{"id":11680,"date":"2023-06-28T14:05:34","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T14:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/usasoftball\/?page_id=11680"},"modified":"2026-04-17T15:59:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T20:59:42","slug":"competitions-wnt","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/usasoftball\/team-usa\/competitions\/competitions-wnt\/","title":{"rendered":"Competitions – WNT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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USA Softball International Cup<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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Women’s National Team competitions are highlighted by Pan American Games, WBSC World Cups, WBSC Americas Qualifiers and the highly-touted Olympic Games in addition to various other events that rosters compete in throughout each year. Below is a brief history of each major WNT event as well as a yearly breakdown of results for all events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pan American Games<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Since softball was introduced into the Pan American Games in 1979, the USA Softball Women’s National Team has dominated, winning 10 gold medals and two silver medals.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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1979<\/td>Gold<\/td>San Juan, Puerto Rico<\/td><\/tr>
1983<\/td>Silver<\/td>Caracas, Venezuela<\/td><\/tr>
1987<\/td>Gold<\/td>Indianapolis, Ind.<\/td><\/tr>
1991<\/td>Gold<\/td>Havana, Cuba<\/td><\/tr>
1995<\/td>Gold<\/td>Mar del Plata, Argentina<\/td><\/tr>
1999<\/td>Gold<\/td>Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada<\/td><\/tr>
2003<\/td>Gold<\/td>Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic<\/td><\/tr>
2007<\/td>Gold<\/td>Rio de Janiero, Brazil<\/td><\/tr>
2011<\/td>Gold<\/td>Guadalajara, Mexico<\/td><\/tr>
2015<\/td>Silver<\/td>Toronto, Ontario, Canada<\/td><\/tr>
2019<\/td>Gold<\/td>Lima, Peru<\/td><\/tr>
2023<\/td>Gold<\/td>Santiago, Chile<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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World Championships<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The USA Softball Women\u2019s National Team has participated in 17 WBSC Women\u2019s World Championships and has finished out of the medals only once \u2013 the 1982 World Championships in Chinese Taipei. It took Australia, Chinese Taipei and an outbreak of stomach flu to make it happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The USA Softball Women\u2019s National Team program amasses a lifetime World Championship record of 162-14, while bringing home a total of 12 gold medals \u2013 a feat that makes them perhaps the most successful team sport on the Olympic program over the last three decades. They have also collected five silver World Championship medals.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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1965<\/td>Silver<\/td>Melbourne, Australia<\/td><\/tr>
1970<\/td>Silver<\/td>Osaka, Japan<\/td><\/tr>
1974<\/td>Gold<\/td>Stratford, Conn.<\/td><\/tr>
1978<\/td>Gold<\/td>San Salvador, El Salvador<\/td><\/tr>
1982<\/td>4th Place<\/td>Taipei, Taiwan<\/td><\/tr>
1986<\/td>Gold<\/td>Auckland, New Zealand<\/td><\/tr>
1990<\/td>Gold<\/td>Normal, Ill.<\/td><\/tr>
1994<\/td>Gold<\/td>St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada<\/td><\/tr>
1998<\/td>Gold<\/td>Fujinomiya, Japan<\/td><\/tr>
2002<\/td>Gold<\/td>Sakatoon, S.K., Canada<\/td><\/tr>
2006<\/td>Gold<\/td>Beijing, China<\/td><\/tr>
2010<\/td>Gold<\/td>Caracas, Venezuela<\/td><\/tr>
2012<\/td>Silver<\/td>Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada<\/td><\/tr>
2014<\/td>Silver<\/td>Haarlem, Netherlands<\/td><\/tr>
2016<\/td>Gold<\/td>Surrey, B.C., Canada<\/td><\/tr>
2018<\/td>Gold<\/td>Chiba, Japan<\/td><\/tr>
2022<\/td>Gold<\/td>Birmingham, Ala.<\/td><\/tr>
2024<\/td>Silver<\/td>Castions di Strada, Italy<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The World Games<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The history of the USA Softball Women’s National Team in the World Games is impressive, as they have finished at the top of the podium in each of their three appearances. Team USA holds an undefeated record of 18-0 across these three editions of softball at the World Games. Most recently, at the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, AL, they achieved a perfect 5-0 record. The gold medal match between the U.S. and Japan attracted the largest audience of any sport at the event, with over 10,000 spectators in attendance, with the Eagles defeating Japan in a tight 3-2 victory.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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1981<\/td>Gold<\/td>Santa Clara, Calif.<\/td><\/tr>
1985<\/td>Gold<\/td>London, England, U.K.<\/td><\/tr>
2022<\/td>Gold<\/td>Birmingham, Ala.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Olympic Games<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The USA Softball Women’s National Team’s history is rich in the Olympic Games, finishing atop the podium in three of its five Olympic appearances. The U.S. has compiled a 38-6 record through the five quads softball has been on the Olympic program, including an undefeated 9-0 record at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. The USA Softball Women\u2019s National Team is the most decorated program in the sport\u2019s history, holding 18 Olympic records, four three-time gold medalists, six back-to-back gold medalists, one Olympic Hall of Fame member and one Olympic Hall of Fame team.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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1996<\/td>Gold<\/td>Atlanta, Georgia<\/td><\/tr>
2000<\/td>Gold<\/td>Sydney, Australia<\/td><\/tr>
2004<\/td>Gold<\/td>Athens, Greece<\/td><\/tr>
2008<\/td>Silver<\/td>Beijing, China<\/td><\/tr>
2020<\/td>Silver<\/td>Tokyo, Japan<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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