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Kim Dermott, Sydney Olympics, 2000

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Kim Dermott, Sydney Olympics, 2000

Outfielder Kim Dermott takes a catch for the New Zealand softball team at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Softball was included in the Olympics from 1996 to 2008. New Zealand's White Sox qualified for the Sydney 2000 Olympics, finishing sixth of the eight teams competing.

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New Zealand Olympic Museum – He Pataka Taumahekeheke, New Zealand Olympic Committee

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Tony Smith and David Green, Softball and baseball – New Zealand softball on the world stage, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/39642/kim-dermott-sydney-olympics-2000 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Tony Smith and David Green, published 30 November 2012, updated 1 July 2015.