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Detailed Information |
Competition Dates
20 Jul to 3 Aug 1996 (Days off on 26 and 29 Jul)
Venue
Sanford Stadium, Athens, Georgia (finals and semifinals)
Capacity: 85,000
Florida Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida (preliminaries)
Capacity: 70,300
Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama (preliminaries)
Capacity: 80,500
Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida (preliminaries)
Capacity: 74,000
RFK Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C. (preliminaries)
Capacity: 56,500
Events/Disciplines
Two Events
Men | Women |
Team | Team |
Number of Athletes
288 men (16 teams of 18), 128 women (8 teams of 16), 416 total
Changes Since Barcelona
Added: Women’s event
Change: Men’s teams may enter players over age 23 (maximum three per team)
Qualifications
Women qualified based on results of 1995 World Cup in Sweden. Men qualify based on selected tournaments in early 1996. The United States automatically qualified as host country.
Olympic Debut
Men: 1900
Women: 1996
| More tickets were sold to the competitions of the 1996 Games than to any other Olympic Games or sports event in history. The 8.6 million ticket sales figures topped sales to the Los Angeles and Barcelona Games combined. |