1990 Olympics : Atlanta

1990-Jul-24 Atlanta Ga

Atlanta was chosen for the 1996 Summer Olympics at the 96th International Olympic Committee Session in Tokyo, Japan on August 18, 1990.

1996 Summer Olympics - Baseball

 

Baseball had its second appearance as an official sport at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, with games played at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.

Eight nations competed, with the preliminary round of each team facing every other team. The four highest ranked teams advanced to the playoff. The event was open to amateurs only, although amateur status was determined by the participating countries official governing body

Gold Medal: Cuba
Silver Medal: Japan
Bronze Medal: United States

4th: Nicaragua

5th: Netherlands

6th: Italy

7th: Australia

8th: South Korea

1996 Summer Olympics - Softball

 LMG cachet

Fleetwood cachet

Collins

Artcraft

Artcraft (enhanced)

Artcraft - Postal Commemorative Society

1996 Summer Olympics - Softball

The 1996 Summer Olympic Games - XXVI Olympiad were also the Centennial Olympic Games, held in Atlanta, Ga from July 19 to August 6

Women's Softball made it's inaugural olympic appearance as an official medal sport. The games were held at Golden Park, Columbus, Ga

Final Team Standings:

United States (8-1) - Gold medal

China (6-4) - Silver medal

Australia (6-3) - Bronze medal

Japan (6-3)

Canada (3-4)

Chnese Taipei (Taiwan) (2-5)

Netherlands (1-6)

Puerto Rico (1-6)

United Staes defeats China for the Gold Medal 3-1

Australia defeats Japan for the Bronze medal 4-2

The USPS issued a sheet of 20 stamps to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the modern Olympics being held in Atlanta, Ga.

The stamps were issued on May 2, 1996 Atlanta, Ga. One of the stamps features a softball catcher.

The back of the stamp features explanatory text

The stamps were designed by Richard Waldrep, Sparks, Md

Stamp Program cover