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United States at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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The United States (USA) was the host nation for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. 646 competitors, 375 men and 271 women, took part in 263 events in 31 sports.[1]
With a total of 44 gold, 32 silver, and 25 bronze medals, the United States returned to the top spot in the medal standings for the first time since 1984, and for the first time since 1968 in a non-boycotted Summer Olympics.
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Medalists
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The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
* – Indicates that the athlete competed in preliminaries but not the final.
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Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[2]
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Archery
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The United States claimed both of the gold medals in the men's archery competitions, with Justin Huish claiming the individual medal and the three-man team claiming the team medal. The American women were not as successful.
- Men
- Women
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Athletics
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- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- Men
- Track & road events
Notes:
* – Indicates the athlete ran in a preliminary round but not the final.
- Field events
- Combined events – Decathlon
- Women
- Track & road events
- Field events
- Combined events – Heptathlon
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Badminton
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Baseball
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Baseball was open only to male amateurs in 1992 and 1996. As a result, the Americans and other nations where professional baseball is developed relied on collegiate players, while Cubans used their most experienced veterans, who technically were considered amateurs as they nominally held other jobs, but in fact trained full-time. In 2000, pros were admitted, but the MLB refused to release its players in 2000, 2004, and 2008, and the situation changed only a little: the Cubans still used their best players, while the Americans started using minor leaguers. The IOC cited the absence of the best players as the main reason for baseball being dropped from the Olympic program.[3][4]
- Summary
- Roster
- Kris Benson
- R. A. Dickey
- Troy Glaus
- Chad Green
- Seth Greisinger
- Travis Lee
- Augie Ojeda
- Jason Williams
- Chad Allen
- Kip Harkrider
- A. J. Hinch
- Jacque Jones
- Mark Kotsay
- Matt LeCroy
- Braden Looper
- Brian Loyd
- Warren Morris
- Jeff Weaver
- Jim Parque
- Billy Koch
- Round robin
- Semifinal
- Bronze medal game
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Basketball
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- Summary
Men's tournament
Roster
The following players represented the United States:[5]
- Penny Hardaway
- Charles Barkley
- David Robinson
- Gary Payton
- Grant Hill
- Hakeem Olajuwon
- John Stockton
- Karl Malone
- Mitch Richmond
- Reggie Miller
- Scottie Pippen
- Shaquille O'Neal
Group play
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
20 July 1996 |
United States ![]() |
96–68 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 46–44, 50–24 | ||
Pts: Robinson 18 Rebs: Robinson 7 Asts: Hill, Hardaway 5 |
Pts: Espil 27 Rebs: Nicola 4 Asts: Milanesio 7 |
22 July 1996 |
Angola ![]() |
54–87 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 31–44, 23–43 | ||
Pts: Carvalho 16 Rebs: Dias 5 Asts: Avô 5 |
Pts: Malone 12 Rebs: Barkley 9 Asts: Barkley 7 |
24 July 1996 |
Lithuania ![]() |
82–104 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 42–50, 40–54 | ||
Pts: Einikis 21 Rebs: Karnišovas, Einikis 7 Asts: Pačėsas 5 |
Pts: Barkley 16 Rebs: Barkley 5 Asts: Stockton, Payton 7 |
26 July 1996 |
United States ![]() |
133–70 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 65–28, 68–42 | ||
Pts: Pippen 24 Rebs: O'Neal 10 Asts: Hardaway 10 |
Pts: Liu 18 Rebs: Bateer 6 Asts: Li 5 |
28 July 1996 |
Croatia ![]() |
71–102 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 38–57, 33–45 | ||
Pts: Tabak 19 Rebs: Tabak 7 Asts: Kukoč 10 |
Pts: Richmond 16 Rebs: Barkley 12 Asts: Payton 7 |
Quarterfinal
30 July 1996 22:00 |
United States ![]() |
98–75 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 52–36, 46–39 | ||
Pts: Hardaway 14 Rebs: O'Neal 11 Asts: Payton 7 |
Pts: Schmidt 26 Rebs: Janjao 10 Asts: Minuci 5 |
Semifinal
1 August 1996 22:00 |
United States ![]() |
101–73 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 51–41, 50–32 | ||
Pts: Barkley 24 Rebs: Barkley 11 Asts: Pippen 5 |
Pts: Gaze 25 Rebs: Bradtke 11 Asts: Heal 5 |
Gold medal game
Women's tournament
Roster
The following players represented the United States:[5]
- Head coach: Tara VanDerveer
Group play
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
21 July 1996 |
United States ![]() |
101–84 | ![]() |
Pts: Leslie 24 Rebs: Leslie 7 Asts: Edwards 9 |
Pts: Martínez 21 Rebs: Víctores 8 Asts: Lagnó 6 |
23 July 1996 |
Ukraine ![]() |
65–98 | ![]() |
Pts: Nazarenko 14 Rebs: Shliakhova 5 Asts: four players 2 |
Pts: Bolton 21 Rebs: Leslie 9 Asts: Swoopes 7 |
25 July 1996 |
United States ![]() |
107–47 | ![]() |
Pts: Azzi 18 Rebs: McCray 8 Asts: Edwards 5 |
Pts: Ngalula 17 Rebs: Tshijuka, Lobela 5 Asts: Mabika 3 |
27 July 1996 |
Australia ![]() |
79–96 | ![]() |
Pts: Timms 26 Rebs: Sporn 7 Asts: Maher 3 |
Pts: McClain 24 Rebs: McClain 11 Asts: Edwards 15 |
29 July 1996 |
South Korea ![]() |
64–105 | ![]() |
Pts: Jung S-m 17 Rebs: Jung S-m 6 Asts: Chun J-w 7 |
Pts: McCray 16 Rebs: McCray 9 Asts: Swoopes 4 |
Quarterfinal
31 July 1996 15:00 |
United States ![]() |
108–93 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 59–44, 49–49 | ||
Pts: Leslie 35 Rebs: McClain 16 Asts: Edwards 12 |
Pts: Ichijo, Hagiwara 22 Rebs: Kato 8 Asts: Murakami 10 |
Semifinal
2 August 1996 17:00 |
Australia ![]() |
71–93 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 32–47, 39–46 | ||
Pts: Timms 27 Rebs: Maher 6 Asts: Timms 4 |
Pts: Leslie 22 Rebs: McClain 15 Asts: Edwards 8 |
Gold medal game
4 August 1996 18:35 |
Brazil ![]() |
87–111 | ![]() |
Scoring by half: 46–57, 41–54 | ||
Pts: Arcain 24 Rebs: Alessandra 9 Asts: Paula 10 |
Pts: Leslie 29 Rebs: Leslie 6 Asts: Edwards 10 |
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Boxing
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Canoeing
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Slalom
- Men
- Women
Sprint
- Men
- Women
Key: QF – Qualified to medal final; SF – Qualified to semifinal; R – Qualified to repechage
Cycling
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Road
- Men
- Women
Track
- Points race
- Sprint
- Pursuit
- Time trial
Mountain bike
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Diving
- Men
- Women
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Equestrian
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- Dressage
- Eventing
- Jumping
* – Though Matz placed high enough to qualify for the final, only three riders per nation were allowed to advance to the final.
Fencing
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Fifteen fencers, nine men and six women, represented the United States in 1996.
- Men
- Women
Field hockey
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- Summary
Men's tournament
The US men's field hockey team competed for the sixth time at the Summer Olympics. On home soil the squad coached by Jon Clark once again finished twelfth and last.
Roster' Head Coach: Jon Clark
Preliminary round
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) games won; 4) head-to-head result.[6]
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) games won; 4) head-to-head result.[6]
(H) Hosts
9th-12th place semifinal
11th place match
Women's tournament
The US women's field hockey team competed for the third time at the Summer Olympics. On home soil the team coached by Pam Hixon and finished fifth.
Roster Head coach: Pam Hixon
Preliminary round
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[6]
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[6]
(H) Hosts
Football (soccer)
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Men's tournament
Roster Head coach: Bruce Arena
Preliminary round
Source: FIFA
Women's tournament
Roster Head coach: Tony DiCicco
The United States named a squad of 16 players and 4 alternates for the tournament.[7][8][9] Lorrie Fair was invited to the squad as an alternate, but declined due to her disappointment of not making the team.[10]
Preliminary round
Semifinal
Gold medal match
Gymnastics
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Artistic
- Men
- Team
- Individual finals
- Women
- Team
- Individual finals
* – Strug slightly injured her ankle during her first vault attempt in the final rotation of the team competition, then exacerbated the injury on her second attempt to dramatically clinch the gold for the United States. Due to her injury, she was unable to compete in the individual finals. She was replaced by highest non-qualifiers in the vault (Miller), in the floor exercise (Dawes) and in the all-around (Moceanu). Strug had the highest score in the floor and would have been favored to win the gold.
Rhythmic
- Individual
- Group
Handball
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Summary
Men's tournament
Roster
The following players represented the United States:[14][15]
- Derek Brown
- Greg Caccia
- David DeGraaf
- Yaro Dachniwsky
- Robert Dunn
- Denny Fercho
- Joe Fitzgerald
- Tom Fitzgerald
- Darrick Heath
- John Keller
- Cliff Mannon
- Steve Penn
- Matt Ryan
- Mark Schmocker
- Michael Thornberry
- Chip Van Os
- Douilly
Preliminary round
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
24 July 1996 19:00 |
Sweden ![]() |
23–19 | ![]() |
Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Gedvilas, Guterman (LTU) |
Wislander 5 | (11–9) | Heath 4 | ||
25 July 1996 20:45 |
Russia ![]() |
31–16 | ![]() |
Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Moelle Mabounda, Mvoula (CGO) |
Kudinov 10 | (16–9) | Penn 4 | ||
27 July 1996 19:00 |
Croatia ![]() |
35–27 | ![]() |
Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Garcia, Moréno (FRA) |
Smajlagić 11 | (20–9) | Brown 8 | ||
29 July 1996 20:45 |
United States ![]() |
20–29 | ![]() |
Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Thomas, Thomas (GER) |
Heath 7 | (9–12) | Baumgartner 13 | ||
31 July 1996 20:45 |
Kuwait ![]() |
24–29 | ![]() |
Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Dăncescu, Mateescu (ROU) |
S. Al-Marzouq 9 | (10–13) | DeGraaf 13 | ||
Ninth place game
2 August 1996 11:30 |
Algeria ![]() |
26–27 (ET) | ![]() |
Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Al-Houli, Al-Enezi (KUW) |
Saidi 6 | (12–10) | Brown 7 | ||
FT: 22–22 ET: 4–5 |
Women's tournament
Roster
The following players represented the United States:[14]
- Dawn Allinger
- Pat Neder
- Sharon Cain
- Kim Clarke
- Laura Coenen
- Kristen Danihy
- Jennifer Demby-Horton
- Lisa Eagen
- Laurie Fellner
- Chryssandra Hires
- Tami Jameson
- Toni Jameson
- Dannette Leininger
- Dawn Marple
- Carol Peterka
- Cheryl Abplanalp
Preliminary round
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
26 July 1996 14:30 |
Denmark ![]() |
29–19 | ![]() |
Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Brussel, van Dongen (NED) |
A. Andersen 8 | (13–9) | Hires 8 | ||
28 July 1996 14:30 |
United States ![]() |
24–30 | ![]() |
Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Thomas, Thomas (GER) |
Hires 8 | (8–19) | Németh 6 | ||
30 July 1996 16:30 |
China ![]() |
31–21 | ![]() |
Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Guterman, Gedvilas (LTU) |
Zhai 11 | (16–11) | Hires 6 | ||
Seventh place game
1 August 1996 10:00 |
United States ![]() |
23–24 | ![]() |
Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Moelle Mabounda, Mvoula (CGO) |
Cain 8 | (11–11) | Barbosa 6 | ||
Judo
- Men
- Women
Modern pentathlon
Rowing
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- Men
- Women
Qualification legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinal A/B; SC/D=Semifinal C/D; R=Repechage
Sailing
- Men
- Women
- Open
- Fleet racing
- Mixed racing
Shooting
- Men
- Women
Softball
- Summary
- Roster
- Head coach: Ralph Raymond
- Preliminary round robin
- Defeated Puerto Rico (10:0)
- Defeated Netherlands (9:0)
- Defeated Japan (6:1)
- Defeated Chinese Taipei (10:0)
- Defeated Canada (4:2)
- Lost to Australia (1:2)
- Defeated PR China (3:2)
- Semifinals
- Defeated PR China (1:0)
- Final
- Defeated PR China (3:1)
Swimming
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- Men
Key: * – Swimmer competed in the heat but not the final; FA – Qualify to A final (medal); FB – Qualify to B final (non-medal)
- Women
Key: * – Swimmer competed in the heat but not the final; FA – Qualify to A final (medal); FB – Qualify to B final (non-medal)
Synchronized swimming
Table tennis
Tennis
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- Men
- Women
Women
Roster[16]
Preliminary round
20 July 1996 | United States ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
|
(15–8, 15–5, 15–11) Report |
22 July 1996 | Netherlands ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
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(15–12, 10–15, 15–17, 7–15) Report |
24 July 1996 | United States ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
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(8–15, 2–15, 15–12, 12–15) Report |
26 July 1996 | United States ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
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(15–11 ,15–7, 15–12) Report |
28 July 1996 | South Korea ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
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(15–10, 13–15, 9–15, 3–15) Report |
Quarterfinal
30 July 1996 | United States ![]() |
0–3 | ![]() |
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(1–15, 10–15, 12–15) Report |
5th – 8th semifinal
31 July 1996 | United States ![]() |
0–3 | ![]() |
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(12–15, 5–15, 11–15) Report |
7th place match
1 August 1996 | Germany ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
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(16–17, 6–15, 15–5, 6–15) Report |
Water polo
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Summary
Roster
The following players represented the United States:[17]
Preliminary round
20 July 1996 | Italy ![]() |
10–7 | ![]() |
Georgia Tech Aquatic Center |
21 July 1996 | United States ![]() |
9–7 | ![]() |
Georgia Tech Aquatic Center |
22 July 1996 | United States ![]() |
9–7 | ![]() |
Georgia Tech Aquatic Center |
23 July 1996 | United States ![]() |
10–5 | ![]() |
Georgia Tech Aquatic Center |
24 July 1996 | United States ![]() |
10–8 | ![]() |
Georgia Tech Aquatic Center |
Quarterfinal
26 July 1996 | Spain ![]() |
5–4 | ![]() |
Georgia Tech Aquatic Center |
5th-8th classification
27 July 1996 | Greece ![]() |
7–6 | ![]() |
Georgia Tech Aquatic Center |
7th place match
28 July 1996 | United States ![]() |
12–8 | ![]() |
Georgia Tech Aquatic Center |
Weightlifting
Wrestling
See also
Notes
- Watkins, Ginger T. (1997). The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume III The Competition Results (PDF). Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers. ISBN 1-56145-150-9. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2007. Retrieved February 5, 2008.
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