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A gold medallion hangs on a green ribbon. Embossed on the ribon are the words "Atlanta 1996" and olive branches. The words "XXVI Olympiad" and "Atlanta 1996" are printed next to a facsimile of a Greek goddess and the coliseum.
A gold medal awarded at the Atlanta Games
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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. The 1996 Olympics are often considered the largest in history[1], with a total of 10,318 athletes from 197 National Olympic Committees (NOCs), competing in 271 events in 26 sports.[2][3]

Athletes from 79 NOCs won at least one medal, leaving 118 countries without a medal.[2] The United States won the most gold medals (44), as well as the most medals overall (101).[2][4] It also won its first medal in a womens' team sport,[5] the victorious gymnastics team later being referred to as the Magnificent Seven. Michael Johnson of the United States set a world record in the 200m race (19.31 seconds)[2] and Naim Suleymanoglu from Turkey also set the record of three consecutive Olympic titles in weightlifting.[6]

Armenia, Belarus, The Czech Republic, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Slovakia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan were represented for the first time at a Summer Games. Of these, only Kyrgyzstan did not receive any medals.[4]

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An older, bald man plays tennis. He's wearing a white sleeveless shirt and black shorts. He is bald and is holding a red tennis racket.
Andre Agassi represented the United States in the games.
A man is in mid-dive, his feet extended next to his head. In the background, a white banner has a red flame and four stars (pink, blue, black, gold) above the symbol of the Olympic Games (five interlocked rings) and the wording "100, Atlanta 1996."
Men's Diving at the 1996 Olympic Games. In the background are the symbols of the Games.
A postcard sold during the games. Along the top is printed "Centennial Olympic Games" and "Atlanta 1996" is printed along the bottom. In the center is an image of downtown Atlanta at night, with all of the high-rise buildings illuminated.
A postcard from Atlanta during the games
See also: Olympic medal table

The medal table is based on information provided by the International Olympic Committee (IOC)[2] and is consistent with IOC convention in its published medal tables. By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals won by a NOC. The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If nations are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically. Medals won in team competitions are counted only once, no matter how many athletes won medals as part of the team.[7]

      Host country (United States)

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  United States (USA) 44 32 25 101
2  Russia (RUS) 26 21 16 63
3  Germany (GER) 20 18 27 65
4  China (CHN) 16 22 12 50
5  France (FRA) 15 7 15 37
6  Italy (ITA) 13 10 12 35
7  Australia (AUS) 9 9 23 41
8  Cuba (CUB) 9 8 8 25
9  Ukraine (UKR) 9 2 12 23
10  South Korea (KOR) 7 15 5 27
11  Poland (POL) 7 5 5 17
12  Hungary (HUN) 7 4 10 21
13  Spain (ESP) 5 6 6 17
14  Romania (ROU) 4 7 9 20
15  Netherlands (NED) 4 5 10 19
16  Greece (GRE) 4 4 0 8
17  Czech Republic (CZE) 4 3 4 11
18  Switzerland (SUI) 4 3 0 7
19  Denmark (DEN) 4 1 1 6
19  Turkey (TUR) 4 1 1 6
21  Canada (CAN) 3 11 8 22
22  Bulgaria (BUL) 3 7 5 15
23  Japan (JPN) 3 6 5 14
24  Kazakhstan (KAZ) 3 4 4 11
25  Brazil (BRA) 3 3 9 15
26  New Zealand (NZL) 3 2 1 6
27  South Africa (RSA) 3 1 1 5
28  Ireland (IRL) 3 0 1 4
29  Sweden (SWE) 2 4 2 8
30  Norway (NOR) 2 2 3 7
31  Belgium (BEL) 2 2 2 6
32  Nigeria (NGR) 2 1 3 6
33  North Korea (PRK) 2 1 2 5
34  Algeria (ALG) 2 0 1 3
34  Ethiopia (ETH) 2 0 1 3
36  Great Britain (GBR) 1 8 6 15
37  Belarus (BLR) 1 6 8 15
38  Kenya (KEN) 1 4 3 8
39  Jamaica (JAM) 1 3 2 6
40  Finland (FIN) 1 2 1 4
41  Indonesia (INA) 1 1 2 4
41  Yugoslavia (YUG) 1 1 2 4
43  Iran (IRI) 1 1 1 3
43  Slovakia (SVK) 1 1 1 3
45  Armenia (ARM) 1 1 0 2
45  Croatia (CRO) 1 1 0 2
47  Portugal (POR) 1 0 1 2
47  Thailand (THA) 1 0 1 2
49  Burundi (BDI) 1 0 0 1
49  Costa Rica (CRC) 1 0 0 1
49  Ecuador (ECU) 1 0 0 1
49  Hong Kong (HKG) 1 0 0 1
49  Syria (SYR) 1 0 0 1
54  Argentina (ARG) 0 2 1 3
55  Namibia (NAM) 0 2 0 2
55  Slovenia (SLO) 0 2 0 2
57  Austria (AUT) 0 1 2 3
58  Malaysia (MAS) 0 1 1 2
58  Moldova (MDA) 0 1 1 2
58  Uzbekistan (UZB) 0 1 1 2
61  Azerbaijan (AZE) 0 1 0 1
61  Bahamas (BAH) 0 1 0 1
61  Chinese Taipei (TPE) 0 1 0 1
61  Latvia (LAT) 0 1 0 1
61  Philippines (PHI) 0 1 0 1
61  Tonga (TGA) 0 1 0 1
61  Zambia (ZAM) 0 1 0 1
68  Georgia (GEO) 0 0 2 2
68  Morocco (MAR) 0 0 2 2
68  Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) 0 0 2 2
71  India (IND) 0 0 1 1
71  Israel (ISR) 0 0 1 1
71  Lithuania (LTU) 0 0 1 1
71  Mexico (MEX) 0 0 1 1
71  Mongolia (MGL) 0 0 1 1
71  Mozambique (MOZ) 0 0 1 1
71  Puerto Rico (PUR) 0 0 1 1
71  Tunisia (TUN) 0 0 1 1
71  Uganda (UGA) 0 0 1 1
Total 271 273 298 842

[edit] References

  1. ^ Benagh, Jim. "Olympic Games | Scholastic.com". Grolier Online. Scholastic, Incorporated. http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/olympic-games. Retrieved 22 November 2011. 
  2. ^ a b c d e "Atlanta 1996". International Olympic Committee. http://www.olympic.org/atlanta-1996-summer-olympics. Retrieved March 11, 2010. 
  3. ^ "Medal count for the 1996 Summer Olympics". databaseSports.com. http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamesyear.htm?g=24. Retrieved 22 November 2011. 
  4. ^ a b "1996 Atlanta Summer Games | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". Sports Reference LLC. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1996/. Retrieved 22 November 2011. 
  5. ^ "1996". The Hutchinson Chronology of World History. 2011. http://www.credoreference.com/entry/heliconcwh/1996. Retrieved 23 November 2011. 
  6. ^ "Niam SULEYMANOGLU | Olympic Athlete | Atlanta 1996, Barcelona 1992, seoul 1988, Sydney 2000". International Olympic Commitee. http://www.olympic.org/naim-suleymanoglu. Retrieved 22 November 2011. 
  7. ^ Shipley, Amy (August 25, 2008). "China's Show of Power". The Washington Post (The Washington Post Company). http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/24/AR2008082400851_pf.html. Retrieved July 22, 2010. 

[edit] See Also
Summer Games
Winter Games
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