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[[Image:Medaile Atlanta-01.jpg|thumb|100px|alt=A gold medallion hangs on a green ribbon. Embossed on the ribon are the words "Atlanta 1996" and olive branches. The words "XXVI Olympiad" and "Atlanta 1996" are printed next to a facsimile of a Greek goddess and the coliseum. |A gold medal awarded at the Atlanta Games]]
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{{Infobox award
| name = 1996 Summer Olympics medals
| image = Amy Van Dyken by Gage Skidmore.jpg
| alt = American swimmer Amy Van Dyken, shown from about the chest while smiling.
| caption = American swimmer [[Amy Van Dyken]] won four gold medals at the 1996 Summer Olympics, the most of any competing athlete.
| location = [[Atlanta]], {{flagIOC|USA|1996 Summer}}
| award2_type = Most total medals
| award2_winner = {{flagIOC|USA|1996 Summer|101}}
| award1_type = Most gold medals
| award1_winner = {{flagIOC|USA|1996 Summer|44}}
|award3_type = Medalling NOCs
|award3_winner = 79
| previous = [[1992 Summer Olympics medal table|1992]]
| main = [[All-time Olympic Games medal table|Olympics medal tables]]
| next = [[2000 Summer Olympics medal table|2000]]
}}
{{1996 Summer Olympics}}
{{1996 Summer Olympics}}
The [[1996 Summer Olympics]], officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, were a summer [[multi-sport event]] held in [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States from July 19 to August 4, 1996.<ref>{{cite web |title=Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games {{!}} Host City, Bombing, Athletes, Events, & Summer Olympics |url=https://www.britannica.com/event/Atlanta-1996-Olympic-Games |website=[[Encyclopædia Britannica]] |date=2024-08-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240818065412/https://www.britannica.com/event/Atlanta-1996-Olympic-Games |archive-date=August 18, 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=19 August 2024 |language=en }}</ref> A total of 10,318 athletes representing 197 [[National Olympic Committee]]s (NOCs) participated.<ref>{{cite web |title=Unity in diversity |url=https://olympics.com/ioc/news/unity-in-diversity |website=[[International Olympic Committee]] |access-date=19 August 2024 |date=January 3, 2024 |archive-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816034948/https://olympics.com/ioc/news/unity-in-diversity |url-status=live }}</ref> The games featured 271 events in 26 sports across 37 disciplines, including the Olympic debuts of [[Beach volleyball at the Summer Olympics|beach volleyball]], [[Mountain biking at the Summer Olympics|mountain biking]] and [[Softball at the Summer Olympics|softball]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Violence and commercialism wrack Atlanta Games |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/2.720/violence-and-commercialism-wrack-atlanta-games-1.766570 |website=[[CBC Sports]] |access-date=19 August 2024 |date=May 22, 2008 |archive-date=August 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240819171356/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/2.720/violence-and-commercialism-wrack-atlanta-games-1.766570 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="USOC Museum">{{cite web |title=Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games |url=https://usopm.org/atlanta-1996-olympic-games/ |website=[[United States Olympic & Paralympic Museum]] |date=2019-08-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240519212429/https://usopm.org/atlanta-1996-olympic-games/ |archive-date=May 19, 2024 |url-status=live |last1=Jones |first1=Maddie |access-date=19 August 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Jenkins |first1=Keith |title=When did summer events become Olympic sports? |url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/40369746/when-did-summer-events-become-olympic-sports |website=[[ESPN]] |access-date=19 August 2024 |language=en |date=11 August 2024 |archive-date=August 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240818005501/https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/40369746/when-did-summer-events-become-olympic-sports |url-status=live }}</ref> A total of 24 countries made their Summer Olympic debuts in Atlanta, including 11 former [[Republics of the Soviet Union|Soviet republics]] participating for the first time as independent nations.<ref>{{cite news |title=1996–Atlanta |url=https://www.skysports.com/olympics/news/14976/3856808/1996-atlanta |access-date=August 19, 2024 |work=[[Sky Sports]] |date=June 20, 2012}}</ref>
The [[1996 Summer Olympics]], officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, were a summer [[multi-sport event]] held in [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States from 19 July to 4 August 1996. The 1996 Olympics are often considered the largest in history,<ref name=Benagh>{{cite web |url=http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/olympic-games |title=Olympic Games {{pipe}} Scholastic.com |author=Benagh, Jim |work=Grolier Online |publisher=Scholastic, Incorporated |accessdate=22 November 2011}}</ref> with a total of 10,318&nbsp;athletes from 197&nbsp;[[National Olympic Committee]]s (NOCs), competing in 271&nbsp;events in 26&nbsp;sports.<ref name=ioc>{{cite web | title = Atlanta 1996 | publisher = International Olympic Committee | url =http://www.olympic.org/atlanta-1996-summer-olympics| accessdate =11 March 2010}}</ref><ref name=odb>{{cite web |url=http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamesyear.htm?g=24 |title=Medal count for the 1996 Summer Olympics |publisher=databaseSports.com |accessdate=22 November 2011}}</ref>


79 nations received at least one medal, with 53 of them winning at least one gold medal, both of which were new records.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019 |title=The Olympic Summer Games |url=https://stillmed.olympic.org/media/Document%20Library/OlympicOrg/IOC/What-We-Do/Promote-Olympism/TOFCH/Arts-Culture/Hub/Our-Products/History_Summer_OG_EN.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240819171352/https://stillmed.olympic.org/media/Document%20Library/OlympicOrg/IOC/What-We-Do/Promote-Olympism/TOFCH/Arts-Culture/Hub/Our-Products/History_Summer_OG_EN.pdf |archive-date=August 19, 2024 |access-date=19 August 2024 |website=[[Olympic Foundation for Culture and Heritage]] |publisher=[[International Olympic Committee]] |page=24}}</ref><ref name="WaPo Olympics">{{cite news |last1=Frey |first1=Jennifer |title=A Curtain Call in Atlanta |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/olympics/daily/aug/05/close5.htm |access-date=March 25, 2022 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=August 5, 1996 |archive-date=November 10, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110205522/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/olympics/daily/aug/05/close5.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
Athletes from 79&nbsp;NOCs won at least one medal, leaving 118&nbsp;countries without a medal.<ref name=ioc/> The United States won the most gold medals (44), as well as the most medals overall (101).<ref name=ioc/><ref name=sports-reference>{{cite web |url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1996/ |title=1996 Atlanta Summer Games {{pipe}} Olympics at Sports-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |accessdate=22 November 2011}}</ref> It also won its first medal in a women's' team sport,<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=1996 |year=2011 |encyclopedia=The Hutchinson Chronology of World History |accessdate=23 November 2011 |url=http://www.credoreference.com/entry/heliconcwh/1996}}</ref> the victorious [[gymnastics at the 1996 Summer Olympics|gymnastics]] team later being referred to as the [[Magnificent Seven (gymnastics)|Magnificent Seven]]. [[Donovan Bailey]] of Canada set a world record in the men's 100m race (9.84 seconds). [[Michael Johnson (track and field)|Michael Johnson]] of the United States also set a world record in the 200m race (19.32 seconds)<ref name=ioc/> and Naim Suleymanoglu from Turkey also set the record of three consecutive Olympic titles in weightlifting.<ref name=ioc-niam>{{cite web |url=http://www.olympic.org/naim-suleymanoglu |title=Niam SULEYMANOGLU {{pipe}} Olympic Athlete {{pipe}} Atlanta 1996, Barcelona 1992, seoul 1988, Sydney 2000 |publisher=International Olympic Committee |accessdate=22 November 2011}}</ref>
[[Armenia at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Armenia]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Araton |first=Harvey |date=1996-07-24 |title=Atlanta: Day 5 – Wrestling; Ghaffari Quest for Gold Is Crushed by a Russian |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/24/sports/atlanta-day-5-wrestling-ghaffari-quest-for-gold-is-crushed-by-a-russian.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20181019213430/https://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/24/sports/atlanta-day-5-wrestling-ghaffari-quest-for-gold-is-crushed-by-a-russian.html |archive-date=October 19, 2018 |access-date=19 August 2024 |website=[[The New York Times]] |at=sec. B, p. 9}}</ref> [[Belarus at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Belarus]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Ekaterina Karsten (Khodotovich) |url=https://www.noc.by/en/olympic-games/team/chempiony-olimpijskih/karsten-khodotovich-ekaterina-anatolevna-greblya-akademicheskaya/ |website=[[Belarus Olympic Committee]] |access-date=19 August 2024 |archive-date=February 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227075504/https://www.noc.by/en/olympic-games/team/chempiony-olimpijskih/karsten-khodotovich-ekaterina-anatolevna-greblya-akademicheskaya/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Burundi at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Burundi]],<ref name="Burundi">{{cite web |title=Burundi – Ethnicity, Music, Dance |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Burundi/Cultural-life |website=[[Encyclopædia Britannica]] |date=2024-08-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240420191027/https://www.britannica.com/place/Burundi/Cultural-life |archive-date=April 20, 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=20 August 2024 |language=en }}</ref> [[Costa Rica at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Costa Rica]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Longman |first=Jere |date=1996-07-22 |title=Atlanta: Day 3 – Swimming;U.S. Earns First Gold, In the Pool |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/22/sports/atlanta-day-3-swimming-us-earns-first-gold-in-the-pool.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240819171434/https://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/22/sports/atlanta-day-3-swimming-us-earns-first-gold-in-the-pool.html |archive-date=2024-08-19 |access-date=19 August 2024 |website=[[The New York Times]] |at=sec. A, p. 1}}</ref> [[Croatia at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Croatia]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Clarey |first1=Christopher |title=Croatia Wins the Gold in Team Handball |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/specials/olympics/0805/oly-han-final.html |website=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=19 August 2024 |date=August 5, 1996 |archive-date=August 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240819194353/https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/specials/olympics/0805/oly-han-final.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Czech Republic at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Czech Republic]],<ref name="Czechia">{{cite web |title=Czechia's Olympic History |url=https://praguemonitor.com/sport/30/06/2021/czechias-olympic-history/ |website=[[Prague Monitor]] |date=2021-06-30 |access-date=20 August 2024 |archive-date=April 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240414174955/https://praguemonitor.com/sport/30/06/2021/czechias-olympic-history/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Ecuador at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Ecuador]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Perez' world victory and best is born out of a living culture |url=https://worldathletics.org/news/news/perez-world-victory-and-best-is-born-out-of-a |website=[[World Athletics]] |date=2003-08-23 |access-date=19 August 2024 |archive-date=October 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027072037/https://www.worldathletics.org/news/news/perez-world-victory-and-best-is-born-out-of-a |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Hong Kong at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Hong Kong]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Lai Shan Lee |url=https://olympics.com/en/athletes/lai-shan-lee |website=[[International Olympic Committee]] |access-date=19 August 2024 |archive-date=January 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113235354/https://olympics.com/en/athletes/lai-shan-lee |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Kazakhstan at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Kazakhstan]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Nakispekova |first1=Aiman |title=Kazakh Athletes Saw Triumphs and Trials Through Olympic History |url=https://astanatimes.com/2024/07/kazakh-athletes-saw-triumphs-and-trials-through-olympic-history/ |website=[[The Astana Times]] |access-date=19 August 2024 |date=July 13, 2024 |archive-date=August 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240819194357/https://astanatimes.com/2024/07/kazakh-athletes-saw-triumphs-and-trials-through-olympic-history/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Nigeria at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Nigeria]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Alaka |first1=Jide |title=History of Nigeria at the Olympic Games since 1952 |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/sports/nigeria-sports-news/474685-history-of-nigeria-at-the-olympic-games-since-1952.html |website=[[Premium Times]] |access-date=19 August 2024 |date=July 20, 2021 |archive-date=July 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723144804/https://www.premiumtimesng.com/sports/nigeria-sports-news/474685-history-of-nigeria-at-the-olympic-games-since-1952.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Slovakia at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Slovakia]],<ref name="Slovakia">{{cite web |title=Slovaks nab gold and bronze in Summer Games debut |url=https://spectator.sme.sk/c/20015564/slovaks-nab-gold-and-bronze-in-summer-games-debut.html |website=[[The Slovak Spectator]] |date=1996-07-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019063707/https://spectator.sme.sk/c/20015564/slovaks-nab-gold-and-bronze-in-summer-games-debut.html |archive-date=October 19, 2021 |url-status=live |last1=Lodge |first1=Phil |language=en |access-date=August 19, 2024 }}</ref> [[Syria at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Syria]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Ghada Shouaa |url=https://olympics.com/en/athletes/ghada-shouaa |website=[[International Olympic Committee]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209052503/https://olympics.com/en/athletes/ghada-shouaa |archive-date=December 9, 2022 |url-status=live |access-date=19 August 2024 }}</ref> [[Thailand at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Thailand]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hincks |first=Joseph |date=1 March 2013 |title=Years After His Heyday, Thailand's Favorite Son Returns to Home Ring |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/01/sports/muay-thai-fighter-somluck-kamsing-returns-to-home-ring.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311194743/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/01/sports/muay-thai-fighter-somluck-kamsing-returns-to-home-ring.html |archive-date=March 11, 2023 |access-date=19 August 2024 |website=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> and [[Ukraine at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Ukraine]] won their nations' first Summer Olympic gold medals.<ref name="Ukraine NOC">{{cite web |title=The history of the NOC of Ukraine |url=https://noc-ukr.org/en/about/history/ |website=[[National Olympic Committee of Ukraine]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240519143414/https://noc-ukr.org/en/about/history/ |archive-date=May 19, 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=20 August 2024 }}</ref> They were also the first Olympic medals of any kind for Armenia,<ref>{{cite news |title=Paulson Finds There Is a Silver Lining |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-07-24-ss-27566-story.html |access-date=August 20, 2024 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=July 24, 1996}}</ref> Belarus,<ref>{{cite web |title=Medals won by Belarusian athletes |url=https://www.noc.by/en/olympic-games/belarus/new-history/ |website=[[Belarus Olympic Committee]] |access-date=20 August 2024 |archive-date=August 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240821121228/https://www.noc.by/en/olympic-games/belarus/new-history/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Burundi,<ref name="Burundi" /> Czech Republic,<ref name="Czechia" /> Ecuador,<ref>{{cite web |title=Perez the Pinnacle of 100 Years of Ecuadorian Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/heritage/news/ecuadorian-athletics-federation-centenary |website=[[World Athletics]] |date=2023-08-15 |last1=Minshull |first1=Phil |access-date=August 20, 2024 |archive-date=July 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718220109/https://worldathletics.org/heritage/news/ecuadorian-athletics-federation-centenary |url-status=live }}</ref> Hong Kong,<ref>{{cite web |title=Medallists |url=https://www.hkolympic.org/medallists/ |website=[[Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China]] |access-date=20 August 2024 |archive-date=March 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305120146/https://www.hkolympic.org/medallists/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Kazakhstan,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bizhanova |first1=Diana |title=Kazakhstan: record of Olympic success |url=https://en.inform.kz/news/kazakhstan-record-of-olympic-success-92cd0d/ |website=[[Kazinform]] |access-date=20 August 2024 |language=en |date=26 July 2024 |archive-date=August 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240821121152/https://en.inform.kz/news/kazakhstan-record-of-olympic-success-92cd0d/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Slovakia,<ref name="Slovakia" /> and Ukraine.<ref name="Ukraine NOC"/> Meanwhile, [[Azerbaijan at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Azerbaijan]],<ref>{{cite web |title=XXVI Summer Olympic Games |url=https://www.olympic.az/game/xxvi-summer-olympic-games |website=[[National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan]] |access-date=20 August 2024 |language=en |archive-date=August 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240820192736/https://www.olympic.az/game-categories |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Georgia at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Georgia]],<ref name="Georgia SR">{{cite web |title=Georgia |url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/GEO/ |website=[[Sports Reference]] |access-date=20 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004094259/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/GEO/ |archive-date=October 4, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Moldova at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Moldova]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Nicolae Juravschi |url=https://olympics.com/en/athletes/nicolae-juravschi |website=[[International Olympic Committee]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240729173756/https://olympics.com/en/athletes/nicolae-juravschi |archive-date=July 29, 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=20 August 2024 }}</ref> [[Mozambique at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Mozambique]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Mozambique (MOZ) |url=https://www.olympedia.org/countries/MOZ |website=[[Olympedia]] |access-date=20 August 2024 |archive-date=October 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026232951/https://www.olympedia.org/countries/MOZ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Tonga at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Tonga]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Paea Wolfgram |url=https://olympics.com/en/athletes/paea-wolfgram |website=[[International Olympic Committee]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240815051455/https://olympics.com/en/athletes/paea-wolfgram |archive-date=August 15, 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=20 August 2024 }}</ref> and [[Uzbekistan at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Uzbekistan]] won their first Summer Olympic medals.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tashkent Grand Prix 2016, Uzbekistan – Day One |url=https://www.ijf.org/news/show/tashkent-grand-prix-2016-uzbekistan-day-one |website=[[International Judo Federation]] |date=2016-10-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331183844/https://www.ijf.org/news/show/tashkent-grand-prix-2016-uzbekistan-day-one |archive-date=March 31, 2023 |url-status=live |last1=Pickering |first1=Mark |access-date=August 20, 2024 }}</ref>


Athletes from the host nation of the [[United States at the 1996 Summer Olympics|United States]] won the most gold medals, with 44, and the most medals overall, with 101.<ref name="Medal table" /> It marked the first time the United States led the medal count in both gold and overall medals since [[1984 Summer Olympics medal table|1984]] and the first at a non-[[List of Olympic Games boycotts|boycotted Olympics]] since [[1968 Summer Olympics medal table|1968]].<ref name="USOC Museum" /><ref>{{cite news |title=U.S. Women Look Good in Gold |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1996/08/05/us-women-look-good-in-gold/11131586-6ad4-4220-aa9f-2e1a10a1a5ca/ |date=1996-08-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828222130/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1996/08/05/us-women-look-good-in-gold/11131586-6ad4-4220-aa9f-2e1a10a1a5ca/ |archive-date=2017-08-28 |url-status=live |last1=Brennan |first1=Christine |access-date=February 29, 2020 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> Among individual participants, American swimmer [[Amy Van Dyken]] won the most gold medals with four, while Russian gymnast [[Alexei Nemov]] won the most medals overall with six (two gold, one silver, and three bronze).<ref name="Most medals">{{cite web |title=1996 Atlanta Summer Games |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1996/ |website=[[Sports Reference]] |access-date=19 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114073100/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1996/ |archive-date=January 14, 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
[[Nigeria at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Nigeria]] won its first individual olympic gold medal at the olympics in the women's long jump event. They also won the gold medal in men's soccer, defeating more fancied sides like Brazil and Argentina. [[Armenia at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Armenia]], [[Belarus at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Belarus]], The [[Czech Republic at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Czech Republic]], [[Georgia at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Georgia]], [[Kazakhstan at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Kazakhstan]], [[Kyrgyzstan at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Kyrgyzstan]], [[Moldova at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Moldova]], [[Slovakia at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Slovakia]], [[Ukraine at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Ukraine]] and [[Uzbekistan at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Uzbekistan]] were represented for the first time at a Summer Games. Of these, only Kyrgyzstan did not receive any medals.<ref name=sports-reference/>

This Olympics also marked [[Hong Kong at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Hong Kong]]'s final appearance as a British colony before its return to China, during which it also won its first ever medal; a gold in [[Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics|sailing]], making it the only medal Hong Kong ever won while under British rule.


==Medal table==
==Medal table==
[[File:Немов, Алексей.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|alt=Head shot of Alexei Nemov smiling|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.<ref name="Most medals" />]]
[[File:Andre Agassi Indian Wells 2006.jpg|thumb|alt=An older, bald man plays tennis. He's wearing a white sleeveless shirt and black shorts. He is bald and is holding a red tennis racket. |[[Andre Agassi]] represented the United States in the games.]]
[[File:Shannon_Miller_scheduled_to_be_at_CES_2014_.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|alt=Shannon Miller in 2013, standing with her hands on her hips. She's shown from about the thighs up in a red shirt, smiling, while wearing two Olympic gold medals and holding her two silver and three bronze medals in her right hand.|American gymnast [[Shannon Miller]], pictured here in 2013, won gold in the women's [[Gymnastics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's artistic team all-around|artistic team all-round]] and [[Gymnastics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's balance beam|balance beam]] at the 1996 games.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Adams |first1=Emily |title='Magnificent Seven' Olympics Star Shannon Miller Motivating Others After Surviving Ovarian Cancer |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2021/07/22/olympian-shannon-miller-motivates-surviving-cancer/7935591002/ |access-date=March 2, 2023 |work=[[USA Today]] |date=July 22, 2021 |archive-date=March 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230309010859/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2021/07/22/olympian-shannon-miller-motivates-surviving-cancer/7935591002/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In addition, she won five medals in gymnastics at the [[1992 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Shannon Miller {{!}} Biography, Gymnastics, Olympics, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Shannon-Miller |website=[[Encyclopædia Britannica]] |date=2024-07-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240706031744/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Shannon-Miller |archive-date=July 6, 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=26 August 2024 |language=en }}</ref>]]
[[File:Steve Redgrave 20110525 cropped.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|alt=Steve Regrave in a black suit sitting in a wicker chair in 2012.|British rower [[Steve Redgrave]], pictured here in 2011, won the [[Rowing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless pair|men's coxless pair]] rowing competition, which was his fourth consecutive victory in the event and [[Great Britain at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Great Britain]]'s only gold medal at the 1996 Olympics.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Forde |first1=Tina Fisher |title=It Might Soon Be Appropriate to Call Him 'Sir Steven Redgrave' |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-07-28-ss-29031-story.html |access-date=March 7, 2021 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=July 28, 1996 |archive-date=August 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240818085805/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-07-28-ss-29031-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Gibson |first1=Owen |title=London 2012: How Team GB's Fortunes Turned Around After Disaster in Atlanta |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/jul/24/london-2012-team-gb-atlanta |access-date=February 26, 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=July 24, 2012 |archive-date=October 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022021424/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/jul/24/london-2012-team-gb-atlanta |url-status=live }}</ref>]]
[[File:Michael Johnson 1995.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|alt=Head shot of American sprinter Michael Jackson.|American sprinter [[Michael Johnson (sprinter)|Michael Johnson]], pictured here in 1995, won two gold medals in the men's [[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres|200 metres]] and [[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres|400 metres]] events.<ref>{{cite news |title=World Record in 200 Follows 400 Title; O'Brien Wins Decathlon |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/olympics/daily/track/aug/01/track2.htm |date=1996-08-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000929002929/http://washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/olympics/daily/track/aug/01/track2.htm |archive-date=September 29, 2000 |url-status=live |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |last1=Brennan |first1=Christine |access-date=August 19, 2024 }}</ref>]]


The medal table is based on information provided by the [[International Olympic Committee]] (IOC) and is consistent with IOC conventional sorting in its published medal tables. The table uses the [[Olympic medal table]] sorting method. By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals the athletes from a nation have won, where a nation is an entity represented by a NOC. The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals.<ref>{{cite news |title=Olympic medal table: USA beat China to top spot at Paris 2024 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/olympics-2024-medal-table-count-paris-b2580716.html |work=[[The Independent]] | date=11 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812015233/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/olympics-2024-medal-table-count-paris-b2594580.html |archive-date=12 August 2024 |url-status=live |last1=Ostlere |first1=Lawrence |access-date=12 August 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=A Medal Count That Adds Up To Little |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/19/sports/olympics/19araton.html |work=[[The New York Times]] | date=18 August 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321004238/https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/19/sports/olympics/19araton.html |archive-date=21 March 2023 |url-status=live |last1=Araton |first1=Harvey |url-access=subscription |access-date=25 July 2024 }}</ref> If teams are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically by their [[List of IOC country codes|IOC country code]].<ref>{{cite news |title=What happens if two countries are tied in the Olympic medal table? Tiebreaker rules explained |url=https://en.as.com/olympic_games/what-happens-if-two-countries-are-tied-in-the-olympic-medal-table-tiebreaker-rules-explained-n/ |work=[[Diario AS]] |date=10 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240811152350/https://en.as.com/olympic_games/what-happens-if-two-countries-are-tied-in-the-olympic-medal-table-tiebreaker-rules-explained-n/ |archive-date=August 11, 2024 |url-status=live |last1=Cons |first1=Roddy |access-date=11 August 2024 |language=en-us }}</ref>
[[File:Atlanta Olympics 1996 Postcard..jpg|thumb|alt=A postcard sold during the games. Along the top is printed "Centennial Olympic Games" and "Atlanta 1996" is printed along the bottom. In the center is an image of downtown Atlanta at night, with all of the high-rise buildings illuminated. |A postcard from Atlanta during the games]]
{{see also|Olympic medal table}}
The medal table is based on information provided by the [[International Olympic Committee]] (IOC)<ref name=ioc/> and is consistent with IOC convention in its published medal tables. By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals won by a NOC. The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If nations are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically. Medals won in team competitions are counted only once, no matter how many athletes won medals as part of the team.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/24/AR2008082400851_pf.html|title=China's Show of Power|last=Shipley|first=Amy|date=25 August 2008|work=The Washington Post|publisher=The Washington Post Company|accessdate=22 July 2010}}</ref>


In the [[Gymnastics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's rings|men's rings]] and [[Gymnastics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's uneven bars|women's uneven bars]] events, there were ties for second place which resulted in two silver medals and no bronze medals being issued in each event.<ref>{{cite web |title=Atlanta 1996 rings men Results – Olympic gymnastics-artistic |url=https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/atlanta-1996/results/gymnastics-artistic/rings-men |website=[[International Olympic Committee]] |access-date=19 August 2024 |archive-date=August 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240819194359/https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/atlanta-1996/results/gymnastics-artistic/rings-men |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Atlanta 1996 uneven bars Results – Olympic gymnastics-artistic |url=https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/atlanta-1996/results/gymnastics-artistic/uneven-bars-women |website=[[International Olympic Committee]] |access-date=19 August 2024 |archive-date=August 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240819194451/https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/atlanta-1996/results/gymnastics-artistic/uneven-bars-women |url-status=live }}</ref> In the [[Gymnastics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's artistic individual all-around|women's artistic individual all-around]], two bronze medals were awarded due to a tie.<ref>{{cite web |title=Atlanta 1996 individual all-round women Results – Olympic gymnastics-artistic |url=https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/atlanta-1996/results/gymnastics-artistic/individual-all-round-women |website=[[International Olympic Committee]] |access-date=19 August 2024 |archive-date=August 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816202856/https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/atlanta-1996/results/gymnastics-artistic/individual-all-round-women |url-status=live }}</ref> Additionally, in the [[Gymnastics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's horizontal bar|men's horizontal bars]], three bronze medals were awarded due to a tie.<ref>{{cite web |title=Atlanta 1996 horizontal bar men Results – Olympic gymnastics-artistic |url=https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/atlanta-1996/results/gymnastics-artistic/horizontal-bar-men |website=[[International Olympic Committee]] |access-date=19 August 2024}}</ref>
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{{Medals table
{| {{RankedMedalTable|class=wikitable sortable}}
| caption = 1996 Summer Olympics medal table<ref name="Medal table">{{cite web |title=Atlanta 1996 Olympic Medal Table – Gold, Silver & Bronze |url=https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/atlanta-1996/medals |website=[[International Olympic Committee]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240806011320/https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/atlanta-1996/medals |archive-date=August 6, 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=19 August 2024 }}</ref>
|- bgcolor=ccccff
| host = USA
| 1 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|USA|1996 Summer}} || 44 || 32 || 25 || 101
| flag_template = flagIOC
|-
| event = 1996 Summer
| 2 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|RUS|1996 Summer}} || 26 || 21 || 16 || 63
| team =
|-
| gold_USA = 44 | silver_USA = 32 | bronze_USA = 25 | host_USA = yes
| 3 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|GER|1996 Summer}} || 20 || 18 || 27 || 65
| gold_RUS = 26 | silver_RUS = 21 | bronze_RUS = 16
|-
| gold_GER = 20 | silver_GER = 18 | bronze_GER = 27
| 4 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|CHN|1996 Summer}} || 16 || 22 || 12 || 50
| gold_CHN = 16 | silver_CHN = 22 | bronze_CHN = 12
|-
| gold_FRA = 15 | silver_FRA = 7 | bronze_FRA = 15
| 5 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|FRA|1996 Summer}} || 15 || 7 || 15 || 37
| gold_ITA = 13 | silver_ITA = 10 | bronze_ITA = 12
|-
| gold_AUS = 9 | silver_AUS = 9 | bronze_AUS = 23
| 6 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|ITA|1996 Summer}} || 13 || 10 || 12 || 35
| gold_CUB = 9 | silver_CUB = 8 | bronze_CUB = 8
|-
| gold_UKR = 9 | silver_UKR = 2 | bronze_UKR = 12
| 7 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|AUS|1996 Summer}} || 9 || 9 || 23 || 41
| gold_KOR = 7 | silver_KOR = 15 | bronze_KOR = 5
|-
| gold_POL = 7 | silver_POL = 5 | bronze_POL = 5
| 8 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|CUB|1996 Summer}} || 9 || 8 || 8 || 25
| gold_HUN = 7 | silver_HUN = 4 | bronze_HUN = 10
|-
| gold_ESP = 5 | silver_ESP = 6 | bronze_ESP = 6
| 9 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|UKR|1996 Summer}} || 9 || 2 || 12 || 23
| gold_ROU = 4 | silver_ROU = 7 | bronze_ROU = 9
|-
| gold_NED = 4 | silver_NED = 5 | bronze_NED = 10
| 10 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|KOR|1996 Summer}} || 7 || 15 || 5 || 27
| gold_GRE = 4 | silver_GRE = 4 | bronze_GRE = 0
|-
| gold_CZE = 4 | silver_CZE = 3 | bronze_CZE = 4
| 11 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|POL|1996 Summer}} || 7 || 5 || 5 || 17
| gold_SUI = 4 | silver_SUI = 3 | bronze_SUI = 0
|-
| gold_DEN = 4 | silver_DEN = 1 | bronze_DEN = 1
| 12 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|HUN|1996 Summer}} || 7 || 4 || 10 || 21
| gold_TUR = 4 | silver_TUR = 1 | bronze_TUR = 1
|-
| gold_CAN = 3 | silver_CAN = 11 | bronze_CAN = 8
| 13 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|ESP|1996 Summer}} || 5 || 6 || 6 || 17
| gold_BUL = 3 | silver_BUL = 7 | bronze_BUL = 5
|-
| gold_JPN = 3 | silver_JPN = 6 | bronze_JPN = 5
| 14 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|ROU|1996 Summer}} || 4 || 7 || 9 || 20
| gold_KAZ = 3 | silver_KAZ = 4 | bronze_KAZ = 4
|-
| gold_BRA = 3 | silver_BRA = 3 | bronze_BRA = 9
| 15 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|NED|1996 Summer}} || 4 || 5 || 10 || 19
| gold_NZL = 3 | silver_NZL = 2 | bronze_NZL = 1
|-
| gold_RSA = 3 | silver_RSA = 1 | bronze_RSA = 1
| 16 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|GRE|1996 Summer}} || 4 || 4 || 0 || 8
| gold_IRL = 3 | silver_IRL = 0 | bronze_IRL = 1
|-
| gold_SWE = 2 | silver_SWE = 4 | bronze_SWE = 2
| 17 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|CZE|1996 Summer}} || 4 || 3 || 4 || 11
| gold_NOR = 2 | silver_NOR = 2 | bronze_NOR = 3
|-
| gold_BEL = 2 | silver_BEL = 2 | bronze_BEL = 2
| 18 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|SUI|1996 Summer}} || 4 || 3 || 0 || 7
| gold_NGR = 2 | silver_NGR = 1 | bronze_NGR = 3
|-
| gold_PRK = 2 | silver_PRK = 1 | bronze_PRK = 2
| 19 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|DEN|1996 Summer}} || 4 || 1 || 1 || 6
| gold_ALG = 2 | silver_ALG = 0 | bronze_ALG = 1
|-
| gold_ETH = 2 | silver_ETH = 0 | bronze_ETH = 1
| 19 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|TUR|1996 Summer}} || 4 || 1 || 1 || 6
| gold_GBR = 1 | silver_GBR = 8 | bronze_GBR = 6
|-
| gold_BLR = 1 | silver_BLR = 6 | bronze_BLR = 8
| 21 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|CAN|1996 Summer}} || 3 || 11 || 8 || 22
| gold_KEN = 1 | silver_KEN = 4 | bronze_KEN = 3
|-
| gold_JAM = 1 | silver_JAM = 3 | bronze_JAM = 2
| 22 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|BUL|1996 Summer}} || 3 || 7 || 5 || 15
| gold_FIN = 1 | silver_FIN = 2 | bronze_FIN = 1
|-
| gold_INA = 1 | silver_INA = 1 | bronze_INA = 2
| 23 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|JPN|1996 Summer}} || 3 || 6 || 5 || 14
| gold_YUG = 1 | silver_YUG = 1 | bronze_YUG = 2
|-
| gold_IRI = 1 | silver_IRI = 1 | bronze_IRI = 1
| 24 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|KAZ|1996 Summer}} || 3 || 4 || 4 || 11
| gold_SVK = 1 | silver_SVK = 1 | bronze_SVK = 1
|-
| gold_ARM = 1 | silver_ARM = 1 | bronze_ARM = 0
| 25 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|BRA|1996 Summer}} || 3 || 3 || 9 || 15
| gold_CRO = 1 | silver_CRO = 1 | bronze_CRO = 0
|-
| gold_POR = 1 | silver_POR = 0 | bronze_POR = 1
| 26 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|NZL|1996 Summer}} || 3 || 2 || 1 || 6
| gold_THA = 1 | silver_THA = 0 | bronze_THA = 1
|-
| gold_BDI = 1 | silver_BDI = 0 | bronze_BDI = 0
| 27 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|RSA|1996 Summer}} || 3 || 1 || 1 || 5
| gold_CRC = 1 | silver_CRC = 0 | bronze_CRC = 0
|-
| gold_ECU = 1 | silver_ECU = 0 | bronze_ECU = 0
| 28 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|IRL|1996 Summer}} || 3 || 0 || 1 || 4
| gold_HKG = 1 | silver_HKG = 0 | bronze_HKG = 0
|-
| gold_SYR = 1 | silver_SYR = 0 | bronze_SYR = 0
| 29 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|SWE|1996 Summer}} || 2 || 4 || 2 || 8
| gold_ARG = 0 | silver_ARG = 2 | bronze_ARG = 1
|-
| gold_NAM = 0 | silver_NAM = 2 | bronze_NAM = 0
| 30 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|NOR|1996 Summer}} || 2 || 2 || 3 || 7
| gold_SLO = 0 | silver_SLO = 2 | bronze_SLO = 0
|-
| gold_AUT = 0 | silver_AUT = 1 | bronze_AUT = 2
| 31 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|BEL|1996 Summer}} || 2 || 2 || 2 || 6
| gold_MAS = 0 | silver_MAS = 1 | bronze_MAS = 1
|-
| gold_MDA = 0 | silver_MDA = 1 | bronze_MDA = 1
| 32 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|NGR|1996 Summer}} || 2 || 1 || 3 || 6
| gold_UZB = 0 | silver_UZB = 1 | bronze_UZB = 1
|-
| gold_AZE = 0 | silver_AZE = 1 | bronze_AZE = 0
| 33 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|PRK|1996 Summer}} || 2 || 1 || 2 || 5
| gold_BAH = 0 | silver_BAH = 1 | bronze_BAH = 0
|-
| gold_TPE = 0 | silver_TPE = 1 | bronze_TPE = 0
| 34 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|ALG|1996 Summer}} || 2 || 0 || 1 || 3
| gold_LAT = 0 | silver_LAT = 1 | bronze_LAT = 0
|-
| gold_PHI = 0 | silver_PHI = 1 | bronze_PHI = 0
| 34 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|ETH|1996 Summer}} || 2 || 0 || 1 || 3
| gold_TGA = 0 | silver_TGA = 1 | bronze_TGA = 0
|-
| gold_ZAM = 0 | silver_ZAM = 1 | bronze_ZAM = 0
| 36 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|GBR|1996 Summer}} || 1 || 8 || 6 || 15
| gold_GEO = 0 | silver_GEO = 0 | bronze_GEO = 2
|-
| gold_MAR = 0 | silver_MAR = 0 | bronze_MAR = 2
| 37 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|BLR|1996 Summer}} || 1 || 6 || 8 || 15
| gold_TRI = 0 | silver_TRI = 0 | bronze_TRI = 2
|-
| gold_IND = 0 | silver_IND = 0 | bronze_IND = 1
| 38 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|KEN|1996 Summer}} || 1 || 4 || 3 || 8
| gold_ISR = 0 | silver_ISR = 0 | bronze_ISR = 1
|-
| gold_LTU = 0 | silver_LTU = 0 | bronze_LTU = 1
| 39 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|JAM|1996 Summer}} || 1 || 3 || 2 || 6
| gold_MEX = 0 | silver_MEX = 0 | bronze_MEX = 1
|-
| gold_MGL = 0 | silver_MGL = 0 | bronze_MGL = 1
| 40 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|FIN|1996 Summer}} || 1 || 2 || 1 || 4
| gold_MOZ = 0 | silver_MOZ = 0 | bronze_MOZ = 1
|-
| gold_PUR = 0 | silver_PUR = 0 | bronze_PUR = 1
| 41 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|INA|1996 Summer}} || 1 || 1 || 2 || 4
| gold_TUN = 0 | silver_TUN = 0 | bronze_TUN = 1
|-
| gold_UGA = 0 | silver_UGA = 0 | bronze_UGA = 1
| 41 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|YUG|1996 Summer}} || 1 || 1 || 2 || 4
}}
|-

| 43 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|IRI|1996 Summer}} || 1 || 1 || 1 || 3
==See also==
|-
* [[All-time Olympic Games medal table]]
| 43 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|SVK|1996 Summer}} || 1 || 1 || 1 || 3
* [[List of 1996 Summer Olympics medal winners]]
|-
* [[1996 Summer Paralympics medal table]]
| 45 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|ARM|1996 Summer}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 2
|-
| 45 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|CRO|1996 Summer}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 2
|-
| 47 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|POR|1996 Summer}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2
|-
| 47 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|THA|1996 Summer}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2
|-
| 49 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|BDI|1996 Summer}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1
|-
| 49 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|CRC|1996 Summer}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1
|-
| 49 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|ECU|1996 Summer}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1
|-
| 49 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|HKG|1996 Summer}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1
|-
| 49 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|SYR|1996 Summer}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1
|-
| 54 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|ARG|1996 Summer}} || 0 || 2 || 1 || 3
|-
| 55 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|NAM|1996 Summer}} || 0 || 2 || 0 || 2
|-
| 55 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|SLO|1996 Summer}} || 0 || 2 || 0 || 2
|-
| 57 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|AUT|1996 Summer}} || 0 || 1 || 2 || 3
|-
| 58 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|MAS|1996 Summer}} || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2
|-
| 58 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|MDA|1996 Summer}} || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2
|-
| 58 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|UZB|1996 Summer}} || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2
|-
| 61 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|AZE|1996 Summer}} || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1
|-
| 61 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|BAH|1996 Summer}} || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1
|-
| 61 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|TPE|1996 Summer}} || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1
|-
| 61 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|LAT|1996 Summer}} || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1
|-
| 61 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|PHI|1996 Summer}} || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1
|-
| 61 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|TGA|1996 Summer}} || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1
|-
| 61 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|ZAM|1996 Summer}} || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1
|-
| 68 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|GEO|1996 Summer}} || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2
|-
| 68 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|MAR|1996 Summer}} || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2
|-
| 68 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|TRI|1996 Summer}} || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2
|-
| 71 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|IND|1996 Summer}} || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
|-
| 71 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|ISR|1996 Summer}} || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
|-
| 71 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|LTU|1996 Summer}} || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
|-
| 71 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|MEX|1996 Summer}} || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
|-
| 71 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|MGL|1996 Summer}} || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
|-
| 71 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|MOZ|1996 Summer}} || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
|-
| 71 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|PUR|1996 Summer}} || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
|-
| 71 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|TUN|1996 Summer}} || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
|-
| 71 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|UGA|1996 Summer}} || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
|- class="sortbottom"
!colspan=2| Total ||271||273||298||842
|}


==References ==
==References ==
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== See also ==
==External links==
* [[1996 Summer Olympics]]
* {{IOC games|games=1996 Summer Olympics }}
* {{cite web |title=1996 Summer Olympics |publisher=Olympedia.com |url=http://www.olympedia.org/editions/24 |access-date=24 February 2021 }}
* [[International Olympic Committee]]
* [[1996 Summer Paralympics medal table]]


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1996 Summer Olympics medals
American swimmer Amy Van Dyken, shown from about the chest while smiling.
American swimmer Amy Van Dyken won four gold medals at the 1996 Summer Olympics, the most of any competing athlete.
LocationAtlanta,  United States
Highlights
Most gold medals United States (44)
Most total medals United States (101)
Medalling NOCs79
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1996 Summer Olympics

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] The games featured 271 events in 26 sports across 37 disciplines, including the Olympic debuts of beach volleyball, mountain biking and softball.[3][4][5] A total of 24 countries made their Summer Olympic debuts in Atlanta, including 11 former Soviet republics participating for the first time as independent nations.[6]

79 nations received at least one medal, with 53 of them winning at least one gold medal, both of which were new records.[7][8] Armenia,[9] Belarus,[10] Burundi,[11] Costa Rica,[12] Croatia,[13] Czech Republic,[14] Ecuador,[15] Hong Kong,[16] Kazakhstan,[17] Nigeria,[18] Slovakia,[19] Syria,[20] Thailand,[21] and Ukraine won their nations' first Summer Olympic gold medals.[22] They were also the first Olympic medals of any kind for Armenia,[23] Belarus,[24] Burundi,[11] Czech Republic,[14] Ecuador,[25] Hong Kong,[26] Kazakhstan,[27] Slovakia,[19] and Ukraine.[22] Meanwhile, Azerbaijan,[28] Georgia,[29] Moldova,[30] Mozambique,[31] Tonga,[32] and Uzbekistan won their first Summer Olympic medals.[33]

Athletes from the host nation of the United States won the most gold medals, with 44, and the most medals overall, with 101.[34] It marked the first time the United States led the medal count in both gold and overall medals since 1984 and the first at a non-boycotted Olympics since 1968.[4][35] Among individual participants, American swimmer Amy Van Dyken won the most gold medals with four, while Russian gymnast Alexei Nemov won the most medals overall with six (two gold, one silver, and three bronze).[36]

Medal table

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Head shot of Alexei Nemov smiling
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]
Shannon Miller in 2013, standing with her hands on her hips. She's shown from about the thighs up in a red shirt, smiling, while wearing two Olympic gold medals and holding her two silver and three bronze medals in her right hand.
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] In addition, she won five medals in gymnastics at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[38]
Steve Regrave in a black suit sitting in a wicker chair in 2012.
British rower Steve Redgrave, pictured here in 2011, won the men's coxless pair rowing competition, which was his fourth consecutive victory in the event and Great Britain's only gold medal at the 1996 Olympics.[39][40]
Head shot of American sprinter Michael Jackson.
American sprinter Michael Johnson, pictured here in 1995, won two gold medals in the men's 200 metres and 400 metres events.[41]

The medal table is based on information provided by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and is consistent with IOC conventional sorting in its published medal tables. The table uses the Olympic medal table sorting method. By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals the athletes from a nation have won, where a nation is an entity represented by a NOC. The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals.[42][43] If teams are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically by their IOC country code.[44]

In the men's rings and women's uneven bars events, there were ties for second place which resulted in two silver medals and no bronze medals being issued in each event.[45][46] In the women's artistic individual all-around, two bronze medals were awarded due to a tie.[47] Additionally, in the men's horizontal bars, three bronze medals were awarded due to a tie.[48]

  *   Host nation (United States)

1996 Summer Olympics medal table[34]
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States*443225101
2 Russia26211663
3 Germany20182765
4 China16221250
5 France1571537
6 Italy13101235
7 Australia992341
8 Cuba98825
9 Ukraine921223
10 South Korea715527
11 Poland75517
12 Hungary741021
13 Spain56617
14 Romania47920
15 Netherlands451019
16 Greece4408
17 Czech Republic43411
18 Switzerland4307
19 Denmark4116
 Turkey4116
21 Canada311822
22 Bulgaria37515
23 Japan36514
24 Kazakhstan34411
25 Brazil33915
26 New Zealand3216
27 South Africa3115
28 Ireland3014
29 Sweden2428
30 Norway2237
31 Belgium2226
32 Nigeria2136
33 North Korea2125
34 Algeria2013
 Ethiopia2013
36 Great Britain18615
37 Belarus16815
38 Kenya1438
39 Jamaica1326
40 Finland1214
41 FR Yugoslavia1124
 Indonesia1124
43 Iran1113
 Slovakia1113
45 Armenia1102
 Croatia1102
47 Portugal1012
 Thailand1012
49 Burundi1001
 Costa Rica1001
 Ecuador1001
 Hong Kong1001
 Syria1001
54 Argentina0213
55 Namibia0202
 Slovenia0202
57 Austria0123
58 Malaysia0112
 Moldova0112
 Uzbekistan0112
61 Azerbaijan0101
 Bahamas0101
 Chinese Taipei0101
 Latvia0101
 Philippines0101
 Tonga0101
 Zambia0101
68 Georgia0022
 Morocco0022
 Trinidad and Tobago0022
71 India0011
 Israel0011
 Lithuania0011
 Mexico0011
 Mongolia0011
 Mozambique0011
 Puerto Rico0011
 Tunisia0011
 Uganda0011
Totals (79 entries)271273298842

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