61. Olympic Medallists olympic medallists. Results of the Day Image Gallery Gold medallists in the2000 Sydney olympic Games. Grecoroman http://www.athens2004.gr/en/WrestlingMedallists

The official website of the ATHENS 2004 Olympic Games - Games of the XXVIII Olympiad Daily Summaries: Home Sports Wrestling Medallists Javascript must be enabled to view this page, although the important information on the page is also available to browsers that do not support scripts. Olympic Medallists Gold Medallists in the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games Greco-roman Categories Name and NOC 48 - 54 kg SIM, Kwon-Ho - KOR 54 - 58 kg NAZARIAN, Armen - BUL 58 - 63 kg SAMOURGACHEV, Varteres - RUS 63 - 69 kg ASCUY AGUILERA, Feliberto - CUB 69 - 76 kg KARDANOV, Mourat - RUS 76 - 85 kg YERLIKAYA, Hamza - TUR 85 - 97 kg LJUNGBERG, Mikael - SWE + 97 kg GARDNER, Rulon - USA Free style Categories Name and NOC 48 - 54 kg ABDULLAYEV, Namig - AZE 54 - 58 kg DABIR, Alireza - IRI 58 - 63 kg OUMAKHANOV, Mourad - RUS 63 - 69 kg IGALI, Daniel - CAN 69 - 76 kg SLAY, Brandon - USA 76 - 85 kg SAITIEV, Adam - RUS 85 - 97 kg MOURTASALIYEV, Saghid - RUS + 97 kg MOUSSOULBES, David - RUS www.ATHENS2004.com Olympic Games Schedule - Results Medals ... Paralympic sports Related Topics Ticketing Schedule - Results Venues For the first time a Dj, DJ Ti«sto, performed at the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony.

62. BBC SPORT | Olympics 2004 | Boxing | History | Cuba Club All-comers Cuba first made a mark on olympic boxing with silver medals in 1968 before winningthree golds in 1972. Links to more history stories http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics_2004/boxing/history/default.stm

Home TV Radio Talk ... Question of Sport CHOOSE A SPORT Select Football Cricket Rugby U Rugby L Tennis Golf Motorspt Boxing Athletics Snooker Racing Cycling Disability Sport Other N Ireland Scotland Wales Last Updated: Friday, 16 April, 2004, 09:01 GMT 10:01 UK E-mail this to a friend Printable version Cuba club all-comers Cuba's Felix Savon is a giant of the the Olympic ring with three golds Pugilism, an early form of boxing, first appeared as an Olympic sport in 668 BC. Today's event is far removed from that ancient art, but is no less exciting and has consistently been one of the major attractions at the Olympics. The modern sport was given a formal frame in 1857 when the Marquis of Queensbury put in place a set of rules and regulations. Almost 50 years later it was admitted to the Olympic family of sports in 1904. All the gold medallists in St Louis were American and included two titles for Oliver Kirk - a feat that has never been matched - and a heavyweight victory for Samuel Berger. Berger set a precedent by turning professional soon after, a path that has since been followed by a host of medallists including Floyd Patterson, Muhammed Ali (as Cassius Clay), Joe Frazier, George Forman, Roy Jones Jr and Lennox Lewis. That first Olympics also set a precedent in that the USA dominated the event as they have the medal table ever since, winning more than twice as many medals as their nearest rivals, Cuba.

63. BBC SPORT | Olympics 2004 | Archery | History | East And West Target Gold However, that was positvely youthful compared to early medallists in one of theOlympic programme s least physically demanding events. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics_2004/archery/history/default.stm

Home TV Radio Talk ... Question of Sport CHOOSE A SPORT Select Football Cricket Rugby U Rugby L Tennis Golf Motorspt Boxing Athletics Snooker Racing Cycling Disability Sport Other N Ireland Scotland Wales Last Updated: Friday, 23 April, 2004, 12:14 GMT 13:14 UK E-mail this to a friend Printable version East and West target gold South Korea's triple gold medal winner Mi-Jin Yun trains in Athens The earliest records of archery date back as far as the ancient Egyptians 5,000 years ago, when it was used for hunting and warfare. Many ancient cultures regarded archery as an art, much like music or poetry, and it figures repeatedly in Roman and Greek mythology. It was also used by Native Americans and throughout Asia, as well as by Attila the Hun in his conquest of much of Europe and Asia. Academy: Get in on teh archery action In time, archery became a popular leisure pursuit and England's King Henry VIII founded the first club - the Brotherhood of St. George - in 1537. The first recorded contest of recent times was in London in 1583, and the first international competition was held between English and French archers in 1900. It was in the same year that archery became an Olympic sport, featuring every year until 1920, with the exception of Stockholm in 1912.

64. Sailing At The Olympics - A Short History A successful event saw the Crown Prince take home an olympic gold medal. For the first time in history the olympic Harbour was included as part of the http://www.sailing.org/menu.asp?MenuID=j62`GBv,zBpOvIJ9SuH8NX6/T`bmJ9ENHMk~ZPhpI

65. Olympic Gold Medallist Stamps From Australia Post. The Gold medallists stamp issue is a world philatelic first. Stamps commemorating Australian Gold medallists are issued by 12 pm the following day. http://www.2.auspost.com.au/stamps/olympicstamps/stamps.htm

Olympic Gold Medallist stamps from Australia Post. The Gold Medallists stamp issue is a world philatelic first. It puts Australia at the forefront of stamp design as well as printing technology and innovation. A stamp will be issued each time an Australian individual or team wins a gold medal and will be available at 67 outlets from 12 noon the day after the medal is won. Other outlets will receive stock 3 days after a medal has been is won. Each Gold Medallists stamp will capture the immediacy and enthusiasm of the Olympic Games and help spread the gold medal winners. pride and excitement throughout Australia We expect world wide interest in this stamp issue. Collectors who want to ensure their collections include a complete set of Gold Medallists stamps will be interested in our special offer. main SOCOG website IOC website AOC website olymphilex website ... www.accessibility.com.au During the Olympic Games, you can buy Gold Medallists stamps and sheetlets, as medals are won. Digital stock will be on sale until sold out in the 67 retail outlets from 12 noon the day after the medal is won (subject to normal hours of operation). Offset stock will follow and be available in outlets throughout Australia from 12 noon three days after a medal is won. Customers can also purchase Gold Medallists stamps by mail order, from the Australian Philatelic Bureau or see our online

66. History Of Women In The Olympic Games history of Women in the olympic Games. The first woman to win a medal in The next olympic games to see a woman win a medal were the 1920 olympics in http://www.sailing.org/default.asp?ID=j/9Fho~7&MenuID=o,q0GZ4~zBpOir,A~J1VxQRHa3

67. Olympic Studies Centre: Olympics By Subject > History & Modern Olympic Games Includes information on the history of the olympic Games, the structure of the on oral history involving Southern California olympic medal winners. http://olympicstudies.uab.es/eng/yellow/dir/mog.html

More Internet resources Olympic movement General overview IOC Olympic Museum Lausanne National Olympic Committees ... International Sports Federations History Ancient Olympic Games Modern Olympic Games Past Olympic Games Future Olympic Games ... Politics Economics Economic impact Marketing and sponsorship Culture Education Communication Olympic symbols Media Internet Volunteers ... Gender Paralympics and adapted sport Paralympic games Adapted sport Environment Urban planning Modern Olympic Games In this section: Selected resources available on the Internet on the history of the Olympic Games, both Modern and Ancient, and more specific resources on the Modern Olympiads. Resources are classified alphabetically by title. ONLINE DOCUMENTS BIBLIOGRAPHIES INTERNET SITES INSTITUTIONS ONLINE DOCUMENTS An Olympic Games primer http://www.aafla.org/6oic/primer_frmst.htm

68. Volleyball History 1995-1998 - Melbourne University Renegades Volleyball Club In There does not seem to be any documents with a complete history of The gold,silver and bronze medallists from the Atlanta Olympics came to play. http://www.renegades.com.au/history_vb1995.html

Your MURVC HotList you are here : home volleyball history Add this page to your HotList History of Volleyball 1995-1998 History of volleyball with an Australian focus. There does not seem to be any documents with a complete history of Australian volleyball, so if you are able to add or correct any of this information we would like to hear from you. volleyball@musa.net.au The Australian women’s team toured Japan and competed against company teams as well as touring China to play against their strong provincial sides. VTAW made history when they defeated a Chinese team in the Healthway International Volleyball Challenge. Unfortunately, they lost the series overall. The Australian women’s team competed in the 8 th Asian Senior Women’s Championships in Thailand and finished in 6 th spot; they then went onto compete in the World Cup Qualification Series where they were defeated by Kenya 2:1. This means that their last opportunity to compete in the Atlanta Olympics would be the Asian Olympic Tournament in Canberra in March 1996. Volleyball Team Australia Men began 1995 in good form going to Canada in February and winning their third straight series. VTA played host to two Korean company teams and were defeated, they then toured Korea and Japan for matches against University teams. The men’s team then travelled to Perth to compete against the Brazilian and Italian National Junior Teams. They retained the Tasman Cup in their tour of the North Island of New Zealand and travelled to Japan to take part in the highly competitive World University Games where they finished 15

69. 1952 Helsinki Olympic Games - Australian Rowing History Little did they know there was another olympic Games and olympic medal The ideas and format for this history originated from the olympic Rowing and http://www.rowinghistory-aus.info/olympic-games/1952-Helsinki.html

Skip navigation Home About this history Abbreviations used ... 2004 - Athens Photo Gallery Selection Selection of the eight was undertaken 12 months in advance of the Olympic Games which meant that the crew raced the 1952 King's Cup for NSW during its preparation. The crew was comprehensively beaten by Victoria by four lengths with the media claiming it should be nominated in place of the NSW crew. The NSW were far from their best having suffered severely from adverse reactions from the vaccinations for overseas travel. The stroke Phil Cayzer lost 20 lb in three days and he was only one of five affected. It was also mentioned that their fundraising responsibilities, some 7,000 pounds, impacted their preparation. 1952 Rowing Team Back row: EW Chapman, DR Anderson, AJ Rodgers, N Greenwood, EOG Pain, MD Finlay, VR Middleton, G Williamson. Seated: DR Palmer, PA Cayzer, MS Riley, J Berkery (Manager), MT Wood, TEM Chessel, RN Tinning. Selector Gould had faith in the crew and stood by his decision. To the credit of the crew and Gould, the eight won a bronze medal. The selection of an eight oared crew was significant in such a small sized Australian Olympic team of 96 people. The AOF later advised that if it had not been for their defeat of the highly acclaimed American crew at the Christchurch Games in New Zealand in 1951, an eight would not have been sent. The AOF still could only fund four seats for the eight.

70. Shooting – News Reports, Sydney Results, Ancient Origins, Olympic History, Atla became the oldest competitor and medal winner in olympic history. In 1948,he won the first of his two olympic gold medals in a world record of 580. http://www.times-olympics.co.uk/communities/shooting/shootinghistory.html

OLYMPIC HISTORY Shooting had a friend in the highest of places when the Modern Olympic Games opened in Athens in 1896. None other, in fact, than Pierre de Coubertin, who was a pistol shooting champion for France. The first president of the International Olympic Committee introduced four pistol and two rifle events at the first modern Olympiad. The sport has featured at all bar two Games since, St Louis in 1904 and Amsterdam in 1928 not having staged shooting events. His record-breaking did not stop there, however, and over two days at the Stockholm Games of 1912 he established two more Olympic milestones which have stood the test of time. First, he became the oldest medal winner in an individual event, by taking the bronze in the Running Deer, double-shot at the age of 64 years and 256 days; then, he became the oldest ever gold medal winner when triumphant as a member of the Swedish Running Deer, single-shot team at the age of 64 years 257 days.

71. History And Heroes From Every Olympic Games Since 1896; Sunday Times Great Briti He has won a gold medal at each of the five past olympic Games in the coxed To win one olympic gold medal in rowing, therefore, is to have broken the http://www.times-olympics.co.uk/historyheroes/stgbo18.html

GREAT BRITISH OLYMPIANS STEVE REDGRAVE Sheer determination enabled Steve Redgrave to overcome illness and propel himself to an historic fifth gold. By Nick Pitt , Sunday Times THE ATHLETIC greatness and competitive record of Steve Redgrave, Britain’s ultimate Olympian, is at once obvious yet mysterious, a pyramid standing in the desert, its presence majestic but incomprehensible. First, the monument. He has won a gold medal at each of the five past Olympic Games: in the coxed four in 1984, the coxless pair with Andy Holmes in 1988 and the coxless pair with Matthew Pinsent in 1992 and 1996, and finally in the coxless four at Sydney, where his fifth gold fulfilled his ambition of being able to "make the Olympic rings in gold medals". He has also, almost as an afterthought, won nine gold medals in world championships and three in Commonwealth Games. Next, the context. Rowing is a particularly torturous sport. One might imagine that superfit athletes feel on top of the world, but here is Redgrave describing the effects of the training regime he has followed for 49 weeks a year over the past 19 years: "I go round feeling knackered all the time. I have no energy and I’m fighting the margins of being ill and not being ill. I go to dinners and fall asleep. I’m pushing back the boundaries all the time, and training so hard takes a toll on the body. If you feel fit and strong then there’s something wrong. You’re not training hard enough." And if training is pain upon pain, as dull and deadening as a long prison sentence, racing is a concentrated, exquisite form of self-punishment. Long before halfway on a 2,000m course, lungs and legs scream for mercy; but the brain must deny and ignore them, for each stroke, although wrenched with furious effort, has to be sweet and in harmony.

72. Women's Olympic History: Following Canadian Women Athletes To Athens WOMEN S olympic history. Silken Laumann. Silken Laumann A golden bronze SilkenLaumann won three olympic medals during her rowing career one silver and http://www.caaws.ca/olympics/2004/history/index.cfm

Olympic Sports Archery Athletics Badminton Canoeing Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Gymnastics Judo Modern Pentathlon Rowing Sailing Shooting Soccer Softball Swimming Synchro Swimming Table Tennis Taekwondo Trampoline Triathlon Volleyball Waterpolo Weightlifting Wrestling Paralympic Sports Athletics Boccia Cycling Equestrian Goalball Powerlifting Shooting Swimming Tennis Wheelchair Basketball Wheelchair Fencing New Sports Profiles The Way to Athens Past Medallists ... Archives of Stories Past Olympics 2002 Salt Lake 2000 Sydney OTHER CAAWS SITES Girls@Play Mothers in Motion On the Move VIEWS ... Election 2004 WOMEN'S OLYMPIC HISTORY Silken Laumann: A golden bronze Silken Laumann won three Olympic medals during her rowing career: one silver and two bronze. She was a world champion and was widely considered the best single rower of her time, but bad luck prevented her from parlaying that into an Olympic gold. The Matchless Six It took until 1928 for women to compete in track and field events at the Olympics. And at the 1928 Amsterdam Games, the Canadian women's track and field team was the equal of any other, winning two gold, one silver and one bronze.

73. Olympic History Well gold or not, two medals at the olympics is quite an accomplishment. For the first time in olympic history the Games were held in Canada. http://www.caaws.ca/olympics/2004/history/women_greats.cfm

Olympic Sports Archery Athletics Badminton Canoeing Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Gymnastics Judo Modern Pentathlon Rowing Sailing Shooting Soccer Softball Swimming Synchro Swimming Table Tennis Taekwondo Trampoline Triathlon Volleyball Waterpolo Weightlifting Wrestling Paralympic Sports Athletics Boccia Cycling Equestrian Goalball Powerlifting Shooting Swimming Tennis Wheelchair Basketball Wheelchair Fencing New Sports Profiles The Way to Athens Past Medallists ... Archives of Stories Past Olympics 2002 Salt Lake 2000 Sydney OTHER CAAWS SITES Girls@Play Mothers in Motion On the Move VIEWS ... Election 2004 WOMEN'S OLYMPIC HISTORY The year 1928 was the first year that women participated in the track and field events at the Olympic Games, and it was the first time that Canada sent a team including women. Incredibly, Amsterdam stands out as one of the best years ever for Candian women at the Olympics. The women who represented our country became household names in the 1920’s: Fanny "Bobbie" Rosenfeld, Ethel Smith and Ethel Catherwood. Also part of the 1928 Canadian explosion, was Ethel Smith

74. History Of Equestrian Events history of Equestrian Events. Both horse and rider are declared medal winners! Previous article in Sports history of olympic Aquatics http://www.chevroncars.com/wocc/lrn/artcl/artcl.jhtml?id=/content/Sports/a1848.x

75. History history of the olympics. The ancient olympic games evolved out of religious There have been well over 10000 medals awarded at the 26 olympic games held http://www.colombes.net/oyc2000/files/history.htm

History of the Olympics The ancient Olympic games evolved out of religious festivals honoring the Greek Gods such as Zeus, the Chief God. These festivals are believed to have dated back to 900BC and even at this time the Games were held every 4 years, involving one event, a stade race held over 192 meters. By about 650BC the Ancient games were held over five days, involving running, wrestling, the pentathlon, horse riding and chariot racing. Athletes competed in the nude and upon victory were awarded a crown of wild olive leaves. Women and slaves were strictly forbidden to attend the Games under the punishment of death. The games continued unimpeded for over 1000 years before Roman Emperor Theodosius I brought the movement to an end in 393AD by banning all Pagan worship, which included the Olympic games. There was little interest in sporting activities throughout the middle ages, however by the 19th century more and more people were participating in recreational activities and significant amounts of research were conducted into the role of sport in society. At about the same time there was also a resurgence of interest in Ancient Greece leading to the discovery of the Ancient Games. In 1850 a Britain by the name of Dr William Penny Brookes founded the Much Wenlock Olympic Society, a move which would set in motion the revival of the Games. In the 1880s a French historian Pierre de Coubertin who had an interest in the role of sport in society and Ancient Greece met with Brookes of the Much Wenlock Olympic Society and formed the idea of a modern revival to the ancient Olympic games. The idea was publicly launched in 1892 and by 1894 the International Olympic Committee was formed with the idea of staging the games every four years. Pierre de Coubertin had planned to hold the first games in Paris at the beginning of the new century, however his fellow committee members wanted the games held as soon as possible. London or Budapest in Hungary had been mentioned as possible hosts, but under the instigation of IOC President Demetrius Vikelas of Greece the first modern Olympic games were held in Athens four years before the beginning of the 20th century.

76. ITF Tennis - Olympic Tennis Event - Overview history Overview. Later this summer, over 10000 of the most talented sportsmen and Many of the sport’s biggest names have won medals at the Games, http://www.itftennis.com/olympics/history/

to more ITF websites About the ITF Juniors Mens Womens Seniors Wheelchair Coaching Development IPIN ITN Olympic Tennis Event Paralympic Tennis Technical Overview Tennis on the Podium Introduction Roots Take-off Reinstatement Tennis Secure Now and Beyond Medallists OMC Athens 1896 Paris 1900 St Louis 1904 Athens 1906 London 1908 Stockholm 1912 Antwerp 1920 Paris 1924 Mexico 1968 Los Angeles 1984 Seoul 1988 Barcelona 1992 Atlanta 1996 Sydney 2000 Athens 2004 History - Overview Later this summer, over 10,000 of the most talented sportsmen and women in the world will gather in Athens for the largest event on the sporting calendar - the Olympic Games. It is 108 years since Athens staged the first Modern Olympiad, fulfilling the dream of Baron Pierre de Coubertin. De Coubertin, founder of the International Olympic Committee in 1894, believed that the Modern Olympic Games would provide a platform for friendly competition in which all difference of status, religion, politics and race would be forgotten. Over a century later, the values held by de Coubertin are still very much in evidence with the Games providing a unique opportunity for tennis players to represent their country among athletes from other sports. It is often forgotten that tennis was one of the original nine Olympic sports in Athens in 1896. Ireland’s John Boland defeating Dionysios Kasdaglis of Greece to become the first Olympic tennis champion, while four years later Charlotte Cooper became the first woman ever to win an Olympic medal in any sport with the introduction of women to the Games. The sport continued to be staged at the Games until 1924, with Laurie Doherty, Suzanne Lenglen and Helen Wills among the more notable winners.

77. Windsurfing - An Olympic Class History Boardsailing An olympic Class history Bruce is still the youngest olympicboardsailing medallist so far at 20 years of age. Australia s own Greg Hyde http://www.windsurfing.org/olympics01.htm

Home Australia Links Training ... windsurfing.org SEARCH Powered by Atomz.com NATIONAL Calendar Career FAQ Contacts Glossary ... Organization Chart PDF Results Sail Numbers Search STATE PAGES Queensland New South Wales Northern Territory South Australia ... Western Australia TRAINING National Scheme Videos Safety Guide ARCHIVES FAQ Dreamtime SPECIAL ... Formula Windsurfing Mistral Olympics RS:X ... Wavesailing LINKS Australian Sites World links Magazines Freesail Magazine We are Listed on the World Windsurfing Directory GALLERY Sydney Olympics Hall of Fame SA States 1 SA States 2 SA States Formula (Sandy Bay SC, Tas) Formula (Dolls Point, Sydney) Boardsailing - An Olympic Class History Bruce Kendall of New Zealand - dual Olympian Medal winner. Our sport is still called Boardsailing in Olympic jargon and was a demonstration sport at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles and an Olympic event at each Games since. 1984 - Los Angeles, USA 1988 - Pusan, Korea 1992 - Barcelona, Spain

78. SportsLetter November 2000 Could a college professor do a better job of predicting olympic medal tallies than a than any olympics in history 220 countries televised the Games, http://www.aafla.org/10ap/SportsLetter/sl1100_.htm

Los Angeles, November 3, 2000 Volume 12, Number 3/4 Dear Reader, With the announcement that wrestlers Alexander Leipold of Germany and Oyunbileg Purevbaatar of Mongolia, tested positive for banned substances at the Sydney Games, it appears that no more Sydney Games disqualifications are forthcoming. There was a good deal of confusion in press reports both during and after the Games regarding the number of positives reported by the International Olympic Committee at the 2000 Games. Part of the confusion stemmed from the high number of athletes who tested positive before arriving in Sydney as a result of non-IOC tests. Keep in mind that the IOC tests only immediately before and during the Games. The total number of positive tests reported by the IOC was 11. Nine of these were classified as "in competition" tests (meaning the testing took place right after a competition); two were out of competition. The IOC revoked six medals because of positive tests Contrary to some reports, the 2000 Games did not produce the highest number of positive tests conducted during an Olympic Games. The IOC reported 12 positives in 1984 at Los Angeles. Two medallists in L.A. were among the guilty. At Seoul, where 10 positives were reported, five athletes lost their medals. Many athletes ended up not participating at Sydney because of pre-Games tests conducted by organizations other than the IOC.

79. 1956 MELBOURNE OLYMPIC GAMES in olympic history with seven medals in three olympic Games (three gold, In the double sculls, former olympic gold medallist Merv Wood teamed up http://abc.net.au/olympics_1996/game1956.htm

By Malcolm Andrews Photo: Path of the Olympic torch relay starting in Cairns. The Olympics came to Australia for the first time in 1956. Against all odds Melbourne was host to the world's greatest sporting festival. The idea for the Olympics to come south was first mooted back in the 1920s, when James Pa' Taylor, only the second person from Australasia to be appointed to the International Olympic Committee, lobbied for Australia to be awarded the 1936 Olympics. His efforts were in vain, and the Games did not come down-under until 12 years after his death. There were many people involved in the efforts to persuade the IOC that Melbourne should have the 1956 Games, not the least Frank Beaurepaire, the great swimmer who won six medals in an Olympic career stretching from 1908 to 1924. He was Lord Mayor of Melbourne between 1940 and 1942 and worked long and hard to persuade, firstly, Australian business and government leaders and then, the Olympic chiefs that Melbourne deserved the honour. When his efforts succeeded he was again elected Lord Mayor so he could be the official host. Sadly, he died of a heart attack seven months before the Games opened. There were many problems before the Games actually took place. Because of Australia's stringent animal quarantine laws one of the sports, the equestrian events, were for the one and only time held in a different location - in this case, Stockholm in Sweden. There were arguments about where the main stadium should be, and for a while there was so much industrial unrest and lack of endeavour that it looked a real possibility that there would be another first - the relocation of the Olympics to another country.

80. SOFTBALL The lure of olympic medal glory in softball s historymaking debut at the AtlantaGames was the driving force behind Nicole Richardson s international http://abc.net.au/olympics_1996/softball.htm

Radio Broadcasts Preliminaries: July 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 from 2300 AET Finals: July 30, 31 from 0830 AET Index Softball - Our Quiet Achiever by Tracy Parish Competitor Profile: Natalie Ward Women's Softball Team Softball Competition Guide Softball - Our Quiet Achiever by Tracy Parish The lure of Olympic medal glory in softball's history-making debut at the Atlanta Games was the driving force behind Nicole Richardson's international sporting choice. Once her name was inked onto softball's Olympic team list, the juggling of two international careers was over. Australian squad selection in netball was put on hold. Richardson and her Australian teammates are pursuing an achievable sporting dream - winning an Olympic medal. Bouyed by a world ranking of Number three behind the United States and China, Australia is now considered a powerhouse in women's softball and a definite medal contender. Their bronze medal performance at the 1994 World titles in Canada became the launching pad for national coach Bob Crudgington to finetune a medal-winning combination for the Atlanta Games. Australia's greatest nemesis is World Champion and gold medal favorites, the United States, which has dominated the sport for the past decade. The gap between the countries is narrowing, but Australia hasn't defeated the host nation since the early 1980s.

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