1996 Summer Olympics medal table

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1996 Summer Olympics medals
Amy Van Dyken by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Amy Van Dyken won the most gold medals at the 1996 Summer Olympics with four.
Location Atlanta, Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Highlights
Most gold medalsFlag of the United States.svg  United States  (44)
Most total medalsFlag of the United States.svg  United States  (101)
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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. A total of 10,339 athletes from 197 nations participated in 271 events in 26 sports across 37 disciplines. [1] [2]

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Overall, 79 nations received at least one medal, and 53 of them won at least one gold medal. [3] [4] Athletes from host nation United States won the most medals overall, with 101, and the most gold medals, with 44. 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. [2] [5] Russia won the second most gold medals (26) and the third most total medals (63). Germany won the third most gold medals (20) and the second most total medals (65). [6] [7]

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, the Czech Republic, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan were represented for the first time at a Summer Games. Czech Republic and Slovakia had competed previously as Czechoslovakia, and the other nations were formerly part of the Soviet Union. Of these, only Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan did not receive any medals. [8]

Medal table

Andre Agassi won the gold medal in the men's singles tennis competition. Andre Agassi Indian Wells 2006.jpg
Andre Agassi won the gold medal in the men's singles tennis competition.
Steve Redgrave won the men's coxless pair rowing competition, which was his fourth consecutive victory in the event. Steve Redgrave 20110525 cropped.jpg
Steve Redgrave won the men's coxless pair rowing competition, which was his fourth consecutive victory in the event.

The medal table is based on information provided by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and is consistent with IOC convention in its published medal tables. By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals the athletes from a nation have won, where nation is an entity represented by a National Olympic Committee (NOC). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals.

Key

  *   Host nation (United States)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States*443225101
2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 26211663
3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 20182765
4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 16221250
5Flag of France.svg  France 1571537
6Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 13101235
7Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 992341
8Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 98825
9Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 921223
10Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 715527
11Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 75517
12Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 741021
13Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 56617
14Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 47920
15Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 451019
16Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 4408
17Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 43411
18Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 4307
19Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 4116
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 4116
21Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 311822
22Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 37515
23Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 36514
24Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 34411
25Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 33915
26Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3216
27Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 3115
28Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 3014
29Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2428
30Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2237
31Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2226
32Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 2136
33Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 2125
34Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 2013
Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 2013
36Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 18615
37Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 16815
38Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1438
39Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 1326
40Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1214
41Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  FR Yugoslavia 1124
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 1124
43Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 1113
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 1113
45Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 1102
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 1102
47Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1012
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1012
49Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 1001
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 1001
Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador 1001
Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Hong Kong 1001
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 1001
54Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 0213
55Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 0202
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 0202
57Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 0123
58Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 0112
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 0112
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 0112
61Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 0101
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 0101
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 0101
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 0101
Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines 0101
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 0101
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 0101
68Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Georgia 0022
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 0022
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 0022
71Flag of India.svg  India 0011
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 0011
Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania 0011
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 0011
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 0011
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 0011
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 0011
Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia 0011
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 0011
Totals (79 entries)271273298842

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