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Softball was introduced as a World Games sport at the 1981 World Games in Santa Clara and discontinued after the 1985 games in London. It was reintroduced as a women's invitational sport in 2009 in Kaohsiung after it had been removed from the Olympic Games programme, and from 2022 it was again part of the official programme.
Medalists
Men
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara |  United States (USA)
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United States (USA)
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 Canada (CAN)
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Women
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | United States (USA)
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Canada (CAN)
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 Bahamas (BAH)
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| 1985 London | United States (USA)
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 Chinese Taipei (TPE)
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 Netherlands (NED)
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| 2009 Kaohsiung |  Japan (JPN)
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Chinese Taipei (TPE)
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 South Korea (KOR)
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| 2013 Cali |  Cuba (CUB)
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 Venezuela (VEN)
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 Colombia (COL)
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| 2022 Birmingham | United States (USA)
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Japan (JPN)
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Chinese Taipei (TPE)
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See also
- Softball at the Summer Olympics women's competitions were held in 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2020.
- Women's Softball World Cup
References
| International softball | ||
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| Men's world events |  | |
| Women's world events | ||
| Mixed world events | ||
| Other world events | ||
| Defunct events | ||
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| Americas | ||
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| Oceania | ||
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