1996 Summer Olympics

Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Host city	Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Motto	The Celebration of the Century
Nations	197
Athletes	10,320 (6,797 men, 3,523 women)
Events	271 in 26 sports (37 disciplines)
Opening	July 19
Closing	August 4
Opened by	President Bill Clinton
Cauldron	Muhammad Ali
Stadium	Centennial Olympic Stadium
Summer
Winter

The 1996 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, were held in Atlanta, United States from July 19 to August 4.

Centennial Olympic Park bombing

Eric Rudolph, a Christian fundamentalist, bombed the Centennial Olympic Park on July 27.^[2] Alice Hawthorne was killed in the explosion when a nail from the bomb penetrated her skull. Melih Uzunyol, a Turkish cameraman, had a fatal heart attack while running to the scene.^[3] The bomb wounded 111 others.

Medal table

These were the top 10 teams at the 1996 Summer Olympics.^[4]

Key

* Host nation (United States)

1996 Summer Olympics medal table
Rank	NOC	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

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