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Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games
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Yanyan Wu of China swimming freestyle during the women's 200 meter individual medley at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, wearing goggles and a white swim cap. Michael Johnson smiles and holds an American flag behind him while celebrating on the track after setting a world record in the 200-meter race at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
Olympic medals hang against a blurry background.
Donovan Bailey Atlanta Olympic Games bombing of 1996 Karch Kiraly of the United States, wearing a pink cap and navy uniform, lunges in the sand to hit the volleyball during the 1996 Olympic beach volleyball semifinals in Atlanta. U.S. softball captain Dot Richardson Naim Suleymanoglu of Turkey, wearing a blue singlet, lifts a loaded barbell overhead during the 64 kg weightlifting event at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games.
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Former U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program bobsledder Steven Holcomb, front, is greeted at the finish line after teaming with Justin Olsen, Steve Mesler and Curtis Tomasevicz to win the first Olympic bobsleigh gold medal in 62 years for Team USA ,(cont)
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Modified link of Web site: ABC listen - 702 ABC Sydney | Nightlife - History of the Olympics: 1992 and 1996. Jun 19, 2026
Add new Web site: ABC listen - 702 ABC Sydney | Nightlife - History of the Olympics: 1992 and 1996. Dec 20, 2025
Add new Web site: NPR - The Economic Legacy Of Atlanta's Olympic Games. Sep 20, 2025
Anniversary information added. Jul 12, 2025
Add new Web site: BBC Sounds - Letter from America by Alistair Cooke - Atlanta Olympics 1996. May 20, 2025
Add new Web site: Academia - An Olympic legacy for all? The non-infrastructural outcomes of the Olympic Games for socially excluded groups (Atlanta 1996-Beijing 2008) (PDF). Jan 15, 2025
Add new Web site: PBS - American Experience - 1996 | Atlanta Summer Olympics. Nov 19, 2024
Cross-reference added. Apr 19, 2024
Media added. Mar 28, 2024
Added table for top medal-winning athletes. Mar 14, 2024
Added information about top-performing countries. Feb 28, 2024
Add new Web site: Georgia Historical Society - 1996 SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES. Nov 10, 2023
Add new Web site: Olympics - Olympic Games Atlanta 1996. May 20, 2023
Add new Web site: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Olympic Games in 1996. Jan 16, 2023
Added image of official Olympic Games poster. Feb 28, 2012
New article added. Mar 17, 2010
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