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Twelve nations have considerable for the Olympic Baseball Tournament in Beijing : The People's Republic of China (host country), Cuba (Olympic champion), Canada, South Korea, Taiwan, Holland (European champion), Japan (Asian champion) and the United States (world champion).
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From 1992 to 2004, 15 teams have played at least one men's Olympic baseball tournament: Australia (Atlanta'1996, Sydney'2000, Athens'2004), Canada (Athens' 2004), Taiwan/Chinese Taipei (Barcelona'1992 & Athens'2004), Cuba (Barcelona'1992, Atlanta'1996, Sydney'2000, Athens'2004), Dominican Republic (Barcelona'1992), Greece (Athens'2004), Italy (Barcelona'1992, Atlanta'1996, Sydney'2000, Athens'2004), Japan (Barcelona'1992, Atlanta'1996, Sydney'2000, Athens'2004), South Korea / Republic of Korea ( Atlanta'1996 & Sydney 2000), Holland / Netherlands (Atlanta'1996, Sydney'2000, Athens'2004), Nicaragua (Atlanta'1996), Puerto Rico (Barcelona'1992), South Africa (Sydney'2000), Spain (Barcelona'1992) and the United States (Barcelona'1992, Atlanta'1996, Sydney'2000).
The United States is determined a beloved to win the Olympic title. Why? This North American country won the gold medal at the 2007 World Championships. It also won the gold medal at the 2006 American Olympic Qualification in Havana, Cuba. In 2008, the Usa baseball team defeated Cuba 4-1 for the second time at the Baseball Tournament in Haarlem (Holland). The American Olympic players are: Stephen Strasburg, Mike Minor, Brett Anderson, Jeff Steven, Colby Rasmus, Brandon Knight, Jake Arrieta,Trevor Cahill, Geno Espineli, Kevin Jepsen, Mike Koplove, Neal Blaine, Casey Weathers, Richard Clayton, Mattheew Brown, Mike Hesman, Matt La Porta, Dexter Fowler.
Baseball will not be on the Olympic agenda in London '2012...
The Puerto Rican national baseball team did not qualify for the Olympic Games in China. This Caribbean island has more international titles than Nicaragua, Japan and Taiwan. For example, Puerto Rico won the World Cup in 1951. Furthermore, it is the birthplace of Roberto Clemente, one of the best players in the history.
Cuba -national sport - considerable for the Olympic Games in Bejing. But there is disappointment with the current level of the national team. Many Cubans believe that Cuba will not be an Olympic champion.Why? This Caribbean nation did not win the Baseball Tournament in Haarlem (Holland). From 2006 to 2008, Cuba has lost any games against the United States. Certainly, Cuba is not beloved to win the Olympic title. However, Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz - old dictator of the Cuban revolution- wrote: "The fanatics were upset due to the hard setback on Sunday (when Cuba lost the title in Holland). But the sword says it all:fanatics!. They forget that our team is now in South Korea, a country where we do not even have an embassy. There, our athletes continue to train. Anyway, they are not the ones who deserve the strongest criticisms. They will be taking part in the Olympic Games that will be held on the other side of the world, where sleeping hours and life pace are different. They have an intense agenda of corporeal training with a view to the last presentation of this sport at the Olympics..."
This sport was a demonstration sport at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Players from 8 countries participated: Italy, Dominican Republic, Taiwan, Usa, Canada, Nicaragua, Japan and South Korea.
Canada won the bronze medal at the 1999 Pan American Games.
This sport was a demonstration sport at the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul (South Korea). Final standings:
1.United States
2.Japan
3.Puerto Rico
4.South Korea
5.Canada
6.Australia
7.Netherlands
8.Chinese Taipei
From 1992 to 2007, many Cuban baseball players have defected: Osvaldo Fernandez Rodriguez (Olympic gold medalist, 1992), Orlando Hernadez Pedroso (Olympic gold medalist, 1992), Luis Rolando Arrojo Avila (Olympic gold medalist, 1992), Jose Ariel Contreras Camejo (Olympic gold medalist, 1996) and Alexei Ramirez Rodriguez (Olympic gold medalist, 2004)....
Chinese-Taipei won the gold medal at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar.
Australia did not qualify for the Olympic Games in the People's Republic of China. This country won the silver medal at the 2004 Olympic Games in Greece. The silver medalists were:Rodney van Buizen, Craig Anderson, Thomas Bride, Jeff Williams, Gleen Williams, Adrian Burnside, Gavin Fingleson, Paul Gonzalez, Nick Kimpton, Brendan Kingman, Craig Lewis, Trent Oeltjen, Graeme Lloyd, David Nilsson, Ben Wigmore, Andre Utting, Dick Thompson, Brett Tamburrino, Phil Stockman, John Stephens, Ryan Rowland Smith, Brett Roneberg, Chris Oxspring, Wayne Ough.
The Japan national team won the bronze medal at the 2007 World Cup in Taiwan.
The United States won the gold medal at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney (Australia). Final standings:
1.Usa
2.Cuba (silver medal)
3.South Korea (bronze medal)
4.Japan
5.Holland
6:Italy
7.Australia
8.South Africa
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