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Summer Olympics - Wikipedia. The 1. 99. 6 Summer Olympics (French: Jeux olympiques d'. A record 1. 97 nations, all current IOC member nations, took part in the Games, comprising 1. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1. Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same year since 1.
The 1. 99. 6 Summer Games were the first to be staged in a different year from the Winter Games. Atlanta became the fourth American city to host the Olympic Games and the third to hold a Summer Olympic Games. Organization. Atlanta's bid to host the Summer Games that began in 1. U. S. Atlanta's main rivals were Toronto, whose front- running bid that began in 1.
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Canada had held a successful 1. Winter Olympics in Calgary, and Melbourne, Australia, who hosted the 1. Summer Olympics and prior to Sydney, Australia's successful 2.
Summer Olympics bid, they felt that the Olympic Games should return to Australia. This would be Toronto's fourth failed attempt since 1. The initial push for 1.
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Atlanta came from Billy Payne and then Atlanta mayor Andrew Young, whose main push for the Olympics to come to Atlanta mainly came from a motivation to showcase a changed and resurgent American South which was overcoming racial tensions from the African American civil rights movement in the 1. Southern economy to help offset international stereotypes that the region was still plagued with poverty. The cost to stage the Games was US$1. Government funds were used for security, and around $5.
Centennial Olympic Park, expansion of airport, improvements in public transportation, and redevelopment of public housing projects. A number were held within the Olympic Ring, a 3 mi (4. Atlanta. Others were held at Stone Mountain, about 2. To broaden ticket sales, other events, such as soccer, occurred in various cities in the Southeast. The opening ceremony featured C. The mascot for the Olympiad was an abstract, animated character named Izzy.
Mexico: 91 Norge I I I: 4 - 0. Kvinneolympiader: 1957 Det andre verdensmesterskapet for amat. De endelige resultene var som f. Vinokoerov nam voor de Sovjet-Unie deel aan drie Olympiaden en won drie medailles. Op de Spelen van 1968 in Mexico. Wereldkampioen sabel heren (team): 1967, 1969.
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In contrast to the standing tradition of mascots of national or regional significance in the city hosting the Olympiad, Izzy was an amorphous, fantasy figure. The 1. 99. 6 Olympics were the first to have two separate opening ceremony events. Savannah, because of its geographical separation from Atlanta, had its own opening ceremonies on July 1.
The slogan was selected from more than 5,0. Billy Payne noted that Jack . Then, spirits rose in the northwest corner of the stadium, each representing one of the colors in the Olympic rings. They called the tribes of the world which after mixed percussion formed the Olympic rings while the youth of Atlanta formed the number 1.
Famed film composer John Williams composed the official overture for the 1. Olympics, Summon the Heroes, his second overture for an Olympic games (the first being Olympic Fanfare and Theme written for the 1. Summer Olympics). There was also a showcase called .
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Muhammad Ali lit the Olympic torch during the opening ceremonies of the games and received a replacement gold medal for his boxing victory in the 1. Summer Olympics. For the torch ceremony, more than 1. Olympic torches were manufactured by the American Meter Company and electroplated by Erie Plating Company. Each torch weighed about 3. Georgia pecan wood handle and gold ornamentation.
Softball, beach volleyball and mountain biking debuted on the Olympic program, together with women's association football and lightweight rowing. In women's gymnastics, Lilia Podkopayeva became the all- around Olympic champion. Podkopayeva also won a second gold medal in the floor exercise final and a silver on the beam .
Kerri Strug of the United States women's gymnastics team vaulted with an injured ankle and landed on one foot. The US women's gymnastics team won its first gold medal. Shannon Miller of the United States won the gold medal on the balance beam event, the first time an American gymnast had won an individual gold medal in a non- boycotted Olympic games. The Spanish team won the first gold medal in the new competition of women's rhythmic group all- around. The team was formed by Estela Gim.
Penny Heyns, swimmer of South Africa, won the gold medals in both the 1. Michelle Smith of Ireland won three gold medals and a bronze in swimming.
She remains her nation's most decorated Olympian. However, her victories were overshadowed by doping allegations even though she did not test positive in 1. She received a four- year suspension in 1. He also anchored his team's gold in the 4 . Michael Johnson won gold in both the 2. Johnson afterward began disputing Bailey's unofficial title as the .
Carl Lewis won his 4th long jump gold medal at the age of 3. In tennis, Andre Agassi won the gold medal, which would eventually make him the first man and second singles player overall (after his wife, Steffi Graf) to win the career Golden Slam, which consists of an Olympic gold medal and victories in the singles tournaments held at professional tennis' four major events (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open). Deon Hemmings became the first woman to win an Olympic gold medal for Jamaica and the English- speaking West Indies. Lee Lai Shan won a gold medal in sailing, the only Olympic medal that Hong Kong ever won as a British colony (1.
This meant that for the only time, the colonial flag of Hong Kong was raised to the accompaniment of the British national anthem . The US women's soccer team won the gold medal in the first ever women's soccer event. For the first time, Olympic medals were won by athletes from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Burundi, Ecuador, Georgia, Hong Kong, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Mozambique, Slovakia, Tonga, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. Another first in Atlanta was that this was the first Olympics ever that not a single nation swept all three medals in a single event. Records. Green = Have previously participated.
Yellow square is host city (Atlanta)A total of 1. Games, and the combined total of athletes was about 1. Russia competed independently for the first time since 1. Russian Empire. The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia competed as Yugoslavia. The 1. 4 countries making their Olympic debut were: Azerbaijan, Burundi, Cape Verde, Comoros, Dominica, Guinea- Bissau, Macedonia, Nauru, Palestinian Authority, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, S. The ten countries making their Summer Olympic debut (after competing at the 1.
Winter Olympics in Lillehammer) were: Armenia, Belarus, Czech Republic, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Slovakia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. The Czech Republic and Slovakia attended the games as independent nations for the first time since the breakup of Czechoslovakia, while the rest of the nations that made their Summer Olympic debut were formerly part of the Soviet Union.
Appraisal. Coca- Cola, whose corporate headquarters is in Atlanta, received criticism for being the exclusive provider of soft drinks at Olympics venues. The city licensed street vendors who sold certain products over others, and therefore provided a presence for companies who were not official Olympic sponsors.
Security guard Richard Jewell discovered the pipe bomb and immediately notified law enforcement and helped evacuate as many people as possible from the area before it exploded. Although Jewell's quick actions are credited for saving many lives, the bombing killed spectator Alice Hawthorne, wounded 1.
Melih Uzunyol by heart attack. Jewell was later considered a suspect in the bombing but was never charged, and he was exonerated in October 1. In 2. 00. 3, Eric Robert Rudolph was charged with and confessed to this bombing as well as the bombings of several abortion clinics and gay bars. Over two million visitors came to Atlanta, and approximately 3. Although marred by the tragedy of the Centennial Olympic Park bombing, they were a financial success, due in part to TV rights contracts and sponsorships at record levels. The mid- rise dormitories built for the Olympic Village, which became the first residential housing for Georgia State University (Georgia State Village), are now used by the Georgia Institute of Technology (North Avenue Apartments). Centennial Olympic Stadium was converted into Turner Field, which became the new home of the Atlanta Braves baseball team from 1.
The Braves' former home, Atlanta- Fulton County Stadium, was demolished and the site became a parking lot for Turner Field. The Omni Coliseum was demolished that same year to make way for Philips Arena. Centennial Olympic Park, which was built for the events, is the city's lasting memorial of the games. The park initiated a revitalization of the surrounding area, and now serves as the hub for Atlanta's tourism district. Retrieved February 2. Archived from the original on June 1.
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