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Template:Infobox Olympic games Template:1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (French: Les Jeux olympiques d'été de 1996), known officially as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially as the Centennial Olympics, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, from July 19 to August 4, 1996. A record 197 nations, all current IOC member nations, took part in the Games, comprising 10,318 athletes. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same year since 1924, and place them in alternating even-numbered years, beginning in 1994. The 1996 Summer Games were the first to be staged in a different year from the Winter Games. Atlanta became the fifth American city to host the Olympic Games and the third to hold a Summer Olympic Games.

Organization[]

Bid[]

Atlanta was selected on September 18, 1990, in Tokyo, Japan, over Athens, Belgrade, Manchester, Melbourne, and Toronto at the 96th IOC Session. Atlanta's bid to host the Summer Games that began in 1987 was considered a long-shot, since the U.S. had hosted the Summer Olympics just 12 years earlier in Los Angeles. Atlanta's main rivals were Toronto, whose front running bid that began in 1986 seemed almost sure to succeed after Canada had held a successful 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, and Melbourne, Australia, who hosted the 1956 Summer Olympics and felt that the Olympic Games should return to Australia. The Athens bid was based on fact that these Olympic Games would be the 100th Anniversary of the first Summer Games in Greece in 1896. The initial push for 1996 coming to Atlanta came from Billy Payne and then Atlanta mayor Andrew Young, whose main push for the Olympics to come to Atlanta mainly came from a motivation to showcase a changed and resurgent American South which was overcoming racial tensions from the African American civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s and to showcase a robust and growing Southern economy to help offset international stereotypes that the region was still plagued with poverty.[1]

1996 Summer Olympics bidding results[2]
City NOC Name Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5
Atlanta Flag of the United States.svg United States 19 20 26 34 51
Athens File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece 23 23 26 30 35
Toronto Flag of Canada.svg Canada 14 17 18 22
Melbourne File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia 12 21 16
Manchester File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 11 5
Belgrade File:Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg Yugoslavia 7

Costs[]

The 1996 Olympics was predicated on the financial model established by the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. The cost to stage the Games was US$1.8 billion. U.S. Government funds were used for security, and around $500 Million of taxpayer money was used on the physical infrastructure including streetscaping, road improvements, Centennial Olympic Park, expansion of airport, improvements in public transportation, and redevelopment of public housing projects[3] but neither paid for the actual Games and the new Venues themselves.[4] To pay for the games, Atlanta relied on commercial sponsorship and ticket sales, resulting in a profit of $10 million.[5][better source needed]

Venues[]

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Georgia Tech Aquatic Center

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The Morris Brown College Stadium.

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Boxing event at the 1996 games

Events of the 1996 Games were held in a variety of areas. A number were held within the Olympic Ring, a 3 mi (4.8 km) circle from the center of Atlanta. Others were held at Stone Mountain, about 20 miles (32 km) outside of the city. To broaden ticket sales, other events, such as soccer, occurred in various cities in the Southeast.[6][7]

Marketing[]

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Mascot Izzy

The Olympiad's official theme, "Summon the Heroes," was written by John Williams, making it the third Olympiad for which he has composed. The opening ceremony featured Céline Dion singing The Power of the Dream, the official theme song of the 1996 Olympics. The mascot for the Olympiad was an abstract, animated character named Izzy. In contrast to the standing tradition of mascots of national or regional significance in the city hosting the Olympiad, Izzy was an amorphous, fantasy figure. The 1996 Olympics were the first to have two separate opening ceremony events. Savannah, because of its geographical separation from Atlanta, had its own opening ceremonies on July 18, 1996. The event featured "Worldwide Connection," a song composed by Savannah native Jeffrey Reed and a concert by Trisha Yearwood, a Georgia native.

Atlanta's Olympic slogan "Come Celebrate Our Dream" was written by Jack Arogeti, a Managing Director at McCann-Erickson in Atlanta at the time. The slogan was selected from more than 5,000[8] submitted by the public to the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau. Billy Payne noted that Jack “captured the spirit and our true motivation for the Olympic games.”[9]

Calendar[]

All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4); the other, Birmingham, Alabama uses Central Daylight Time (UTC-5)
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Games[]

Opening ceremony[]

The ceremony began with a flashback from Barcelona 1992 Summer Olympics closing ceremony in August 1992 which showed the then president of the International Olympic Committee Juan Antonio Samaranch asking the athletes to compete in Atlanta in 1996. Then, spirits rose in the northwest corner of the stadium, each representing one of the colors in the Olympic rings. They called the tribes of the world which after mixed percussion formed the Olympic rings while the youth of Atlanta formed the number 100. Famed film composer John Williams composed the official overture for the 1996 Olympics, Summon the Heroes, his second overture for an Olympic games (the first being Olympic Fanfare and Theme written for the 1984 Summer Olympics). The song "The Power of the Dream", composed by David Foster performing in the opening ceremony by Céline Dion accompanied by David Foster on the piano, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the Centennial Choir (Morehouse College Glee Club, Spelman College Glee Club and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus). Gladys Knight sang "Georgia on My Mind", Georgia's official state song, at the opening ceremony. There was also a showcase called "Welcome To The World", which featured cheerleaders, Chevrolet pick-up trucks, marching bands, and steppers, showcasing the American youth and college sporting culture, including the wave commonly seen in sporting events around the world. A showcase entitled "Summertime" focused on Atlanta and the Old South with a placement on its beauty, spirit, music, history, culture, and rebirth after the American Civil War. Muhammad Ali lit the Olympic torch during the opening ceremonies of the games and received a replacement gold medal for his boxing victory in the 1960 Summer Olympics. For the torch ceremony, more than 10,000 Olympic torches were manufactured by the American Meter Company and electroplated by Erie Plating Company. Each torch weighed about 3.5 pounds (1.6 kg) and was made primarily of aluminum, with a Georgia pecan wood handle and gold ornamentation.[10][11]

Sports[]

The 1996 Summer Olympic programme featured 271 events in the 26 sports. Softball, beach volleyball and mountain biking debuted on the Olympic program, together with women's soccer/football and lightweight rowing.

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    • Freestyle (10)
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In women's gymnastics, Lilia Podkopayeva became an all-around Olympic champion. Podkopayeva also won a second gold medal in the floor exercise final and a silver on the beam — becoming the only female gymnast since Nadia Comăneci to win an individual event gold after winning the all-round title in the same Olympics. Kerri Strug of the United States women's gymnastics team vaulted with an injured ankle and landed on one foot. The US women's gymnastics team won its first gold medal. Shannon Miller of the United States won the gold medal on the balance beam event, the first time an American Gymnast had won an individual gold medal outside of a contested Olympic games. The Spanish team won the first gold medal of the new competition by women's rhythmic group all-around. The team was formed by Estela Giménez, Marta Baldó, Nuria Cabanillas, Lorena Guréndez, Estíbaliz Martínez and Tania Lamarca.

Amy Van Dyken won four gold medals in the Olympic swimming pool, the first American woman to win four titles in a single Olympiad. Penny Heyns, swimmer of South Africa, won the Gold Medals in both the 100 metres and 200 metres breaststroke events. Michelle Smith of Ireland won three gold medals and a bronze in swimming. She remains her nation's most decorated Olympian. However, her victories were overshadowed by doping allegations even though she did not test positive in 1996. She received a four-year suspension in 1998 for tampering with a urine sample, though her medals and records were allowed to stand.

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Women's 100 m hurdles at the Olympic stadium

In track and field, Donovan Bailey of Canada won the men's 100 m, setting a new world record of 9.84 seconds at that time. He also anchored his team's gold in the 4x100 m relay. Michael Johnson won gold in both the 200 m and 400 m, setting a new world record of 19.32 seconds in the 200 m. Johnson afterward began disputing Bailey's unofficial title as the "world's fastest man", which later culminated in a 150-metre race between the two to settle the issue. Marie-José Pérec equaled Johnson's performance, although without a world record, by winning the rare 200 m/400 m double. Carl Lewis won his 4th long jump gold medal at the age of 35.

In tennis, Andre Agassi won the gold medal, which would eventually make him the first man and second player overall (after his wife, Steffi Graf) to win the Golden Slam, which consists of an Olympic gold medal and victories in the singles tournaments held at professional tennis' four major events (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open).

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The Olympic flag waves at the 1996 games

There were a series of national firsts realized during the Games. Deon Hemmings became the first woman to win an Olympic gold medal for Jamaica and the English-speaking West Indies. Lee Lai Shan won a gold medal in sailing, the only Olympic medal that Hong Kong ever won as a British colony (1852–1997). This meant that for the only time, the colonial flag of Hong Kong was raised to the accompaniment of the British national anthem God Save the Queen, as Hong Kong's sovereignty was later transferred to China in 1997. The US women's soccer team won the gold medal in the first ever women's soccer event. For the first time, Olympic medals were won by athletes from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Burundi, Ecuador, Georgia, Hong Kong, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Mozambique, Slovakia, Tonga, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. Another first in Atlanta was that this was the first Olympics ever that not a single nation swept all three medals in a single event.

Medal count[]

These are the top ten nations that won medals at the 1996 Games.

1 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (host nation) 44 32 25 101
2 [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias RUS|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias RUS at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias RUS]] 26 21 16 63
3 [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias GER|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias GER at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias GER]] 20 18 27 65
4 [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias CHN|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias CHN at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias CHN]] 16 22 12 50
5 File:Flag of France.svg [[Template:Country IOC alias FRA at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias FRA]] 15 7 15 37
6 [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias ITA|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias ITA at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias ITA]] 13 10 12 35
7 [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias AUS|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias AUS at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias AUS]] 9 9 23 41
8 [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias CUB|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias CUB at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias CUB]] 9 8 8 25
9 [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias UKR|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias UKR at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias UKR]] 9 2 12 23
10 [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias KOR|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias KOR at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias KOR]] 7 15 5 27

Participating National Olympic Committees[]

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Participants at Summer olympics 1996
Blue = Participating for the first time. Green = Have previously participated. Yellow square is host city (Atlanta)

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Number of athletes

A total of 197 nations were represented at the 1996 Games, and the combined total of athletes was about 10,318.[12] Twenty-four countries made their Olympic debut this year, including eleven of the ex-Soviet countries that competed as part of the Unified Team in 1992. Russia competed independently for the first time since 1912, when it was the Russian Empire. The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia competed as Yugoslavia.

The 14 countries making their Olympic debut were: Azerbaijan, Burundi, Cape Verde, Comoros, Dominica, Guinea-Bissau, Macedonia, Nauru, Palestine, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, São Tomé and Príncipe, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. The ten countries making their Summer Olympic debut (after competing at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer) were: Armenia, Belarus, Czech Republic, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Slovakia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. The Czech Republic and Slovakia attended the games as independent nations for the first time since the breakup of Czechoslovakia, while the rest of the nations that made their Summer Olympic debut were formerly part of the Soviet Union. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania had previously competed independently before the Soviet Union was formed.

Participating National Olympic Committees

  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias AFG|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias AFG at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias AFG]] (1)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias ALB|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias ALB at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias ALB]] (7)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias ALG|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias ALG at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias ALG]] (45)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias ASA|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias ASA at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias ASA]] (7)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias AND|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias AND at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias AND]] (8)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias ANG|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias ANG at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias ANG]] (28)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias ANT|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias ANT at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias ANT]] (13)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias ARG|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias ARG at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias ARG]] (178)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias ARM|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias ARM at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias ARM]] (32)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias ARU|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias ARU at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias ARU]] (3)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias AUS|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias AUS at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias AUS]] (424)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias AUT|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias AUT at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias AUT]] (72)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias AZE|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias AZE at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias AZE]] (23)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias BAH|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias BAH at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias BAH]] (26)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias BRN|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias BRN at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias BRN]] (5)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias BAN|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias BAN at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias BAN]] (4)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias BAR|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias BAR at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias BAR]] (13)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias BLR|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias BLR at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias BLR]] (157)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias BEL|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias BEL at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias BEL]] (61)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias BIZ|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias BIZ at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias BIZ]] (5)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias BEN|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias BEN at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias BEN]] (5)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias BER|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias BER at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias BER]] (9)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias BHU|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias BHU at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias BHU]] (2)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias BOL|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias BOL at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias BOL]] (8)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias BIH|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias BIH at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias BIH]] (9)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias BOT|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias BOT at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias BOT]] (7)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias BRA|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias BRA at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias BRA]] (225)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias IVB|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias IVB at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias IVB]] (7)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias BRU|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias BRU at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias BRU]] (1)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias BUL|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias BUL at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias BUL]] (110)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias BUR|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias BUR at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias BUR]] (5)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias BDI|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias BDI at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias BDI]] (7)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias CAM|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias CAM at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias CAM]] (5)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias CMR|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias CMR at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias CMR]] (15)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias CAN|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias CAN at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias CAN]] (303)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias CPV|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias CPV at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias CPV]] (4)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias CAY|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias CAY at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias CAY]] (9)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias CAF|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias CAF at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias CAF]] (5)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias CHA|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias CHA at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias CHA]] (4)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias CHI|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias CHI at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias CHI]] (21)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias CHN|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias CHN at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias CHN]] (294)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias COL|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias COL at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias COL]] (48)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias COM|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias COM at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias COM]] (4)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias CGO|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias CGO at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias CGO]] (5)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias COK|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias COK at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias COK]] (3)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias CRC|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias CRC at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias CRC]] (49)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias CIV|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias CIV at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias CIV]] (11)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias CRO|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias CRO at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias CRO]] (84)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias CUB|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias CUB at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias CUB]] (164)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias CYP|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias CYP at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias CYP]] (17)

  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias CZE|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias CZE at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias CZE]] (115)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias DEN|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias DEN at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias DEN]] (119)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias DJI|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias DJI at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias DJI]] (5)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias DMA|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias DMA at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias DMA]] (6)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias DOM|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias DOM at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias DOM]] (16)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias ECU|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias ECU at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias ECU]] (19)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias EGY|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias EGY at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias EGY]] (29)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias ESA|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias ESA at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias ESA]] (7)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias GEQ|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias GEQ at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias GEQ]] (5)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias EST|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias EST at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias EST]] (43)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias ETH|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias ETH at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias ETH]] (18)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias FIJ|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias FIJ at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias FIJ]] (17)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias FIN|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias FIN at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias FIN]] (76)
  • File:Flag of France.svg [[Template:Country IOC alias FRA at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias FRA]] (299)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias GAB|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias GAB at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias GAB]] (7)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias GAM|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias GAM at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias GAM]] (9)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias GEO|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias GEO at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias GEO]] (34)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias GER|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias GER at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias GER]] (465)
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  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias TUR|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias TUR at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias TUR]] (53)
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  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias UGA|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias UGA at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias UGA]] (10)
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  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias VAN|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias VAN at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias VAN]] (4)
  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias VEN|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias VEN at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias VEN]] (39)
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  • [[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias ZIM|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias ZIM at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias ZIM]] (13)


Appraisal[]

Atlanta's heavy reliance on corporate sponsorship caused European Olympic officials to consider the Games to be overly commercialized. Coca-Cola, whose corporate headquarters is in Atlanta, received criticism for being the exclusive drink offered in Olympic venues.[13] In addition, the city of Atlanta was found to have been competing with the IOC for advertising and sponsorship dollars. The city licensed street vendors who sold certain products over others, and therefore provided a presence for companies who were not official Olympic sponsors.[14][15]

A report prepared by European Olympic officials after the Games was critical of Atlanta's performance in several key issues, including the level of crowding in the Olympic Village, the quality of available food, the accessibility and convenience of transportation, and the Games' general atmosphere of commercialism.[16] The opening ceremony, featuring 500 cheerleaders and 30 pickup trucks, was also seen as "garish" by some observers and considered questionable in taste by many foreign visitors, and many American spectators claim it had nothing to do with American culture.[17]

At the closing ceremony, IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch said in his closing speech, "Well done, Atlanta" and simply called the Games "most exceptional." This broke precedent for Samaranch, who had traditionally labeled each Games "the best Olympics ever" at each closing ceremony, a practice he resumed at the subsequent Games in Sydney in 2000.[18]

Centennial Olympic Park bombing[]

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The marker at the entrance to Centennial Park in downtown Atlanta

The 1996 Olympics were marred by the Centennial Olympic Park bombing on July 27. Security Guard Richard Jewell discovered the pipe bomb and immediately notified law enforcement and helped evacuate as many people as possible from the area before it exploded. Although Jewell's quick actions are credited for saving many lives, the bombing killed spectator Alice Hawthorne, wounded 111 others, and caused the death of Melih Uzunyol by heart attack. Jewell was later considered a suspect (but never charged) in the bombing but was exonerated in October 1996. In 2003, Eric Robert Rudolph was charged with and confessed to this bombing as well as the bombings of several abortion clinics and gay bars. He was sentenced to a life sentence at ADX Florence prison in Florence, Colorado.

Legacy[]

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The Flair Monument, erected in remembrance of the games

Preparations for the Olympics lasted more than six years and had an economic impact of at least $5.14 billion. Over two million visitors came to Atlanta, and approximately 3.5 billion people around the world watched part of the games on television. Although marred by the tragedy of the Centennial Olympic Park bombing, they were a financial success, due in part to TV rights contracts and sponsorships at record levels.[19] William Porter Payne and Steve Spinner led the U.S. marketing program which became a model for future Games.

Beyond international recognition, the Games resulted in many modern infrastructure improvements. The mid-rise dormitories built for the Olympic Village, which became the first residential housing for Georgia State University (Georgia State Village), are now used by the Georgia Institute of Technology (North Avenue Apartments). Centennial Olympic Stadium was converted into Turner Field, which became home of the Atlanta Braves baseball team for the 1997 season. Once the Braves moved, Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium was demolished, and the site became a parking lot for Turner Field; the Omni was demolished that same year to make way for Philips Arena. Centennial Olympic Park, which was built for the events, is the city's lasting memorial of the games. The park initiated a revitalization of the surrounding area, and now serves as the hub for Atlanta's tourism district.[19]

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See also[]

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  • Use of performance-enhancing drugs in the Olympic Games — 1996 Atlanta

Notes[]

  1. "1996 Olympic Games". Georgia Encyclopedia. http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2042. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  2. IOC Vote History
  3. "The Olympic Legacy in Atlanta – [1999] UNSWLJ 38; (1999) 22(3) University of New South Wales Law Journal 902". Archived from the original on June 19, 2009. http://www.webcitation.org/5heLTjqoP. Retrieved June 16, 2009.
  4. Applebome, Peter (August 4, 1996). "So, You Want to Hold an Olympics". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1996/08/04/weekinreview/so-you-want-to-hold-an-olympics.html?pagewanted=print. Retrieved August 17, 2008.
  5. "Beijing Olympiad: Profit or Loss?". China Internet Information Center. Archived from the original on September 17, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080917161938/http://www1.china.org.cn/english/sports/111340.htm. Retrieved August 17, 2008.
  6. Burbank, Matthew; et al. (2001). Olympic Dreams: The Impact of Mega Events on Local Politics. Lynne Rienner Publishers. p. 97.
  7. "Centennial Olympic Games". la84foundation.org. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1996/1996v2.pdf. Retrieved October 12, 2009.
  8. "Atlanta Redefines Image With `Come Celebrate Our Dream' Slogan". Seattle Times. February 19, 1995. http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19950219&slug=2105823.
  9. "Congratulations Note from Billy Payne". http://olympicsloganinfo.wordpress.com/2012/12/30/note-from-billy-payne-to-jack-arogeti/paynearogetiolympics/.
  10. Erie Times-News, "Erie Company's Olympic Work Shines", June 10, 1996, by Greg Lavine
  11. Plating and Surface Finishing Magazine, August 1996 Issue
  12. Olympics OFFICIAL Recap at the Wayback Machine (archived August 22, 2008).
  13. Collins, Glenn. "Coke's Hometown Olympics;The Company Tries the Big Blitz on Its Own Turf". http://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/28/business/coke-s-hometown-olympics-the-company-tries-the-big-blitz-on-its-own-turf.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
  14. McGill's master of the rings
  15. Olympic bid smacks into $10M hurdle – fact mentioned in the 5th paragraph
  16. "Olympic Games: Maligned Atlanta meets targets". The Independent (United Kingdom). November 15, 1996. Archived from the original on October 25, 2010. http://www.webcitation.org/5q0EnQ16f. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
  17. "From Garish to Grand on Opening Night Day". CNN. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/events/1996/olympics/commemorative/day1.html. Retrieved April 3, 2010.
  18. ESPN.com (October 1, 2000). "Samaranch calls these Olympics 'best ever'". http://static.espn.go.com/oly/summer00/news/2000/1001/794339.html. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
  19. 19.0 19.1 Glanton, Dahleen (September 21, 2009). "Olympics' impact on Atlanta still subject to debate". Chicago Tribune. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2009-09-21/news/0909200352_1_centennial-olympic-games-billy-payne-atlanta-committee. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
  20. Singapore Television Tweleve Ident – Premiere 12 (1995)

References[]

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  • [1] Digital Archive from the LA84 Foundation of Los Angeles
  • [2] Digital Archive from the LA84 Foundation of Los Angeles
  • [3] Digital Archive from the LA84 Foundation of Los Angeles

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Preceded by
Barcelona
Summer Olympic Games
Atlanta

XXVI Olympiad (1996)
Succeeded by
Sydney

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