Uzbekistan competed in the Summer Olympic Games as an independent nation for the first time at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.

Previously, Uzbek athletes competed for the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

71 competitors, 63 men and 8 women, took part in 70 events in 12 sports.

[1] Men's 100 metres Men's 110m Hurdles Men's Triple Jump Men's Decathlon Men's Shot Put Men's Discus Throw Men's Hammer Throw Men's Javelin Throw

Women's 100 metres Women's 200 metres Women's High Jump Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg) Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg) Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg) Men's Light-Middleweight (– 71 kg) Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg) Men's Light-Heavyweight (– 81 kg) Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg) One male fencer represented Uzbekistan in 1996.