1996 Olympics
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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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
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)* | 44 | 32 | 25 | 101 |
2 | Russia (RUS) | 26 | 21 | 16 | 63 |
3 | Germany (GER) | 20 | 18 | 27 | 65 |
4 | China (CHN) | 16 | 22 | 12 | 50 |
5 | France (FRA) | 15 | 7 | 15 | 37 |
6 | Italy (ITA) | 13 | 10 | 12 | 35 |
7 | Australia (AUS) | 9 | 9 | 23 | 41 |
8 | Cuba (CUB) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 25 |
9 | Ukraine (UKR) | 9 | 2 | 12 | 23 |
10 | South Korea (KOR) | 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.