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The 1996 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympic Games, was a major international multi-sport event

Australia sent 417 athletes (250 men and 167 women) to the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics. They competed in 211 events in 26 Olympic sports. Australian athletes have competed in all of the Summer Olympic Games since the games started.

The most medals won by an Australian athlete was 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze medal for Susie O’Neill and 1 silver and 2 bronze medals for Daniel Kowalski, all in swimming events.

As the host for the next Olympics (Sydney 2000), Australia played Waltzing Matilda in the closing ceremony The Australian Government had to pay royalties for using Waltzing Matilda at the 1996 Olympic Games. By the 2000 Sydney Games the song was out of copyright.

Host	1st	2nd	3rd	Dates
XXVI 1996  Atlanta	9	9	23	19 July– 4 Aug

The following records are Australians who won gold, silver or bronze medals at the 1996 Olympic Games.

1996 Atlanta USA

	Sport	Event	Competitors
1st	Equestrian	3-day event team competition	Wendy Schaeffer, Phillip Dutton, Andrew Hoy, Gillian Rolton
1st	Field Hockey	Women’s team competition	Michelle Andrews, Alyson Annan, Louise Dobson, Renita Farrell, Juliet Haslam, Rechelle Hawkes, Clover Maitland, Karen Marsden, Katrina Powell, Jenny Morris, Lisa Powell, Nova Peris-Kneebone, Jackie Pereira, Danni Roche, Kate Starre, Liane Tooth
1st	Rowing	Men’s coxless fours	James Tomkins, Drew Ginn, Mike McKay, Nicholas Green,
1st	Rowing	Women’s coxless pairs	Kate Slatter, Megan Still
1st	Shooting	Men’s trap shooting	Michael Diamond
1st	Shooting	Men’s double trap	Russell Mark
1st	Swimming	Women’s 200m butterfly	Susie O’Neill
1st	Swimming	Men’s 1500m freestyle	Kieren Perkins
1st	Tennis	Men’s doubles	Todd Woodbridge, Mark Woodforde
2nd	Athletics	Women’s 400m	Cathy Freeman
2nd	Athletics	Women’s javelin throw	Louise McPaul
2nd	Cycling	Women’s sprint	Michelle Ferris
2nd	Rowing	Men’s coxless pairs	Robert Scott, David Weightman
2nd	Swimming	Women’s 200m butterfly	Petria Thomas
2nd	Swimming	Women’s 4x100m    medley relay	Nicole Stevenson, Susie O’Neill, Samantha Riley, Sarah Ryan, Helen Denman*, Angela Kennedy*
2nd	Swimming	Men’s 100m butterfly	Scott Miller
2nd	Swimming	Men’s 1500m freestyle	Daniel Kowalski
2nd	Sailing	Men’s tornado	Mitch Booth, Andrew Landenberger
3rd	Basketball	Women’s team competition	Michele Timms, Allison Tranquilli, Jenny Whittle, Fiona Robinson, Shelley Sandie, Rachael Sporn, Michelle Chandler, Trisha Fallon, Robyn Maher, Carla Boyd, Michelle Brogan, Sandy Brondello
3rd	Canoeing	Women’s K2 500m kayak pairs	Katrin Borchert, Anna Wood
3rd	Canoeing	Men’s 500m kayak pairs	Danny Collins, Andrew Trim
3rd	Canoeing	Men’s K1 1000m kayak singles	Clint Robinson
3rd	Cycling	Women’s points race	Lucy Tyler-Sharman
3rd	Cycling	Men’s points race	Stuart O’Grady
3rd	Cycling	Men’s 4000m individual pursuit	Bradley McGee
3rd	Cycling	Men’s 4000m team pursuit	Bradley McGee, Stuart O’Grady, Dean Woods, Tim O’Shannessey
3rd	Field Hockey	Men’s team competition	Stuart Carruthers, Baeden Choppy, Mark Hager, Stephen Davies, Damon Diletti, Lachlan Dreher, Lachlan Elmer, Brendan Garard, Paul Gaudoin, Paul Lewis, Grant Smith, Matthew Smith, Daniel Sproule, Jay Stacy, Michael York, Ken Wark
3rd	Rowing	Women’s lightweight    double sculls	Rebecca Joyce, Virginia Lee
3rd	Rowing	Men’s lightweight double sculls	Anthony Edwards, Bruce Hick
3rd	Rowing	Men’s quadruple sculls	Ron Snook, Duncan Free, Bo Hanson,  Janusz Hooker
3rd	Shooting	Women’s double trap	Deserie Huddleston
3rd	Softball	Women’s team competition	Natalie Ward, Brooke Wilkins, Nicole Richardson, Melanie Roche, Natalie Titcume, Malina Milson, Tracey Mosley, Haylea Petrie, Joyce Lester, Sally McDermid, Francine McRae, Suzanne Fairhurst, Tanya Harding, Jennifer Holliday, Joanne Brown, Carolyn Crudgington, Kerry Dienelt, Peta Edebone, Belinda Ashworth, Kim Cooper
3rd	Swimming	Women’s 100m breaststroke	Samantha Riley
3rd	Swimming	Women’s 4 × 200m    freestyle relay	Emma Johnson, Susie O’Neill, Nicole Stevenson, Julia Greville, Lise Mackie*
3rd	Swimming	Men’s 200m butterfly	Scott Goodman
3rd	Swimming	Men’s 200m freestyle	Daniel Kowalski
3rd	Swimming	Men’s 400m freestyle	Daniel Kowalski
3rd	Swimming	Men’s 4 × 100m medley relay	Phil Rogers, Steven Dewick, Scott Miller, Michael Klim, Toby Haenen*
3rd	Volleyball	Women’s beach volleyball	Natalie Cook, Kerri Ann Pottharst
3rd	Weightlifting	Men’s super heavyweight    (> 108 kg)	Stefan Botev
3rd	Sailing	Men’s star	Colin Beashel, David Giles

* indicates the athlete participated in the preliminaries, but not in the final race.