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
Water motorsports at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Class A after the other two races had been completed. "Wolseley-Siddely" again started, this time against "Camille" (the only French boat to take part in competition). "Wolseley-Siddely" ran aground on a mud spit, leaving "Camille" to finish alone for the gold medal. Water motorsports at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Class A The Class A (open class) was one of three motorboating classes contested on the Water motorsports at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The open class was scheduled to take place on the first day of competition, 28 August. The race was a 40 nautical miles long. Two boats, "Wolseley-Siddely" and