Athletics

Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics

At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 44 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 20 by women. There were a total number of 2053 participating athletes from 191 countries.-Men:...

• Adalberto Méndez
  Adalberto Méndez
  Adalberto Méndez is a professional baseball pitcher. He made his Major League Baseball debut for the Florida Marlins in 2010....
  
  

• Julio Luciano
  Julio Luciano
  Julio Luciano is a retired Dominican Republic high jumper.He won the silver medal at the 1997 Central American and Caribbean Championships, the bronze medal at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games, and the gold medal at the 1999 Central American and Caribbean Championships...
  
  

• Juana Arrendel
  Juana Arrendel
  Juana Rosario Arrendel is a female high jumper from the Dominican Republic.Arrendel originally won the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, but lost the gold medal after testing positive for stanozolol. In 2006 she became the sixth woman to win three Central American and Caribbean Games titles in...
  
  
• Qualification — 1.80m (→ did not advance)

Boxing

Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

-Qualification:The following tournaments were used as qualification tournaments for boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics.Africa* All-Africa Games in Harare, Zimbabwe from September 13 to September 23, 1995* Qualification Tournament in April/May? 1996...

• José Pérez Reyes
  José Pérez Reyes
  José Pérez Reyes is a male boxer from the Dominican Republic, who competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There he was stopped in the second round of the men's light flyweight division by Romania's Sabin Bornei.-References:*...
  
  
• First Round — Lost to Sabin Bornei
  Sabin Bornei
  Sabin Marius Bornei is a professional boxer from Romania, who won a bronze medal in the light flyweight division at the 1996 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Vejle, Denmark...
  
   (Romania) on points (10-16)

• John Nolasco
  John Nolasco
  John Nolasco Hughes is a featherweight boxer from the Dominican Republic, who won the bronze medal at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina. A year later he represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Nolasco made his professional debut on March 17,...
  
  
• First Round — Defeated Steve Naraina (Mauritius) on points (18-14)
• Second Round — Lost to Hicham Nafil (Morocco) on points (6-18)

• Miguel Mojica
• First Round — Lost to Tumentsetsec Ultumen (Mongolia), 1-7

• Gabriel Hernández
  Gabriel Hernández (boxer)
  Gabriel Hernández Romero was a male boxer from the Dominican Republic, who competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia...
  
  
• First Round — Lost to Sybrand Botes (South Africa ), 11-16

Judo

Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics

This page shows the final results of the Judo Competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.Kye Sun-Hui surprised spectators by winning gold in the women's extra-lightweight event. She had obtained a wildcard entry to the Games.-Men's events:...

• Francis Figuereo

• José Augusto Geraldino

• Dulce Piña
  Dulce Piña
  Dulce Piña is a female judoka from the Dominican Republic, who won the bronze medal in the women's middleweight division at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, alongside Ecuador's Diana Chalá. She represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta,...
  
  

Table tennis

Table tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics

The table tennis competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics consisted of four events.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-Controversy:During the women's singles final match between the People's Republic of China and Chinese Taipei , police arrested two Taiwanese spectators for waving the flag of the Republic...

• Blanca Alejo

Weightlifting

Weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics

The weightlifting competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta consisted of ten weight classes, for men only. The range of each weight class was adjusted by 1–4 kg for these Games, marking the first redefinition of Olympic weightlifting weight classes since they were introduced in...

• Alfonso Grullart

Wrestling

Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics

At the 1996 Summer Olympics, 2 different wrestling disciplines were contested: freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling. The freestyle category was notable as it featured the gold medal performance of Kurt Angle, who later became a notable professional wrestler.-Freestyle:-Greco-Roman:-Medal...

• Ulises Valentin