USA Women’s Pan American Games History

Since softball was introduced into the Pan American Games in 1979, the USA Softball Women's National Team has dominated, winning six of the seven gold medals and a silver in 1983.

The USA will again be the odds-on favorite to capture the gold medal when in travels to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for the 2007 Pan American Games.

In seven Pan American Games, the USA Softball Women's National Team has been nothing short of outstanding. The USA has won 72 of 75 games for a winning percentage of .960. In 75 games the USA has outscored their opponents 505 to 31.

Since losing to Canada 5-4 in the gold medal game of the 1983 Pan American Games in Venezulea, the USA has put together a 51-game win streak in capturing gold medals in the last five Pan American Games. In 1987 in Indianapolis, IN the USA defeated Puerto Rico 4-1 in the gold medal game. In 1991 the USA routed Canada 14-1 for the gold medal and in 1995 the USA captured their third consecutive gold medal with a 4-0 win over Puerto Rico.

At the 1999 Pan Am Games in Winnipeg, Canada the USA needed extra innings to defeat host Canada 1-0 in eight innings and capture its fourth consecutive title. The USA outscored its opponents 83-1. At the 2003 Pan Am Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, the USA was as dominating as ever posting a perfect 9-0 record while outscoring its opponents 59-1.

With the USA as the heavy favorite, Canada, Puerto Rico and Cuba are expected to battle the Red, White and Blue for the title in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2007.