1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, were held in Atlanta, United States from July 19 to August 4.
| Host city | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | ||
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| Motto | The Celebration of the Century | ||
| Nations | 197 | ||
| Athletes | 10,320 (6,797 men, 3,523 women) | ||
| Events | 271 in 26 sports (37 disciplines) | ||
| Opening | July 19 | ||
| Closing | August 4 | ||
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| Cauldron | |||
| Stadium | Centennial Olympic Stadium | ||
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Centennial Olympic Park bombing
Eric Rudolph, a Christian fundamentalist, bombed the Centennial Olympic Park on July 27.[2] Alice Hawthorne was killed in the explosion when a nail from the bomb penetrated her skull. Melih Uzunyol, a Turkish cameraman, had a fatal heart attack while running to the scene.[3] The bomb wounded 111 others.
Medal table
These were the top 10 teams at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[4]
- Key
* Host nation (United States)
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  United States (USA)*
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44 | 32 | 25 | 101 |
| 2 |  Russia (RUS)
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26 | 21 | 16 | 63 |
| 3 |  Germany (GER)
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20 | 18 | 27 | 65 |
| 4 |  China (CHN)
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16 | 22 | 12 | 50 |
| 5 |  France (FRA)
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15 | 7 | 15 | 37 |
| 6 |  Italy (ITA)
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13 | 10 | 12 | 35 |
| 7 |  Australia (AUS)
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9 | 9 | 23 | 41 |
| 8 |  Cuba (CUB)
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9 | 8 | 8 | 25 |
| 9 |  Ukraine (UKR)
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9 | 2 | 12 | 23 |
| 10 |  South Korea (KOR)
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7 | 15 | 5 | 27 |
1996 Summer Olympics Media
A Boeing 747-200 from UPS Airlines in the 1996 Summer Olympics paint.
A McDonnell Douglas MD-11 from Delta Air Lines in the 1996 Summer Olympics paint.
This is an aerial shot of the Atlanta skyline showing one of the several sports complexes being used during the 1996 Summer Olympic Games at Atlanta, Georgia.
Medal designs for the 1996 Olympics
Women's 100 m hurdles at the Olympic stadium
Whitewater slalom events at the Ocoee Whitewater Center
The Olympic flag waves at the 1996 Games
Participants at Summer olympics 1996Blue = Participating for the first time.*Green = Have previously participated.*Yellow square is host city (Atlanta)
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 International Olympic Committee (October 9, 2014). "Factsheet - Opening Ceremony of the Games of the Olympiad". Press release. https://stillmed.olympic.org/Documents/Reference_documents_Factsheets/Opening_ceremony_of_the_Games_of_the_Olympiad.pdf. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
- ↑ Brown, Aaron; Harris, Art (7 February 2007). "The Hunt for Eric Rudolph". CNN Presents (CNN). http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0206/15/cp.00.html. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ↑ Jacobs, Jeff (28 July 1996). In Atlanta, Fear Roams Hand In Hand With Anger. http://articles.courant.com/1996-07-28/news/9607280085_1_alice-s-hawthorne-explosion-centennial-olympic-park. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ↑ "Medal count for the 1996 Summer Olympics". databaseSports.com. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
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| Athens 2004 — Turin 2006 — Beijing 2008 — Vancouver 2010 — London 2012 — Sochi 2014 — Rio 2016 — Pyeongchang 2018 — Tokyo 2020 Games in italics will be held in the future, and those in (brackets) were cancelled because of war. See also: Ancient Olympic Games | ||
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| Summer Games: 2010, 2014, 2018 | ||
| Winter Games: 2012, 2016 | ||
| Singapore 2010 — Innsbruck 2012 — Nanjing 2014 | ||
