Tip 1: The 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta
Tip 1: The 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta
1996 was the year of the 100th anniversary of the First Olympic Games,so many considered Athens as the main contender of voting for the choice of the capital of the Olympics. However, the XXVI Summer Olympic Games were held in Atlanta (Georgia, USA). Since this Olympics was a jubilee, it was called the 100-year-old Olympics.
Solemn opening of the Summer OlympicsWas held July 19, 1996 at the Olympic Stadium, in front of which was built a special tower with a bowl for the Olympic flame. According to media reports, about 3.5 billion people watched the live broadcast of the ceremony, conducted by 170 television companies. The most significant themes of the demonstration numbers of the ceremony were the 100th anniversary of the Olympic Games, as well as the history of the American South and Atlanta. In the final of the opening ceremony of the Games, the song "The Power of Dreams" was performed by the famous singer Celine Dion, written by her specially for the Olympics. There was also a colorful fireworks display. In the Olympic Games, athletes from 197 countries took part, among which 271 awards in 25 sports were played. For the first time, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia, and others performed as separate teams in the Summer Olympics. Women's football, beach volleyball, softball, light-weight races and mountain biking were debuted in the Atlanta Games. The Russian national team in 1996 for the first time acted as an independent country in the Summer Games. After taking 2nd place in the informal team event, the Russian team lost to the US team. Russian athletes took 26 gold, 21 silver, and 16 bronze medals. Most of the medals to the national team were brought by fencers, swimmers, athletes and wrestlers. The organization of the Summer Olympics 1996 was heavily criticized by athletes, officials and journalists. Particularly critical were the failures in the work of information systems, the incompetence of volunteers, problems with the organization of traffic, and the excessive commercialization of the Olympic Games. An important incident was an explosion in the Olympic Park, which occurred on July 27 and temporarily obscured the Olympic events. As a result of the explosive action of the bomb, put by a terrorist, 1 person was killed, 1 died from a heart attack, more than 100 people received non-dangerous injuries. But still, despite these tragic events, the Olympic Games in Atlanta were remembered thanks to sports achievements. On August 4, 1996, in the presence of more than 85,000 people, the Closing Ceremony of the Games was held at the Olympic Stadium in Atlanta. Many famous American musicians took part in the musical part of the ceremony. The winners in the men's marathon were held on the last day of the Summer Olympics in 1996. Traditionally, the athletes took part in the parade all together, thus symbolizing the Olympic unity. At the closing ceremony of the Games, IOC president Samaranch did not say his traditional phrase "These Games were the best in history." During his speech, he paid special attention to the threat of terrorism and called for paying tribute to the memory of the victims of the terrorist attack in Atlanta, as well as the Israeli athletes who died in Munich in 1972. The flag of the Olympics was lowered from the flagpole and the Olympic banner was solemnly handed to the mayor of the capital of the next Games - Sydney. The closing ceremony ended with a grandiose fireworks display.
Tip 2: What is notorious for the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta
Jubilee Olympic Games, passed through 100Years from its renewal, took place in 1996 and took place in the American city of Atlanta. They were first performed not by a combined team of Russia and the Union republics, but by individual national teams of states, formerly part of the USSR.
This grandiose sports event turned out to beNot the most successful for the athletes who spoke for the team of the Russian Federation. The Olympics of 1996 in Atlanta is notorious for a small amount of medals won by Russia. Although in the unofficial team competition it was second only to the USA, the total number of awards was only 63. Of these, gold was 26, silver was 21 and bronze was 16. The hosts of the Olympic Games, the Americans, who won first place in terms of medals, award. The most successful for the Russian teams were competitions in sports and rhythmic gymnastics, synchronized swimming, diving. For many sports, in which Soviet athletes have traditionally been winners, the Russians have not been able to enter even the top six. Such "disastrous" sports for men were: badminton, road cycling, rowing, archery and tennis. Women unsuccessfully competed in badminton, rowing, canoeing, canoeing, mouteynbuck, bench shooting, swimming, tennis and archery. Of the total number of Russian athletes, only 52% of the team members could win a medal, the preparation of the remaining 48% was evaluated According to the results of these games as unsuccessful. Experts noted a marked regress in the women's Olympic sports program. This was especially noticeable at judo competitions, cycling, swimming, archery, table tennis and field hockey. The sporting situation, related to gaming (basketball, volleyball, handball) and cyclic (rowing, track and field running, swimming), According to the results of the games was called unsuccessful. The national team of the Greco-Roman struggle, on which they placed special hopes, also acted very mediocre. Ineffective was the involvement in the Olympic team of athletes who already played for foreign clubs - they received very few extra points in the overall piggy bank.
Tip 3: How the 1996 Olympics was held in Atlanta
XXVI Summer Olympic Games held in AtlantaUSA from July 19 to August 4, 1996. Athletes representing 197 states competed in 26 sports. At the same time, 271 sets of medals were drawn.
The choice of Atlanta as an Olympic citySurprised many people. The fact that the state of Georgia during the Civil War in the United States was considered a stronghold of the Confederates - supporters of slavery, and for a long time there were very strong racist prejudices. However, the members of the bid committee of Atlanta did a great job convincing the IOC of a high degree of readiness of the city for holding such a level of competition, and eventually achieved their goal. The opening ceremony was very colorful. Its main theme was the history of the American South and Atlanta itself. In the parade of athletes participated 10,700 people. After the US President Bill Clinton declared the games open, the Olympic flame was lit. This great honor was given to the legendary boxer Mohammed Ali. At the end of the ceremony, the song "The Power of a Dream" was performed, accompanied by colorful fireworks. Alas, the great sport holiday, which should be the Olympics, was overshadowed due to a number of circumstances. Firstly, during the Olympics in Atlanta, there was a terrorist attack - an explosion that killed a man, and more than a hundred people were injured (one of them died of a heart attack). Secondly, the very organization of the Olympic Games, despite all the assurances of the bidding committee of Atlanta, was at a very low level. Many officials, representatives of the press, sportsmen expressed dissatisfaction with the poor organization of the traffic, unsatisfactory submission of information, as well as low qualifications of volunteer assistants. People were also bewildered by the talisman of the Olympics - the computer generated character Izzy. It is only natural that IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch, speaking at the closing ceremony, did not say the traditional phrase "These games were the best in history." The Russian national team in Atlanta performed very well, it took the second place in the team event, second only to the US team. Our athletes won 63 medals, including 26 gold, 21 silver and 16 bronze medals. The most successful of the Russians was the gymnast A. Nemov, who received 6 medals - 2 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze medals.
Tip 4: How the 1998 Olympics was held in Nagano
In 1998, the third time in history, the OlympicGames were held in Japan. The capital of games was the city of Nagano. These games became known for their excellent organization and the highest quality of sports facilities.
The location of the Olympics-1998 was determinedat the meeting of the International Olympic Committee in 1991. A strong competitor for Nagano was Salt Lake City. However, the commission decided that one should not spend two games in a row in the US. After all, summer competitions took place in 1996 in Atlanta. In the games of 1998, 72 countries took part. In particular, only athletes from South Africa and Kenya came from Africa. Traditionally, this is less than half of the states that send their teams to summer games. This is primarily due to the high cost of training athletes in many winter disciplines. For example, for sled makers it is required to build several types of trails. Moreover, many countries simply do not have suitable weather conditions, which makes training even more costly. 5 countries sent their athletes to the games for the first time - Macedonia, Kenya, Uruguay, Azerbaijan and Venezuela. The tradition was opened by the head of state - the emperor of Japan Akihito. In the program of games, compared to earlier competitions, there have been changes. In particular, competitions were organized for two new kinds of sport - curling and skateboarding. And in hockey, not only male but also female teams began to compete. In the unofficial medal stand, Germany took the first place, which was a surprise for sports experts. Athletes of this country won 29 medals of different dignity. After a small lag in the 4 medals was Norway. Russia became the third, overtaking Canada and the United States, which can be considered a good result, given the departure of some Soviet athletes to the teams of the former union republics, as well as the general economic hardship that has affected the financing of sports. The most successful sportsman of the games can be considered Norwegian skier Bjorn Dalen , who received three gold medals.
Council 5: Where the Summer Olympics of 1996 were held
1996 was a jubilee in modern historyOlympism - exactly one hundred years before, the tradition of regular meetings of the strongest athletes was revived, and games with the first serial number were held in Greece. It was expected that in order to maintain the historical connection between the ancient and modern Olympiads, these summer games will also take place in Athens, but the American city of Atlanta won the vote of the IOC members.
In addition to Atlanta and Athens, chances to spend XXVI summerThe Olympic Games were held in Belgrade (Yugoslavia), Manchester (England), Melbourne (Australia) and Toronto (Canada). But these cities consistently dropped in the first four rounds of voting at the 96th session of the International Olympic Committee. In the final round, Atlanta was voted by 51 deputies out of 86. Atlanta is a half-million city in the Southeast of the United States, which is the administrative center of the state of Georgia. It was founded in 1837 as one of the stations of the railway being built to the Middle West. Then it had the name Terminus, and the status of the city and the new name of the settlement was received a decade later. In the history of the country, Atlanta is known as a place that, during the civil war between the north and the south, was burned by an army of northerners in 1864, and at the beginning of the twentieth century there were massive unrest among the black population. At the time of the Olympics, Atlanta became an ultramodern city, the capital of the "new South" "And the center of business activity, in the architecture of which the styles" modern "and" postmodern "prevail. The tallest building, the "American Plaza Bank", has a height of 312 meters - the highest skyscrapers in the country are only in Chicago and New York. By the opening of the 1996 Olympics, the city built an 85,000-strong multi-purpose stadium, which is named Centennial Olympic Stadium. It was he who became the main arena of competitions, the venue for the opening and closing ceremonies of the XXVI Summer Olympic Games. The then president of the United States, Bill Clinton, opened the games, and the legendary Mohammed Ali lit the Olympic flame at the stadium. Americans also received the largest number of awards - 101. Despite the modernity of the city, the organization of the information systems and transport support of the Olympics, as well as the subordination of the schedule of games to the commercial interests of sponsors and organizers, was seriously criticized.
