List of Olympic medalists in softball

Entering the first Olympic softball tournament in 1996, the United States were the favorites, having won every international competition in which they participated for the prior ten years.

[7] At the 2004 Summer Olympics, the United States earned their third consecutive gold medal, winning all nine games and only allowing one run the entire tournament.

[12] The United States won silver, and the Australian team bronze, to become the only countries to win a medal in all four Olympic softball tournaments.

[13] IOC President Jacques Rogge said they were "looking for an added value – wide appeal, especially for young people".

[15] Five nations have won medals in softball at the Olympics; the United States, China, Australia, Japan, and Canada.

A light-skinned woman, wearing a red and blue shirt and red shorts, has her arms in the air to catch a ball in a grassy field as spectators look on.
Laura Berg , with three gold and one silver medals, is the most successful Olympic athlete in softball.
A standing blonde woman wearing sunglasses, a green and yellow track suit, and a bronze medal, while holding a plush kangaroo.
Australian player Natalie Ward won bronze in 1996, 2000, and 2008 and silver in 2004, one of four players to medal in four tournaments.
A standing brunette woman, wearing a white sweatshirt, holding a microphone in her right hand and a gold medal in her left.
United States athlete Lisa Fernandez won gold medals in the first three Olympic softball tournaments.