The 1996 Olympic games took place in Atlanta, Georgia staring on July 19th and ending on August 4th. The 1996 Summer Games were the first to be staged in a different year from the Winter Games. Atlanta became the fifth American city to host the Olympic Games and the third to hold a Summer Olympic Games. This was the first time that every single national Olympic committee that was recognized was represented (197 committees). The combined total of athletes was about 10,318. The sports teams to make their first olympic appearance were beach volleyball, mountain biking, lightweight rowing and women's football. The first person to ever compete in nine Olympic games was a sailor by the name of Hubert Raudaschl One major thing that happened in these Olympic games was that on the 27th of July a terrorist bomb exploded in the Centennial Olympic Park bringing tragedy and devastation. Two people died and more than 110 people were injured. At the conclusion of the 1996 Olympic games, the U.S. received the most amount of medals which was a total of 101 medals while Ukraine had the least amount which was a total of 23 medals
A Security guard by the name of Richard Jewell discovered the bomb before detonation and cleared most of the spectators out of the park. Rudolph (The bomber), was a carpenter and handyman, had detonated three pipe bombs inside an ALICE Pack. It was said that he was motivated by the government's sanctioning of abortion on demand, and he wanted to force the cancellation of the Olympics. After the bombings, Jewell was falsely accused as a suspect by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the news media focused aggressively on him as the presumed culprit. However, in October 1996, Jewell was cleared of all charges. Following three more bombings in 1997, Rudolph was identified by the FBI as the suspect. In 2003, Rudolph was arrested and tried before being convicted two years later. Rudolph was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole for his crimes.
http://www.olympic.org/atlanta-1996-summer-olympics
No comments:
Post a Comment