ISF Men's World Championship
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Current season or competition: 2013 ISF Men's World Championship |
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| Sport | Softball |
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| Founded | 1966 |
| No. of teams | 16 (Finals) |
| Continent | International |
| Most recent champion(s) |  New Zealand |
| Most titles | New Zealand (6 titles) |
The ISF Men's World Championship is a softball tournament for the best national men's teams in the world. Held every four years by the International Softball Federation (ISF), the 16 best teams in the world compete.[1][2] From 2013 the event will be held every second year.
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Results [edit]
| Year | Final Host | Medalists | ||||
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| Champions | Final score | Runners-up | 3rd place | |||
| 1966 Details |
 Mexico City |
 United States |
6 – 0 |  Mexico |
 New Zealand |
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| 1968 Details |
 Oklahoma City |
United States |
4 – 0 |  Canada |
Mexico |
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| 1972 Details |
 Manila |
Canada |
1 – 0 | United States |
New Zealand |
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| 1976 Details |
Lower Hutt |
United States |
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| 1980 Details |
Tacoma |
United States |
3 – 0 | Canada |
 Bahamas |
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| 1984 Details |
Midland |
New Zealand |
3 – 1 | Canada |
United States |
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| 1988 Details |
 Saskatoon |
United States |
4 – 0 | New Zealand |
Canada |
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| 1992 Details |
Manila |
Canada |
5 – 3 | New Zealand |
United States |
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| 1996 Details |
Midland |
New Zealand |
4 – 0 | Canada |
 Japan |
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| 2000 Details |
 East London |
New Zealand |
2 – 1 | Japan |
United States |
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| 2004 Details |
Christchurch |
New Zealand |
9 – 5 | Canada |
 Australia |
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| 2009 Details |
Saskatoon |
Australia |
5 – 0 | New Zealand |
Canada |
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| 2013 Details |
Auckland |
New Zealand |
4 – 1 |  Venezuela |
Australia |
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In 1976 the final day was rained out. New Zealand, USA and Canada were all awarded the gold medal.
Medal table [edit]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | New Zealand |
6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 | United States |
5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Canada |
3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 |  Australia |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Mexico |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  Japan |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Venezuela |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Bahamas |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ Past results since 1990 in softball
- ^ "Tradestaff ISF Men's World Softball Championships". NHSA. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
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