Canada women's national softball team
| Canada women's national softball team | |
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| Information | |
| Country | Canada |
| Federation | Softball Canada |
| Confederation | WBSC Americas |
| WBSC World Rank | 5  1 (10 November 2023)[1] |
| Olympic Games | |
| Appearances | 5 (First in 1996) |
| Best result |  3rd (1 time, in 2020) |
| Women's Softball World Cup | |
| Appearances | 16 (First in 1970) |
| Best result |  2nd (1 time, in 1978) |
| Medal record | ||
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Representing  Canada
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| Softball at the Summer Olympics | ||
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2020 Tokyo | Team |
| Softball at the Summer Universiade | ||
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2007 Bangkok | |
| Women's World Cup | ||
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1978 San Salvador | |
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2010 Caracas | |
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2016 Surrey | |
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2018 Chiba | |
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2024 Castions di Strada | |
| Softball at the World Games | ||
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1981 Santa Clara | |
| Softball at the Pan American Games | ||
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1983 Caracas | Team |
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2015 Toronto | Team |
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1991 Havanna | Team |
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1999 Winnipeg | Team |
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2003 Santo Domingo | Team |
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2007 Rio de Janeiro | Team |
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2019 Lima | Team |
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1987 Indianapolis | Team |
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2023 Santiago | Team |
| Canada Cup | ||
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1996 Surrey, BC, Canada | |
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2006 Surrey, BC, Canada | |
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2009 Surrey, BC, Canada | |
| World Cup of Softball | ||
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2006 Oklahoma City, OK, US | |
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2007 Oklahoma City, OK, US | |
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2009 Oklahoma City, OK, US | |
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2011 Oklahoma City, OK, US | |
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2012 Oklahoma City, OK, US | |
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2014 Irvine, CA, US | |
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2017 Oklahoma City, OK, US | |
Canada's women's national softball team represents Canada in international softball. They are overseen by Softball Canada, the governing body of softball in Canada.
They are one of the top-ranked softball teams in the world. The team represents Canada at international competitions such as the ISF World Championship, World Cup and Pan-Am Games events and competed at the Summer Olympic Games since the sport was inaugurated at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. The team won bronze at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Tokyo; this was the fifth Olympics to include softball (no softball in 2012 nor 2016). The team won gold at the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas and the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto. The team won bronze at the 2018 World Championship.
Team
[edit]The Canadian roster of 15 athletes was named on 12 May 2021, including four members of the last team that competed at the Olympics (Lawrie, Rafter, Regula and Sailing).[2][3]
| Softball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Canada roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers Infielders Outfielders |
Manager Coaches
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References
[edit]- Canada Senior Women's National Team
- Canadian Olympic Committee
- The Sports Network
- The Star – Beijing Olympics 2008
- CBC Olympics
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External links
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- ^ "The WBSC Women's World Ranking". WBSC. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ Nichols, Paula (12 May 2021). "Team Canada reveals roster for softball's Olympic return". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "Canada names Olympic women's softball team". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.