Atlanta 1996

Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Official logo of the 1996 Olympics
Host city	Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Motto	The Celebration of the Century
Nations participating	197
Athletes participating	10,320
Opening ceremony	19 July
Closing ceremony	4 August
Officially opened by	President Bill Clinton
Athlete's Oath	Teresa Edwards
Judge's Oath	Hobie Billingsley
Olympic Torch	Muhammad Ali
Stadium	Centennial Olympic Stadium

The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held between July 19 and August 4, 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia. These were the fourth Games to be hosted by the United States, and marked the centennial of the first Olympics in 1896. They were also the first Summer Olympics to be held in a different year from the Winter Olympic Games, due to a new IOC system.

Host city selection

Voting results for the 1996 Summer Olympic Games
City	Country	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5
Atlanta	United States	19	20	26	34	51
Athens	Greece	23	23	26	30	35
Toronto	Canada	14	17	18	22
Melbourne	Australia	12	21	16
Manchester	Great Britain	11	5
Belgrade	Yugoslavia	7

Torch

The Olympic torch was modelled to look like the most ancient of torches, a bundle of reeds bound by twine. The design stirred a bit of controversy, however, when it was pointed out that the torch also resembled a fasces, the symbol of fascism.

Medal table

Rank	Country				Total
1	United States	44	32	25	101
2	Russia	26	21	16	63
3	Germany	20	18	27	65
4	China	16	22	12	50
5	France	15	7	15	37
6	Italy	13	10	12	35
7	Australia	9	9	23	41
8	Cuba	9	8	8	25
9	Ukraine	9	2	12	23
10	South Korea	7	15	5	27
11	Poland	7	5	5	17
12	Hungary	7	4	10	21
13	Spain	5	6	6	17
14	Romania	4	7	9	20
15	Netherlands	4	5	10	19
16	Greece	4	4	0	8
17	Czech Republic	4	3	4	11
18	Switzerland	4	3	0	7
19	Denmark	4	1	1	6
19	Turkey	4	1	1	6
21	Canada	3	11	8	22
22	Bulgaria	3	7	5	15
23	Japan	3	6	5	14
24	Kazakhstan	3	4	4	11
25	Brazil	3	3	9	15
26	New Zealand	3	2	1	6
27	South Africa	3	1	1	5
28	Ireland	3	0	1	4
29	Sweden	2	4	2	8
30	Norway	2	2	3	7
31	Belgium	2	2	2	6
32	Nigeria	2	1	3	6
33	North Korea	2	1	2	5
34	Algeria	2	0	1	3
34	Ethiopia	2	0	1	3
36	Great Britain	1	8	6	15
37	Belarus	1	6	8	15
38	Kenya	1	4	3	8
39	Jamaica	1	3	2	6
40	Finland	1	2	1	4
41	Indonesia	1	1	2	4
41	Yugoslavia	1	1	2	4
43	Iran	1	1	1	3
43	Slovakia	1	1	1	3
45	Armenia	1	1	0	2
45	Croatia	1	1	0	2
47	Portugal	1	0	1	2
47	Thailand	1	0	1	2
49	Burundi	1	0	0	1
49	Costa Rica	1	0	0	1
49	Ecuador	1	0	0	1
49	Hong Kong	1	0	0	1
49	Syria	1	0	0	1
54	Argentina	0	2	1	3
55	Namibia	0	2	0	2
55	Slovenia	0	2	0	2
57	Austria	0	1	2	3
58	Malaysia	0	1	1	2
58	Moldova	0	1	1	2
58	Uzbekistan	0	1	1	2
61	Azerbaijan	0	1	0	1
61	Bahamas	0	1	0	1
61	Chinese Taipei	0	1	0	1
61	Georgia	0	1	0	1
61	Latvia	0	1	0	1
61	Philippines	0	1	0	1
61	Tonga	0	1	0	1
61	Zambia	0	1	0	1
69	Morocco	0	0	2	2
69	Trinidad and Tobago	0	0	2	2
71	India	0	0	1	1
71	Israel	0	0	1	1
71	Lithuania	0	0	1	1
71	Mexico	0	0	1	1
71	Mongolia	0	0	1	1
71	Mozambique	0	0	1	1
71	Puerto Rico	0	0	1	1
71	Tunisia	0	0	1	1
71	Uganda	0	0	1	1

See Also

• Logos - A collection of logos featuring this event.

Preceded by Lillehammer 1994	Olympics 1996	Succeeded by Nagano 1998
Preceded by Barcelona 1992	Summer Olympics 1996	Succeeded by Sydney 2000