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
Spain at the 1996 Summer Olympics Spain at the 1996 Summer Olympics Spain competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 289 competitors, 194 men and 95 women, took part in 157 events in 22 sports. After their gold medal men's team performance four years earlier, Spain qualified only one archer for the 1996 Olympics. He lost his first match. Men's individual competition: Men's 5,000 metres Men's 400m hurdles Men's 3,000 metres steeplechase Men's long jump Men's discus throw Men's decathlon Men's marathon Men's 50 km walk Men's competition <br> Women's 10.000 metres Women's 400m hurdles Women's heptathlon Women's marathon Women's 10 km walk