Official Guide to the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympic Games
date: label: date made
content: 1996
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Official Guide to the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympic Games.
label: Description (Brief)
content: The 1996 Summer Olympic Games, also known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad were held in Atlanta, Georgia with 197 countries, 6,797 men and 3,523 women athletes participating. These Games saw the debuts of beach volleyball, mountain biking, softball, and women’s soccer. These Games also saw the American women, who had taken full advantage of Title IX legislation, excel in Olympic competition. The women’s gymnastics, soccer, softball and basketball teams all won gold, propelling the US women athletes into the global spotlight and beginning their dominance in Olympic competition. Atlanta benefitted from the Games as Centennial Olympic Park led to the revitalization of the downtown area and the Olympic Village became residence housing for area universities. These games marked the first time since 1984 that the United States topped the medal count with 101.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: name of sport
content: Olympics
label: level of sport
content: Amateur
label: related event
content: Olympic Summer Games: Atlanta, 1996
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content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
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content: Sports & Leisure
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2018.3010.365
label: nonaccession number
content: 2018.3010
label: catalog number
content: 2018.3010.365
objectType: label: Object Name
content: official guide, summer olympics
label: Object Name
content: official guide
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 11 in x 8 1/2 in x 1/4 in; 27.94 cm x 21.59 cm x .635 cm