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Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Host city Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Nations participating 197
Athletes participating 10,320
(6,797 men, 3,523 women)
Events 271 in 26 sports
Opening ceremony July 19
Closing ceremony August 9
Officially opened by President Bill Clinton
Athlete's Oath Teresa Edwards
Judge's Oath Hobie Billingsley
Olympic Torch Muhammad Ali
Stadium Centennial Olympic Stadium

The 1996 Summer Olympics, formally known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and informally known as the Centennial Olympics, were celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Olympic sports comprise all the Sports contested in the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States The Olympic Oath is taken by one athlete and one judge at the opening ceremonies of each Olympic Games. Teresa Edwards (born July 19, 1964 in Cairo Georgia) is a retired American Basketball player The Olympic Oath is taken by one athlete and one judge at the opening ceremonies of each Olympic Games. Hobie Billingsley is an American Diving Champion and honoree of the International Swimming Hall of Fame. The Olympic Flame or Olympic Torch is a Symbol of the Olympic Games. Biography Early life Cassius Clay Jr was born on January 17 1942 The Olympic Stadium is the name usually given to the big centrepiece Stadium of the Summer Olympic Games. Centennial Olympic Stadium was the 85000-seat main Stadium of the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Atlanta was selected in September 1990 in Tokyo, Japan, above Athens, Belgrade, Manchester, Melbourne and Toronto. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's Belgrade (Београд Beograd is the Capital and largest city of Serbia. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario

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Selection

Some felt Athens should have had the right to host the games because it marked the 100th anniversary of the modern Olympic games. The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games [1] The IOC instead voted, on September 18, 1990, for Atlanta, predicting that Athens' infrastructure could not be improved enough in time to successfully host the Games. Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Infrastructure typically refers to the technical structures that support a society such as Roads Water supply, Wastewater, Power grids Athens would eventually win the right to host the 2004 Summer Olympics. Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated The chart's information below comes from the International Olympic Committee Vote History web page, regarding the cities that bid against Atlanta for the 1996 Olympic Games. The vote occurred at the 96th IOC Session in Tokyo, Japan. This is the list of International Olympic Committee (IOC meetings officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.

1996 Summer Olympics Bidding Results
City NOC Name Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5
Atlanta, Georgia Flag of the United States United States 19 20 26 34 51
Athens Flag of Greece Greece 23 23 26 30 35
Toronto, Ontario Flag of Canada Canada 14 17 18 22 -
Melbourne Flag of Australia Australia 12 21 16 - -
Manchester Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom 11 5 - - -
Belgrade Flag of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 7 - - - -

Effect on the city

The games had a profound impact on the city of Atlanta and many in the Atlanta metro area consider the Games to be instrumental in transforming Atlanta into the modernized city it has become. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Belgrade (Београд Beograd is the Capital and largest city of Serbia. The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian: One example of this modernization is the mid-rise dormitories built for the Olympic Village. One of these complexes became the first residential housing for Georgia State University, and has recently been transferred for use by the Georgia Institute of Technology. Georgia State University ( GSU) is an urban Research University in Downtown Atlanta, Georgia, USA. The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly known as Georgia Tech, or Tech, is a public, Coeducational Research university in Other examples include Turner Field, which was a modification of the original Centennial Olympic Stadium, and where the Atlanta Braves baseball team now makes its home. Turner Field is a ballpark in Atlanta Georgia, home to Major League Baseball 's Atlanta Braves since 1997 Centennial Olympic Stadium was the 85000-seat main Stadium of the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta. Centennial Olympic Park was also built for the events and is still in use. Centennial Olympic Park is a 21 acre (85000 m² public Park located in Downtown Atlanta, Georgia, USA that is owned and operated

Atlanta used no public money to finance the Games, which cost US$1. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been 8 billion to host. It was the first city in Olympic history to use ticket sales, commercial endorsements, advertising, and private money alone to fund the hosting of the Olympics. The consequence of this, however, was that some felt that the Games in Atlanta were over-commercialized and were less exciting than previous Games. [2][2]

Incidents

Although the Games made a financial profit, they were not without problems. Allegations were levelled that Atlanta organizers bribed members of the IOC to obtain the Olympic Games. However, ACOG documents were destroyed before a formal inquiry could be conducted, and the allegations remain unproven. In his defense, ACOG Chairman Billy Payne said, "Atlanta's bidding effort included excessive actions, even thought processes, that today seem inappropriate but, at the time, reflected the prevailing practices in the selection process and an extremely competitive environment. William Porter "Billy" Payne (born October 13, 1947) was named president and chief executive officer of the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games "

Problems of traffic congestion sometimes made travel between venues difficult. More seriously, the Centennial Olympic Park bombing of July 27, 1996, killed spectator Alice Hawthorne and wounded 111 others, and elicited the death of Melih Uzunyol by heart attack. The Centennial Olympic Park bombing was a terrorist Bombing on July 27, 1996 in Atlanta Georgia during the 1996 Summer Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar)

Aside from the problems, IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch said in his closing speech, "Well done, Atlanta" and called the Games the "most exceptional". Juan Antonio Samaranch Torelló Marquess of Samaranch (born 17 July 1920) is a Spanish sports official and was president of the International Olympic He broke precedent and did not say they had been the best Olympics ever, as he did at every previous Olympic closing ceremony while he was IOC president. This was likely an intentional omission given some of the issues like the Games' over-commercialism, technology and transportation issues. The City of Atlanta was also found to have been competing with the IOC for advertising and sponsorship dollars. The city was licensing street vendors who would sell certain products over others, and therefore providing a presence for companies who were not the official sponsors of the Games. [3] Four years later Samaranch called the 2000 Sydney Olympics the best ever. "I am proud and happy to proclaim that you have presented to the world the best Olympic Games ever [4]

Songs and themes

The Olympiad's official theme, Summon the Heroes, was written by John Williams, making it the third Olympiad for which he has composed. John Towner Williams (born February 8 1932) is an American Composer, conductor and Pianist. John Towner Williams (born February 8 1932) is an American Composer, conductor and Pianist. The song "The Power of the Dream", composed by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and David Foster, with words by Linda Thompson was performed in the opening ceremony by Céline Dion accompanied by Foster and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Centennial Choir. " The Power of the Dream " is a single by Céline Dion, released on August 20 1996 in Japan. David Walter Foster, OC, OBC, LLD (born November 1, 1949 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Linda Diane Thompson (born May 23, 1950, in Memphis Tennessee) is an American Actress Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( OC OQ (born March 30 1968 in Charlemagne Quebec) is a Canadian pop Singer The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra ( ASO) is an American Orchestra based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA Gladys Knight sang "Georgia on My Mind", Georgia's official state song, at the opening ceremony. Gladys Maria Knight, "The Empress of Soul" (born May 28, 1944) is a seven-time Grammy Award -winning American " Georgia on My Mind " is a song written in 1930 by Stuart Gorrell (lyrics and Hoagy Carmichael (music Introduction Forty-nine states of the United States (all except New Jersey) have one or more state songs, selected by the state The closing ceremony featured Gloria Estefan singing "Reach", the official theme song of the 1996 Olympics. Gloria Estefan (born Gloria María Fajardo on September 1, 1957) is a Cuban American singer and songwriter At the closing of the ceremony Trisha Yearwood performed the Olympics song ["The Flame"]

Mascot

Main article: Izzy (Mascot)

The mascot for the Olympiad was an abstract, animated character named Izzy. Patricia Lynn Yearwood, known professionally as Trisha Yearwood (born September 19 1964 is an American Country music artist best known for her series of major hits Izzy was the official mascot of the Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics. The term mascot – defined as a term for any person animal or object thought to bring Luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common In contrast to the standing tradition of mascots of national or regional significance in the city hosting the Olympiad, Izzy was an amorphous, computer-designed fantasy figure. The mascot was popularly ridiculed by the public and press as commercialized, unappealing, and ungrounded in any connection to the region.

Highlights

Women's 100 m hurdles at the Olympic stadium
Women's 100 m hurdles at the Olympic stadium

Venues

Medals awarded

See the medal winners, ordered by sport:

Participating nations

Participants at Summer olympics 1996Blue = Participating for the first time. Green = Have previously participated. Yellow square is host city (Atlanta)
Participants at Summer olympics 1996
Blue = Participating for the first time. Clark Atlanta University (CAU is a private, historically black university in Atlanta, Georgia. Centennial Olympic Stadium was the 85000-seat main Stadium of the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta. Turner Field is a ballpark in Atlanta Georgia, home to Major League Baseball 's Atlanta Braves since 1997 Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, sometimes shortened to "Fulton County Stadium" was a multi-use ( Baseball, football, Soccer, Rock concert Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The Omni Coliseum, usually called The Omni, from the Latin for "all" or "every" was an indoor arena located in Atlanta, Georgia Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Philips Arena is an indoor arena in Atlanta Georgia. Completed in 1999 at a cost of $213 The Georgia Dome is a domed stadium located in Atlanta Georgia that is owned and operated by the State of Georgia The Georgia International Horse Park (referred to by locals as The Horse Park) is located in Conyers Georgia, 30 miles (50 km east of Atlanta. Conyers is a the only city in Rockdale County, Georgia, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 10689 Lake Lanier (officially Lake Sidney Lanier) is a Reservoir in the northern portion of the U Gainesville is a city in Hall County in Georgia, United States of America. The Georgia World Congress Center or GWCC is the major Convention center in Atlanta. Georgia State University ( GSU) is an urban Research University in Downtown Atlanta, Georgia, USA. The Georgia Tech Campus Recreation Center (abbreviated CRC, formerly known as the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center and the Georgia Tech Student Athletic Center The Forbes Arena is a 6000-seat multi-purpose Arena in Atlanta Georgia, USA. Morehouse College is a private, all-male, historically black college located in Atlanta, Georgia. The Toccoa River and Ocoee River are actually a single River that flows northwestward through the southern Appalachian Mountains of the southeastern Polk County is a County located in the US state of Tennessee. Sanford Stadium is the on-campus playing venue for football at the University of Georgia in Athens Georgia. Athens-Clarke County is a unified city-county in Georgia, US, in the northeastern part of the state at the intersection of U For the Department of Energy facility see Savannah River Site The Savannah River is a major river in the southeastern United States Savannah is a city located in the state of Georgia, United States. The Stone Mountain Tennis Center is a Tennis venue in Stone Mountain, Georgia. Stone Mountain is a city in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. Legion Field is a large Stadium in Birmingham Alabama primarily designed to be used as a venue for American football, but is occasionally used Birmingham (ˈbɝmɪŋhæm is the largest City in the US state of Alabama and is the County seat of Jefferson County. Golden Park is a 5000-seat baseball-only stadium in Columbus Georgia that opened in 1926 Columbus is a City in Muscogee County, Georgia, United States. The Alexander Memorial Coliseum (also nicknamed The Thrillerdome) is an indoor arena located in Atlanta Georgia. Jonesboro is a city in Clayton County, Georgia, United States. Archery at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta consisted of four events At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 44 events in athletics were contested 24 by men and 20 by women Baseball had its second appearance as an official medal sport at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta Georgia, with games played at Atlanta-Fulton Final results for the Basketball Competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics included the four events held at the previous Games (men's and women's singles men's and women's doubles as well as a fifth Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics Medal winners Medal table Results The Canoeing competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was composed of 16 events (12 for men and 4 for women in two disciplines flatwater and Final results for the Cycling competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, four Diving events were contested during a competition that took place at the Georgia Tech Aquatic The Equestrian events were held at the Georgia International Horse Park in Conyers Georgia (30 miles or 50 km east of Atlanta. At the 1996 Summer Olympics, ten fencing events were contested Final results for the Football competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Birmingham Alabama; Washington D At the 1996 Summer Olympics, two different Gymnastics disciplines were contested Artistic gymnastics and Rhythmic gymnastics. Final results for the Handball competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics. The Olympic Field Hockey Tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta Georgia was held in the Morris Brown College Stadium and Panther This page shows the final results of the Judo Competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta Georgia. Modern pentathlon at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Medal Summary Individual Final Results The 1996 Olympics saw the debut of Lightweight rowing events The three included (Men's Lightweight Double Scull and Coxless Four and Women's Lightweight Double Scull replaced the remaining At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, ten events in Sailing were contested The shooting competitions at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place at the Wolf Creek Shooting Complex near Atlanta, Georgia. Final results for the Softball Competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics: Medal Summary Medal summary The 1996 Summer Olympics was held in Atlants USA Final results for the Synchronized swimming competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics. The Table tennis competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics consisted of four events At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, the host nation United States won 3 of the 4 gold medals in Tennis. Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics featured Beach volleyball for the first time as the official Olympic sport The Men's Water Polo Tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held from July 20 to July 28, 1996 in Atlanta Georgia The Weightlifting competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta consisted of ten weight classes for men only At the 1996 Summer Olympics, 2 different wrestling disciplines were contested freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling. Green = Have previously participated. Yellow square is host city (Atlanta)

A total of 197 nations were represented at the 1996 Games, and the combined total of athletes was about 10,318. [5] Twenty-four countries made their Olympic debut this year, including eleven of the ex-Soviet countries that competed as part of the Unified Team in 1992. The Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona Spain was a joint team consisting of twelve of the fifteen former Soviet Russia competed independently for the first time since 1912, when it was the Russian Empire. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1912 in The Russian Empire ( Pre-reform Russian: Pоссійская Имперія Modern Russian: Российская Империя translit: Rossiyskaya The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia competed as Yugoslavia. The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Савезна Република Југославија / Savezna Republika Jugoslavija) or FRY was a federal state

The 14 countries making their Olympic debut were: Azerbaijan, Burundi, Cape Verde, Comoros, Dominica, Guinea-Bissau, FYR Macedonia, Nauru, Palestine, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, São Tomé and Príncipe, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. Azerbaijan ( English; Azərbaycan officially the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azərbaycan Respublikası is the largest and most populous country in the South Burundi (buˈɾundi officially the Republic of Burundi, is a small country in the Great Lakes region of Eastern Africa bordered by Rwanda The Republic of Cape Verde ( Portuguese: Cabo Verde, 'kabu 'veɾdɨ is a Republic located on an Archipelago in the Macaronesia The Comoros (ˈkɒməroʊz; جزر القمر Juzur al-Qumur) officially the Union of the Comoros (Union des Comores الإتّحاد القمريّ The Commonwealth of Dominica, commonly known as Dominica, is an Island nation in the Caribbean Sea. The Republic of Guinea-Bissau (ˈgɪni bɨˈsaʊ República da Guiné-Bissau ʁɛˈpublikɐ dɐ giˈnɛ biˈsau is a country in Western Africa, and one of the smallest The Republic of Macedonia (Република Nauru, officially the Republic of Nauru, is an Island nation in the Micronesian South Pacific. Palestine is a name which has been widely used since Roman times to refer to the region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis (also known as the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis) located in the Leeward Islands, is a federal two-island Saint Lucia (ˌseɪnt ˈluːʃɪə is an Island nation in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. São Tomé and Príncipe, officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, is an Island nation in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial Tajikistan (təˈdʒɪkɨstæn or /təˈdʒiːkɨstæn/ Тоҷикистон tɔʤikɪsˈtɔn or, Persian تاجیکستان‎ taajikestaan officially the Republic of Turkmenistan ( Türkmenistan; also known as Turkmenia) is a Turkic country in Central Asia.

The 10 countries making their Summer Olympic debut (after competing at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer) were: Armenia, Belarus, Czech Republic, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Slovakia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1994 Lillehammer is a town and municipality in the county of Oppland, Norway, globally known for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics. Armenia (Հայաստան transliterated: Hayastan,) officially the Republic of Armenia (Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն Hayastani Belarus ( Belarusian Беларусь / Biełaruś is a Landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the north and east The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, Georgia ( საქართველო, Sakartvelo) is a Transcontinental country in the Caucasus region situated at the dividing line between Kazakhstan, also Kazakstan ( Қазақстан, Qazaqstan, qɑzɑqˈstɑn Казахстан, Kazakhstán,) officially the Kyrgyzstan (ˈkɻ̩gɪztɑn (AmE or /'kɝgəztan/ (BrE Kyrgyz: Кыргызстан; Russian: Киргизия or Киргизстан or Кыргызстан Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova ( Republica Moldova) is a Landlocked country in Eastern Europe, located between Romania Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. Uzbekistan, officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( Uzbek: O‘zbekiston Respublikasi or Ўзбекистон Республикаси is a doubly


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Medal count

Main article: 1996 Summer Olympics medal count

These are the top ten nations that won medals at these Games:

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States United States (host nation) 44 32 25 101
2 Russia Russia 26 21 16 63
3 Germany Germany 20 18 27 65
4 China China 16 22 12 50
5 France France 15 7 15 37
6 Italy Italy 13 10 12 35
7 Australia Australia 9 9 23 41
8 Cuba Cuba 9 8 8 25
9 Ukraine Ukraine 9 2 12 23
10 South Korea South Korea 7 15 5 27

See also

Olympics with significant criminal incidents

Reference

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Kazakhstan competed in the Summer Olympic Games as an independent nation for the first time at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta Kenya competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. North Korea competed as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States South Korea competed as Korea at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta Georgia. Kuwait competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Kyrgyzstan competed in the Summer Olympic Games as an independent nation for the first time at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta Laos competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Latvia competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Lebanon competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Lesotho competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Liberia competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Libya competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Liechtenstein competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Lithuania competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Luxembourg competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Madagascar competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Malawi competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Malaysia competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Maldives competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Mali competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Malta competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Mauritania competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Mauritius competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Mexico competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Moldova competed in the Summer Olympic Games as an independent nation for the first time at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta Monaco competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Mongolia competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Morocco competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Mozambique competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Burma competed as Myanmar at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Namibia competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Nauru competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Nepal competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. The Netherlands competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta Georgia. The Netherlands Antilles competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. New Zealand competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Nicaragua competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Niger competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Nigeria competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Norway was represented at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta Georgia by the Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports Oman competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Pakistan competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Athletes from the Palestinian territories, represented by the Palestine Olympic Committee and competing as Palestine, participated in the Olympic Panama competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Papua New Guinea competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Paraguay competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Peru competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. The Philippines competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Poland competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Portugal competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Puerto Rico competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Qatar competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Romania competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Russia competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta Georgia. Rwanda competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Saint Kitts and Nevis competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States Saint Lucia competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States Saint Vincent and the Grenadines competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Samoa competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. San Marino competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. São Tomé and Príncipe competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United Saudi Arabia competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Senegal competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Seychelles competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Sierra Leone competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Singapore competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Slovakia competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Slovenia competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. The Solomon Islands competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Somalia competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 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Tonga competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Trinidad and Tobago competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Tunisia competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Turkey competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Turkmenistan competed in the Olympic Games as an independent nation for the first time at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta Uganda competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Ukraine competed in the Summer Olympic Games as an independent nation for the first time at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta The United Arab Emirates competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. The United States was the host nation for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta Georgia. Uruguay competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Uzbekistan competed in the Summer Olympic Games as an independent nation for the first time at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta Vanuatu competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Venezuela competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Vietnam competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. The United States Virgin Islands competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Yemen competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Athletes from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Zaire (now called the Democratic Republic of the Congo) competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States Zambia competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Zimbabwe competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the NBC Sports is the brand used for sports programming on NBC, responsible for the televising of many Sports events on the network |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Rede Globo ( English: Globo Network, better known as TV Globo, Globo TV or simply Globo) is a Brazilian television network Rede Record (in English, Record Network) is a Brazilian Television network. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Seven Network is an Australian television network, owned by the Seven Media Group. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Rai - Radiotelevisione Italiana, known until 1954 as Radio Audizioni Italiane, is the Italian public service broadcaster, and is considered The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The Nederlandse Omroep Stichting ( NOS, Dutch Broadcasting Foundation) is one of the broadcasters in the Dutch Public broadcasting system Nederlandse The United States was the host nation for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta Georgia. Russia competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta Georgia. Germany competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 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  2. ^ a b Olympic bid smacks into $10M hurdle – fact mentioned in the 5th paragraph
  3. ^ McGill's master of the rings
  4. ^ Australia Best Ever
  5. ^ Olympics OFFICIAL Recap

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