By the numbers

 

The following numbers were provided by the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games before the Olympics. The original estimates (found at the end) ran in the AJC on January 25, 1996 and are included since some of those facts were not repeated in the updated numbers provided by ACOG.

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The 1996 Olympics by the numbers
Published in The Atlanta Constitution, January 26, 1996, p. E2.

Who's coming to the Games
Nearly 1.5 million people are expected to attend the Atlanta Olympics during the 17 days of the Games, according to the most recent estimates by Games organizers. Some visitors will stay for just a couple of days and others will stay for the duration. The average stay of an out-of-state visitor will be five days.

Georgians attending the Games 672,742
Visitors from other states with tickets 452,404
Visitors from other states without tickets 150,801
Sponsors 67,894
Foreign spectators 65,000
Olympic family * 35,500
Broadcasters 20,543
Athletes and officials 16,500
Yachting spectators 10,000

Total

1,491,384

Where will they stay?
About 60 percent of out-of-state visitors will stay in paid accommodations, and 35 percent will stay with friends or relatives. About 5 percent will stay at campgrounds or in motor homes.

How much will they spend?
Visitors from other states will spend an average of about $170 a person for every day of their stay. For a family of four, that's about $680 a day.

Daily Amount Per Visitor

Lodging $70.00
Restaurant 44.46
Retail 26.25
Local Transportation 8.27
Entertainment 8.03
Other 11.25

Total

$168.26

How many tickets will they buy?

Metro Atlantans 796,068
Other Georgians 670,460
Out-of-state visitors 2,714,423
Others 1,501,759

Total

5,682,710

What will be the busiest day in the Olympic Ring?
Friday, Aug. 2: 550,000 people are expected to converge on downtown. That's four to five times the number of people downtown on a normal day. Among other events, final competitions in track, volleyball and diving will be held.

* Includes members of the IOC, international sports federations, technical staffs and national Olympic committees, representatives of future Games and other VIPs, news media, out-of-state security forces and vendors and contractors.

Sources: Selig Center for Economic Growth, University of Georgia; IRE Advisors; ACOG.


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