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