1996 Summer Olympics
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| 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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| 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[change]
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]
These were the top 10 teams at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[4]
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* Host nation (United States)
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (USA)* | 44 | 32 | 25 | 101 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (RUS) | 26 | 21 | 16 | 63 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (GER) | 20 | 18 | 27 | 65 |
| 4 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (CHN) | 16 | 22 | 12 | 50 |
| 5 | File:Flag of France.svg France (FRA) | 15 | 7 | 15 | 37 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy (ITA) | 13 | 10 | 12 | 35 |
| 7 | File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia (AUS) | 9 | 9 | 23 | 41 |
| 8 | File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba (CUB) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 25 |
| 9 | File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine (UKR) | 9 | 2 | 12 | 23 |
| 10 | File:Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg South Korea (KOR) | 7 | 15 | 5 | 27 |
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References[change]
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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". Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ↑ "Medal count for the 1996 Summer Olympics". databaseSports.com. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
