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3 days ago · The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
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At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 44 events in...
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judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics at the International Judo...
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With the U.S. men's team winning the gold medal, Scottie...
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Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place in the...
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1996 Summer Olympics; Freestyle Greco-Roman; 48 kg: 48 kg:...
- Football at the Summer Olympics
Argentina won silver twice (1928 and 1996) before the 2004...
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2 days ago · Very few would have assumed that this was the last time that the US finished first in the medal table in a fully attended Summer Olympics until 1996 (the Americans would top the medal standings in 1984 with the Soviet Union and its satellites boycotting).
5 days ago · On July 27, 1996, a single homemade pipe bomb left in a knapsack exploded amid a crowd of spectators in Centennial Olympic Park, near the main sites of the Olympic Games in Atlanta. The blast caused by the crude device killed one person and injured 112 others.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
3 days ago · Atlanta 1996: The Games received no governmental financial support for the first time in 1996. Instead, corporate sponsors—including Coca-Cola, which supplied more than $300 million—and television rights were relied upon to defray costs. For the first time, all national Olympic committees (NOCs) invited to compete sent athletes.
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3 days ago · Olympic Games, quadrennial athletic festival that is often regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition. The ancient Olympic Games included several sports that are now part of the Summer Games program, which includes events in as many as 32 different sports. Learn more about the Olympic Games in this article.
5 days ago · The Olympic Games are comprised of 32 sports in 2024. In total, there will be 329 medal events in 32 sports over the 16-day 2024 Summer Olympics, according to Olympics.com . The Olympic Games will ...
