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1996 Atlanta Summer


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THE XXVIth SUMMER GAMES




Chosen opposite Athens to celebrate the centenary of the first Olympic Games in Athens, the city of Atlanta has tried to do everything possible to ensure that these games, which were marked by a bomb, are as successful as possible.


Dates: July 19 - august 4, 1996
Participating NOCs: 197
Number of sports: 26
Number of events: 271
Number of athletes: 10318
Men: 6806
Women: 3512
Volunteers: 47466
Media: 15108
Opening: Bill Clinton, US President
Oath: Teresa Edwards
Judges’ oath: Hobie Billingsly
Last torchbearer: Muhammad Ali
Candidate cities: Athènes (GRE), Belgrade (YUG), Manchester (GBR), Melbourne (AUS), Toronto (CAN)
Pays or argent bronze
drapeau France (FRA) 15 7 15
drapeau Germany (GER) 20 18 27
drapeau Italy (ITA) 13 10 12
drapeau People's Republic Of China (CHN) 16 22 12
drapeau Russian Federation (RUS) 26 21 16
drapeau United States Of America (USA) 44 32 25