| KERRISTRUG | American retired gymnast who performed the vault despite injuring her ankle at the 1996 Olympics: 2 wds. |
| STRUG | Gymnast Kerri who injured her ankle at the 1996 Olympics |
| GAILDEVERS | US Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame runner who won gold medals at the 1992 and 1996 Olympics: 2 wds |
| GLEEFUL | Elated despite injuring leg on modified flue (7) |
| AGASSI | Andre ___, US tennis player who won the gold medal in the Mens' Singles at the 1996 Olympics |
| DEONHEMMINGS | The first Jamaican woman to win an Olympic gold medal, the 400m Hurdles at the 1996 Olympics |
| DONOVANBAILEY | Canadian sprinter who won gold in the 100m at the 1996 Olympics (7,6) |
| ALI | Boxer who lit the cauldron at the 1996 Olympics |
| DEON | .... Hemmings, winner of the women's 400 metres hurdles at the 1996 Olympics (4) |
| OTTEY | Merlene ....., silver medallist in the women's 100 metres at the 1996 Olympics (5) |
| SUSAN | ..... O'Neill, women's 200 metres butterfly winner at the 1996 Olympics (5) |
| ROGER | ..... Black, men's 400 metres silver medallist at the 1996 Olympics (5) |
| ALLEN | ..... Johnson, men's 110 metres hurdles winner at the 1996 Olympics (5) |
| MICHAELPHELPS | American retired competitive swimmer who won a record eight gold medals at the 2008 Olympic Games and is considered the greatest swimmer ever: 2 wds. |
| RANDYBARNES | Men's shot put champion at the 1996 Olympics |
| ROGERBLACK | Winner of 400m silver at the 1996 Olympics |
| TORCHBEARER | Muhammed Ali, at the 1996 Olympics |
| DENNISRODMAN | American retired professional basketball player nicknamed The Worm who played seven seasons for the Detroit Pistons: 2 wds. |
| KEVINGARNETT | American retired professional basketball player nicknamed The Big Ticket who played fourteen seasons for the Minnesota Timberwolves: 2 wds. |
| JESSYENORMAN | US opera singer who sang at the 1996 Summer Olympics opening ceremony in Atlanta and at the second inauguration of Bill Clinton a year later |
