By winning the tournament , Norway qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics as World champions , while Sweden , which finished Process_end runner-up behind Norway in the European Championship , moved up Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale to take the vacated European champion spot and also secured Having_or_lacking_access its place for the Olympics .

Nations Collaboration that did not participate Participation in the Sarejevo Olympics were invited Participation to compete Competition in the Thayer Tutt Trophy .

The Centennial Olympic Park bombing Attack was a domestic terrorist Terrorism pipe bombing Terrorism attack Attack on the Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta , Georgia , on July 27 during the 1996 Summer Olympics .

The men 's ice hockey tournament Competition at the 1924 Winter Olympics Competition in Chamonix , France , was the 2nd Olympic Championship Competition , also serving Assistance as the 2nd World Championships Competition .

This format would remain Temporary_stay in use Using until the 1992 Winter Olympics Competition , when the final round-robin was replaced Change with a medal-round single-elimination tournament Competition .

Canada , represented Presence by the Toronto Granites , defended Defending its championship from the 1920 Summer Olympics .

The Bergvall system used Using in the 1920 Olympics was discarded GiveUp in favor of a two-level round-robin tournament Competition .

The cycling competitions Competition of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro were held Hold at four venues scheduled Arranging to host Eighteen events between 6 August and 21 August .

Cycling competitions Competition had been contested in every Summer Olympics programme since the first modern Olympiad in 1896 alongside athletics , artistic gymnastics , fencing and swimming .

No changes Change were made Action to the 2016 Olympic cycling programme compared to the cycling at the 2012 Olympics .

The men 's ski jumping at the 1928 Winter Olympics took place Process_start at the Olympiaschanze in St. Moritz , Switzerland , on 18 February .

The men 's ice hockey tournament at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo , Japan , was the 12th Olympic Championship .

Canada did not send Sending a team to the event for the first time since ice hockey was first competed Competition at the Olympics in 1920 , instead competing Competition with and defeating Conquering the Soviets in a competition Competition later that year known as the Summit Series .

Canada would not send Sending a men 's hockey team to the Olympics until 1980 .

Kim Gavin ( who also directed Action the closing Process_end ceremony Social_event of the 2012 Summer Olympics ) served as director for the ceremony Social_event , while Stephen Daldry served as its executive producer .

Baseball at the 2000 Summer Olympics was the third time an Olympic baseball tournament Competition had been held Hold as a full medal sport , and the ninth time it had been part of the Summer Olympic Games Competition in any capacity .