- Natalie Ward
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Medal record
Natalie WardWomen's Softball Competitor for Australia Olympic Games Silver 2004 Athens Team Bronze 1996 Atlanta Team Bronze 2000 Sydney Team Bronze 2008 Beijing Team Natalie Anne Ward (born 24 December 1975 in Newcastle, New South Wales) is a softball player from Australia, who won bronze medals at the 1996 Summer Olympics, the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics. Ward also won a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She plays shortstop and 2nd base. She wears jersey number six.
As of September 2006, Ward had appeared in 357 games for the Australian national team. That broke the former record of 356 games held by Sally McCreedy. Ward is expected to play in the 2008 Olympic Games which will be her fourth Olympics.[1] Ward retired from the sport following these Olympics because due to the IOC's decision to not allow softball into the next two Olympiads.
References
- ^ "Natalie Ward's record breaking effort". 14 September 2006. http://www.softball.bvit.com.au/default.asp?Page=22231. Retrieved 22 October 2006.
Categories:- 1975 births
- Living people
- Australian Institute of Sport alumni
- Australian softball players
- Olympic softball players of Australia
- Softball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Softball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Softball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Softball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for Australia
- Olympic bronze medalists for Australia
- People from New South Wales
- Olympic medalists in softball
- Female softball players
- Australian Olympic medalist stubs
- Australian sportspeople stubs
- Softball biography stubs
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