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The United States of America (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]

United States at the
1996 Summer Olympics
Flag of the United States.svg
Flag of the United States
IOC codeUSA
NOCUnited States Olympic Committee
in Atlanta
Competitors646 (375 men and 271 women) in 31 sports
Flag bearers Bruce Baumgartner (opening)
Michael R. Matz (closing)
Medals
Ranked 1st
Gold
44
Silver
32
Bronze
25
Total
101
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

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.

MedalistsEdit

Further information: 1996 Summer Olympics medal table

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.

CompetitorsEdit

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[2]

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 3 3 6
Athletics 67 54 121
Badminton 1 2 3
Baseball 20 - 20
Basketball 12 12 24
Boxing 12 - 12
Canoeing 18 7 25
Cycling 16 7 23
Diving 4 4 8
Equestrian 7 7 14
Fencing 9 6 15
Field hockey 16 16 32
Football 15 15 30
Gymnastics 6 13 19
Handball 16 16 32
Judo 7 7 14
Modern pentathlon 1 - 1
Rowing 26 20 46
Sailing 12 4 16
Shooting 16 9 25
Softball - 15 15
Swimming 24 21 45
Synchronized swimming - 10 10
Table tennis 3 3 6
Tennis 3 4 7
Volleyball 17 18 35
Water polo 13 - 13
Weightlifting 10 - 10
Wrestling 20 - 20
Total 375 273 648

ArcheryEdit

Main article: Archery at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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
Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Justin Huish Individual 670 9   Martynov (KAZ)
W 165–157 		  Hardinges (GBR)
W 166–155 		  Hsieh (TPE)
W 169–162 		  Frangilli (ITA)
W 112(+10)–112(+9) 		  Vermeiren (BEL)
W 112–103 		  Petersson (SWE)
W 112–107 		 
Richard Johnson 664 15   Krumpestar (SLO)
W 158–140 		  Gray (AUS)
W 164–157 		  Jang (KOR)
L 160–162 		Did not advance 11
Rod White 666 24   Badënov (RUS)
W 161–152 		  Vermeiren (BEL)
L 158–159 		Did not advance 24
Justin Huish
Richard Johnson
Rod White 		Team 2000 3 —   India (IND)
W 251–235 		  Ukraine (UKR)
W 251–240 		  Italy (ITA)
W 251–247 		  South Korea (KOR)
W 251–249 		 
Women
Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Judi Adams Individual 606 53   Nowicka (POL)
L 152–165 		Did not advance 39
Janet Dykman 646 17   Backman (SWE)
W 156–144 		  Yang (CHN)
W 154–148 		  Wang (CHN)
L 149–156 		Did not advance 16
Lindsay Langston 643 21   Yang (TPE)
W 151–150 		  Nowicka (POL)
L 152(+8)–152(+9) 		Did not advance 22
Judi Adams
Janet Dykman
Lindsay Langston 		Team 1859 10 —   Kazakhstan (KAZ)
L 226–235 		Did not advance 13

AthleticsEdit

Main article: Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Jon Drummond 100 m 10.08 2 Q 10.17 3 Q 10.16 6 Did not advance
Michael Marsh 10.14 1 Q 10.04 1 Q 10.08 3 Q 10.00 5
Dennis Mitchell 10.24 1 Q 10.09 1 Q 10.00 2 Q 9.99 4
Michael Johnson 200 m 20.55 1 Q 20.37 1 Q 20.27 1 Q 19.32 WR  
Michael Marsh 20.27 1 Q 20.39 1 Q 20.26 3 Q 20.48 8
Jeff Williams 20.37 1 Q 20.47 2 Q 20.39 3 Q 20.17 5
Alvin Harrison 400 m 44.69 1 Q 44.79 1 Q 45.04 4 Q 44.62 4
Michael Johnson 45.80 2 Q 44.62 1 Q 44.59 1 Q 43.49 OR  
Butch Reynolds 45.42 1 Q 45.21 3 Q DNF Did not advance
Johnny Gray 800 m 1:45.87 1 Q — 1:44.00 2 Q 1:44.21 7
José Parrilla 1:49.99 6 Did not advance
Brandon Rock 1:48.47 4 Did not advance
Brian Hyde 1500 m 3:48.20 9 — Did not advance
Paul McMullen 3:39.94 2 Q 3:37.81 9 Did not advance
Jason Pyrah 3:39.91 9 Did not advance
Matt Giusto 5000 m 14:30.76 9 — Did not advance
Bob Kennedy 13:54.57 4 Q 13:27.90 4 Q 13:12.25 6
Jim Spivey 13:54.01 9 q 14:27.72 13 Did not advance
Brad Barquist 10,000 m 29:11.20 16 — Did not advance
Dan Middleman 29:50.72 17 Did not advance
Todd Williams DNF Did not advance
Mark Crear 110 m hurdles 13.44 1 Q 13.14 1 Q 13.22 3 Q 13.09  
Allen Johnson 13.66 1 Q 13.27 1 Q 13.10 1 Q 12.95 OR  
Eugene Swift 13.36 1 Q 13.37 1 Q 13.21 2 Q 13.23 6
Derrick Adkins 400 m hurdles 48.46 1 Q — 47.76 1 Q 47.54  
Bryan Bronson 49.06 1 Q 50.32 8 Did not advance
Calvin Davis 48.94 1 Q 47.91 1 Q 47.96  
Mark Croghan 3000 m steeplechase 8:27.91 3 Q — 8:21.01 6 q 8:17.84 5
Marc Davis 8:31.25 5 Q 8:26.76 1 Q 9:51.96 12
Robert Gary 8:49.68 11 Did not advance
Jon Drummond
Tim Harden
Michael Marsh
Dennis Mitchell
Tim Montgomery* 		4 × 100 m relay 38.58 1 Q — 37.96 1 Q 38.05  
Alvin Harrison
Anthuan Maybank
Derek Mills
Jason Rouser*
LaMont Smith 		4 × 400 m relay 3:00.59 1 Q — 2:57.86 1 Q 2:55.99  
Keith Brantly Marathon — 2:18:17 28
Mark Coogan 2:20:27 41
Bob Kempainen 2:18:38 31
Curt Clausen 20 km walk — 1:31:30 50
Andrzej Chylinski 50 km walk — 4:03:13 26
Allen James 4:01:18 24
Herman Nelson DSQ

Notes:
* – Indicates the athlete ran in a preliminary round but not the final.

Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Joe Greene Long jump 8.28 2 Q 8.24  
Carl Lewis 8.29 1 Q 8.50  
Mike Powell 8.20 4 Q 8.17 5
Mike Conley Triple jump 17.20 2 Q 17.40 4
Kenny Harrison 17.58 1 Q 18.09 OR  
Robert Howard 16.92 7 q 16.90 8
Charles Austin High jump 2.28 =1 Q 2.39 OR  
Ed Broxterman 2.15 31 Did not advance
Cameron Wright 2.20 26 Did not advance
Jeff Hartwig Pole vault 5.70 5 Q 5.60 11
Scott Huffman 5.60 =12 q 5.60 13
Lawrence Johnson 5.70 11 Q 5.70 8
Randy Barnes Shot put 20.42 4 Q 21.62  
John Godina 20.54 2 Q 20.79  
C. J. Hunter 19.95 6 Q 20.39 7
John Godina Discus throw 61.82 14 Did not advance
Adam Setliff 62.36 10 q 56.30 12
Anthony Washington 63.66 3 Q 65.42 4
Tom Pukstys Javelin throw 84.70 4 Q 83.58 8
Todd Riech 78.02 17 Did not advance
Dave Stephens 79.78 14 Did not advance
Lance Deal Hammer throw 78.59 1 Q 81.12  
Kevin McMahon 73.46 24 Did not advance
Ken Popejoy 72.46 29 Did not advance
Combined events – Decathlon
Athlete Event 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m Points Rank
Steve Fritz Result 10.90 7.77 15.31 2.04 50.13 13.97 49.84 5.10 65.70 4:38.26 8644 4
Points 883 1002 809 840 809 978 867 941 824 691
Chris Huffins Result 10.47 7.49 15.57 2.04 48.83 14.10 48.72 4.70 60.62 5:14.36 8300 10
Points 982 932 825 840 869 962 844 819 747 480
Dan O'Brien Result 10.50 7.57 15.66 2.07 46.82 13.87 48.78 5.00 66.90 4:45.89 8824  
Points 975 952 830 868 967 991 845 910 842 644
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Gail Devers 100 m 10.92 1 Q 10.94 1 Q 11.00 1 Q 10.94  
D'Andre Hill 11.11 2 Q 11.21 3 Q 11.20 6 Did not advance
Gwen Torrence 11.11 1 Q 11.11 1 Q 10.997 2 Q 10.96  
Carlette Guidry 200 m 22.37 1 Q 22.51 1 Q 22.56 4 Q 22.61 8
Inger Miller 22.74 2 Q 22.57 3 Q 22.33 4 Q 22.41 4
Dannette Young 22.65 1 Q 22.53 1 Q 22.49 5 Did not advance
Kim Graham 400 m 51.70 1 Q 50.96 3 Q 51.13 5 Did not advance
Maicel Malone 51.28 1 Q 51.16 1 Q 51.16 6 Did not advance
Jearl Miles 51.96 1 Q 50.84 2 Q 50.21 4 Q 49.55 5
Joetta Clark 800 m 2:00.38 3 — Did not advance
Suzy Favor-Hamilton 2:00.47 4 Did not advance
Meredith Rainey 1:59.96 4 q 1:59.36 7 Did not advance
Juli Henner 1500 m 4:27.14 10 — Did not advance
Vicki Huber 4:18.82 9 Did not advance
Regina Jacobs 4:04.41 3 Q 4:06.13 2 Q 4:07.21 10
Lynn Jennings 5000 m 15:19.66 3 Q — 15:17.50 9
Amy Rudolph 15:21.90 3 Q 15:19.77 10
Mary Decker DSQ DSQ
Olga Appell 10,000 m 34:12.54 17 — Did not advance
Kate Fonshell 32:48.05 9 Did not advance
Joan Nesbit 32:33.48 13 Did not advance
Gail Devers 100 m hurdles 12.73 1 Q 12.83 1 Q 12.62 3 Q 12.66 4
Cheryl Dickey 12.92 2 Q 12.92 5 Did not advance
Lynda Goode 12.97 3 Q 12.78 4 Q 12.77 3 Q 13.11 7
Kim Batten 400 m hurdles 54.92 1 Q — 53.65 1 Q 53.08  
Tonja Buford-Bailey 55.23 1 Q 53.38 2 Q 53.22  
Sandra Farmer-Patrick DSQ DSQ
Gail Devers
Chryste Gaines
Carlette Guidry*
Inger Miller
Gwen Torrence 		4 × 100 m relay 42.49 1 Q — 41.95  
Kim Graham
Maicel Malone
Jearl Miles
Rochelle Stevens
Linetta Wilson* 		4 × 400 m relay 3:22.71 1 Q — 3:20.91  
Anne Marie Lauck Marathon — 2:31:30 10
Linda Somers 2:36:58 31
Jenny Spangler DNF
Victoria Herazo 10 km walk — DSQ
Debbi Lawrence 45:32 20
Michelle Rohl 44:29 14
Field events
Athlete Event Qualifying Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Jackie Joyner-Kersee Long jump 6.70 =6 Q 7.00  
Marieke Veltman 6.49 16 Did not advance
Shana Williams NM Did not advance
Sheila Hudson Triple jump 14.26 9 Q 14.02 10
Diana Orrange NM Did not advance
Cynthea Rhodes 13.95 16 Did not advance
Amy Acuff High jump 1.85 =24 Did not advance
Connie Teaberry 1.90 18 Did not advance
Tisha Waller 1.93 =1 q 1.93 =9
Valeyta Althouse Shot put 18.16 16 Did not advance
Ramona Pagel 18.55 12 q 18.48 9
Connie Price-Smith 19.08 5 Q 19.22 5
Lacy Barnes-Mileham Discus throw 57.48 30 Did not advance
Aretha Hill 56.04 34 Did not advance
Suzy Powell 56.24 33 Did not advance
Nicole Carroll Javelin throw 54.74 26 Did not advance
Erica Wheeler 53.34 30 Did not advance
Combined events – Heptathlon
Athlete Event 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 m Points Rank
Kelly Blair Result 13.62 1.80 12.29 24.49 6.32 50.32 2:16.87 6307 8
Points 1033 978 680 934 949 866 867
Sharon Hanson Result 13.34 1.77 13.45 24.42 5.96 46.98 2:11.67 6292 9
Points 1074 941 757 941 837 802 940
Jackie Joyner-Kersee Result 13.24 WD DNF
Points 1089

BadmintonEdit

Main article: Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Kevin Han Men's singles   Knowles (GBR)
L 15–2, 10–15, 7–15 		Did not advance
Erika von Heiland Women's singles   Jeng (TPE)
L 2–11, 6–11 		Did not advance
Linda French
Erika von Heiland 		Women's doubles —   Stuer-Lauridsen
Thomsen (DEN)
L 4–15, 1–15 		Did not advance

BaseballEdit

Main article: Baseball at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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
Team Event Round robin Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
United States men Men's tournament   Nicaragua
W 4–1 		  South Korea
W 7–2 		  Italy
W 15–3 (F/7) 		  Japan
W 15–5 (F/7) 		  Australia
W 15–5 (F/7) 		  Cuba
L 8–10 		  Netherlands
W 17–1 (F/7) 		2 Q   Japan
L 2–11 		Bronze medal game
  Nicaragua
W 10–3 		 
Roster
Round robin
Team W L Tiebreaker
  Cuba 7 0 -
  United States 6 1 -
  Japan 4 3 1-0
  Nicaragua 4 3 0-1
  Netherlands 2 5 2-0
  Italy 2 5 1-1
  Australia 2 5 0-2
  South Korea 1 6 -
Semifinal
August 1, 1996 at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
  Japan 0 3 0 0 3 0 2 2 1 11 15 0
  United States 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 6 1
Bronze medal game
August 2, 1996 at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
  United States 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 10 12 1
  Nicaragua 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2

BasketballEdit

Main article: Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Summary
Team Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
United States men Men's tournament   Argentina
W 96–68 		  Angola
W 87–54 		  Lithuania
W 104–82 		  China
W 133–70 		  Croatia
W 102–71 		1 Q   Brazil
W 98–75 		  Australia
W 101–73 		  Yugoslavia
W 95–69 		 
United States women Women's tournament   Cuba
W 101–84 		  Ukraine
W 98–65 		  Zaire
W 107–47 		  Australia
W 96–79 		  South Korea
W 105–64 		1 Q   Japan
W 108–93 		  Australia
W 93–71 		  Brazil
W 111–87 		 

Men's tournamentEdit

Further information: 1996 United States men's Olympic basketball team
Roster
Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   United States (H) 5 5 0 522 345 +177 10 Quarterfinals
2   Lithuania 5 3 2 427 354 +73 8[a]
3   Croatia 5 3 2 422 386 +36 8[a]
4   China 5 2 3 360 502 −142 7[b]
5   Argentina 5 2 3 351 396 −45 7[b] 9th place playoff
6   Angola 5 0 5 280 379 −99 5 11th place playoff
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) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Lithuania 1–0 Croatia
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: China 1–0 Argentina
20 July 1996 (1996-07-20)
United States   96–68   Argentina
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
Atlanta
Referees: Gennaro Colucci (ITA), Stylianos Koukoulekidis (GRE)
22 July 1996 (1996-07-22)
Angola   54–87   United States
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
Atlanta
Referees: Michael Butler (AUS), Tomislav Jovancic (YUG)
24 July 1996 (1996-07-24)
Lithuania   82–104   United States
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
Atlanta
Referees: Wieslaw Zych (POL), Jose Reyes Ronfini (MEX)
26 July 1996 (1996-07-26)
United States   133–70   China
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
Atlanta
Referees: Donald Cline (CAN), Hidetoshi Ishida (JPN)
28 July 1996 (1996-07-28)
Croatia   71–102   United States
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
Atlanta
Referees: Robert Barnett (AUS), Carl Jungebrand (FIN)
Quarterfinal
30 July 1996 (1996-07-30)
22:00
United States   98–75   Brazil
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
Atlanta
Referees: Pascal Noel Dorizon (FRA), Jose Lapaix Guance (DOM)
Semifinal
1 August 1996 (1996-08-01)
22:00
United States   101–73   Australia
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
Atlanta
Referees: Raul Chaves Sagel (ARG), Stylianos Koukoulekidis (GRE)
Gold medal game
3 August 1996 (1996-08-03)
22:00
FR Yugoslavia   69–95   United States
Scoring by half: 38–43, 31–52
Pts: Paspalj 19
Rebs: Bodiroga, Đorđević 5
Asts: Đorđević 6		 Pts: Robinson 28
Rebs: Robinson 7
Asts: Stockton 7
Atlanta
Referees: Miguel Betancor León (ESP), José Reyes Ronfini (MEX)

Women's tournamentEdit

Further information: Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
Roster
Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   United States (H) 5 5 0 507 339 +168 10 Quarterfinals
2   Ukraine 5 3 2 354 358 −4 8[a]
3   Australia 5 3 2 369 319 +50 8[a]
4   Cuba 5 2 3 365 377 −12 7[b]
5   South Korea 5 2 3 347 389 −42 7[b]
6   Zaire 5 0 5 287 447 −160 5
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) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Ukraine 1–0 Australia
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Cuba 1–0 South Korea
21 July 1996 (1996-07-21)
United States   101–84   Cuba
Pts: Leslie 24
Rebs: Leslie 7
Asts: Edwards 9		 Pts: Martínez 21
Rebs: Víctores 8
Asts: Lagnó 6
23 July 1996 (1996-07-23)
Ukraine   65–98   United States
Pts: Nazarenko 14
Rebs: Shliakhova 5
Asts: four players 2		 Pts: Bolton 21
Rebs: Leslie 9
Asts: Swoopes 7
25 July 1996 (1996-07-25)
United States   107–47   Zaire
Pts: Azzi 18
Rebs: McCray 8
Asts: Edwards 5		 Pts: Ngalula 17
Rebs: Tshijuka, Lobela 5
Asts: Mabika 3
27 July 1996 (1996-07-27)
Australia   79–96   United States
Pts: Timms 26
Rebs: Sporn 7
Asts: Maher 3		 Pts: McClain 24
Rebs: McClain 11
Asts: Edwards 15
29 July 1996 (1996-07-29)
South Korea   64–105   United States
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 (1996-07-31)
15:00
United States   108–93   Japan
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 (1996-08-02)
17:00
Australia   71–93   United States
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 (1996-08-04)
18:35
Brazil   87–111   United States
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

BoxingEdit

Main article: Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Opponent
Result 		Opponent
Result 		Opponent
Result 		Opponent
Result 		Opponent
Result 		Rank
Albert Guardado Light flyweight   Modiradilo (BOT)
W 11–9 		  Rasoanaivo (MAD)
W 9–4 		  Kiryukhin (UKR)
L 14–19 		Did not advance
Eric Morel Flyweight   Romero (CUB)
L 12–24 		Did not advance
Zahir Raheem Bantamweight   Hoe (PRK)
W 19–4 		  Mesa (CUB)
L RSC 		Did not advance
Floyd Mayweather Jr. Featherweight   Tileganov (KAZ)
W RSC 		  Gevorgyan (ARM)
W 16–3 		  Aragon (CUB)
W 12–11 		  Todorov (BUL)
L 9–10 		Did not advance  
Terrance Cauthen Lightweight   Abdoollayev (UZB)
W 18–6 		  Uitumen (MGL)
W 10–9 		  Wisngwiset (THA)
W 14–10 		  Tontchev (BUL)
L 12–15 		Did not advance  
David Díaz Light welterweight   Garcia (ISV)
W RSC 		  Urkal (GER)
L 6–14 		Did not advance
Fernando Vargas Welterweight   Meskhadze (GEO)
W 10–4 		  Simion (ROU)
L 7–8 		Did not advance
David Reid Light middleweight   Lee (KOR)
W 20–4 		  Polakovič (CZE)
W 12–5 		  Marmouri (TUN)
W 13–8 		  Tulaganov (UZB)
W 12–4 		  Duvergel (CUB)
W KO 		 
Rhoshii Wells Middleweight   Mollal (IRI)
W 24–7 		  Rodríguez (BRA)
W 16–2 		  Yarvekob (UZB)
W 8–8 TB 		  Hernández (CUB)
L 8–17 		Did not advance  
Antonio Tarver Light heavyweight   Vybornov (RUS)
W 5–2 		  Kowah (SLE)
W RSC 		  Flores (PUR)
W RSC 		  Jirov (KAZ)
L 9–15 		Did not advance  
Nate Jones Heavyweight Bye   Okesola (GBR)
W RSC 		  Jiang (CHN)
W 21–4 		  Defiagbon (CAN)
L 10–16 		Did not advance  
Lawrence Clay-Bey Super heavyweight Bye   Klitschko (UKR)
L 8–10 		Did not advance

CanoeingEdit

Main article: Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

SlalomEdit

Men
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Best
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Adam Clawson C-1 2:52.53 16 4:25.74 27 2:52.53 19
David Hearn 2:44.07 10 2:42.51 6 2:42.51 9
Wayne Dickert
Horace Holden 		C-2 3:44.69 12 3:00.90 10 3:00.90 11
Eric Giddens K-1 3:21.15 33 2:31.65 14 2:31.65 20
Scott Shipley 2:28.31 8 2:29.34 9 2:28.31 12
Richard Weiss 2:29.45 10 2:25.78 4 2:25.78 6
Women
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Best
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Dana Chladek K-1 7:11.80 29 2:49.49 1 2:49.49  
Cathy Hearn 2:53.03 3 3:49.93 20 2:53.03 7

SprintEdit

Men
Athlete Event Heat Repechage Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Jim Terrell C-1 500 m 1:57.259 7 SF — 1:54.086 4 Did not advance
Joseph Harper C-1 1000 m 4:45.467 9 SF — 4:39.949 7 Did not advance
Mike Herbert K-1 500 m 1:44.763 6 R 1:43.384 2 SF 1:42.335 8 Did not advance
Michael Harbold K-1 1000 m 3:58.760 6 R 4:05.225 2 SF 3:44.663 7 Did not advance
Stein Jorgensen
John Mooney 		K-2 500 m 1:33.642 3 SF Bye 1:32.353 6 Did not advance
John Mooney
Peter Newton 		K-2 1000 m 3:46.852 4 R 3:34.424 1 SF 3:19.834 5 Did not advance
Curt Bader
Philippe Boccara
Mark Hamilton
Cliff Meidl 		K-4 1000 m 3:23.352 8 SF — 3:06.855 6 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Repechage Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Traci Phillips K-1 500 m 2:02.847 8 R 2:00.371 5 SF 1:55.339 9 Did not advance
DeAnne Hemmens
Lia Rousset 		K-2 500 m 1:47.914 5 R 1:52.669 2 SF 1:49.645 8 Did not advance
Alexandra Harbold
DeAnne Hemmens
Lia Rousset
Druella Van Hengel 		K-4 500 m 1:43.311 6 SF — 1:40.045 4 Did not advance

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

CyclingEdit

Main article: Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics

RoadEdit

Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Frankie Andreu Road race 4:55:10 4
Lance Armstrong 4:55:29 14
Steve Hegg 4:56:51 93
George Hincapie 4:56:49 76
Greg Randolph 4:56:59 74
Lance Armstrong Time trial 1:06:28 6
Steve Hegg 1:08:29 16
Women
Athlete Event Time Rank
Linda Brenneman Road race 2:40:27 36
Alison Dunlap 2:41:21 37
Jeanne Golay 2:37:06 29
Linda Brenneman Time trial 38:52 11
Jeanne Golay 39:36 16

TrackEdit

Points race
Athlete Event Points Rank
Brian McDonough Men's points race 5 19
Jeanne Golay Women's points race 0 17
Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification First round Repechage 1 Second round Repechage 2 Round of 16 Repechage 3 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Time
Speed 		Rank Opposition
Time 		Opposition
Time 		Opposition
Time 		Opposition
Time 		Opposition
Time 		Opposition
Time 		Opposition
Time 		Opposition
Time 		Opposition
Time 		Rank
William Clay Men's sprint 10.543
68.29 km/

h

12 Q   Himonetos (GRE)
L 		  Arroyo (BOL)
W 11.191 		  Hill (AUS)
L 		  Chiappa (ITA)
  Vassilopoulus (GRE)
L 		Did not advance
Marty Nothstein 10.176
70.75 km/h 		3 Q   Hyun (KOR)
W 11.415 		Bye   Hrbacek (SVK)
W 10.899 		Bye   Chiappa (ITA)
W 11.047 		Bye   Hill (AUS)
W 10.950, W 10.650 		  Harnett (CAN)
W 10.731, W 10.905 		  Fiedler (GER)
L, L 		 
Connie Paraskevin-Young Women's sprint 11.545
62.36 km/h 		7 Q —   Neumann (GER)
L 		  Salumäe (EST)
  Wynd (NZL)
L 2 		Did not advance
Pursuit
Athlete Event Qualifying Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Opposition
Time 		Opposition
Time 		Opposition
Time 		Rank
Kent Bostick Men's individual pursuit 4:33.751 9 Did not advance
Dirk Copeland
Mariano Friedick
Adam Laurent
Michael McCarthy 		Men's team pursuit 4:11.950 6 Q   Australia (AUS)
L 4:12.470 		Did not advance
Rebecca Twigg Women's individual pursuit 3:39.849 4 Q   Arndt (GER)
L 3:41.611 		Did not advance
Time trial
Athlete Event Time Rank
Erin Hartwell Men's 1000 m time trial 1:02.940  

Mountain bikeEdit

Athlete Event Time Rank
David Juarez Men's cross-country 2:35:15 19
Don Myrah 2:35:50 20
Susan DeMattei Women's cross-country 1:52:36  
Juli Furtado 1:58:32 10

DivingEdit

Main article: Diving at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Total Rank Points Rank Total Rank
Scott Donie 3 m springboard 414.03 4 Q 223.86 4 637.89 4 Q 443.07 4 666.93 4
Mark Lenzi 372.03 9 Q 229.74 2 601.77 7 Q 456.76 3 686.49  
Patrick Jeffrey 10 m platform 406.74 5 Q 174.42 9 581.16 6 Q 385.80 9 560.22 9
David Pichler 394.59 6 Q 175.53 8 570.12 8 Q 431.58 6 607.11 6
Women
Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Total Rank Points Rank Total Rank
Jenny Keim 3 m springboard 270.48 9 Q 211.17 8 481.65 7 Q 275.46 7 486.63 9
Melisa Moses 279.75 6 Q 211.95 6 491.70 6 Q 296.04 3 507.99 4
Mary Ellen Clark 10 m platform 253.89 12 Q 174.87 3 428.76 9 Q 298.08 3 472.95  
Becky Ruehl 323.91 2 Q 163.38 8 487.29 3 Q 291.81 4 455.19 4

EquestrianEdit

Main article: Equestrian at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Dressage
Athlete Horse Event Grand Prix Test Grand Prix Special Grand Prix Freestyle
Points Rank Points Rank Total Rank Points Rank Total Rank
Robert Dover Metallic Individual 65.96 23 Q 58.79 25 124.75 25 Did not advance
Michelle Gibson Peron 75.20 3 Q 74.28 3 149.48 3 Q 73.35 8 222.83 5
Steffen Peters Udon 67.80 13 Q 67.63 18 135.43 15 Did not advance
Guenter Seidel Graf George 69.36 11 Q 71.81 10 141.17 10 Q 73.85 7 215.02 8
Robert Dover
Michelle Gibson
Steffen Peters
Guenter Seidel 		See above Team 5309 3 — 5309  
Eventing
Athlete Horse Event Dressage Cross-country Show jumping
Penalties Rank Penalties Rank Total Rank Penalties Rank Total Rank
Mara Depuy Hopper Individual 40.2 4 44.80 12 85.00 12 0 =1 85.00 6
Kerry Milukin Out and About 47.6 9 19.60 3 67.20 3 1.5 =8 73.20  
David O'Connor Custom Made 37.6 2 30.80 8 68.40 5 1.75 13 80.15 5
Bruce Davidson
Jill Henneberg
David O'Connor
Karen O'Connor 		Heyday
Nirvana
Giltedge
Biko 		Team 123.00 1 121.60 4 244.60 2 16.50 4 261.10  
Jumping
Athlete Horse Event Qualifying Final
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Penalties Rank Penalties Rank Total Rank Penalties Rank Total Rank Penalties Rank
Leslie Burr Howard Extreme Individual 0 =1 14 56 14 37 0 =1 14 14 Q 8 =11
Anne Kursinski Eros 0 =1 0 =1 0 =1 8 =30 8 6 Q 16 =20
Peter Leone Legato 12 =59 4 =11 16 =38 0 =1 16 =16 Q DNS
Michael Matz Rhum 4 =14 4 =11 8 =9 4 =14 12 9* Did not advance
Leslie Burr Howard
Anne Kursinski
Peter Leone
Michael Matz 		See above Team — 8 3 — 4 =2 12   —

* – Though Matz placed high enough to qualify for the final, only three riders per nation were allowed to advance to the final.

FencingEdit

Main article: Fencing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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

Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Cliff Bayer Individual foil   Bryzhalov (UKR)
L 11–15 		Did not advance 34
Nick Bravin   Krzesiński (POL)
L 14–15 		Did not advance 39
Peter Devine   Wang (CHN)
L 12–15 		Did not advance 37
Cliff Bayer
Nick Bravin
Peter Devine 		Team foil —   Austria (AUT)
L 32–45 		Did not advance 10
Tamir Bloom Individual épée   Jacquet (SUI)
W 15–13 		  Leroux (FRA)
L 9–15 		Did not advance 31
Jim Carpenter   Paz (COL)
W 15–11 		  Rivas (COL)
L 9–15 		Did not advance 25
Mike Marx   Ransom (CAN)
W 15–9 		  Kovács (HUN)
L 6–15 		Did not advance 28
Tamir Bloom
Jim Carpenter
Mike Marx 		Team épée —   South Korea (KOR)
W 45–41 		  Italy (ITA)
L 44–45 		Did not advance 8
Peter Cox Jr. Individual sabre   Lee (KOR)
W 15–9 		  Becker (GER)
L 12–15 		Did not advance 28
Tom Strzalkowski   Banos (CAN)
L 11–15 		Did not advance 34
Peter Westbrook   Williams (GBR)
L 8–15 		Did not advance 37
Peter Cox Jr.
Tom Strzalkowski
Peter Westbrook 		Team sabre —   Romania (ROU)
L 40–45 		Did not advance 9
Women
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Ann Marsh Individual foil Bye   Magnan (FRA)
W 15–9 		  Bau (GER)
W 15–8 		  Vezzali (ITA)
L 10–15 		Did not advance 7
Suzanne Paxton   Jeon (KOR)
L 14–15 		Did not advance 33
Felicia Zimmermann Bye   Czuckermann-Hatuel (ISR)
L 12–15 		Did not advance 21
Ann Marsh
Suzanne Paxton
Felicia Zimmermann 		Team foil —   Poland (POL)
L 44–45 		Did not advance 10
Elaine Cheris Individual épée   Chiesa (ITA)
L 13–15 		Did not advance 39
Nhi Lan Le   Kim (KOR)
L 13–15 		Did not advance 37
Leslie Marx   Wolf (SUI)
W 15–14 		  Võsu (EST)
L 13–15 		Did not advance 16
Elaine Cheris
Nhi Lan Le
Leslie Marx 		Team épée —   South Korea (KOR)
W 45–44 		  Hungary (HUN)
L 25–45 		Did not advance 8

Field hockeyEdit

Main article: Field hockey at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Summary
Team Event Preliminary round Semifinal / Pl. Final / BM / Pl.
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
United States men Men's tournament   Pakistan
L 0–4 		  Argentina
L 2–5 		  India
L 0–4 		  Spain
L 1–7 		  Germany
L 0–3 		— 6 9-12 Semifinal
  South Africa
L 0–3 		11th place match
  Malaysia
L 1–4 		12
United States women Women's tournament   Netherlands
T 1–1 		  South Korea
W 3–2 		  Great Britain
L 0–1 		  Argentina
L 1–2 		  Germany
T 1–1 		  Australia
L 0–4 		  Spain
W 2–0 		5 — Did not advance 5

Men's tournamentEdit

Further information: Field hockey at the 1996 Summer Olympics – 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

  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
Main article: Field hockey at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament § Group A
July 20, 1996
17:30
Pakistan   4–0   United States
Shahbaz   10'
Ashraf   18', 25'
Zaman   62' 		Report
Umpires:
Sasidharan Vasutheven (MAS)
Patrick van Beneden (BEL)
July 22, 1996
20:00
United States   2–5   Argentina
Mellor   39'
Jennings   48' 		Report J. Lombi   4', 12'
Ferrara   15', 26'
Capurro   32'
Umpires:
Yuri Platonov (RUS)
Don Prior (AUS)
July 24, 1996
9:00
United States   0–4   India
Report R. Singh   10'
Pillay   28', 46'
S. Kumar   69'
Umpires:
Craig Madden (GBR)
Guillaume Langle (FRA)
July 26, 1996
20:00
Spain   7–1   United States
Amat   12', 14'
Escarré   25', 49'
Arnau   60'
Pujol   64'
Cobos   68' 		Report Butcher   37'
Umpires:
Yuri Platonov (RUS)
Roger St. Rose (TRI)
July 28, 1996
17:30
United States   0–3   Germany
Report Fischer   11', 22'
Blunck   23'
Umpires:
Sasidharan Vasutheven (MAS)
Peter von Reth (NED)
9th-12th place semifinal
July 31, 1996
8:30
South Africa   3–0   United States
Nicol   34'
G. Fulton   46'
C. Fulton   62' 		Report
Umpires:
Floris Idenburg (NED)
Amin Ayman (EGY)
11th place match
August 1, 1996
8:30
Malaysia   4–1   United States
Lim Chiow Chuan   34', 44'
Nawawi   38'
Shanmuganathan   56' 		Report Butcher   68'
Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Antonio Morales (ESP)

Women's tournamentEdit

Further information: Field hockey at the 1996 Summer Olympics – 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

  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
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Australia 7 6 1 0 24 4 +20 13 Gold medal match
2   South Korea 7 4 2 1 18 9 +9 10
3   Great Britain 7 3 2 2 12 11 +1 8 Bronze medal match
4   Netherlands 7 3 2 2 15 15 0 8
5   United States (H) 7 2 2 3 8 11 −3 6
6   Germany 7 2 1 4 10 11 −1 5
7   Argentina 7 2 1 4 7 21 −14 5
8   Spain 7 0 1 6 5 17 −12 1
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[5]
(H) Host
July 20, 1996
9:00
United States   1–1   Netherlands
Pankratz   69' Report Dubbeldam   63'
Umpires:
Naomi Kato (JPN)
Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
July 22, 1996
11:00
United States   3–2   South Korea
Fuchs   5'
Pankratz   25'
Marois   70' 		Report Chang Eun-Jung   49'
Lee Eun-Kyung   62'
Umpires:
Margaret Lanning (CAN)
Naomi Kato (JPN)
July 23, 1996
20:00
United States   0–1   Great Britain
Report Simpson   51'
Umpires:
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
Laura Crespo (ARG)
July 25, 1996
20:00
United States   1–2   Argentina
Marois   26' Report Masotta   5'
MacKenzie   60'
Umpires:
Peri Buckley (AUS)
Carola Heinrichs (GER)
July 26, 1996
17:30
United States   1–1   Germany
Werley   54' Report Cremer   3'
Umpires:
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
Janice McDonald (GBR)
July 28, 1996
11:00
Australia   4–0   United States
Morris   3'
K. Powell   9'
L. Powell   17'
Kate Starre   24' 		Report
Umpires:
Gill Clarke (GBR)
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
July 30, 1996
17:30
Spain   0–2   United States
Report Pankratz   18'
Tchou   48'
Umpires:
Janice McDonald (GBR)
Carola Heinrichs (GER)

Football (soccer)Edit

Main article: Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Summary
Team Event Preliminary round Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
United States men Men's tournament   Argentina
L 1–3 		  Tunisia
W 2–0 		  Portugal
T 1–1 		3 Did not advance 10
United States women Women's tournament   Denmark
W 3–0 		  Sweden
W 2–1 		  China
T 0–0 		2 Q —   Norway
W 2–1 (a.e.t.) 		  China
W 2–1 		 

Men's tournamentEdit

Further information: Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
Roster

  United States Head coach: Bruce Arena

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Kasey Keller* (1969-11-29)29 November 1969 (aged 26)   Millwall
2 2DF Matt McKeon (1974-09-24)24 September 1974 (aged 21)   Kansas City Wiz
3 3MF Billy Walsh (1975-10-17)17 October 1975 (aged 20)   University of Virginia
4 2DF Eddie Pope (1973-12-24)24 December 1973 (aged 22)   D.C. United
5 2DF Clint Peay (1973-09-16)16 September 1973 (aged 22)   D.C. United
6 2DF Alexi Lalas* (1970-06-01)1 June 1970 (aged 26)   New England Revolution
7 3MF Imad Baba (1974-03-15)15 March 1974 (aged 22)   New England Revolution
8 4FW Jovan Kirovski (1976-03-18)18 March 1976 (aged 20)   Manchester United
9 4FW A. J. Wood (1973-08-08)8 August 1973 (aged 22)   MetroStars
10 3MF Claudio Reyna (1973-07-20)20 July 1973 (aged 23)   Bayer Leverkusen
11 3MF Miles Joseph (1974-05-02)2 May 1974 (aged 22)   MetroStars
12 2DF Brandon Pollard (1973-10-09)9 October 1973 (aged 22)   Dallas Burn
13 3MF Frankie Hejduk (1974-08-05)5 August 1974 (aged 21)   Tampa Bay Mutiny
14 3MF Brian Maisonneuve (1973-06-28)28 June 1973 (aged 23)   Columbus Crew
15 4FW Nelson Vargas (1974-08-06)6 August 1974 (aged 21)   Tampa Bay Mutiny
16 3MF Rob Smith (1973-08-20)20 August 1973 (aged 22)   Columbus Crew
17 3MF Damian Silvera (1974-07-27)27 July 1974 (aged 21)   MetroStars
18 1GK Chris Snitko (1973-01-24)24 January 1973 (aged 23)   Kansas City Wiz
Preliminary round

Group A
Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Argentina 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5
  Portugal 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5
  United States 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
  Tunisia 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Source: FIFA
United States  1 – 3  Argentina
Reyna   1' Report G. López   26'
Crespo   55'
Simeone   90'
Attendance: 83,183
Referee: Bouchardeau (NIG)
United States  2 – 0  Tunisia
Kirovski   38'
Maisonneuve   90'		 Report
Attendance: 45,687
Referee: Dallas (GBR)
United States  1 – 1  Portugal
Maisonneuve   75' Report Paulo Alves   33'
RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 58,012
Referee: Lennie (AUS)

Women's tournamentEdit

Further information: Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
Roster

Head coach:   Tony DiCicco

No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games 		Tournament
goals 		Minutes
played 		Sub off Sub on Cards
yellow/red
1 GK Briana Scurry September 7, 1971 24 39 ? 5 0 460 0 0  1
2 GK Mary Harvey June 4, 1965 31 27 ? 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 FW Cindy Parlow May 8, 1978 18 18   University of North Carolina 2 0 55 0 2 0
4 DF Carla Overbeck (c) May 9, 1968 28 95 ? 5 0 460 0 0 0
5 MF Tiffany Roberts May 5, 1977 19 51   University of North Carolina 5 1 265 0 3  1
6 DF Brandi Chastain July 21, 1968 28 35 ? 5 0 460 0 0 0
7 DF Staci Wilson July 8, 1976 20 13   University of North Carolina 1 0 1 0 1 0
8 MF Shannon MacMillan October 7, 1974 21 23   Skiroki Serena 5 3 363 0 1 0
9 FW Mia Hamm March 17, 1972 24 115 ? 4 1 349 3 0 0
10 FW Michelle Akers February 1, 1966 30 104 ? 5 1 428 1 0 0
11 MF Julie Foudy January 23, 1971 25 90 ? 5 0 460 0 1 0
12 FW Carin Gabarra January 9, 1965 31 113 ? 4 0 81 0 4 0
13 MF Kristine Lilly July 22, 1971 25 116 ? 5 0 460 0 0  2
14 DF Joy Fawcett February 8, 1968 28 96   Ajax of Manhattan Beach 5 0 460 0 0 0
15 MF Tisha Venturini March 3, 1973 23 65 ? 5 2 433 1 0 0
16 FW Tiffeny Milbrett October 23, 1972 23 60   Skiroki Serena 5 1 321 4 0  1
17 MF Amanda Cromwell June 15, 1970 26 44 ? 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 DF Thori Staples Bryan April 17, 1974 24 43 ? 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 GK Saskia Webber June 13, 1971 25 19 ? 0 0 0 0 0 0
Preliminary round
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   China 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7 Semi-finals
2   United States (H) 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
3   Sweden 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4   Denmark 3 0 0 3 2 11 −9 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host
United States  3–0  Denmark
Venturini   37'
Hamm   41'
Milbrett   49'		 Report (FIFA)
Attendance: 25,303[6]
Denmark  1–5  China
Madsen   55' Report (FIFA) Shi Guihong   10'
Liu Ailing   49'
Sun Qingmei   29', 59'
Fan Yunjie   36'
Attendance: 34,871[7]
United States  0–0  China
Report (FIFA)
Attendance: 55,650[8]
Semifinal
Norway  1–2 (a.e.t.)  United States
Medalen   18' Report Akers   76(pen)'
MacMillan   100(g.g)'
Attendance: 64,196
Referee: Sonia Denoncourt (Canada)
Gold medal match
China  1–2  United States
Wen   32' Report MacMillan   19'
MacMillanTiffany Milbrett  68'
Attendance: 76,489
Referee: Bente Ovedie Skogvang (Norway)

GymnasticsEdit

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1996 Summer Olympics

ArtisticEdit

Men
Team
Athlete Event Apparatus Total
F PH R V PB HB
C O C O C O C O C O C O Score Rank
Mihai Bagiu Team — 9.637 9.000 — 9.587 — 9.300 8.550 9.787 —
Jair Lynch 9.500 9.725 9.475 9.587 9.250 9.300 9.587 9.575 9.650 9.725 Q 9.200 —
John Macready 9.475 9.450 9.350 9.375 9.325 9.487 9.425 9.150 9.450 8.850 9.500 9.537 112.374 33 Q
John Roethlisberger 9.587 9.725 9.700 9.100 9.600 9.600 9.562 9.575 9.575 9.575 9.500 9.787 114.886 5 Q
Kip Simons 9.300 9.325 — 9.462 9.650 9.525 9.425 9.300 9.537 9.400 9.537 —
Chainey Umphrey 9.300 9.250 9.225 9.250 9.375 9.625 — 9.300 9.200 — 9.587 —
Blaine Wilson 9.500 9.200 9.350 9.625 9.612 9.725 Q 9.575 9.625 9.500 9.425 9.475 9.725 114.337 12 Q
Total 94.837 94.449 95.461 95.336 95.037 95.498 570.618 5
Individual finals
Athlete Event Apparatus Total
F PH R V PB HB Score Rank
John Macready All-around 8.525 9.537 9.537 9.562 9.487 9.562 56.210 29
John Roethlisberger 9.675 9.662 9.650 9.575 9.475 9.725 57.762 7
Blaine Wilson 9.600 9.637 9.737 9.600 9.450 9.662 57.686 10
Rings — 9.737 — 9.737 =7
Jair Lynch Parallel bars — 9.825 — 9.825  
Women
Team
See also: Magnificent Seven (gymnastics)
Athlete Event Apparatus Total
V UB BB F
C O C O C O C O Score Rank
Amanda Borden Team — 9.312 9.725 9.712 9.762 —
Amy Chow 9.700 9.712 9.762 9.837 Q —
Dominique Dawes 9.725 9.762 Q 9.762 9.850 Q 9.425 9.725 9.687 9.850 q* 77.786 6 Q
Shannon Miller 9.762 9.700 q* 9.775 9.787 9.737 9.862 Q 9.787 9.618 78.028 2 Q
Dominique Moceanu 9.662 9.200 9.725 9.812 9.687 9.850 Q 9.750 9.837 Q 77.523 11 q*
Jaycie Phelps 9.587 9.662 9.712 9.787 9.012 9.600 9.662 9.750 76.722 17
Kerri Strug 9.812 9.712 Q* 9.675 9.787 9.350 9.737 9.825 9.837 Q* 77.735 7 Q*
Total 97.209 97.809 96.410 97.797 389.225  
Individual finals
Athlete Event Apparatus Total
V UB BB F Score Rank
Dominique Dawes All-around 9.681 9.812 9.825 9.000 38.318 =17
Shannon Miller 9.724 9.750 9.862 9.475 38.811 8
Dominique Moceanu 9.706 9.762 9.600 9.687 38.755 9
Dominique Dawes Vault 9.649 — 9.649 6
Shannon Miller 9.350 9.350 8
Amy Chow Uneven bars — 9.837 — 9.837  
Dominique Dawes 9.800 9.800 4
Shannon Miller Balance beam — 9.862 — 9.862  
Dominique Moceanu 9.125 9.125 6
Dominique Dawes Floor — 9.837 9.837  
Dominique Moceanu 9.825 9.825 4

* – 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.

RhythmicEdit

Individual
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinal Final
Apparatus Total Apparatus Total Apparatus Total
Rope Ball Clubs Ribbon Score Rank Rope Ball Clubs Ribbon Score Rank Rope Ball Clubs Ribbon Score Rank
Jessica Davis All-around 9.166 9.200 9.216 8.982 36.564 30 Did not advance
Group
Athlete Event Preliminaries Final
Apparatus Total Apparatus Total
5 balls 3 Balls
2 Ropes 		Score Rank 5 balls 3 Balls
2 Ropes 		Score Rank
Mandy James
Alaine Mata-Baquerot
Kate Nelson
Brandi Siegel
Challen Sievers
Becky Turner 		All-around 18.400 18.233 36.633 9 Did not advance

HandballEdit

Main article: Handball at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Summary
Team Event Preliminary round Semifinal Final / BM / Pl.
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
United States men Men's tournament   Sweden
L 19–23 		  Russia
L 16–31 		  Croatia
L 27–35 		  Switzerland
L 20–29 		  Kuwait
W 29–24 		5 Did not advance 9th place final
  Algeria
W 27–26 (ET) 		9
United States women Women's tournament   Hungary
L 24–30 		  Denmark
L 19–29 		  China
L 21–31 		— 4 Did not advance 7th place final
  Angola
L 23–24 		8

JudoEdit

Main article: Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Clifton Sunada –60 kg Bye   Trautmann (GER)
L 0000–1000 		Did not advance   Bagirov (BLR)
L 0000–1000 		Did not advance
Orlando Fuentes –65 kg Bye   Akhirov (KAZ)
W 0000–0000 S 		  Laats (BEL)
L 0000–1000 		Did not advance   Revazishvilli (GEO)
L 0000–1000 		Did not advance
James Pedro –71 kg Bye   Kingston (GBR)
W 1000–0000 		  Boldbaatar (MGL)
L 0000–10000 		Did not advance   Alquati (ARG)
W 1000–0000 		  Dgebuadze (GEO)
W 0010–0000 		  Schmidt (GER)
W 1000–0000 		Bronze medal final
  Pereira (BRA)
W 1000–0000 		 
Jason Morris –78 kg Bye   Balayan (UKR)
W 0001–0000 		  Uznadze (TUR)
L 0000–0100 		Did not advance
Brian Olsen –86 kg Bye   Wu (TPE)
W 0010–0000 		  Merievicius (LTU)
L 0000–0100 		Did not advance
Rene Capo –95 kg Bye   Lobzhanidze (GEO)
L 0000–1000 		Did not advance
Damon Keeve +95 kg Bye   Sharapov (BLR)
L 0000–1000 		Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Hillary Wolf –48 kg Bye   Yu (TPE)
W 1000–0000 		  Savon (CUB)
L 0000–1000 		Did not advance Bye   Souakri (ALG)
L 0000–0000 Y 		Did not advance
Marisa Pedulla –52 kg   Goossens (BEL)
W 0100–0000 		  Santaella (VEN)
W 10000–0000 		  Restoux (FRA)
L 0000–0100 		Did not advance Bye   Brain-Grainger (AUS)
W 0000–0000 Y 		  Muñoz (ESP)
L 0000–0000 S 		Did not advance
Corinna West –56 kg Bye   Liu (CHN)
L 0000–1000 		Did not advance   Garipova (RUS)
L 0000–1000 		Did not advance
Celita Schutz –61 kg   Griffith (VEN)
L 0000–1000 		Did not advance
Liliko Ogasawara –66 kg Bye   Zwiers (NED)
L 0000–0010 		Did not advance Bye   Wu (TPE)
W 1000–0000 		  Wang (CHN)
L 0000–1000 		Did not advance
Sandy Bacher –72 kg   Ertel (GER)
L 0000–1000 		Did not advance
Colleen Rosensteel +72 kg   Burnett (AUS)
L 0000–1000 		Did not advance — Did not advance

Modern pentathlonEdit

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Riding
(show jumping) 		Fencing
(épée one touch) 		Shooting
(10 m air pistol) 		Swimming
(200 m freestyle) 		Running
(3000 m cross-country) 		Total
Penalties Rank MP Points Results Rank MP Points Points Rank MP Points Time Rank MP Points Time Rank MP Points Points Rank
Michael Gostigian Individual 57 7 1043 15 W – 17 L =18 790 170 =25 976 3:16.38 5 1304 13:11.327 16 1192 5305 16

RowingEdit

Main article: Rowing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heat Repechage Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Cyrus Beasley Single sculls 7:44.79 3 R 7:44.36 2 SA/B 7:31.49 4 FB 6:54.17 10
Adam Holland
Michael Peterson 		Pair 6:53.95 2 R 7:02.13 1 SA/B 6:52.92 4 FB 6:33.81 7
Tom Auth
Steve Peterson 		Lightweight double sculls 6:50.55 2 Q 6:20.93 1 SA/B 6:29.80 4 FB 6:25.89 9
Sean Hall
Jeff Klepacki
Tom Murray
Jason Scott 		Four 6:20.72 4 R 6:30.95 3 SA/B 6:18.68 5 FB 5:59.91 11
William Carlucci
David Collins
Jeff Pfaendtner
Marc Schneider 		Lightweight four 6:21.85 2 R 5:58.58 1 SA/B 6:09.89 1 FA 6:12.29  
Jason Gailes
Brian Jamieson
Eric Mueller
Tim Young 		Quadruple sculls 6:06.95 2 SA/B Bye 5:57.97 2 FA 5:59.10  
Jon Brown
Doug Burden
Porter Collins
Fred Honebein
Bob Kaehler
Jamie Koven
Ted Murphy
Steven Segaloff
Don Smith 		Eight 5:44.87 1 FA Bye — 5:48.45 5
Women
Athlete Event Heat Repechage Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ruth Davidon Single sculls 8:09.78 3 R 8:33.73 1 SA/B 7:54.97 2 FA 7:46.47 6
Karen Kraft
Melissa Schwen 		Pair 7:34.29 1 SA/B Bye 7:29.31 1 FA 7:01.78  
Jennifer Devine
Michelle Knox-Zaloom 		Double sculls 7:31.98 3 SA/B Bye 7:21.97 5 FB 6:58.78 9
Teresa Bell
Lindsay Burns 		Lightweight double sculls 7:28.28 1 SA/B Bye 7:09.47 1 FA 7:14.65  
Julia Chilicki
Cathy Symon
Dré Thies
Cécile Tucker 		Quadruple sculls 6:54.73 5 R 6:25.54 4 FB — 6:24.49 8
Jennifer Dore
Catriona Fallon
Yasmin Farooq
Amy Fuller
Anne Kakela
Laurel Korholz
Betsy McCagg
Mary McCagg
Monica Tranel Michini 		Eight 6:28.45 2 R 6:06.17 1 FA — 6:26.19 4

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

SailingEdit

Main article: Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Race Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Points Rank
Mike Gebhardt Mistral 10 16 3 4 5 23 4 11 4 — 41 6
Will Martin Finn PMS 22 18 12 21 2 PMS 25 17 19 — 136 23
Kevin Burnham
Morgan Reeser 		470 20 9 6 9 1 11 DSQ 4 PMS 1 13 74 8
Women
Athlete Event Race Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Points Rank
Lanee Butler Mistral 9 15 18 7 11 13 1 8 4 — 53 11
Courtenay Becker-Dey Europe 1 8 2 4 7 6 3 14 9 2 6 39  
Kris Stookey
Louise Van Voorhis 		470 2 8 2 1 4 12 14 2 14 5 11 46 4
Open
Fleet racing
Athlete Event Race Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Points Rank
Nick Adamson Laser 9 DSQ 13 7 13 14 10 DSQ 27 14 DSQ
57 		164 21
Hal Haenel
Mark Reynolds 		Star 3 2 5 5 5 21 15 22 18 5 — 58 8
John Lovell
Charlie Ogletree 		Tornado 3 4 8 4 4 11 3 12 1 10 12 48 8
Mixed racing
Athlete Event Fleet racing Match racing
Race Total Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Jim Barton
Jeff Madrigali
Kent Massey 		Soling 1 4 9 2 5 19 5 9 1 12 36 2 Q Bye   Russia (RUS)
L 0–3 		Bronze medal race
  Great Britain (GBR)
W 3–1 		 

ShootingEdit

Main article: Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final Total
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Glenn Dubis 10 m air rifle 594 41 Did not advance
Rob Harbison 594 2 Q 97.8 7 691.8 7
Adam Saathoff 10 m running target 555 20 Did not advance
Bill Meek 50 m rifle prone 597 5 Q 101.9 7 698.9 8
Eric Uptagrafft 592 30 Did not advance
Glenn Dubis 50 m rifle three position 1165 10 Did not advance
Rob Harbison 1170 4 Q 97.7 5 1267.7 (+8.6) 6
Ben Amonette 10 m air pistol 569 44 Did not advance
Neal Caloia 571 41 Did not advance
Roger Mar 25 m rapid fire pistol 581 18 Did not advance
John McNally 583 12 Did not advance
Ben Amonette 50 m pistol 555 25 Did not advance
Neal Caloia 544 39 Did not advance
Lance Bade Trap 123 2 Q 24 =2 147 (+27)  
Bret Erickson 119 20 Did not advance
Josh Lakatos 123 3 Q 24 =2 147 (+28)  
David Alcoriza Double trap 138 (+1) 8 Did not advance
Lance Bade 136 10 Did not advance
James Graves Skeet 120 15 Did not advance
George Quigley 118 26 Did not advance
Bill Roy 121 7 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final Total
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Elizabeth Bourland 10 m air rifle 392 13 Did not advance
Nancy Napolski 386 36 Did not advance
Elizabeth Bourland 50 m rifle three position 583 6 Q 91.0 7 674.0 7
Jean Foster 578 12 Did not advance
Jo Ann Sevin 10 m air pistol 371 32 Did not advance
Rebecca Snyder 372 30 Did not advance
Libby Callahan 25 m pistol 573 20 Did not advance
Connie Petracek 578 9 Did not advance
Theresa DeWitt Double trap 105 4 Q 32 4 137 4
Kim Rhode 108 OR 1 Q 33 3 141 OR  

SoftballEdit

Main article: Softball at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Summary
Team Event Round robin Semifinal Bronze medal game Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
United States women Women's tournament   Puerto Rico
W 10–0 		  Netherlands
W 9–0 		  Japan
W 6–1 		  Chinese Taipei
W 10–0 		  Canada
W 4–2 		  Australia
L 1–2 		  China
W 3–2 		1 Q   China
W 1–0 		Bye   China
W 3–1 		 
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