Sports schedule used at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympic Games
Date
Credits
- Landor Associates 2 Art Director
- The Look of the Games committee Art Director
Format
- Program 73
Type of Work
- Finished work 5482
Media
- paper 1354
Dimensions
- Height
- 12cm
Locations Made
- United States 756
- Atlanta 12
- Georgia
The sports schedule from the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympic Games featured 6,797 men and 3,523 women. American women particularly excelled in these Games, benefiting from the support of Title IX, and won gold medals in gymnastics, soccer, softball, and basketball. This success propelled U.S. women athletes into the global spotlight and marked the beginning of their growing dominance in Olympic competition. The design of the informational graphic features some of these triumphant sports, such as soccer and basketball; however, the figures depicted in the graphic all seem to represent males. At this point, women had been competing in the Olympic Games since 1900. This is significant because, despite the clear success of female athletes, representation remains lacking. While women continue to persevere and establish their place in the Olympic Games, there is still an inequity in design representation.
