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had its second appearance as an official medal sport at the

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, with games played at

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. Eight nations competed, with the preliminary phase consisting of each team playing every other team. Playoffs were then held, with the four highest ranked teams advancing. For the semifinals, the 1st place team played the 4th place team and the 2nd place team played against the 3rd place team. The winners of those semifinals competed against each other for the

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, with the loser getting the

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. The teams defeated in the semifinal played a match for the

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Medalists

Teams

* (Hosts) * (1995 Asian Baseball Championship gold medalist) * (1995 Asian Baseball Championship silver medalist) * (1991 European Baseball Championship gold medalist) * (1991 European Baseball Championship silver medalist) * (1995 Pan American games gold medalist) * (1995 Pan American games silver medalist) * (Oceania Baseball Championship gold medalist, defeat 1995 Africa Cup Baseball Championship in a playoff)

Preliminary round

Day 1 (July 20)

Day 2 (July 21)

Day 3 (July 22)

Day 4 (July 23)

Day 5 (July 24)

Day 6 (July 25)

Day 7 (July 27)

Day 8 (July 28)

Day 9 (July 29)

Day 10 (July 30)

Knockout round

Semifinals (August 1)

Bronze medal match (August 2)

Final (August 2)

Final standing

Sources

Official Olympic Report
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References

External links

Atlanta 1996 Baseball Men Results
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Men's events at the 1996 Summer Olympics Baseball in Atlanta