Based on 1995 World Championships, various continental championships in 1995, and wild card selections. All archers must meet minimum FITA scores.
To qualify two or three athletes per event, a country's athletes must meet "A" qualifying standards. To qualify one athlete per event, he/she must meet a lesser "B" standard. Countries may enter one man and one woman in any single event except decathlon/heptathlon regardless of qualifying times.
Athletes qualify based on the 1 APR 1996 IBF ranking list. Wild cards will be chosen if necessary.
Five worldwide qualification tournaments. USA automatically qualifies as host country.
Gold medalists, and teams finishing second through seventh for men, and second through sixth for women, at the 1994 World Championships. Additional zone qualifiers.
Regional and continental competitions will place between 20 to 32 competitors per weight class. USA automatically qualifies as host country.
Based on 1995 World Championships, and a second Olympic qualifying event in the spring of 1996.
Based on 1995 World Championships and various continental championships.
Based on 1995 World Championships, various continental championships in 1995, and wild card sections.
Based on 1995 Amateur World Championships and wild cards.
Based on 1995 World Championships, Bogota, Colombia, October 1995, wild cards, and various continental championships in 1995.
Each FINA-member nation may enter two athletes in each event.
Eligibility based on minimum qualification standards and performance within two years prior to the Games.
Teams qualified by being one of the seven top countries at the 1995 World Championships, or by regional/continental zone. USA automatically qualified as host country. Individuals qualified by being on of the three fencers on one of the eight teams already qualified by World Cup rankings (top 16), or by continental zone.
Women qualified based on results of 1995 World Cup in Sweden. Men qualify based on selected tournaments in early 1996. Host team automatically qualifies.
Based on 1995 World Championships, Sabae, Japan, October 1995. Wild cards named DEC 1995.
The top 35 gymnasts and the top seven groups from the 1995 World Championships have qualified. Five individual wild cards were chosen in DEC 1995. The group from the host country (USA) automatically qualifies.
Men: The first seven-placed teams from the 1995 World Championships, and four continental qualifiers.
Women: The top four teams from the 1995 World Championships, and four continental qualifiers.
USA automatically qualifies as host country.
Men: Continental qualifiers and the top five countries from the qualifying tournament.
Women: Winner of 8th World Cup; winner of the 1992 Olympic Games; the top five countries from the qualifying tournament.
USA automatically qualifies as host country.
Competitors qualify based on finish at the World Championships and representation for each of the five continental unions.
Competitors must have achieved the minimum score of 5,100 points in a qualifying competition and be one of the top two athletes from his country.
USA automatically qualifies as host country.
Based on 1995 World Championships and other 1995 qualifying regattas.
Individual athletes must shoot a minimum qualifying score in a world championship, world cup or continental championship.
Based on IX World Championships and other 1995 qualifying tournaments
USA automatically qualifies as host country.
For a country to qualify two simmers per event, both must meet "A" qualifying times. To qualify one per event, he/she must met a slower "B" standard, and no country may enter more than 26 men and 26 women. Countries may enter one man and one woman regardless of qualifying times.
The top eight teams at the NationsBank Synchronized Swimming World Cup, held in August 1995, qualified for the Games.
Participants are selected by world rankings and zone trials. USA automatically qualifies as host country.
Based on world rankings as of 29 APR 1996. USA automatically qualifies as host country.
Based on '95 World Cup (top three teams) and winners of qualifying tournaments. USA automatically qualifies as host country.
Based on the 1996 World Championships, in February 1996. Host country automatically qualifies three teams.
Teams qualify based on their finish at the IX Water Polo World Cup in September 1995, or at the Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament. The host country automatically qualifies.
Top 34 nations from the 1995 World Championships qualify 3-10 athletes each, depending on each country's final ranking.
Nations qualify based on results of the 1996 continental championships. USA automatically qualifies as host country.
Qualification system is currently being reviewed by the International Yacht Racing Union. For each class, a maximum number will qualify.
| Closing Ceremony of the 1996 Games involved a crew of 2,100 who worked with more than 3,500 performers as well as thousands of athletes who celebrated on the field of Olympic Stadium. |