1996 Simmer Olympics

Gemmes o the XXVI Olympiad

Host ceety	Atlanta, Georgie, Unitit States
Motto	The Celebration o the Century
Naitions pairteecipatin	197
Athletes pairteecipatin	10,320 (6,797 men, 3,523 weemen)
Events	271 in 26 sports
Appenin ceremony	Julie 19
Closin ceremony	August 4
Offeecially appened bi	Preses Bill Clinton
Athlete's Oath	Teresa Edwards
Judge's Oath	Hobie Billingsley
Olympic Torch	Muhammad Ali
Stadium	Centennial Olympic Stadium

The 1996 Simmer Olympics, kent offeecially as the Gemmes o the XXVI Olympiad an unoffeecially as the Centennial Olympics, wis a major internaitional multi-sport event that teuk place in Atlanta, Georgie, Unitit States, frae Julie 19 tae August 4, 1996. A record 197 naitions, aw current IOC member naitions, teuk pairt in the Gemmes, comprisin 10,318 athletes. The Internaitional Olympic Committee votit ein 1986 tae separate the Simmer an Winter Gemmes, which haed been held in the same year syne 1924, an place them in alternatin even-nummered years, beginnin in 1994. The 1996 Simmer Gemmes wur the first tae be staged in a different year frae the Winter Gemmes. Atlanta acame the fift American ceety tae host the Olympic Gemmes an the third tae hauld a Simmer Olympic Gemmes.