Olympics History Timeline 1991 - 2000 |
| Year | Venue and Date | Medal count | Records | Nations participating | Athletes participating | No. of Events | News | Main Events |
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| 1992 | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain July 25 - August 9 |
Unified Team finished first place in the overall medal
tally with 45 golds, 38 silvers, and 29 bronzes; 112 medals in total. United States finished in second position in the final medal rankings, with 37gold and 108total medals. |
169 | 9956 | 286 in 32 sports | More than 15,000 athletes, coaches and officials from 165 countries, including South Africa's first integrated team. Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia celebrate independence by competing for first time. U.S. "Dream Team," with Larry Bird and Magic Johnson, easily dominates basketball. Carl Lewis takes two more golds in track and field | All of the IOC countries participated in the Games for the first time since Munich 1972 Summer Olympics . | |
| 1993 | 
The Olympics Facts, Figures & Fun |
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| 1995 | 
And They Call Them Games: An Inside View of the 1996 Olympics |
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| 1996 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States July 19 - August 4 |
The United States finished first in the final medal
rankings, with 44 gold and 101 total medals. Russia finished in second position in the final medal rankings, with 26 gold and 63 total medals. |
Michael Johnson wins gold in both the 200 m and 400 m, setting
a new World Record of 19.32 seconds in the 200 m. Donovan Bailey of Canada wins the men's 100 m, setting a new World Record of 9.84 seconds at that time. Marie-José Perec equals Johnson's performance, although without a world record, by winning the rare 200 m/400 m double. |
197 | 10320 | 271 in 26 sports | The 1996 Summer Olympics, formally known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and informally known as the Centennial Olympics, were held in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. | Muhammad Ali lit the Olympic torch during the opening ceremonies of the games. |
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| 1998 | 
98 U.S. Open Olympic Club Serigraph Reed, Kenneth Buy at AllPosters.com |
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| 1999 | 
Stadium Australia, Olympic Park, Sydney, Australia Photographic Print Wall, David Buy at AllPosters.com |
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| 2000 | Sydney, Australia September 15 - October 1 |
United States wins the most medals (97), and the most
gold medals (40). Russia finished in second position in the final medal rankings, with 32 gold and 88 total medals. |
The first star of the Games was Ian Thorpe. The 17-year-old
Australian first set a new world record in the 400 m freestyle final before
competing in an exciting 4 x 100 m freestyle final. The swimming 4 x 100-meter medley relay of B.J. Bedford, Megan Quann (Jendrick), Jenny Thompson and Dara Torres became the first women's relay under 4-minutes, swimming 3:58 and setting a world record, claiming the gold medal for the United States. |
199 | 10,651 | 300 in 28 sports | The 2000 Summer Olympics or the Millennium Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were the Summer Olympic Games held in 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. | 
The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics 2000 |
| Year | Venue and Date | Medal count | Records | Nations participating | Athletes participating | No. of Events | News | Main Events |
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