Derek Redmond's 400m finish with his father
Last Olympics for the Soviet Union (as Unified Team)
South Africa's return to Olympics
USA Basketball Dream Team debut
First Olympic gold medal for Lithuania (basketball bronze)
Germany competed as a unified team for the first time since 1964
First Olympic gold medal for Namibia (Frankie Fredericks)
First appearance of Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania as independent nations
First Olympics with South Africa after apartheid ban
First Olympics with Unified Team (former Soviet republics)
First Olympics since 1972 with no boycotts
First Olympics with professional basketball players (USA Dream Team)