Centennial Olympic Stadium, looking due north

Centennial Olympic Stadium was the 85,000-seat main stadium of the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta. Construction of the stadium began in 1993, and it was complete and ready for the Opening Ceremony in July 1996. Image File history File links Centennial Olympic Stadium from [1] This work is copyrighted. ... Image File history File links Centennial Olympic Stadium from [1] This work is copyrighted. ... The Olympia Stadium: start and finish lines visible, defining the length of one stadium (in this case 192. ... (Redirected from 1996 Summer Olympic Games) Categories: 1996 Summer Olympics ... This article is about the state capital of Georgia. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

During the week-long athletics program, the stadium saw witness to Donovan Bailey of Canada win the 100m in a world record time of 9.84s; Michael Johnson win both the 200 and 400 metres titles, breaking the 200m world record in the process; and France's Marie-José Perec also win the 200/400 double; while the great Carl Lewis gave one last hurrah by winning his final Olympic title in the long jump. Donovan Bailey with one of his Olympic gold medals. ... Michael Johnson at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. ... Marie-José Perec (born May 9, 1968) is a French athlete, specialised in the 200 and 400 m, and triple Olympic champion. ... Frederick Carlton Carl Lewis (born July 1, 1961) is an American athlete. ...

After the closing ceremony of the 1996 Paralympics, reconstruction began to turn the stadium into a new home for the Atlanta Braves baseball team. The track was ripped out, and the entire north half of the stadium demolished, reducing the capacity to only 45,000, and eliminating any hope of it ever being used for future world-class athletic events. Also controversially, the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games gave the $207 million stadium to the Braves rather than to the city, which owned the stadium it replaced. They then renamed the stadium Turner Field, for their then-owner Ted Turner, erasing almost every vestige of the stadium's Olympic history. Since the city's professional football team, the Atlanta Falcons already had a relatively new home in the Georgia Dome, some felt that Atlanta had no regular need for an 80,000-seat stadium, and so it was planned that after the Olympics the stadium be converted to a permanent use for the Braves, who had threatened to leave the city if they were not given a new stadium. (Redirected from 1996 Paralympics) See also: 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, USA were the first Paralympics to get mass media sponsorship. ... The Atlanta Braves are a Major League Baseball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. ... Baseball is popular in the Americas and East Asia. ... A team comprises any group of people or animals linked in a common purpose. ... A massive crane is used to demolish this tower block in northern England Demolition is the opposite of construction: the tearing-down of buildings and other structures. ... Categories: 1996 Summer Olympics ... Turner Field is the major outdoor stadium of Atlanta, Georgia, USA. The stadium was originally constructed as the 85,000-seat Centennial Olympic Stadium and used for the Centennial 1996 Summer Olympics. ... Ted Turner Robert Edward Ted Turner III (born November 19, 1938) is an American media mogul and philanthropist. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Conference NFC Division South Year Founded 1965 Home Field Georgia Dome City Atlanta, Georgia Team Colors Black, Red, Silver, and White Head Coach Jim L. Mora All-Time Record (W-L-T) (At Start of 2005 Season) 243-357-6 The Atlanta Falcons are a National Football League team based... The Georgia Dome is a domed stadium located in Atlanta, Georgia. ...

After reconstruction was complete in 1997, the 1960s-era Atlanta Fulton County Stadium, whose south parking lot the new stadium was built in, was imploded. 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 1960s, or The Sixties, in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ... Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium was a baseball and American football stadium that formerly stood in Atlanta, Georgia. ... Parking lot is the American English term that refers to a cleared area that is more or less level and is intended for parking vehicles. ... Implosion is a reverse explosion that concentrates matter and energy. ...

The Georgia Dome was also a major stadium used at these Olympics. The Georgia Dome is a domed stadium located in Atlanta, Georgia. ...