This summer one of our employees, Adeola Sokunbi from the Georgia Dome sales team, had the opportunity to work with Coca-Cola in London during the Olympic Games. We have a special love for the Olympics on our campus, having played host in 1996! 

This is what Adeola had to say about her amazing experience:

This July, I had a chance to work with Coca-Cola during the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London. The length of my assignment was for four weeks, which included orientation and training prior to the start of the Games.  My responsibility as Venue Operations Activator was to ensure the concessions in the Olympic Park were filled with Coke products while achieving Coca – Cola’s goal of “The Perfect Serve” at 4 degrees Celsius with 100% availability. What I enjoyed most about the trip was the people that I met along the way. My teammates came from all over the world, and we quickly bonded because we spent so much time together. Also, getting a  “behind the scenes” look at such a large scale event was a major learning experience for me that I will cherish for the rest of my life.

As a final farewell to the summer Olympics for the next four years, we wanted to share a fun fact with you. Not only was the Georgia World Congress Center (GWCC) home to the International Broadcast Center for the 1996 Olympic Games (pictured), it was also the largest Olympic venue ever.

See this coverage of the 2012 Olympics where they talk about the GWCC.

We are feeling Olympic pride! The Georgia World Congress Center is the largest Olympic venue with 2.5 million square feet (of course, we now have 3.9 million square feet with the addition of Building C in 2002). During the 1996 Olympic Games, we hosted the International Broadcast Center as well as 7 sporting events: 

• Fencing
• Team Handball
• Judo
• Table Tennis
• Weightlifting
• Freestyle Wrestling
• Greco-Roman Wrestling

View this mention of us during Olympic coverage last week.

Check out the Georgia Dome during the 1996 Olympics! 

Do you remember this moment in Olympic history? It happened at the Georgia Dome during the 1996 Olympic Games. The Dome hosted Basketball, Gymnastics and Handball and saw Team USA win 4 Gold Medals (M & W Basketball, W Gymnastics and Shannon Miller on the beam).

Olympic Gold!

We’re having a great time digging around in our archives a bit this week looking for 1996 Olympic photos. Check out this view of downtown Atlanta from 1995. Looks pretty different these days!

Atlanta History Center is a great place to visit if you want to learn A LOT about the Centennial Olympic Games that took place in Atlanta in 1996.

We’re feeling Olympic pride this summer! 

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AHC Curator of Urban & Regional History, Don Rooney, chats with 11Alive reporter Jennifer Leslie about our Centennial Olympic Games Museum.

Is everyone in the Olympic spirit? We love the Olympics around here and are so proud to have hosted a large portion of the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games.

In addition to housing the International Broadcast Center at the Georgia World Congress Center and all the fun in Centennial Olympic Park, we also hosted the following events:

Georgia World Congress Center - Fencing, Team Handball, Judo, Table Tennis, Weighlifting, Freestyle Wrestling, Greco-Roman Wrestling

Georgia Dome - Basketball, Gymnastics, Team Handball

This photo shows our campus during the 1996 Olympics!