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In the championship match of the 1996 Olympic Games, Dot Richardson hit a two-run home run to help the United States secure the first Olympic gold medal ever awarded in softball. Richardson also won gold medals at the 1995 Superball and the 1994 South Pacific Classic (at which she was named to the all-star team). She won a silver medal at the 1983 Pan American Games and played on the team that finished fourth at the 1982 world championships. At the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA), Richardson led the team in hitting for three consecutive seasons (1981-1983), was a three-time All-American (1980-1983) and was named the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Player of the Decade for the 1980s. Dot Richardson received the 1983 UCLA All-University Athlete Award jointly with Jackie Joyner-Kersee, and helped lead the UCLA team to the national championship in 1981. A 15-time Amateur Softball Association All-American Selection, Richardson was inducted into the Florida State Hall of Fame in 1999 and the UCLA Hall of Fame in 1996. In 1997, she received the Babe Zaharias Award as the Female Athlete of the Year. The year before, she was named Southern California Athlete of the Year by the Amateur Athletic Foundation Awards and was the U.S. Olympic Committee's Athlete of the Year. Also in 1996, Richardson was nominated for the Sullivan Award and the Olympic Sportswoman of the Year Award and was named as USA Softball's Most Valuable Player, all for the fourth time. She previously won the MVP award in 1990, 1989 and 1981. Dot Richardson received the Best Defensive Player Award from USA Softball for the seventh time in 1994. She previously received the award in 1990, 1988, 1986, 1984, 1981 and 1979. In 1999, Richardson created the Dot Richardson Softball Association, a non-profit organization established to help athletes and coaches learn more about softball and teaching fundamentals of the game. Dot Richardson was recently named vice chairman of the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. She is currently a surgeon at Ray-Richardson Orthopedic Associates in Florida. (10/02) Book Dr. Dot RichardsonContact Gold Medal Greats, the booking agency for Dr. Dot Richardson as a motivational speaker or for personal appearances. As Dr. Dot Richardson's booking agent, we will be pleased to create a custom package to liven up your conference or trade show, or to make your product launch, infomercial or other endorsement occasion the best possible.
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