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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]
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.
Australia: Men's 40 kilometre points race details: Silvio Martinello Italy: Brian Walton Canada: Stuart O'Grady Australia: Men's 4,000 metre team pursuit details France (FRA) Christophe Capelle Philippe Ermenault Jean-Michel Monin Francis Moreau Russia (RUS) Eduard Gritsun Nikolay Kuznetsov Alexei Markov Anton Shantyr Australia (AUS) Brett Aitken
Going into the 1996 Summer Olympics, Australia were considered one of the favourites to possibly win gold. [16] The Australians beat the Americans at the 1996 Olympics. [ 15 ] Australia finished with a bronze medal.
At the 1992 Summer Olympics, Australia earned a silver medal, losing gold to Germany. [10] At the 1996 Summer Olympics, Australia finished third, earning a bronze medal. [11] The team won their first Olympic gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Barry Dancer coached the side. [12]
The 1996 Games were the first of the two consecutive Summer Olympics to be held in a predominantly English-speaking country, preceding the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
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.