Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles
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Australia's Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde defeated Great Britain's Neil Broad and Tim Henman in the final, 6–4, 6–4, 6–2 to win the gold medal in Men's Doubles tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics. It was the fourth of five components the Woodies needed for the career Golden Slam; they would later win the French Open to complete the achievement. It was Australia's first official medal in the event, though Australian player Edwin Flack was a member of a mixed team that won bronze in the 1896 event. Great Britain earned its first medal in the men's doubles since 1924. In the bronze-medal match, Germany's Marc-Kevin Goellner and David Prinosil defeated the Netherlands' Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis, 6–2, 7–5. It was Germany's second consecutive medal in the event.
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Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics | |||||||
Final | |||||||
Champions | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde (AUS) | ||||||
Runners-up | Neil Broad Tim Henman (GBR) | ||||||
Score | 6–4, 6–4, 6–2 | ||||||
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Men's doubles at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Stone Mountain Tennis Center | |||||||||
Dates | 25 July – 2 August 1996 | |||||||||
Competitors | 31 teams (62 players) from 31 nations | |||||||||
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The tournament was held from 25 July to 2 August at the Stone Mountain Tennis Center, in Atlanta, Georgia of the United States of America.[1] There were 31 pairs from 31 nations, with each nation limited to one pair (two players),[1]though the pair from Uzbekistan did not start.