| Nicaragua at the 1996 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | NCA |
| NOC | Comité Olímpico Nicaragüense |
| in Atlanta | |
| Competitors | 26 (25 men and 1 woman) in 5 sports |
| Flag bearer | Walter Martínez |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Nicaragua competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| William Aguirre | Men's Marathon | — | 2:37.02 | 99 | |||||
| Marta Portoblanco | Women's 5000 m | 18:42.78 | 15 | — | did not advance | ||||
Nicaragua's debut performance at the Olympic baseball tournament resulted in a semifinal run for the team. They defeated Italy, Australia, South Korea, and the Netherlands in the preliminary round, losing to the three eventual medallists Cuba, Japan, and the United States. This put the Nicaraguans in fourth place for the preliminary round, setting up a semifinal match against Cuba. This game resulted in extending Cuba's winning streak to 17 games, and relegating Nicaragua to the bronze medal game, which it lost to the United States.
| Team | Event | Round robin | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Nicaragua men | Men's tournament |  United States L 1–4 |  Italy W 7–2 |  South Korea W 8–3 |  Netherlands W 5–0 |  Japan L 6–13 |  Australia W 10–0 |  Cuba L 7-8 | 4 Q | Cuba L 1–8 | Bronze medal game United States L 3–10 | 4 |
Men's Half-Middleweight
Men's Heavyweight
Men's Air Rifle (10 metres)
Men's 200 Butterfly
Men's 200m Individual Medley
Men's 400m Individual Medley
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