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1996 Summer Olympics Medal Table
The 1996 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, were an international summer multi-sport event held in Atlanta, Georgia, United States from July 19 to August 4, 1996. A total of 10,318 athletes representing 197 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated. The games featured 271 events in 26 sports across 37 disciplines, including the Olympic debuts of beach volleyball, mountain biking and softball. 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. 79 nations received at least one medal, with 53 of them winning at least one gold medal, both of which were new records. Armenia, Belarus, Burundi, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Hong Kong, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Slovakia, Syria, Thailand, and Ukraine won their nations' first Summer Olympic gold medals. They were also the first Summer Olympic medals of any kind for Armenia, Bel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amy Van Dyken
Amy Deloris Van Dyken-Rouen (born February 15, 1973) is an American former competitive swimmer, Olympic champion, former world record-holder, and national radio sports talk show co-host. She won six Olympic gold medals in her career, four of which she won at the 1996 Summer Olympics, making her the first American woman to accomplish such a feat and the most successful athlete at the 1996 Summer Olympics. She won gold in the 50-meter freestyle, 100-meter butterfly, 4×100-meter freestyle relay, and 4×100-meter medley relay. Van Dyken had severe asthma throughout her childhood and into adulthood. She began swimming on the advice of a doctor as a way to strengthen her lungs to cope with her condition and prevent future asthma attacks. She was named ''Swimming World'' American Swimmer of the Year in 1995 and 1996. On June 6, 2014, Van Dyken was injured in a serious ATV accident that severed her spinal cord, leaving her paralyzed from the waist down. Early life At the 1992 U. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ESPN
ESPN (an initialism of their original name, which was the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by the Walt Disney Company (80% and operational control) and Hearst Communications (20%) through the joint venture ESPN Inc. The company was founded in 1979 by Bill Rasmussen, Scott Rasmussen and Ed Eagan. ESPN broadcasts primarily from studio facilities located in Bristol, Connecticut. The network also operates offices and auxiliary studios in Miami, Orlando, New York City, Las Vegas, Seattle, Charlotte, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles. James Pitaro has been chairman since March 5, 2018, following the resignation of John Skipper on December 18, 2017. , ESPN is available to approximately 70 million pay television households in the United States—down from its 2011 peak of 100 million households. It operates regional channels in Africa, Australia, Latin America, and the Netherlands. In Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prague Monitor
The ''Prague Monitor'' is an English language, English-language electronic daily publication covering news and events in the Czech Republic. It began publication in 2003 under the name ''Prague Daily Monitor''. In 2009 the publication started a print run of 3,000 bi-weekly copies of a magazine covering current affairs, business and lifestyle topics related to the Czech Republic. References External links Official website 2003 establishments in the Czech Republic Newspapers established in 2003 Organizations based in Prague Daily newspapers published in the Czech Republic English-language newspapers published in the Czech Republic Newspapers published in Prague, Daily Monitor {{CzechRepublic-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Republic At The 1996 Summer Olympics
The Czech Republic competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. It was the first Summer Games since the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, and so the Czech Republic and Slovakia competed as independent teams. 115 competitors, 76 men and 39 women, took part in 110 events in 17 sports. Medalists The following Czech competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded. , style="text-align:left;width:22%;vertical-align:top;", , style="text-align:left;width:22%;vertical-align:top;", , style="text-align:left;width:22%;vertical-align:top;", , style="text-align:left;width:22%;vertical-align:top;", Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games: Athletics ;Men ;;Track & road events ;;Field events ;;Combined events – Decathlon ;Women ;;Track & road events ;;Field events Boxing Canoeing Slalom Sprint ;Men ;Women Cycling Road ;Men ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croatia At The 1996 Summer Olympics
Croatia competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Medalists Athletics ;Men ;Track & road events ;Field events Basketball Men's tournament ;Roster *Vladan Alanović *Arijan Komazec *Toni Kukoč * Davor Marcelić *Damir Mulaomerović *Veljko Mršić *Velimir Perasović *Dino Rađa * Slaven Rimac *Josip Vranković *Stojko Vranković *Žan Tabak ;Preliminary round The four best teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinal round. ;Quarterfinals ;5th–8th place ;7th–8th place Boxing ;Men Canoeing Slalom Sprint ;Men Gymnastics Artistic ;Men Handball Men's Team Competition Preliminary round Group A Semifinals Final Roster Gold medal * Patrik Ćavar *Slavko Goluža *Božidar Jović *Nenad Kljaić * Venio Losert *Valter Matošević *Alvaro Načinović * Goran Perkovac * Iztok Puc *Zlatko Saračević *Irfan Smajlagić * Bruno Gudelj * Zoran Mikulić * Vladimir Jelčić * Valner Franković * Vladimir Šuj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Costa Rica At The 1996 Summer Olympics
Costa Rica competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Claudia Poll won the nation's first ever gold medal. This was Costa Rica's second Olympic medal in 10 Olympic appearances. The only previous one, a silver medal, was won by Claudia's sister Silvia Poll at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Medalists Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Athletics ;Men ;Track and road events ;Women ;Track and road events Canoeing Slalom Cycling Mountain biking Diving ;Women Judo ;Men Swimming ;Men ;Women See also * Costa Rica at the 1995 Pan American Games Notes ReferencesOfficial Olympic Reports [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burundi At The 1996 Summer Olympics
Burundi competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. The nation won its first Olympic gold medal in this debut appearance at the Games. Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Medalists Results by event Athletics Men ;Track and road events Women ;Track and road events References Nations at the 1996 Summer Olympics 1996
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Belarus Olympic Committee
The National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus (, ) is one of many national Olympic committees that make up the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Created in 1991, the NOC RB (), was charged with selecting athletes to represent Belarus in the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, enforcing anti-Doping (sport), doping laws and promoting sporting activity inside Belarus. The current president of the NOC RB is Victor Lukashenko, the son of the current President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko. History The NOC RB was established on March 22, 1991, several months before the dissolution of the Soviet Union, USSR. Until that event, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Byelorussian SSR's Olympic activity was controlled by the Soviet Olympic Committee, which did not disband until 1992. During that same year, Belarus competed in the 1992 Summer and Winter Olympics as part of the Unified Team at the Olympics, Unified Team made of former Soviet republics (except the Baltic stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belarus At The 1996 Summer Olympics
Belarus competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time as an independent nation at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Previously, Belarusian athletes competed for the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics. 157 competitors, 91 men and 66 women, took part in 115 events in 19 sports. Medalists Archery In its debut Olympic archery competition, Belarus was represented by two women. Their combined record was 4–2 as Olga Yakusheva made it to the quarterfinals before being defeated. Athletics ;Men ;;Road events ;;Field events ;;Combined events - Decathlon ;Women ;;Track & road events ;;Field events ;;Combined events - Heptathlon Badminton Boxing ;Men Canoeing Slalom Sprint Cycling ;Road ;Track Diving ;Men ;Women Fencing One male fencer represented Belarus in 1996. Gymnastics Artistic ;Men ;Team ;Individual finals ;Women ;Team ;Individual finals Rhythmic ;Individual ;Group Judo ;Men ;Women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''NYT'') is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews. As one of the longest-running newspapers in the United States, the ''Times'' serves as one of the country's Newspaper of record, newspapers of record. , ''The New York Times'' had 9.13 million total and 8.83 million online subscribers, both by significant margins the List of newspapers in the United States, highest numbers for any newspaper in the United States; the total also included 296,330 print subscribers, making the ''Times'' the second-largest newspaper by print circulation in the United States, following ''The Wall Street Journal'', also based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' is published by the New York Times Company; since 1896, the company has been chaired by the Ochs-Sulzberger family, whose current chairman and the paper's publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armenia At The 1996 Summer Olympics
Armenia was represented at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States by the National Olympic Committee of Armenia. It was the first time Armenia had competed at the summer Olympics following independence from the Soviet Union. In total, 32 athletes including 30 men and two woman represented Armenia in 11 different sports including athletics, boxing, cycling, diving, gymnastics, judo, shooting, swimming, tennis, weightlifting and wrestling. Armenia won two medals at the games, both in wrestling, after Armen Nazaryan claimed gold in the men's Greco-Roman 52 kg and Armen Mkrtchyan claimed silver in the men's freestyle 48 kg. Competitors In total, 32 athletes represented Armenia at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States across 11 different sports. Medalists Armenia won two medals at the games, both in wrestling, after Armen Nazaryan claimed gold in the men's Greco-Roman 52 kg and Armen Mkrtchyan claimed silver in the men's free ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Washington Post
''The Washington Post'', locally known as ''The'' ''Post'' and, informally, ''WaPo'' or ''WP'', is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital. It is the most widely circulated newspaper in the Washington metropolitan area and has a national audience. As of 2023, the ''Post'' had 130,000 print subscribers and 2.5 million digital subscribers, both of which were the List of newspapers in the United States, third-largest among U.S. newspapers after ''The New York Times'' and ''The Wall Street Journal''. The ''Post'' was founded in 1877. In its early years, it went through several owners and struggled both financially and editorially. In 1933, financier Eugene Meyer (financier), Eugene Meyer purchased it out of bankruptcy and revived its health and reputation; this work was continued by his successors Katharine Graham, Katharine and Phil Graham, Meyer's daughter and son-in-law, respectively, who bought out several rival publications. The ''Post ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
