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How many gold medals did Great Britain win at the 1996 olympics?

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How many medals did US win in 1996 in track and field?

The United States won 23 medals (13 gold, 5 silver, 5 bronze) in athletics at the 1996 Games in Atlanta.


Who in order of Gold Medals won were the top nations at Atlanta 1996 Olympics?

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Which South African Olympian has won the most gold medals?

Through the 2008 Games, that would be swimmer Penelope Heyns with 2 gold medals. She won gold in the 100 meter breaststroke and 200 meter breaststroke at the 1996 Games in Atlanta.


What medals did South Africa win at the 1996 Olympic games?

South Africa won 5 medals (3 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze) at the 1996 Games: Gold - 1) Penny Heyns: women's 100 meter breaststroke and women's 200 meter breaststroke 2) Josia Thugwane: men's marathon Silver - 1) Hezekiel Sepeng: men's 800 meter run Bronze - 1) Marianne Kriel: women's 100 meter backstroke


How many south African athletes won medals that competed in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta?

4. 1) Penny Heyns - gold in women's 100 meter breaststroke and women's 200 meter breaststroke swimming. 2) Josia Thugwane - gold in men's marathon. 3) Hezekiel Sepeng - silver in men's 800 meter run. 4) Marianne Kriel - bronze in women's 100 meter backstroke swimming.


How many gold silver and bronze medals did italy win in the 1996 oylmpics?

Italy won 13 gold medals, 10 silver medals, and 12 bronze medals at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics.


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How many gold medals did Australia win in the 1996 Olympics?

Australia won 9 Gold Medals at Atlanta's 1996 Olympic Games. The team also won 9 silver and 23 bronze medals. http://corporate.olympics.com.au/games/1540/Atlanta+1996+


Which Turkish Olympian has won the most gold medals?

Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, that is Halil Mutlu who won 3 gold medals in weightlifting between 1996-2004 and Naim Süleymanoğlu who won 3 gold medals in weightlifting between 1988-1996.


Who was the first black South African to win an Olympic medal?

South Africa won 5 medals (3 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze) at the 1996 Games in Atlanta: 1) Penny Heyns - gold in women's 100 meter breaststroke and gold in women's 200 meter breaststroke. 2) Josia Thugwane - gold in men's marathon. 3) Hezekiel Sepeng - silver in men's 800 meter run. 4) Marianne Kriel - bronze in women's 100 meter backstroke.


Who is the greatest female South African swimmer to win a gold in the summer Olympics?

Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, South Africans have won four Olympic gold medals in swimming. Three of those have been won by women. Penny Heyns won two gold at the 1996 Games in Atlanta in women's 100 meter breaststroke and women's 200 meter breaststroke and Joan Harrison won gold in women's 100 meter backstroke at the 1952 Games in Helsinki. Penny Heyns is the only woman in Olympic history to have won gold in the 100 meter breaststroke and 200 meter breaststroke at the same Games. She also won a bronze medal in women's 100 meter breaststroke at the 2000 Games in Sydney. At one time in the late 1990s she held five of the six breaststroke world records (50 meter, 100 meter, 200 meter).


How many gold medals did Great Britain win in 1996?

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How many gold medals did Canada win in the 1996 Olympics?

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What country won the most gold medals in Atlanta 1996?

USA.