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Detailed Information
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Competition Dates
20 Jul to 2 Aug 1996
(Days off on 26 and 31 Jul for either rest or make up days)
Olympic Baseball Tournament Schedule Approved
Venue
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Capacity: 52,000
Events/Disciplines
One Event |
Men’s Team |
Number of Athletes
160 men (8 teams of 20)
Changes Since Barcelona
None
Qualifications
Baseball teams qualified at one of five worldwide qualification tournaments. USA automatically qualified as host country.
Competition Format
One pool of eight teams play in a round-robin tournament, progressing to semifinal and medal-round games.
International Federation
IBA - International Baseball Association
Avenue de Mon-Repos 24
Case postale 131
1000 Lausanne 5, Switzerland
Tel: (41-21) 311-1863
Fax: (41-21) 311-1864
Olympic Debut
1992
Olympic History
Baseball was contested at the Olympic Games as a demonstration sport in 1912, 1936, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1984 and 1988 before becoming a full-medal sport at the 1992 Games in Barcelona. The United States no longer dominates this sport in international play as the Cubans won the gold medal in 1992 followed by Chinese Taipei and Japan.
| The Mother Nature was kind to Olympic athletes and spectators. The average high temperature during the Games was 89 degrees with an average low of 72 degrees. Highest temperature registered (20 July) - 99 degrees. Lowest high temperature registered is 79 degrees (28 July). |