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unusual facts about 2008 Women's Baseball World Cup


Mathieu Fleury

Fleury has a diverse background in sport, having interned for the Minister of State (Sport), volunteered at the 2010 Olympics for the Canadian Olympic Committee, served as equipment manager for the Canadian women's baseball team at the 2008 Women's Baseball World Cup and has served for ten years as a lifeguard supervisor for the city.


2004 Women's Baseball World Cup

Competing teams were Australia, Canada, Chinese Taipei (Taiwan), Japan, USA.

2007 Women's European Water Polo Olympic Qualifier

Netherlands qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China; Teams placed from 6th up to 2nd will play in the 2008 FINA Olympic Qualification Tournament in Imperia, Italy

2008 Women's EuroFloorball Cup Finals

The 2008 Women's EuroFloorball Cup Finals took place in Winterthur, Switzerland from 8 to 12 October 2008.

2008 Women's Water Polo Olympic Qualifier

The tournament was held at the new Olympic Swimming Pool (2005) in Imperia, Italy from February 17 to February 24, 2008 with twelve competing teams.

2010 Women's Baseball World Cup

The game was held at Estadio José Antonio Casanova in Fort Tiuna, a military garrison in Caracas.

On August 13, during the game against the Netherlands, Hong Kong player Cheuk Woon-Yee was struck by a stray bullet in the leg.

Anthoula Mylonaki

She participated at the 2008 Women's Water Polo Olympic Qualifier in Imperia, where Greece finished 4th and qualified for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing as one of the eight qualified countries.

Eulachhalle

In 2008, the arena was the host of the finals of the men's and women's EuroFloorball Cup final rounds.

Evangelia Moraitidou

She participated at the 2008 Women's Water Polo Olympic Qualifier in Imperia, where Greece finished 4th and qualified for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

Kyriaki Liosi

Liosi participated at the 2008 Women's Water Polo Olympic Qualifier in Imperia, where Greece finished 4th and qualified for the 2008 Olympics, in Beijing.

Ulla Sipilä

She has officiated in the Women's World Cup (2008 and 2009) as well as the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Women's Baseball World Cup

In the five times it has been held, the tournament has been won twice by United States and most recently three times by Japan in 2008, 2010 and 2012.

Before this tournament the only other international women's baseball tournament was the Women's World Series, which usually involved only three or four nations, usually Australia, Canada, Japan and occasionally the USA.


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