1996 Summer Olympics Basil Poledouris. Muhammad Ali lit the Olympic cauldron and later received a replacement gold medal for his boxing victory in the 1960 Summer Olympics. For the torch ceremony, more than 10,000 Olympic torches were manufactured by the American Meter Company and electroplated by Erie Plating Company. Each torch weighed about and was made primarily of aluminum, with a Georgia pecan wood handle and gold ornamentation. The 1996 Summer Olympic programme featured 271 events in 26 sports. Softball, beach volleyball and mountain biking debuted on the Olympic program, together with women's football and lightweight rowing. In women's gymnastics, Lilia Podkopayeva became
Greece at the 1996 Summer Olympics Greece at the 1996 Summer Olympics Greece competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Greek athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. 121 competitors, 87 men and 34 women, took part in 94 events in 18 sports. Greece finished in 16th position in the final medal rankings, with four gold medals and four silver medals. Men's Long Jump Men's Marathon Men's Hammer Throw Women's High Jump Women's Long Jump Women's Discus Throw Women's Triple Jump Women's Marathon Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg) Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg) Men's 3m Springboard One female fencer represented Greece in