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British rower Steve Redgrave, pictured here in 2011, won the men's coxless pair rowing competition, which was his fourth consecutive victory in the event and Great Britain's only gold medal at the 1996 Olympics. [39] [40] American sprinter Michael Johnson, pictured here in 1995, won two gold medals in the men's 200 metres and 400 metres events ...
This is a list of medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, USA: Contents: Aquatics; Archery; Athletics; ... Gold Silver Bronze Men's 3 metre springboard details:
Amy Van Dyken won four gold medals in the Olympic swimming pool, the first American woman to win four titles in a single Olympiad. Penny Heyns, swimmer of South Africa, won the gold medals in both the 100-meter and 200-meter breaststroke events. Michelle Smith of Ireland won three gold medals and a bronze in swimming. She remains her nation's ...
With Michael Jordan intimating in 1994 that he would pass on the opportunity to participate in his third Olympic Games (previously in 1984 and 1992 (the "Dream Team")) to let others get their chance at a gold medal, USA Basketball officials sought to construct the team dubbed Dream Team III (Dream Team II was the moniker of the lesser-known 1994 FIBA World Championship team) [3] with a winning ...
The United States (USA) was the host nation for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. 646 competitors, 375 men and 271 women, took part in 263 events in 31 sports. [1]With a total of 44 gold, 32 silver, and 25 bronze medals, the United States returned to the top spot in the medal standings for the first time since 1984, and for the first time since 1968 in a non-boycotted Summer Olympics.
This is a partial list of multiple Olympic gold medalists, listing people who have won four or more Olympic gold medals. ... 1996–2012: Summer: F: 6: 1: 2: 9 36
These are the official results of the men's 100 metres event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. There were a total number of 106 participating athletes from 75 nations, with twelve heats in round 1, five quarterfinals, two semifinals and a final. [1] Each nation was limited to 3 athletes per rules in force since the 1930 Olympic Congress.
She won six Olympic gold medals in her career, four of which she won at the 1996 Summer Olympics, making her the first American woman to accomplish such a feat and the most successful athlete at the 1996 Summer Olympics. She won gold in the 50-meter freestyle, 100-meter butterfly, 4×100-meter freestyle relay, and 4×100-meter medley relay.