1996 Summer Olympics

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.
Key
 Host nation (United States)

 1 * 44  32  25  101 2   26  21  16  63 3   20  18  27  65 4   16  22  12  50 5  15  7  15  37 6   13  10  12  35 7  9  9  23  41 8   9  8  8  25 9  9  2  12  23 10   7  15  5  27

References


Category:1996 events