Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- Sports schedule used at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympic Games.
- The 1996 Summer Olympic Games, also known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad were held in Atlanta, Georgia with 197 countries, 6,797 men and 3,523 women athletes participating. These Games saw the debuts of beach volleyball, mountain biking, softball, and women’s soccer. These Games also saw the American women, who had taken full advantage of Title IX legislation, excel in Olympic competition. The women’s gymnastics, soccer, softball and basketball teams all won gold, propelling the US women athletes into the global spotlight and beginning their dominance in Olympic competition. Atlanta benefitted from the Games as Centennial Olympic Park led to the revitalization of the downtown area and the Olympic Village became residence housing for area universities. These games marked the first time since 1984 that the United States topped the medal count with 101.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- 1996
- ID Number
- 2018.3010.364
- nonaccession number
- 2018.3010
- catalog number
- 2018.3010.364
- Object Name
- sports schedule, summer olympics
- sports schedule
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 8 1/2 in x 5 1/2 in x 3/16 in; 21.59 cm x 13.97 cm x .4699 cm
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
- Sports & Leisure
- National Museum of American History
- name of sport
- Olympics
- level of sport
- Amateur
- related event
- Olympic Summer Games: Atlanta, 1996
- Record ID
- nmah_1911887
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-c65d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
