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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.
Australian Olympic Team Uniforms unveiled for Rio 2016 Australian Olympic athletes in 1932 wearing the traditional uniform of a dark green blazer trimmed with yellow, still in use at the London 2012 opening ceremony. [1] Australia has sent athletes to every Summer Olympic Games, as well as every Winter Olympics except 1924–32 and 1948.
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]
O'Neill won the 200m butterfly at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 200m freestyle at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She has won 35 Australian titles, 8 Olympic medals including 2 gold, and 24 gold medals in major international competitions. Only Emma McKeon, Ian Thorpe and Leisel Jones have won more Olympic medals for Australia.
The closing ceremony began after a 22-second countdown in tribute to all the past Summer Olympic Games with the Atlanta Olympic Band, led by John Williams, performing his piece "Summon the Heroes". After that, the R&B group Boyz II Men performed the U.S. anthem. The Greek and Australian (with Sydney being the next host) anthems were also ...
A petition questioning the Australian B-Girl’s selection for the Olympics garnered over 50,000 signatures before being taken down Image credits: raygun_aus Image credits: raygun_aus
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 ...
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