Venues of the 1996 Summer Olympics Sound in Savannah. The velodrome and archery venues at Stone Mountain Park were temporary venues for the Games. Olympic Stadium witnessed American Carl Lewis win his fourth straight Olympic gold medal in the men's long jump. Lewis tied Al Oerter, who won four straight Olympic gold medals in the men's discus throw from 1956 to 1968. Oerter, who carried the Olympic flame into the Stadium during the Opening Ceremonies before handing it off to boxer Evander Holyfield, embraced Lewis after his win. Ocoee Whitewater Center on the Toccoa/Ocoee River was dry until 1950 though it was redirected into the dry
Ski jumping at the Winter Olympics large hill was designated as HS140 (K125). On April 6, 2011, the International Olympic Committee officially accepted women's ski jumping into the official Olympic program for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. On February 11, 2014, Carina Vogt of Germany won the very first gold medal for women's ski jumping at the Winter Olympic Games. "Updated after 2018 Winter Olympics. "Note: two silver and no bronze medal in the 1980 normal hill competition." Ski jumping at the Winter Olympics Ski jumping has been included in the program of every Winter Olympic Games. From 1924 through to 1956, the competition