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Competitors

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Results by event

Athletics

Men's 100 metres *

Adalberto Méndez Adalberto Méndez (born February 22, 1982) is a former professional baseball pitcher. He made his Major League Baseball debut for the Florida Marlins in 2010. Career Florida Marlins Mendez was chosen by the Marlins from the Chicago Cubs in the D ...

Men's High Jump *

Julio Luciano Julio Luciano (born 10 October 1977) is a retired Dominican Republic high jumper. He won the silver medal at the 1997 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics, 1997 Central American and Caribbean Championships, the bronze me ...

Women's High Jump *

Juana Arrendel Juana Rosario Arrendel (born 16 June 1978 in La Romana) 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, ...

** Qualification — 1.80m (→ did not advance)

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) *

José Pérez Reyes José Pérez Reyes (born 1975-06-19) is a male boxer from the Dominican Republic, who competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state ...

** First Round — Lost to

Sabin Bornei Sabin Marius Bornei (born January 5, 1975) is a retired amateur boxer from Romania, who won a bronze medal in the light flyweight division (– 48 kg) at the 1996 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Vejle, Denmark. Born in Bucharest ...

(Romania) on points (10-16) Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg) *

John Nolasco John ("Johnny") Nolasco Hughes (born August 15, 1975 in La Romana, Dominican Republic) 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 re ...

** First Round — Defeated

Steve Naraina Steve Naraina (born 23 October 1966) is a Mauritian boxer. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and common ...

(Mauritius) on points (18-14) ** Second Round — Lost to Hicham Nafil (Morocco) on points (6-18) Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg) * Miguel Mojica ** First Round — Lost to Tumentsetseg Uitumen (Mongolia), 1-7 Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg) * Gabriel Hernández ** First Round — Lost to Sybrand Botes (South Africa ), 11-16

Judo

Men's Half-Lightweight * Francis Figuereo Men's Heavyweight *

José Augusto Geraldino José Augusto Geraldino (born 6 February 1971) is a Dominican Republic judoka. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Syd ...

Women's Middleweight *

Dulce Piña Dulce María Piña de Óleo (born September 12, 1966 in San Juan de la Maguana) is a retired female judoka from the Dominican Republic, who won the bronze medal in the women's middleweight division (– 70 kg) at the 1995 Pan American G ...

Table tennis

Women's singles * Blanca Alejo

Tennis

Women's singles *

Joelle Schad Joelle Schad (born 13 March 1973) is a former Dominican female tennis player. Playing for Dominican Republic at the Fed Cup The Billie Jean King Cup (or the BJK Cup) is the premier international team competition in women's tennis, launche ...

*# First round — Lost to

Martina Hingis Martina Hingis (, sk, Martina Hingisová; 30 September 1980) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. Hingis is the first Swiss player, male or female, to win a major title and attain a world No. 1 ranking. She spent a total of 209 weeks a ...

(Switzerland) 0-6 1-6

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Men's Flyweight, Greco-Roman * Ulises Valentin

References

Official Olympic Reportssports-reference
Nations at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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