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unusual facts about 1996 Olympic Games



Carlton Chambers

Ato Boldon of UCLA won the race and later went to the 1996 Olympic Games and ran a 9.90 100m in Atlanta to win bronze.


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2002 Winter Olympic bid scandal

Swiss IOC member Marc Hodler, head of the coordination committee overseeing the organization of the 2002 games, accused that a group of members of the IOC had taken bribes since the 1990 bidding process for the 1996 Olympic games.

Armen Mkrtchyan

At the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Mkrtchyan reached the finals, where he faced off against the division reigning Olympic Champion, Kim Il of North Korea.

Artur Taymazov

His older brother Timur Taymazov was a 1996 Olympic Games champion in weightlifting, competing for Ukraine.

To Atlanta

“To Atlanta” (This is Atlanta) is a single by Edyta Górniak for the 1996 Olympic Games.

Westmorland Street Bridge

Another pier (second from the south side shore) became the location of a fountain, called the "Silver Spire of Inspiration", constructed in 2001 to honour New Brunswick athletes who participated in the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, including Fredericton swimmer Marianne Limpert.