Back Beisbol als Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1996 Catalan Olympische Sommerspiele 1996/Baseball German Anexo:Béisbol en los Juegos Olímpicos de Atlanta 1996 Spanish بیسبال در بازیهای المپیک تابستانی ۱۹۹۶ Persian Baseball kesäolympialaisissa 1996 Finnish Baseball aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 1996 French Honkbal op de Olympyske Simmerspullen 1996 Frisian Baseball az 1996. évi nyári olimpiai játékokon Hungarian Baseball ai Giochi della XXVI Olimpiade Italian 1996年アトランタオリンピックの野球競技 Japanese
| Baseball at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | July 20 – August 2, 1996 | |||||||||
| Teams | 8 | |||||||||
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Baseball had its second appearance as an official medal sport at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, with games played at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium. 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 gold medal, with the loser getting the silver medal. The teams defeated in the semifinal played a match for the bronze medal.
Baseball was an event open only to amateurs for the second and last time. Meanwhile, Cuba used its best players as they were amateurs in name only, with all necessary funding coming from the state.[1][2][3]
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- ^ "The Olympic Team No Dream". CBS News. Associated Press. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
- ^ OlympicTalk (January 8, 2021). "Tommy Lasorda, only manager of World Series, Olympic champions, dies at 93 - OlympicTalk | NBC Sports". Olympics.nbcsports.com.