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Australia competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.Australia sent 417 athletes, 250 men and 167 women, to the Atlanta Games. [1]An Australian segment was featured in the closing ceremony, as Australia was to host the next edition of the Summer Olympics in Sydney four years later.
The 1996 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, were a summer multi-sport event held in Atlanta, Georgia, United States from July 19 to August 4, 1996. [1] A total of 10,318 athletes representing 197 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated. [2]
Australia: Vladislav Kulikov Russia: Women's 100 metre butterfly details: Amy Van Dyken United States: Liu Limin China: Angel Martino United States: Men's 200 metre butterfly details: Denis Pankratov Russia: Tom Malchow United States: Scott Goodman Australia: Women's 200 metre butterfly details: Susie O'Neill Australia: Petria Thomas Australia ...
After Zali Steggall won Australia's first individual medal in the Women's Slalom at the 1998 Winter Olympics, the Olympic Winter Institute of Australia was founded, leading to Australia's first Winter Olympic gold medals at the 2002 Winter Olympics with Steve Bradbury winning the Men's 1000 metres and Alisa Camplin winning the Women's aerials. [7]
The swimming competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States. [1] There were 762 competitors from 117 countries. [2] This was the last Olympics where swimming B-finals were held.
Representing Australia; Olympic Games; 1996 Atlanta: Team competition ... (1996) and a silver (2000) medal with the Australian Women's Team at the Summer Olympics. [3]
At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 44 events in athletics were contested. There were a total number of 2053 participating athletes from 191 countries. A total of two world records and 14 Olympic records were set during the competition.
The Closing Ceremony of the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on August 4, 1996, at the Centennial Olympic Stadium in Atlanta, United States at approximately 8:00 PM EDT . It was produced by Don Mischer. The official motto of the closing ceremony is "An American Day of Inspiration".