Ukraine at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Ukraine at the 1996 Summer Olympics
IOC code	UKR
NOC	National Olympic Committee of Ukraine
Website	www.noc-ukr.org (in Ukrainian and English)
in Atlanta
Competitors	231 (146 men and 85 women) in 21 sports
Flag bearer	Sergey Bubka
Medals Ranked 9th	Gold 9 Silver 2 Bronze 12 Total 23
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Other related appearances
Austria (1896–1912)  Hungary (1896–1912)  Russian Empire (1900–1912)  Czechoslovakia (1920–1936)  Poland (1924–1936)  Romania (1924–1936)  Soviet Union (1952–1988)  Unified Team (1992)

Ukraine competed in the Summer Olympic Games as an independent nation for the first time at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Previously, Ukrainian athletes competed for the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics. 231 competitors, 146 men and 85 women, took part in 148 events in 21 sports.^[1]

As of 2021, this is Ukraine's best ever result in terms of gold medals and best result in terms of overall medals (the latter feat is shared with their 2000 team).