1996 Summer Olympics facts for kids
| Host city | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | ||
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| 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 | ||
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| Stadium | Centennial Olympic Stadium | ||
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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. 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. The bomb wounded 111 others.
Medal table
These were the top 10 teams at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
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| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 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 |
 Olympic Games |
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| Summer Games: 1896, 1900, 1904, 1906, 1908, 1912, (1916), 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, (1940), (1944), 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024, 2028 |
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| Winter Games: 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, (1940), (1944), 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 | ||
| Athens 2004 — Turin 2006 — Beijing 2008 — Vancouver 2010 — London 2012 — Sochi 2014 — Rio 2016 — Pyeongchang 2018 — Tokyo 2020 Games in italics will be held in the future, and those in (brackets) were cancelled because of war. See also: Ancient Olympic Games |
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| Summer Games: 2010, 2014, 2018 | ||
| Winter Games: 2012, 2016, 2020 |
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| Singapore 2010 — Innsbruck 2012 — Nanjing 2014 |
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Images for kids
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The Centennial Olympic Stadium
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Alexander Memorial Coliseum
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Georgia Tech Aquatic Center
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Medal designs for the 1996 Olympics
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Women's 100 m hurdles at the Olympic stadium
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Whitewater slalom events at the Ocoee Whitewater Center
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The Olympic flag waves at the 1996 games
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Number of athletes
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The marker at the entrance to Centennial Park in downtown Atlanta
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The 1996 Olympic cauldron, designed by Siah Armajani
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The Flair Monument, erected in remembrance of the 1996 Games
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See also
In Spanish: Juegos Olímpicos de Atlanta 1996 para niños
