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Jodie Bowering
Jodie Bowering (born July 1982 in Queensland) is an Australian softball player. She is a physical education and health teacher who plays softball at the state, national and international level. In national competitions, she represents Queensland. As a member of Australia's 2008 team, she won a bronze medal in Beijing. She is a member of the 2012 national team and is attempting to secure a spot to compete at the 2012 ISF XIII Women's World Championships. Personal Bowering was born in July 1982 in Queensland. She resides in the Boondall / Redcliffe, Queensland area. Her mother, Carol Draper, is a champion waterskier. Bowering is a physical education and health teacher and taught at North Lakes State College in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. She took a year off between 2009 and 2010 when she worked for the Queensland government to help train physical education teachers. Softball Bowering's mother got her involved with teeball as an eventual gateway to softball as a six-ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Softball At The Summer Olympics
Softball at the Summer Olympics was on the Olympic programme from 1996 to 2008. It was introduced at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Softball was removed from the programme for 2012 and 2016, but was added for a one-off appearance, along with baseball, for the 2020 Summer Olympics (which was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic). Olympic softball is governed by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). Softball, the Olympic program and Olympic recognition Early attempts for Olympic inclusion During the 1940s, Americans and Japanese were making the first overtures to get softball included on the Olympic programme. This effort was led by the American softball association and Jiro Iwano, Vice President of the Japanese Olympic Committee and President of the Japanese Softball Association. There were efforts to get softball on the Olympic program during the 1950s. In 1950, the Softball Association of America sent letters to national organisations asking for assistance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |