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.
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.
The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.
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The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
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
Men<br/> Track & road events
Field events
Combined events â Decathlon
Women<br/> Track & road events
Field events
Combined events â Heptathlon
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.
Summary
Roster
Round robin
Semifinal
Bronze medal game
Summary
Roster
Group play
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Gold medal game
Roster<br/>
Group play
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Gold medal game
There was significant controversy surrounding judging of the fight between 19-year-old Floyd Mayweather of the United States and 27-year-old two-time Olympian Serafim Todorov of Bulgaria, with Todorov being awarded the semi-final bout which, according to many observers, was won by Mayweather. The U.S. team filed a protest over the Mayweather bout, claiming the judges were intimidated by Bulgaria's Emil Jetchev (head of the boxing officials) into favoring the Bulgarian Todorov, but it was rejected.
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Women
Men
Women
<small>Key: QF â Qualified to medal final; SF â Qualified to semifinal; R â Qualified to repechage</small>
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Women
Points race
Sprint
Pursuit
Time trial
Men
Women
Dressage
Eventing
Jumping
Fifteen fencers, nine men and six women, represented the United States in 1996.
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Women
Summary
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
Preliminary round
9th-12th place semifinal
11th place match
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
Summary
Roster
Preliminary round
Roster
Preliminary round
Semifinal
Gold medal match
Men<br/> Team
Individual finals
Women<br/> Team
Individual finals
Individual
Group
Summary
Roster<br/>
Preliminary round
Ninth place game
Roster<br/>
Preliminary round
Seventh place game
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Women
Men
Women
<small>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</small>
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Women
Open<br/> Fleet racing
Mixed racing
Men
Women
Summary
Roster
Preliminary round robin
July 21
July 23
July 25
July 27
July 22
July 24
July 26
Semifinal
Final
Men
Women
<small> â Swimmer competed in the heat but not the final<br/> Qualification legend: FA â Qualify to A final (medal); FB â Qualify to B final (non-medal)</small>
Men
Women
Summary
Roster<br/>
Preliminary round
Roster
Preliminary round
Quarterfinal
5th â 8th semifinal
7th place match
Summary
Roster<br/>
Preliminary round
Quarterfinal
5th-8th classification
7th place match