The Brief Atlanta marks 30 years since the Centennial Olympic Park bombing during the 1996 Summer Olympic Games. Security guard Richard Jewell saved lives by spotting the bomb before attacker Eric Robert Rudolph eventually pleaded guilty. Monday marks 30 years since the deadly Centennial Olympic Park bombing shook Atlanta during the 1996 Summer Olympic Games, killing two people and injuring over 100 others. What we know:The explosion occurred on July 27, 1996, in the middle of a crowded celebration at the park. RELATED: Centennial Olympic Park bombing: Looking back 26 years laterIn 2005, Rudolph pleaded guilty to all three Atlanta attacks as well as a fourth bombing in Birmingham, Alabama.