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The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) [3] [4] [5] were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
Event Gold Silver Bronze Men's 50 metre freestyle details: Alexander Popov Russia Gary Hall Jr. United States Fernando Scherer Brazil Men's 100 metre freestyle details ...
The 1996 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, were a summer multi-sport event held in Atlanta, Georgia, United States from July 19 to August 4, 1996. [1] A total of 10,318 athletes representing 197 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated. [ 2 ]
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.
At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 44 events in athletics were contested. There were a total number of 2053 participating athletes from 191 countries. A total of two world records and 14 Olympic records were set during the competition.
Centennial Olympic Stadium was the 85,000-seat main stadium of the 1996 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.Construction of the stadium began in 1993, and it was complete and ready for the opening ceremony in July 1996, where it hosted athletics events and the closing ceremony.
1996 Summer Olympics; IOC code: CAN: NOC: Canadian Olympic Committee: Website: www.olympic.ca (in English and French) in Atlanta; Competitors: 303 (152 men and 151 women) in 25 sports: Flag bearer (opening) Charmaine Crooks: Flag bearer (closing) Kathleen Heddle & Marnie McBean: Medals Ranked 21st: Gold 3 Silver 11 Bronze 8 Total 22: Summer ...
1996 Summer Olympics; IOC code: GER: NOC: German Olympic Sports Confederation: Website: www.dosb.de (in German, English, and French) in Atlanta, United States 19 July–4 August 1996; Competitors: 465 (278 men, 187 women) in 26 sports: Flag bearer : Arnd Schmitt (fencing) Medals Ranked 3rd: Gold 20 Silver 18 Bronze 27 Total 65: Summer Olympics ...