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United States Jennie Finch

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  • Birthdate: September 03, 1980
  • Weight: 170 lbs (77 kg)
  • Height: 60 (1.85 m)
  • Age: 32 years
  • Gender: Female

Athlete Medal Count

  • Gold 0
  • Silver 1
  • Bronze 0
  • Total 1

Athlete Events

Athlete Profile

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  • Sept. 3, 1980
  • 2007 - Led team in appearances with eight, including six starts, and went 5-0 with a 0.23 ERA; Had 49 strikeouts in a team-high 31.0 innings pitched, allowing only nine hits; Received the Lori Sippel Award for the Canada Cup's best pitcher and was named to the tournament's All-Star team after going 3-0 in four appearances with a team-high 16.0 innings pitched and 20 strikeouts; Made three appearances at the World Cup of Softball; Went 1-0 while working 11.0 innings with 18 strikeouts and allowing only four hits and one walk; Made one appearance, a combined no-hitter, at the Pan American Championships; Accounted for 11 of 12 outs in the 4.0 innings pitched, all strikeouts; Member of NPF Chicago Bandits. 2006 - Member of the team that captured its eighth World Championship title; Made two appearances with one start and one win, posting nine strikeouts in 9.0 innings pitched; Member of the USA team that won its first World Cup title; Pitched three innings of relief where she recorded six strikeouts; In exhibition play against the Houston Thunder of the NPF, she struck out 12 in 5.2 innings in first appearance after giving birth to son, Ace; Member of Chicago Bandits of the NPF. 2005 - Silver medalist at Japan Cup, going 1-1 with a 1.75 ERA; Silver medalist at World Cup, posting a 0.88 ERA with one win and 11 strikeouts; International Sports Invitational Champion; Had two wins, 17 strikeouts and a 0.70 ERA; Member of NPF Chicago Bandits; Named NPF Co-Pitcher of the Year. 2004 - Gold medalist at Athens Olympic Games; Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation Amateur Choice Award. 2003 - Gold medalist at Pan American Games. 2002 - Gold medalist at ISF World Championships; Arizona's co-winner of the Ruby Award, given to the most outstanding female senior student athlete; Holds NCAA record for consecutive wins with 60; Top three finalist for the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year; Pac-10 Pitcher of the Year; NFCA First-Team All-American; First-Team All Pac-10 and All-Pacific Region; Finalist for ESPY Collegiate Female Athlete of the Year; All WCWS All-Tournament Team. 2001 - Won Honda Award for softball as nation's top player for second straight year; Gold medalist at Pan Am qualifier, going 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA; Led Arizona to NCAA Women's College World Series title; Pac-10 Pitcher of the Year;Finished 32-0 to set NCAA record for wins in a season; NFCA First-Team All-American; First-Team All Pac-10 and All-Pacific Region. 2000 - NFCA First-Team All-American; Went 29-2 with a 0.79 ERA and hit 16 home runs; First-Team All Pac-10 and All-Pacific Region.
  • 6-foot-1
  • La Mirada, Calif.
  • Pitcher
  • Arizona
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Overall Medal Count

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Overall Medal Count
Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Flag of United States 36 38 36 110
2 Flag of China 51 21 28 100
3 Flag of Russia 23 21 28 72
4 Flag of Britain 19 13 15 47
5 Flag of Australia 14 15 17 46
6 Flag of Germany 16 10 15 41
7 Flag of France 7 16 17 40
8 Flag of South Korea 13 10 8 31
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