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
Portugal at the 1996 Summer Olympics Medley Relay: 200m Freestyle: 400m Freestyle: 100m Backstroke: 200m Backstroke: 200m Breaststroke: 100m Butterfly: 200m Butterfly: 200m Individual Medley: 4×100m Medley Relay: Men's Doubles Competition: Men's Bantamweight (–59 kg): Men's Greco-Roman Bantamweight (–57 kg): Portugal at the 1996 Summer Olympics Portugal competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. A delegation with a record number of 107 competitors (83 men and 24 women) participated in 79 events in 18 sports. Two medals were won this time, one of them being Portugal's third Olympic gold, thanks to Fernanda Ribeiro's surprising victory in the women's 10000m over the 5000m Olympic