# Canonical recap data for Centennial Olympic Games: Atlanta (1996)
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slug: atlanta-summer-olympics
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1996/atlanta-summer-olympics"
title: "Centennial Olympic Games: Atlanta"
subtitle: The 100th modern Olympic Games returned to the United States and marked a turning point in Summer Olympics scale and global media reach.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1996-07-27
datePrecision: day
year: 1996
decade: 1990
country:
name: United States
slug: united-states
summaryShort: The Centennial Olympic Park bombing was a pipe bombing attack on Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, on July 27, 1996, during the Summer Olympics. The blast directly killed one person and injured 111 others; another person later died of a heart attack. It was the first of four bombings committed
summaryLong: The Centennial Olympic Park bombing was a pipe bombing attack on Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, on July 27, 1996, during the Summer Olympics. The blast directly killed one person and injured 111 others; another person later died of a heart attack. It was the first of four bombings committed by Eric Rudolph in a domestic terrorist campaign against the U.S. government which he accused of championing "the ideals of global socialism" and "abortion on demand". Security guard Richard Jewell discovered the bomb before detonation, notified Georgia Bureau of Investigation officers, and began clearing spectators out of the park along with other security guards.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/24/OlympicParkBombing_ShrapnelMark.jpg/330px-OlympicParkBombing_ShrapnelMark.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Centennial Olympic Park bombing"
importance: 75
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centennial_Olympic_Park_bombing"
  title: Centennial Olympic Park bombing
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- sports
metaDescription: The Centennial Olympic Park bombing was a pipe bombing attack on Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, on July 27, 1996, during the Summer
wikidataQid: Q600068
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20040310182747/http://en.wikipedia.org:80/wiki/Centennial_Olympic_Park_bombing"
  capturedAt: 2004-03-10
  label: Centennial Olympic Park bombing
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centennial_Olympic_Park_bombing"
