These are the official results of the men's 100 metres

Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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.-Men:...

event at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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. There were a total number of 106 participating athletes (and two non-finishers), with two rounds (twelve heats in round 1, five heats at round 2), two semifinals and a final.

Medalists

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics.

World Record	9.85	Leroy Burrell Leroy Burrell Leroy Russel Burrell is a former American athlete who twice set the world record for the 100 meters sprint, setting a time of 9.90 seconds in June 1991. This was broken by Carl Lewis in September at the World Track and Field Championships. In that race, Burrell came in second, yet he...	Lausanne Lausanne Lausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west...  (SUI Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... )	July 6, 1994
Olympic Record	9.92	Carl Lewis Carl Lewis Frederick Carlton "Carl" Lewis is an American former track and field athlete, who won 10 Olympic medals including 9 gold, and 10 World Championships medals, of which 8 were gold. His career spanned from 1979 when he first achieved a world ranking to 1996 when he last won an Olympic title and...	Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...  (KOR South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... )	September 24, 1988

Final

• Held on July 27, 1996

  RANK	FINAL	TIME
  		9.84 WR
  		9.89
  		9.90
  4.		9.99
  5.		10.00
  6.		10.14
  7.		10.16
  —		DSQ

Semifinals

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.		9.94
2.		10.00
3.		10.08
4.		10.11
5.		10.16
6.		10.16
7.		10.22
8.		10.36

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.		9.93
2.		10.00
3.		10.04
4.		10.04
5.		10.13
6.		10.16
7.		10.26
—		DNS

Round 2 - Heats

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.		9.95
2.		10.19
3.		10.24
4.		10.26
5.		10.28
6.		10.33
7.		10.34
8.		10.35

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.		10.03
2.		10.05
3.		10.17
4.		10.18
5.		10.37
6.		10.38
7.		10.43
8.		10.43

RANK	HEAT 3	TIME
1.		9.93
2.		10.08
3.		10.14
4.		10.18
5.		10.24
6.		10.27
7.		10.29
8.		10.38

RANK	HEAT 4	TIME
1.		10.09
2.		10.11
3.		10.23
4.		10.31
5.		10.34
6.		10.38
7.		10.38
8.		10.45

RANK	HEAT 5	TIME
1.		10.09
2.		10.11
3.		10.23
4.		10.31
5.		10.34
6.		10.38
7.		10.38
8.		10.45

Round 1 - Heats

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.		10.15
2.		10.18
3.		10.39
4.		10.48
5.		10.55
6.		10.65
7.		10.87
8.		10.95
9.		11.87

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.		10.03
2.		10.08
3.		10.24
4.		10.48
5.		10.49
6.		10.57
7.		10.98
8.		12.20
—		DNS

RANK	HEAT 3	TIME
1.		10.06
2.		10.26
3.		10.27
4.		10.34
5.		10.38
6.		10.38
7.		10.44
8.		10.85
9.		11.02

RANK	HEAT 4	TIME
1.		10.16
2.		10.21
3.		10.29
4.		10.33
5.		10.39
6.		10.39
7.		10.48
8.		10.71
9.		10.88

RANK	HEAT 5	TIME
1.		10.34
2.		10.34
3.		10.37
4.		10.52
5.		10.58
6.		10.74
7.		10.90
8.		11.12
9.		11.24

RANK	HEAT 6	TIME
1.		10.24
2.		10.27
3.		10.33
4.		10.48
5.		10.51
6.		10.56
7.		10.58
8.		10.72
9.		10.74

RANK	HEAT 7	TIME
1.		10.33
2.		10.37
3.		10.41
4.		10.57
5.		10.64
6.		10.71
7.		11.11
8.		11.65
9.		22.69

RANK	HEAT 8	TIME
1.		10.14
2.		10.29
3.		10.47
4.		10.49
5.		10.52
6.		10.60
7.		10.62
8.		10.89
9.		11.05

RANK	HEAT 9	TIME
1.		10.25
2.		10.26
3.		10.32
4.		10.34
5.		10.53
6.		10.65
7.		10.66
8.		10.73
9.		10.76

RANK	HEAT 10	TIME
1.		10.26
2.		10.39
3.		10.41
4.		10.42
5.		10.52
6.		10.55
7.		10.78
8.		10.91
9.		11.14

RANK	HEAT 11	TIME
1.		10.24
2.		10.28
3.		10.35
4.		10.39
5.		10.42
6.		10.46
7.		10.70
8.		10.98
—		DNS

RANK	HEAT 12	TIME
1.		10.32
2.		10.34
3.		10.39
4.		10.56
5.		10.58
6.		10.81
7.		10.89
8.		11.21
9.		11.41