1996 Summer Olympics

Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Host cityAtlanta, Georgia, United States
MottoThe Celebration of the Century
Nations197
Athletes10,320 (6,797 men, 3,523 women)
Events271 in 26 sports (37 disciplines)
OpeningJuly 19
ClosingAugust 4
Opened by
Cauldron
StadiumCentennial Olympic Stadium
Summer
Barcelona 1992 Sydney 2000
Winter
Lillehammer 1994 Nagano 1998

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.

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Factsheet - Opening Ceremony of the Games of the Olympiad" (PDF) (Press release). International Olympic Committee. October 9, 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 14, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2018.

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