Joanne Brown
Encyclopedia
Joanne Brown is a former softball
catcher and outfielder from Australia
, who won a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics
and 2000 Summer Olympics
.
She was inducted into the Softball Australia Hall of Fame in 2004. She was inducted into the International Softball Federation Hall of Fame in 2005.
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
catcher and outfielder from Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, who won a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
and 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
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She was inducted into the Softball Australia Hall of Fame in 2004. She was inducted into the International Softball Federation Hall of Fame in 2005.