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The United States of America (USA) was the host nation for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. 646 competitors, 375 men and 271 women, took part in 263 events in 31 sports.[1]

The team finished first in the overall medal rankings for the first time since 1984, and for the first time since 1968 in a non-boycotted Summer Olympics.

Medalists[edit]

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.

Archery[edit]

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

Athletics[edit]

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

Badminton[edit]

Baseball[edit]

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.[2][3]

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

Basketball[edit]

Summary

Men's tournament[edit]

Roster
  • Mitch Richmond
  • David Robinson
  • John Stockton
  • Shaquille O'Neal
  • Gary Payton
  • Scottie Pippen
  • Karl Malone
  • Reggie Miller
  • Hakeem Olajuwon
  • Charles Barkley
  • Anfernee Hardaway
  • Grant Hill
  • Head Coach: Lenny Wilkens
Group play
Source:[citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tiebreaker: 1–0
  2. ^ a b Tiebreaker: 0–1




Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Gold medal game

Women's tournament[edit]

Roster
  • Dawn Staley
  • Katy Steding
  • Sheryl Swoopes
  • Katrina McClain
  • Nikki McCray
  • Carla McGhee
  • Venus Lacy
  • Lisa Leslie
  • Rebecca Lobo
  • Jennifer Azzi
  • Ruthie Bolton
  • Teresa Edwards
  • Head Coach: Tara VanDerveer
Group play




Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Gold medal game

Boxing[edit]

Canoeing[edit]

Slalom[edit]

Men
Women

Sprint[edit]

Men
Women

Key: QF - Qualified to medal final; SF - Qualified to semifinal; R - Qualified to repechage

Cycling[edit]

Road[edit]

Men
Women

Track[edit]

Points race
Sprint
Pursuit
Time trial

Mountain bike[edit]

Diving[edit]

Men
Women

Equestrian[edit]

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[edit]

Fifteen fencers, nine men and six women, represented the United States in 1996.

Men
Women

Field hockey[edit]

Summary

Men's tournament[edit]

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

  1. Tom Vano
  2. Steve Danielson
  3. Larry Amar
  4. Marq Mellor
  5. Scott Williams
  6. Steve Jennings
  7. Steven van Randwijck
  8. Mark Wentges
  9. John O'Neill
  10. Eelco Wassenaar
  11. Nick Butcher
  12. Ahmed Elmaghraby
  13. Phil Sykes
  14. Otto Steffers
  15. Ben Maruquin
  16. Steve Wagner (GK)
Preliminary round
Source:[citation needed]




9th-12th place semifinal
11th place match

Women's tournament[edit]

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

  1. Patty Shea (GK)
  2. Laurel Martin
  3. Liz Tchou
  4. Marcia Pankratz
  5. Cindy Werley
  6. Diane Madl
  7. Kris Fillat
  8. Kelli James
  9. Tracey Fuchs
  10. Antoinette Lucas
  11. Katie Kauffman
  12. Andrea Wieland (GK)
  13. Leslie Lyness
  14. Barbara Marois
  15. Jill Reeve
  16. Pamela Bustin
Preliminary round
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[4]
(H) Host.






Football (soccer)[edit]

Summary

Men's tournament[edit]

Roster

 United States Head coach: Bruce Arena

Preliminary round
Source:[citation needed]
Legion Field, Birmingham
Attendance: 83,183
Referee: Bouchardeau (NIG)

Legion Field, Birmingham
Attendance: 45,687
Referee: Dallas (GBR)

RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 58,012
Referee: Lennie (AUS)

Women's tournament[edit]

Roster

Head coach: Tony DiCicco

Preliminary round
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Citrus Bowl, Orlando
Attendance: 25,303[5]
Referee: Cláudia de Vasconcellos (Brazil)

Citrus Bowl, Orlando
Attendance: 28,000[6]
Referee: Bente Ovedie Skogvang (Norway)

Orange Bowl, Miami
Attendance: 55,650[7]
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
Semifinal
Sanford Stadium, Athens, Georgia
Attendance: 64,196
Referee: Sonia Denoncourt (Canada)
Gold medal match
Sanford Stadium, Athens, Georgia
Attendance: 76,489
Referee: Bente Ovedie Skogvang (Norway)

Gymnastics[edit]

Artistic[edit]

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. This necessitated the substitution of Miller in the vault, Dawes in the floor exercise and Moceanu in the all-around.

Rhythmic[edit]

Individual
Group

Handball[edit]

Summary

Judo[edit]

Men
Women

Modern pentathlon[edit]

Rowing[edit]

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[edit]

Men
Women
Open
Fleet racing
Mixed racing

Shooting[edit]

Men
Women

Softball[edit]

Summary
Roster
  • Lisa Fernandez
  • Leah O'Brien-Amico
  • Laura Berg
  • Lori Harrigan
  • Dorothy Richardson
  • Christa Williams
  • Michele Smith
  • Gillian Boxx
  • Sheila Cornell
  • Michele Granger
  • Dionna Harris
  • Kim Maher
  • Julie Smith
  • Shelly Stokes
  • Dani Tyler
  • 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[edit]

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[edit]

Table tennis[edit]

Tennis[edit]

Men
Women

Volleyball[edit]

Beach[edit]

Indoor[edit]

Summary

Men[edit]

Roster
  • Lloy Ball
  • Bob Ctvrtlik
  • Scott Fortune
  • John Hyden
  • Bryan Ivie
  • Michael Lambert
  • Dan Landry
  • Jeff Nygaard
  • Tom Sorensen
  • Jeff Stork
  • Ethan Watts
  • Brett Winslow
  • Head Coach: Fred Sturm
Preliminary round




Women[edit]

Roster[8]
  • Tara Cross-Battle
  • Lori Endicott
  • Caren Kemner
  • Kristin Klein
  • Beverly Oden
  • Elaina Oden
  • Danielle Scott
  • Tammy Webb
  • Paula Weishoff
  • Tonya Williams
  • Elaine Youngs
  • Yoko Zetterlund
  • Head Coach: Terry Liskevych
Preliminary round




Quarterfinal
5th - 8th semifinal
7th place match

Water polo[edit]

Summary
Roster
  • Gavin Arroyo
  • Troy Barnhart
  • Christopher Duplanty
  • Michael Scott Evans
  • Everist Kirk
  • Daniel Hackett
  • Chris Humbert
  • Kyle Kopp
  • Jeremy Laster
  • Rick McNair
  • Chris Oeding
  • Alexis Rousseau
  • Wolf Wigo
  • Head Coach: Richard Corso
Preliminary round
Source:[citation needed]




Quarterfinal
5th-8th classification
7th place match

Weightlifting[edit]

Wrestling[edit]

Freestyle
Greco-Roman

See also[edit]

  • United States at the 1995 Pan American Games

Notes[edit]

  • (ed.) 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. Retrieved 2008-02-05.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "United States at the 1996 Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
  2. ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=W7Q3DgAAQBAJ&pg=PA305
  3. ^ Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). "Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad" (PDF). 2: Celebrating the Games. Canberra, Australia: Paragon Printers Australasia: 176–9. ISBN 0-9579616-0-X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2010. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ Regulations
  5. ^ "USA - Denmark". FIFA. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  6. ^ "USA - Sweden". FIFA. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  7. ^ "USA - China PR". FIFA. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  8. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "United States Volleyball at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2016-03-29.