Peta Edebone

Peta Edebone (born February 9, 1969 in Melbourne, Victoria) is a softball player from Australia, who won a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She was captain of the 2004 squad.

After having knee surgery after Athens, she retired from competitive softball. [cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Peta Edebone retires from softball | date=February 15, 2005 | publisher= | url =http://www.vis.org.au/articledetail.asp?ArticleID=2429 | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2006-10-25 | language = ] In Sydney, she hit 4 home runs, which tied the current record. The record was broken at the 2004 Summer Olympics by Crystl Bustos. [cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=U.S. advances to gold medal game with 5-0 win over Australia | date=August 22, 2004 | publisher=Amateur Softball Association | url =http://www.asasoftball.com/about/getStory.asp?nid=737 | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2006-10-25 | language = ]

Edebone is to participate in the annual Victorian Women's Football League Metro vs Country match as a curtain-raiser to Collingwood Football Club vs Carlton Football Club in Round 7 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on the 12th May, 2007.

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