Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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At the 1996 Summer Olympics
in Atlanta, 44 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 20 by women. There were a total number of 2053 participating athletes from 191 countries.
* Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals.
* Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals.
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
in Atlanta, 44 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 20 by women. There were a total number of 2053 participating athletes from 191 countries.
Men
| 100 metres |
9.84 (WR) |
9.89 | 9.90 | |||
| 200 metres |
19.32 (WR) |
19.68 (PB) | 19.80 | |||
| 400 metres |
43.49 (OR) |
44.41 | 44.53 | |||
| 800 metres |
1:42.58 (OR) |
1:42.74 | 1:42.79 | |||
| 1500 metres |
3:35.78 | 3:36.40 | 3:36.72 | |||
| 5000 metres |
13:07.96 | 13:08.16 | 13:08.37 | |||
| 10,000 metres |
27:07.34 (OR) |
27:08.17 | 27:28.59 | |||
| 110 metres hurdles |
12.95 (OR) |
13.09 | 13.17 | |||
| 400 metres hurdles |
47.54 | 47.78 | 47.96 | |||
| 3000 metres steeplechase |
8:07.12 | 8:08.33 | 8:11.28 | |||
| 4×100 metres relay |
Robert Esmie Robert Esmie Robert Esmie is a Canadian athlete, winner of the gold medal in the 4x100 m relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics.... Glenroy Gilbert Glenroy Gilbert Glenroy John Gilbert is a Canadian former athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics.... Bruny Surin Bruny Surin Bruny Surin is a Canadian athlete, winner of a gold medal in the 4x100 m relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics. In 2008 he was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame as part of the 1996 Summer Olympics 4x100 relay team.-Career:... Donovan Bailey Donovan Bailey Donovan Bailey is a retired Canadian sprinter, who once held the world record for the 100 metres race following his gold medal performance in the 1996 Olympic Games. He was the first Canadian to legally break the 10-second barrier in the 100 m... Carlton Chambers Carlton Chambers Carlton Chambers is a retired sprint athlete from Canada, and a winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He only ran in the preliminary heats, the final race was won by Robert Esmie, Glenroy Gilbert, Bruny Surin, and Donovan Bailey... * |
37.69 | Jon Drummond Jon Drummond Jonathan A. Drummond is an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics.... Tim Harden Tim Harden Tim Harden is a former American athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. Tim graduated from Northeast High School in Kansas City, Missouri in 1992... Michael Marsh Dennis Mitchell Dennis Mitchell Dennis Allen Mitchell is a former American college and international track and field athlete, whose team won the gold medal in the 4 x 100 meters relay race at the 1992 Summer Olympics.- Athletic career :... Tim Montgomery Tim Montgomery Timothy Montgomery is a former American athlete. In 2005, he was stripped of his records – including a now void 100m world record of 9.78 seconds set in 2002 – after being found guilty of using performance-enhancing drugs... * |
38.05 | Arnaldo da Silva Arnaldo da Silva Arnaldo de Oliveira da Silva is a former Brazilian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. He is a four-time Olympian .... Robson da Silva Robson da Silva Robson Caetano da Silva is the most successful Brazilian sprinter to date. He participated in four consecutive Olympic Summer Games and won the bronze medal over 200 metres in the 1988 Seoul Olympics as well as in the 4×100 m relay in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.Possibly Da Silva's greatest... Édson Ribeiro Édson Ribeiro Édson Luciano Ribeiro is a Brazilian sprinter competing mostly in 100 metres. He has been successful on regional level, and won two Olympic medals with the Brazilian 4 x 100 metres relay team.... André da Silva André da Silva André Domingos da Silva is a Brazilian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 and 200 metres.... |
38.41 |
| 4×400 metres relay |
LaMont Smith LaMont Smith LaMont Smith is a former 1996 Olympic Games gold medalist in the men's 4x400 meter relay for the United States.-References:*... Alvin Harrison Alvin Harrison Alvin Harrison is an American athlete. He won a gold medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at both the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics and a silver medal in the 400 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He is the twin brother of fellow Olympic medalist Calvin Harrison... Derek Mills Derek Mills Derek Mills was a 1996 Olympic Games gold medalist in the men's 4x400 meter relay for the United States. He has a career best of 44.13 in the 400m... Anthuan Maybank Anthuan Maybank Anthuan Maybank was a 1996 Olympic Games gold medalist in the men's 4x400 meter relay for the United States. Maybank ran the last leg for the United States and surprisingly shrugged off an attack from Roger Black who had won a silver medal in the individual event. Maybank was not a well-known... Jason Rouser Jason Rouser Jason Rouser is a retired American sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.At the 1993 World Indoor Championships he finished sixth in the 400 metres and won a gold medal in 4 x 400 metres relay... * |
2:55.99 | Iwan Thomas Iwan Thomas Iwan Gwyn Thomas MBE is a sprinter who represented Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the Olympic Games in the 400 m, and Wales at the Commonwealth Games. Thomas is the current UK record holder at 400 m with a time of 44.36 seconds and is a former European and Commonwealth games champion... Jamie Baulch Jamie Baulch James Steven Baulch , but raised by foster parents in Risca, near Newport, is a British sprint athlete and television presenter. He won the 400 metres gold medal at the 1999 World Indoor Championships. As a member of British 4 x 400 metres relay teams, he won a gold medal at the 1997 World... Mark Richardson Mark Richardson (athlete) Mark Ashton Richardson is a British former athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.He competed for Great Britain in the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta, United States in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his team mates Iwan Thomas, Jamie Baulch and Roger Black... Roger Black Roger Black Roger Anthony Black MBE is a retired British athlete. During his athletics career, he won individual silver medals in the 400 metres sprint at both the Olympic Games and World Championships, two individual gold medals at the European Championships, and 4x400 metres relay gold medals at both the... Mark Hylton Mark Hylton Mark David Hylton is a former British 400 metres sprinter. Hylton won a silver medal in the relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.... * Du'aine Ladejo Du'aine Ladejo Du'aine Ladejo is an English-born athlete and television personality. In his sports career, he was best known for winning the 400 metres sprint gold medal at the 1994 European Championships and being a member of the United Kingdom and England 400 metre relay squads at the European Championships,... * |
2:56.60 | Michael McDonald Michael McDonald (athlete) Michael L. McDonald was a Jamaican athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.He competed for Jamaica at the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta, United States where he won the bronze medal in the men's 4 x 400 metre relay with his team mates Roxbert Martin, Greg Haughton and Davian Clarke.A... Greg Haughton Greg Haughton Greg Haughton is a Jamaican 400 metres runner. He won three bronze medals, one at the 1996 Summer Olympics and two at the 2000 Summer Olympics. His personal best for the 400 m was 44.56 seconds.... Roxbert Martin Roxbert Martin Roxbert Martin is a former Jamaican 400 metres runner, who was selected for the Jamaican 4x400 metres relay team at the 1996 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal... Davian Clarke Davian Clarke Davian Clarke is a Jamaican athlete, who mainly competes in the 400 metres. He won the bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1996 Olympics, and many relay medals followed, before he won his first individual medal at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships.-Achievements:-External links:*... Dennis Blake Dennis Blake Dennis Anthony Blake is a retired male sprinter from Jamaica. He is a two-time Olympian, winning the bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he ran in the qualifying heats.... * Garth Robinson Garth Robinson Garth B. Robinson is a retired male track and field athlete from Jamaica. Robinson won a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.-References:* , from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2010-01-26.... * |
2:59.42 |
| Marathon |
2:12:36 | 2:12:39 | 2:12:44 | |||
| 20 kilometres walk |
1:20:07 | 1:20:16 | 1:20:23 | |||
| 50 kilometres walk |
3:43:30 | 3:43:36 | 3:44:19 | |||
| Long jump |
8.50 m | 8.29 m | 8.24 m | |||
| Triple jump |
18.09 m (OR) |
17.88 m | 17.44 m | |||
| High jump |
2.39 m (OR) |
2.37 m | 2.35 m | |||
| Pole vault |
5.92 m | 5.92 m | 5.92 m | |||
| Shot put |
21.62 m | 20.79 m | 20.75 m | |||
| Discus throw |
69.40 m | 66.60 m | 65.80 m | |||
| Javelin throw |
88.16 m | 87.44 m | 86.98 m | |||
| Hammer throw |
81.24 m | 81.12 m | 80.02 m | |||
| Decathlon |
8824 pts | 8706 pts | 8664 pts |
Women
| 100 metres |
10.94 | 10.94 | 10.96 | |||
| 200 metres |
22.12 | 22.24 | 22.38 | |||
| 400 metres |
48.25 (OR) |
48.63 | 49.10 | |||
| 800 metres |
1:57.73 | 1:58.11 | 1:58.71 | |||
| 1500 metres |
4:00.83 | 4:01.54 | 4:03.02 (NR) |
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| 5000 metres |
14:59.88 (OR) |
15:03.49 | 15:07.52 | |||
| 10,000 metres |
31:01.63 (OR) |
31:02.59 | 31:06.65 | |||
| 100 metres hurdles |
12.58 | 12.59 | 12.65 | |||
| 400 metres hurdles |
52.82 (OR) |
53.08 | 53.22 | |||
| 4×100 metres relay |
Chryste Gaines Chryste Gaines Chryste Dionne Gaines is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.... Gail Devers Gail Devers Yolanda Gail Devers is a retired three-time Olympic champion in track and field for the US Olympic Team. Devers was born in Seattle, Washington, and grew up near National City, California and graduated from Sweetwater High School in 1984... Inger Miller Inger Miller Inger Miller is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for United States. She is the daughter of Lennox Miller, an Olympic champion runner from Jamaica.... Gwen Torrence Gwen Torrence Gwen Torrence is a retired American sprinter and Olympic gold medalist. She was born in Decatur, GA. She attended Columbia High School and the University of Georgia.... Carlette Guidry* |
41.95 | Eldece Clarke Chandra Sturrup Chandra Sturrup Chandra Sturrup is a Bahamian track and field sprint athlete. She is a 100 m specialist and the Bahamian national record holder for the women's 100 meter dash with a personal best of 10.84 seconds set in Lausanne, Switzerland on July 5, 2005... Savatheda Fynes Pauline Davis-Thompson Debbie Ferguson Debbie Ferguson Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie is a Bahamian sprint athlete who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres. She had her first major successes with the Bahamian 4×100 metres relay team, winning gold at the Pan American Games and World Championships in Athletics in 1999, and taking another gold at the Olympic... * |
42.14 | Michelle Freeman Michelle Freeman Michelle Freeman is a former Jamaican track & field athlete who was an Olympic bronze medalist.Freeman was born in Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica... Juliet Cuthbert Juliet Cuthbert Juliet Cuthbert is a Jamaican athlete who competed mainly in the sprints .... Nikole Mitchell Merlene Ottey Merlene Ottey Merlene Joyce Ottey , is a Jamaican-born Slovenian track athlete. Ottey began her career representing Jamaica, but since 2002, has represented Slovenia, where she now resides... Gillian Russell Gillian Russell Gillian Russell is a Jamaican athlete who specializes in the 100 metres hurdles. In her early career she won four gold medals at the World Junior Championships, which is a record.-Achievements:... * Andrea Lloyd Andrea Lloyd (athlete) Andrea Lloyd participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics. She received a Bronze medal competing for Jamaica in the 4 X 100 metres Relay.... * |
42.24 |
| 4×400 metres relay |
Rochelle Stevens Rochelle Stevens Rochelle Stevens was a 1996 Olympic gold medalist for the United States in the women's 4x400-meter relay... Maicel Malone-Wallace Maicel Malone-Wallace Maicel Malone-Wallace is a former track and field athlete who specialised in the 400 meters. She was the 1996 Olympic Games gold medalist in the women's 4 x 400 meters relay for the United States.-External links:... Kim Graham Kim Graham Kimberly Elaine Graham is a former American sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres event. She represented the United States at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where she received a gold medal in women's 4x400 metres relay with Rochelle Stevens, Maicel Malone, and Jearl Miles... Jearl Miles Linetta Wilson Linetta Wilson Linetta Wilson was a 1996 Olympic gold medalist in the women's 4x400 meter relay for the United States. She competed with in the opening round with Rochelle Stevens, Kim Graham, and Maicel Malone and was replaced by Jearl Miles in the Final.Wilson grew up in Pasadena, attending Muir High School... * |
3:20.91 | Olabisi Afolabi Olabisi Afolabi Olabisi Afolabi is a retired female track and field athlete from Nigeria, who specialized in the 400 metres during her career. She was a member of the Nigerian team that won the silver medal in the 1996 Olympics 4 x 400 metres relay.She won the World Junior Championships in 1994... Fatima Yusuf Fatima Yusuf Fatima Yusuf-Olukoju is a retired Nigerian athlete, who competed mainly in the 400 metres during her career. She won 400 metres race in the 1991 All-Africa Games and was second in the 200 metres race. She is married to Adewale Olukoju.She later competed in the 200 meters at the World Championship... Charity Opara Charity Opara Charity Opara is a former Nigerian athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres. She was in particular a successful relay runner, winning the silver medal at the 1996 Olympics.... Falilat Ogunkoya Falilat Ogunkoya Falilat Ogunkoya is a Nigerian athlete.Ogunkoya has won a number of national championships, including a gold medal in 1996 in the 400 metres, gold in the 200 metres and 400 m in 1998, and gold again in 1999 and 2001 in the 400 m. At the 1987 All Africa Games in Kenya she won the silver medal in... |
3:21.04 | Uta Rohländer Uta Rohländer Uta Rohländer, married Fromm is a retired German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, she won a bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay with her teammates Linda Kisabaka, Anja Rücker and Grit Breuer.Her personal best time is 50.33 seconds, achieved in... Linda Kisabaka Linda Kisabaka Linda Kisabaka is a retired German middle distance runner. She ran the 400 metres until 1996, when she began specializing in the 800 metres. She retired in 2001, having represented the sports clubs Bayer 04 Leverkusen and LAZ Leipzig during her active career.Her personal best time is 1:58.24... Anja Rücker Anja Rücker Anja Rücker is a retired German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, she won a bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay with her teammates Uta Rohländer, Linda Kisabaka and Grit Breuer... Grit Breuer Grit Breuer Grit Breuer is a former East German athlete, who competed in the women's 200m, 400m, 4x100m, and 4x400m events.... |
3:21.14 |
| Marathon |
2:26:05 | 2:28:05 | 2:28:39 | |||
| 10 kilometres walk |
41:49 (OR) |
42;12 | 42:19 | |||
| Long jump |
7.12 m | 7.02 m | 7.00 m | |||
| Triple jump |
15.33 m (OR) |
14.98 m | 14.98 m | |||
| High jump |
2.05 m | 2.03 m | 2.01 m | |||
| Shot put |
20.56 m | 19.88 m | 19.35 m | |||
| Discus throw |
69.66 m | 66.48 m | 65.64 m | |||
| Javelin throw |
67.94 m | 65.54 m | 64.98 m | |||
| Heptathlon |
6780 pts | 6563 pts | 6489 pts |
Medal table
| 1 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 23 | |
| 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | |
| 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
| 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 25 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| 26 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 38 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |