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Dorothy Gay Richardson is an American physician and former two-time gold medal-winning Olympian softball player at shortstop.
Dot Richardson is an American physician and a former softball player who was a member of Olympic gold-medal-winning teams in 1996 and 2000.

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Dot Richardson

As captain of the United States softball team that won gold in the 1996 Atlanta Games, Dot Richardson hit the first home run in Olympic softball history. And she was there again as the United States triumphed over Japan in a dramatic 2-1 victory at the Sydney 2000 Olympics to win its second straight Olympic gold medal in softball.

The dominant team at the 1996 Atlanta Games and owner of a 119-game international winning streak heading into Sydney, they struggled terribly just to reach the final. Definitely, the [gold medal] in 1996 was incredible because it was the first ever, teammate Lisa Fernandez said. But this one somewhat surpasses it with what we had to overcome.

Richardson, who turned 39 during the Sydney Games, was the oldest softball player on the 2000 Olympic Team, as she was in 1996.

She also is the only doctor. A graduate of the University of Louisville Medical School, her illustrious career on the United States national team began in 1979 as a 17-year-old starter for the team that won gold at the Pan American Games. Twenty years later, Richardson

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Dot Richardson

American softball player and coach (b. 1961)

This article is about the softball player. For the author, see Dorothy Richardson.

Dorothy Gay Richardson (born September 22, 1961) is an American physician and former two-time gold medal-winning Olympiansoftball player at shortstop. Richardson is currently the head coach at Liberty.^[1] Richardson played college softball at UCLA and won the inaugural NCAA Division I softball tournament in 1982.^[2] She is a USA Softball Hall of Fame honoree.^[3]

Education

Richardson attended Western Illinois University for one year and the University of California Los Angeles for four years.^[4] Richardson has a master's degree in exercise physiology and health from Adelphi University in Garden City, New York.^[5] She attended the University of Louisville School of Medicine and received an M.D. degree in 1993. She then entered her five-year orthopedic residency program at the University of Southern California. She took a one-year leave of absence to participate in the 1996 Oly

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Dot Richardson

Class of: 1999

Sport: Softball

School: UCLA

Dorothy “Dot” Richardson was born on September 22, 1961 in Orlando, FL. At the age of 13, she was the youngest player to ever play in a Women’s Major Fast Pitch National Championship.

Beginning in 1972, she played softball for the Union Pack Jets of Orlando, the Orlando Rebels, the Raybestos Brekettes of Connecticut, and the California Commotion. She was a key member of the United States National Softball squad during the sport’s Olympic debut in the 1996 Olympics. During the gold medal match, Richardson hit the home run that won the game.

Richardson is the recipient of the 1998 Sports Legends Award, the 1997 Babe Zaharias Award (Female Athlete of the Year), the 1996 Amateur Athletic Foundation Athlete of the Year, inducted into the UCLA Hall of Fame in 1996, Nuprin Comeback of the Year Award in 1990, and four-time Sullivan Award nominee. Her college honors while she played at UCAL include: NCAA Player of the Decade (1980s), three-time NCAA All-American, two-time AIAW All-American, three-time ULCA MVP and