Summer Olympic Games the strict quarantine laws of Australia, the equestrian events were held in Stockholm. At the 1960 Rome Games a young light-heavyweight boxer named Cassius Clay, later known as Muhammad Ali, arrived on the scene. Ali would later throw his gold medal away in disgust after being refused service in a whites-only restaurant in his home town of Louisville, Kentucky. He was awarded a new medal 36 years later at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. Other performers of note in 1960 included Wilma Rudolph, a gold medallist in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 4 × 100 meters relay events. The
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