather and urban limitations twobig reasons why softball was born as an indoor alternative for http://cbs.sportsline.com/u/olympics/2000/history/softball.htm
Extractions: Basketball Swimming Gymnastics Soccer ... Tennis - More Sports - Archery Badminton Baseball Canoe/Kayak Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Field Hockey Judo Mod. Pentathlon Rowing Sailing Shooting Softball Syn. Swimming Table Tennis Taekwondo Team Handball Triathlon Volleyball Water Polo Weightlifting Wrestling You are here: Home Olympic Softball Venue History ... Schedule TODAY Get Live Scores on your Cell Phone! Click Here! Bad weather and urban limitations two big reasons why softball was born as an indoor alternative for baseball because of the smaller playing space. But from its less than perfect origin in the 1880s, the sport grew rapidly after moving outdoors. Played for years as a social event for men and women in fast-pitch and slow-pitch, softball spread worldwide through U.S. influence during the World Wars. Gradually, the sport primarily interested women and the first championship was held in Australia in 1947 and Melbourne hosted the first world championship in 1965. Now, the International Softball Federation has over 110 members and softball remains one of the most popular participation sports in the U.S. The U.S. won the gold medal in the sport's Olympic debut in the 1996 Atlanta Games.
Olympic History: Softball - Olympics 2000 Basketball Swimming Gymnastics Track Field Soccer Boxing Tennis More Sports - Archery Badminton Baseball Canoe/Kayak Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Field Hockey Judo Mod. Pentathlon Rowing Sailing Shooting softball Syn. Swimming Table Tennis http://old.sportsline.com/u/olympics/2000/history/softball.htm
Extractions: Basketball Swimming Gymnastics Soccer ... Tennis - More Sports - Archery Badminton Baseball Canoe/Kayak Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Field Hockey Judo Mod. Pentathlon Rowing Sailing Shooting Softball Syn. Swimming Table Tennis Taekwondo Team Handball Triathlon Volleyball Water Polo Weightlifting Wrestling You are here: Home Olympic Softball Venue History ... Schedule TODAY Get Live Scores on your Cell Phone! Click Here! Bad weather and urban limitations two big reasons why softball was born as an indoor alternative for baseball because of the smaller playing space. But from its less than perfect origin in the 1880s, the sport grew rapidly after moving outdoors. Played for years as a social event for men and women in fast-pitch and slow-pitch, softball spread worldwide through U.S. influence during the World Wars. Gradually, the sport primarily interested women and the first championship was held in Australia in 1947 and Melbourne hosted the first world championship in 1965. Now, the International Softball Federation has over 110 members and softball remains one of the most popular participation sports in the U.S. The U.S. won the gold medal in the sport's Olympic debut in the 1996 Atlanta Games.
History - Olympics 2000 olympic history. By Year Athens 1896, Melbourne 1956. Paris 1900, Rome 1960.St. Pentathlon, Rowing. Sailing, Shooting, Soccer. softball, Swimming, Syn. Swimming. http://cbs.sportsline.com/u/olympics/2000/history/
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CNNSI.com - Olympic Sports - Softball - U.S. Loses Longest Game In History To Ch Michele Smith set an olympic record with 21 strikeouts, but she took the loss as the United States lost for the second consecutive game. China scored in the seventh extra inning to win the longest game in olympic history 20. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/2000/softball/news/2000/09/20/us_china
Extractions: AP BLACKTOWN, Australia (CNNSI.com) China won the longest game in Olympic history Wednesday as the U.S. started a losing streak. Michele Smith set an Olympic record with 21 strikeouts, but she took the loss for the second consecutive game. China scored in the seventh extra inning to win 2-0. Smith and China's Zhang Yanqing, whose 16 strikeouts would also have broken the record, each pitched all 14 innings. "Every time I walked off the field, I believed that would be the last inning," said Smith, who pitched 5 2-3 innings of relief a day before. "I came back out again and I said, `OK, they're not going to score this time, either.'' The game was so long that the outfield sprinklers, connected to an automatic timer set to go on at midnight, sprayed the U.S. players as they took their positions in the 14th.
History - Olympics 2000 » Kids Zone. olympic history. By Year Sailing. Shooting. Soccer. softball. Swimming. Syn. Swimming http://www.cbs.sportsline.com/u/olympics/2000/history
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Sydney 2000 Olympic Games Australian Baseball Federation history of baseball in Australia Basketball olympicCompetition Information softball olympic Competition Information http://members.tripod.com/~cheso_library/olympics2000.html
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Olympic History: Swimming - Olympics 2000 Basketball Swimming Gymnastics Track Field Soccer Boxing Tennis More Sports - Archery Badminton Baseball Canoe/Kayak Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Field Hockey Judo Mod. Pentathlon Rowing Sailing Shooting softball Syn. Swimming Table Tennis http://cbs.sportsline.com/u/olympics/2000/history/swimming.htm
Extractions: Basketball Swimming Gymnastics Soccer ... Tennis - More Sports - Archery Badminton Baseball Canoe/Kayak Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Field Hockey Judo Mod. Pentathlon Rowing Sailing Shooting Softball Syn. Swimming Table Tennis Taekwondo Team Handball Triathlon Volleyball Water Polo Weightlifting Wrestling You are here: Home Olympic Swimming Venue History ... Schedule TODAY Get Live Scores on your Cell Phone! Click Here! There is no exact date for when swimming was invented, but there is evidence dating the sport back for centuries. Mosaics and drawings from Middle Eastern civilizations and Pompeii show man swimming in a dog stroke. Greeks held swimming in a high regard as well, so much so that men of the ancient times often considered others less worthy if they could not run or swim. A man was considered uneducated by Plato if he could not swim. But it was an 1844 race in London, England that displayed swimming close to what we know today. Thanks to England's Swimming Society, several American Indians were brought over for the race and dominated the competition using windmill strokes resembling today's freestyle. Despite the Indians' advanced style, the English still relied on the breaststroke - the stroke mainly used by Captain Matthew Webb when he became the first to swim across the English Channel in 1875.
Extractions: OLYMPIC HISTORY Softball had its Olympic debut in Atlanta, 1996, where, to the surprise of few, the US emerged winners. It is not for nothing that the type of softball played at the Olympics is known as fast-pitch softball. The fastest pitch thrown in Atlanta was clocked at 118kph, though most elite pitchers come in at a little over 100kph. Until 1995, the US had notched up a 109-game winning streak. Before the Games in Atlanta, the US was beaten by China, but Australia was the only team to beat the US during the Games. China then beat Australia for the silver behind the US. In Sydney, Tanya Harding leads a tough Australia squad that could challenge for the title with the US, Japan and China.
CNNSI.com - Olympic Sports - Softball - U.S. Softball Opens Gold Medal Defense W The dominance of the U.S. softball team hasn't changed a bit. Lori Harrigan pitched the first solo nohitter in olympic softball history on Sunday (Saturday night EDT) to open the Americans' gold-medal defense with a 6-0 victory over Canada. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/2000/softball/news/2000/09/16/softball
Extractions: Lori Harrigan hurls a pitch on her way to a no-hitter against. Harrigan pitched the first solo no-hitter in Olympic softball history. AP BLACKTOWN, Australia (AP) It's tough to improve on the 0.00 ERA that Lori Harrigan posted in the Atlanta Games, but she managed to do it in the Olympic softball opener in Sydney. Harrigan pitched the first solo no-hitter in Olympic softball history Sunday (Saturday night EDT) to begin the Americans' gold-medal defense with a 6-0 victory over Canada. "Once 'Vegas' threw that first pitch, it was showtime," said Dot Richardson, who homered along with Crystal Bustos and Jennifer Brundage. "Lori Harrigan did a great job in the first game of the Olympics. There was a lot of pressure on her because of that." Harrigan fumbled a grounder in the first inning, although the error was charged to first baseman Sheila Douty. She then retired 20 consecutive batters. Only four batters hit the ball out of the infield.
Extractions: AP BLACKTOWN, Australia (CNNSI.com) China won the longest game in Olympic history Wednesday as the U.S. started a losing streak. Michele Smith set an Olympic record with 21 strikeouts, but she took the loss for the second consecutive game. China scored in the seventh extra inning to win 2-0. Smith and China's Zhang Yanqing, whose 16 strikeouts would also have broken the record, each pitched all 14 innings. "Every time I walked off the field, I believed that would be the last inning," said Smith, who pitched 5 2-3 innings of relief a day before. "I came back out again and I said, `OK, they're not going to score this time, either.'' The game was so long that the outfield sprinklers, connected to an automatic timer set to go on at midnight, sprayed the U.S. players as they took their positions in the 14th.
Ananova - Olympic Sport Guide - Softball history of the Modern olympic Games. 1896 1896 olympic Notes Only men were allowed to compete in these seen as the worst U.S. team performance in olympic history. http://www.ananova.com/sport/story/sm_43452.html
Extractions: Ananova: Olympic sport guide - Softball A guide to the Olympic sport of Softball. Technical details Softball is played on a diamond, with a grass surface. There is a pitching mound inside the diamond and four bases at each of the corners - home, first, second and third. There are nine players a side, taking it in turns to bat. Players use a wooden bat which is 86.36cm long and 5.7cm in diameter. The ball is heavier and larger than a baseball, but is hard, not soft (as its name would suggest). Unlike baseball, in softball the pitcher throws underarm and the match is played over seven innings rather than nine. Runs are scored by circuiting the bases. Players can be caught or tagged out. The innings are over when three batters are out. Olympic history A relatively new sport to the Games, softball became an Olympic sport for the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. Softball is a women-only event. Story filed: 09:33 Wednesday 23rd August 2000 Check for more on:
HickokSports.com - History - Index To The Olympics Offers a detailed history of the games organized by year along with medal winners for each event.Category Sports Events olympics Soccer; softball; SwimmingMen; SwimmingWomen; Synchronized Swimming; TableTennis; International olympic Committee (IOC) history, profiles, current news http://www.hickoksports.com/history/olympix.shtml
History | Softball | ABC Olympic Games Coverage realised. The olympic Games in 1996 was the crowning moment in softballshistory, and the tournament did not disappoint. It was http://www.abc.net.au/olympics/SOFTBALL/about/history.htm
Extractions: Choose a sport: All Sports Archery Athletics Badminton Baseball Basketball Beach Volleyball Boxing Canoe/Kayak Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Gymnastics Handball Hockey Judo Modern Pentathlon Rowing Sailing Shooting Soccer Softball Swimming Synch. Swimming Table Tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball Waterpolo Weightlifting Wrestling Home Softball About this sport About Softball Forum archive Check out the discussion with Tracy Parish on Thursday September 21. It is thought that softball began as an indoor version of baseball in Chicago in the late 1800s. By 1933 the games rules had been standardised, and it spread internationally largely thanks to US servicemen who played it when they were stationed around the world during World War II. The sports history in Australia began in 1939 when it was promoted in schools and colleges in NSW. The first interstate championships was held in 1947 and the Australian Softball Federation was formed two years later. Australia joined the International Softball Federation in 1953 and was instrumental in establishing the first World Championship, held here in 1965 and won by the host country.
SPORTS FACTS - Softball - Olympic Games Tony Hinchliffe's Sports Facts history softball olympic Games HOME DIARY historyLINKS Baseball On This Page See Also 1996 United States PR China Australia http://sportsfacts.net/history/softball/softball_olympic_games.html
Extractions: 1996 United States PR China Australia 2000 United States Japan Australia USA Laura Berg, Gillian Boxx, Sheila Cornell, Lisa Fernandez, Michele Granger, Lori Harrigan, Dionna Harris, Kim Maher, Leah O'Brien, Dot Richardson, Julie Smith, Michele Smith, Shelly Stokes, Dani Tyler, Christa Williams China Chunfang Zhang, Fang Yan, Xuging Liu, Ying Wang, Hua Tao, Hong Chen, Jian Xu, Zhongxin An, Qiang Wei, LiLei, Yaju Liu, Lihong Wang, Li Ou Australia Kim Cooper, Jocalyn Lester, Joanne Brown, Kerry Dienelt, Sally Modermin, Natalie Ward, Tanya Harding, Hayles Petrie, Petra Ededone, Leslie McDermid, Jen McRae, Shelly Richardson, Eve Roche, Laura Wilkins, Penny Crudgington Final USA 2-1 Japan USA Laura Berg, Lisa Fernández, Lori Harrigan, Michele Smith, Christie Ambrosi, Jennifer Brundage, Crystl Bustos, Sheila Douty, Danielle Henderson, Jennifer Mcfalls, Stacey Nuveman, Leah O´Brien-Amico, Dot Richardson, Michelle Venturella, Christa 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
Extractions: SOFTBALL By Sport. Archery Badminton Basketball Canoe/Kayaking Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Gymnastics Judo Modern Pent. Paralympics Rowing Sailing Shooting Softball Swimming Table Tennis Tae Kwon Do Tennis Triathlon Trampoline Volleyball Water polo Weight Lifting Wheelchair Bball Windsurfing Wrestling Who has Qualified The Way to Sydney Olympic History New Sports ... Back to CAAWS Tuesday June 13th, 2000 Final Selection for Olympic Softball Roster To be made following 3 Nations Challenge Seventeen members from the Women's Olympic Pool have one more chance to showcase their skills before the final selection of the Women's National Softball Team who will represent Canada at the 2000 Olympic Summer Games in Sydney, Australia. The 3 Nations Challenge will be the final event in the selection process for Canada's 15-member Olympic Roster and will feature 3 of the 8 Women's National Softball Teams heading to the 2000 Olympics. Canada, Australia and New Zealand will bring exciting softball competition to Canada when they meet for the first-ever 3 Nations Challenge in Brampton, Ontario from June 21st-24th. "The athletes and coaching staff are looking forward to the 3 Nations Challenge with much excitement," states Head Coach Ron Clarke "especially knowing that it will be used as the final step in the selection process for the Women's Olympic Softball Team".
INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - SPORTS olympic history, softball for women was admitted to the olympic programmeduring the 1996 olympic Games in Atlanta. The United States http://www.olympic.org/uk/sports/programme/history_uk.asp?DiscCode=SO
INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - SPORTS olympic history, American baseball became a full medal sport in Barcelona in 1992,while the similar sport of softball was added to the olympic programme in 1996 http://www.olympic.org/uk/sports/programme/history_uk.asp?DiscCode=BB
