Bids for the 1996 Summer Olympics

Bids for the
1996 (1996) Summer Olympics and Paralympics

Overview
Games of the XXVI Olympiad X Paralympic Games
Winner: Atlanta Runner-up: Athens Shortlist: Toronto · Melbourne · Manchester · Belgrade
Details
Committee	IOC
Election venue	Tokyo 96th IOC Session
Map
Location of the bidding cities
Important dates
Decision	September 18, 1990
Decision
Winner	Atlanta (51 votes)
Runner-up	Athens (35 votes)

Part of a series on
1996 Summer Olympics
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Six cities submitted bids to host the 1996 Summer Olympics (formally known as Games of the XXVI Olympiad), which were awarded to Atlanta, on September 18, 1990. The other candidate cities were Athens (Greece), Toronto (Canada), Melbourne (Australia), Manchester (United Kingdom) and Belgrade (Yugoslavia).