See also: 1996 Summer Paralympics
The Games of the XXVI Olympiad were held in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Atlanta was elected in 1990 above Athens, Belgrade, Manchester, Melbourne and Toronto. Athens had hoped to organise the 100th anniversary of the modern Olympic Games. The IOC's vote for Atlanta was therefore slightly surprising, however the feeling was that Athens' infrastructure could not be improved enough in time to successfully host the Games.
It was regarded by some as one of the least successful of the modern games. The problem of traffic congestion sometimes made travel between venues difficult. There were complaints at how omnipresent the advertising was, with Coca-Cola especially being marketed on every available surface. Also during the games, the Centennial Olympic Park bombing took place on July 27, 1996 killing Alice Hawthorne and wounding 111 others, and causing the death of Melih Uzunyol by heart attack. In his closing speech, Juan Antonio Samaranch, head of the IOC, for the first time did not describe the games as being the "best ever".
Games of the XXVI Olympiad | |
Nations participating | 197 |
Athletes participating | 10,320 (6,797 men, 3,523 women) |
Events | 271 in 26 sports |
Opening ceremonies | July 19, 1996 |
Closing ceremonies | August 4, 1996 |
Officially opened by | President Bill Clinton |
Athlete's Oath | Teresa Edwards |
Judge's Oath: | Hobie Billingsly |
Olympic Torch | Muhammad Ali |
Table of contents |
2 Medals awarded 3 Medal count 4 References |
(to be expanded to a day-by-day article)
See the medal winners, ordered by sport:
Highlights
Medals awarded
Medal count
Pos | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
1 | United States |
44 | 32 | 25 | 101 |
2 | Russia | 26 | 21 | 16 | 63 |
3 | Germany | 20 | 18 | 27 | 65 |
4 | China | 16 | 22 | 12 | 50 |
5 | France | 15 | 7 | 15 | 37 |
6 | Italy | 13 | 10 | 12 | 35 |
7 | Australia | 9 | 9 | 23 | 41 |
8 | Cuba | 9 | 8 | 8 | 25 |
9 | Ukraine | 9 | 2 | 12 | 23 |
10 | South Korea | 7 | 15 | 5 | 27 |
11 | Poland | 7 | 5 | 5 | 17 |
12 | Hungary | 7 | 4 | 10 | 21 |
13 | Spain | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 |
14 | Romania | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 |
15 | Netherlands | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 |
16 | Greece | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
17 | Czech Republic | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
18 | Switzerland | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
19 | Denmark | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
19 | Turkey | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
21 | Canada | 3 | 11 | 8 | 22 |
22 | Bulgaria | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 |
23 | Japan | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
24 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
25 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 |
26 | New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
27 | South Africa |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
28 | Ireland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
29 | Sweden | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
30 | Norway | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
31 | Belgium | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
32 | Nigeria | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
33 | North Korea | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
34 | Algeria | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
34 | Ethiopia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
36 | United Kingdom | 1 | 8 | 6 | 15 |
37 | Belarus | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 |
38 | Kenya | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
39 | Jamaica | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
40 | Finland | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
41 | Indonesia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
41 | Yugoslavia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
43 | Iran | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
43 | Slovakia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
45 | Armenia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
45 | Croatia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
47 | Portugal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
47 | Thailand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
49 | Burundi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
49 | Costa Rica | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
49 | Ecuador | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
49 | Hong Kong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
49 | Syria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
54 | Argentina | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
55 | Namibia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
55 | Slovenia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
57 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
58 | Malaysia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
58 | Moldova | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
58 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
61 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
61 | Bahrain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
61 | Latvia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
61 | Philippines | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
61 | [[Republic of China|Chinese Taipei
(Taiwan)]] | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
61 | Tonga | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
61 | Zambia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
68 | Georgia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
68 | Morocco | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
68 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
71 | India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
71 | Israel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
71 | Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
71 | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
71 | Mongolia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
71 | Mozambique | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
71 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
71 | Tunisia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
71 | Uganda | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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