Kerry Dienelt
Encyclopedia
Kerry Dienelt is a former softball
catcher from Australia
, who won a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics
and 2000 Summer Olympics
.
In addition to playing for the Australian national team, she also played for UCLA from 1988-1991. She was a member of the NCAA championship squad in 1988, 1989 and 1990 and made the All-tournament team all four years.
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 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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In addition to playing for the Australian national team, she also played for UCLA from 1988-1991. She was a member of the NCAA championship squad in 1988, 1989 and 1990 and made the All-tournament team all four years.