Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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.
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. There were a total number of 2053 participating athletes from 191 countries.
The 1995–96 Australian Athletics Championships was the 74th edition of the national championship in outdoor track and field for Australia. It was held from 7–10 March 1996 at the Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre in Sydney. It served as a selection meeting for Australia at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Betty Cuthbert (bib 468) winning gold at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. Australia has won 83 medals: 22 gold, 29 silver, and 32 bronze medals. [1]Australian women have won 45 medals: 14 gold, 15 silver, and 16 bronze medals
nb Yekaterina Volkova of Russia was originally the 2008 women's steeplechase bronze medalist, but she was subsequently disqualified for doping and her teammate Arkhipova was allocated the medal. [5] nb2 Yuliya Zaripova of Russia was originally the 2012 women's steeplechase champion, but she was subsequently disqualified for doping. Ghribi ...
Women's 200 metre backstroke details: Krisztina Egerszegi Hungary: Whitney Hedgepeth United States: Cathleen Rund Germany: Men's 100 metre breaststroke details: Fred Deburghgraeve Belgium: Jeremy Linn United States: Mark Warnecke Germany: Women's 100 metre breaststroke details: Penelope Heyns South Africa: Amanda Beard United States: Samantha ...
Russian gymnast Alexei Nemov, pictured here in 2009, won six medals at the 1996 games (two gold, one silver, and three bronze medals), the most of any competing athlete. [36] American gymnast Shannon Miller , pictured here in 2013, won gold in the women's artistic team all-round and balance beam at the 1996 games. [ 37 ]
Eleanor Patterson (born 22 May 1996) is an Australian track and field athlete who competes in the high jump.She won the gold medal at the 2022 World Championships, placed second at the 2023 World Championships and also won the bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics.