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Medal record
Competitor for United States
Women's Softball
Olympic Games
ISF Women's World Championship
Softball at the Pan American Games
World Cup of Softball
1st	2006 Oklahoma City
1st	2007 Oklahoma City
National Pro Fastpitch
1st	2005 Akron Racers

Crystl Bustos (born September 8, 1977 in Canyon Country, California) is a Mexican American softball player at the designated hitter or shortstop position although on the roster she is a designated player.^[1] She is a two-time Olympic gold medalist. She holds the world record for home runs during an Olympic series, with six.^[2]

She began her career playing softball at Canyon Country Little League. She is a member of the 2008 U.S. Olympic softball team, which won the silver medal after losing to Japan in the gold-medal game, the first loss for the U.S. women in 23 straight Olympic games.^[3] Her accomplishments also include two World Cup Championships (2006 and 2007), three Pan American gold medals (1999, 2003 and 2007), and a gold medal at the 2006 ISF World Championships. She has also played for the NPF Akron Racers, and was the Most Valuable Player in the WPSL for the Orlando Wahoos in 1998.^[4]

Bustos announced that she would retire from international competition after the 2008 Beijing Olympics.^[5]

Bustos was named 2008 USA Softball Player of the Year. She became the field manager for the Akron Racers in October 2009.^[6]

[edit] References

^ Coffey, Wayne (July 4, 2000). "CRYSTL PURE GOLD FOR U.S. WOMEN'S OLYMPIC SOFTBALLER GETS RAVES". New York Daily News. http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/sports/2000/07/04/2000-07-04_crystl_pure_gold_for_u_s__wo.html.
^ "U.S. advances to gold medal game with 5-0 win over Australia". Amateur Softball Association. August 22, 2004. http://www.asasoftball.com/about/getStory.asp?nid=737. Retrieved 2006-10-25.
^ "Team USA loses bid for fourth straight softball gold medal". Sports Illustrated. August 21, 2008. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/08/21/us.loss.ap/index.html?cnn=yes.
^ "Crystl Bustos". United States Olympic Committee. http://softball.usoc.org/athlete/athlete/818. Retrieved 2008-08-16.
^ "The Babe Ruth of Women’s Softball Has a Heart of Gold". New York Times. August 16, 2008. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/17/sports/olympics/17bustos.html?_r=1&hp=&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&pagewanted=all&adxnnlx=1218891730-KYA3qsaIxTmD6nMd2I82Gg.
^ cleveland.com

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[0] Coffey, Wayne (July 4, 2000). "CRYSTL PURE GOLD FOR U.S. WOMEN'S OLYMPIC SOFTBALLER GETS RAVES". New York Daily News. http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/sports/2000/07/04/2000-07-04_crystl_pure_gold_for_u_s__wo.html.

[1] "U.S. advances to gold medal game with 5-0 win over Australia". Amateur Softball Association. August 22, 2004. http://www.asasoftball.com/about/getStory.asp?nid=737. Retrieved 2006-10-25.

[2] "Team USA loses bid for fourth straight softball gold medal". Sports Illustrated. August 21, 2008. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/08/21/us.loss.ap/index.html?cnn=yes.

[3] "Crystl Bustos". United States Olympic Committee. http://softball.usoc.org/athlete/athlete/818. Retrieved 2008-08-16.

[4] "The Babe Ruth of Women’s Softball Has a Heart of Gold". New York Times. August 16, 2008. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/17/sports/olympics/17bustos.html?_r=1&hp=&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&pagewanted=all&adxnnlx=1218891730-KYA3qsaIxTmD6nMd2I82Gg.

[5] veland.com

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