1996 Summer Olympics
Appearance
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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Winter | |||
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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.
Centennial Olympic Park bombing
[change | change source]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
[change | change source]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 | ![]() |
44 | 32 | 25 | 101 |
2 | ![]() |
26 | 21 | 16 | 63 |
3 | ![]() |
20 | 18 | 27 | 65 |
4 | ![]() |
16 | 22 | 12 | 50 |
5 | ![]() |
15 | 7 | 15 | 37 |
6 | ![]() |
13 | 10 | 12 | 35 |
7 | ![]() |
9 | 9 | 23 | 41 |
8 | ![]() |
9 | 8 | 8 | 25 |
9 | ![]() |
9 | 2 | 12 | 23 |
10 | ![]() |
7 | 15 | 5 | 27 |
References
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Factsheet - Opening Ceremony of the Games of the Olympiad" (PDF) (Press release). International Olympic Committee. October 9, 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 14, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
- ↑ Brown, Aaron & Harris, Art (7 February 2007). "The Hunt for Eric Rudolph". CNN Presents. CNN. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ↑ Jacobs, Jeff (28 July 1996). "In Atlanta, Fear Roams Hand In Hand With Anger". Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ↑ "Medal count for the 1996 Summer Olympics". databaseSports.com. Retrieved 22 November 2011.