At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 44 events in athletics were contested. There were a total number of 2053 participating athletes from 191 countries.
| Athletics at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Dates | July 26 August 3, 1996 |
| No. of events | 44 |
| Competitors | 2053 from 191 nations |
A total of two world records and 14 Olympic records were set during the competition.
Medal winners
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Donovan Bailey Canada | 9.84 (WR) | Frankie Fredericks Namibia | 9.89 | Ato Boldon Trinidad and Tobago | 9.90 |
| 200 metres | Michael Johnson United States | 19.32 (WR) | Frankie Fredericks Namibia | 19.68 (AR) | Ato Boldon Trinidad and Tobago | 19.80 |
| 400 metres | Michael Johnson United States | 43.49 (OR) | Roger Black Great Britain | 44.41 | Davis Kamoga Uganda | 44.53 |
| 800 metres | Vebjørn Rodal Norway | 1:42.58 (OR) | Hezekiél Sepeng South Africa | 1:42.74 | Fred Onyancha Kenya | 1:42.79 |
| 1500 metres | Noureddine Morceli Algeria | 3:35.78 | Fermín Cacho Spain | 3:36.40 | Stephen Kipkorir Kenya | 3:36.72 |
| 5000 metres | Vénuste Niyongabo Burundi | 13:07.96 | Paul Bitok Kenya | 13:08.16 | Khalid Boulami Morocco | 13:08.37 |
| 10,000 metres | Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia | 27:07.34 (OR) | Paul Tergat Kenya | 27:08.17 | Salah Hissou Morocco | 27:24.67 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Allen Johnson United States | 12.95 (OR) | Mark Crear United States | 13.09 | Florian Schwarthoff Germany | 13.17 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Derrick Adkins United States | 47.54 | Samuel Matete Zambia | 47.78 | Calvin Davis United States | 47.96 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Joseph Keter Kenya | 8:07.12 | Moses Kiptanui Kenya | 8:08.33 | Alessandro Lambruschini Italy | 8:11.28 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Canada Robert Esmie Glenroy Gilbert Bruny Surin Donovan Bailey Carlton Chambers* | 37.69 | United States Jon Drummond Tim Harden Michael Marsh Dennis Mitchell Tim Montgomery* | 38.05 | Brazil Arnaldo da Silva Robson da Silva Édson Ribeiro André da Silva | 38.41 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | United States LaMont Smith Alvin Harrison Derek Mills Anthuan Maybank Jason Rouser* | 2:55.99 | Great Britain Iwan Thomas Jamie Baulch Mark Richardson Roger Black Mark Hylton* Du'aine Ladejo* | 2:56.60 | Jamaica Michael McDonald Greg Haughton Roxbert Martin Davian Clarke Dennis Blake* Garth Robinson* | 2:59.42 |
| Marathon | Josia Thugwane South Africa | 2:12:36 | Lee Bong-Ju South Korea | 2:12:39 | Erick Wainaina Kenya | 2:12:44 |
| 20 kilometres walk | Jefferson Pérez Ecuador | 1:20:07 | Ilya Markov Russia | 1:20:16 | Bernardo Segura Mexico | 1:20:23 |
| 50 kilometres walk | Robert Korzeniowski Poland | 3:43:30 | Mikhail Shchennikov Russia | 3:43:36 | Valentí Massana Spain | 3:44:19 |
| High jump | Charles Austin United States | 2.39 m (OR) | Artur Partyka Poland | 2.37 m | Steve Smith Great Britain | 2.35 m |
| Pole vault | Jean Galfione France | 5.92 m | Igor Trandenkov Russia | 5.92 m | Andrei Tivontchik Germany | 5.92 m |
| Long jump | Carl Lewis United States | 8.50 m | James Beckford Jamaica | 8.29 m | Joe Greene United States | 8.24 m |
| Triple jump | Kenny Harrison United States | 18.09 m (OR) | Jonathan Edwards Great Britain | 17.88 m | Yoelbi Quesada Cuba | 17.44 m |
| Shot put | Randy Barnes United States | 21.62 m | John Godina United States | 20.79 m | Oleksandr Bagach Ukraine | 20.75 m |
| Discus throw | Lars Riedel Germany | 69.40 m | Vladimir Dubrovshchik Belarus | 66.60 m | Vasiliy Kaptyukh Belarus | 65.80 m |
| Hammer throw | Balázs Kiss Hungary | 81.24 m | Lance Deal United States | 81.12 m | Oleksandr Krykun Ukraine | 80.02 m |
| Javelin throw | Jan Železný Czech Republic | 88.16 m | Steve Backley Great Britain | 87.44 m | Seppo Räty Finland | 86.98 m |
| Decathlon | Dan O'Brien United States | 8824 pts | Frank Busemann Germany | 8706 pts | Tomáš Dvořák Czech Republic | 8664 pts |
* Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Women
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Gail Devers United States | 10.94 | Merlene Ottey Jamaica | 10.94 | Gwen Torrence United States | 10.96 |
| 200 metres | Marie-José Pérec France | 22.12 | Merlene Ottey Jamaica | 22.24 | Mary Onyali Nigeria | 22.38 |
| 400 metres | Marie-José Pérec France | 48.25 (OR) | Cathy Freeman Australia | 48.63 | Falilat Ogunkoya Nigeria | 49.10 |
| 800 metres | Svetlana Masterkova Russia | 1:57.73 | Ana Fidelia Quirot Cuba | 1:58.11 | Maria de Lurdes Mutola Mozambique | 1:58.71 |
| 1500 metres | Svetlana Masterkova Russia | 4:00.83 | Gabriela Szabo Romania | 4:01.54 | Theresia Kiesl Austria | 4:03.02 (NR) |
| 5000 metres | Wang Junxia China | 14:59.88 (OR) | Pauline Konga Kenya | 15:03.49 | Roberta Brunet Italy | 15:07.52 |
| 10,000 metres | Fernanda Ribeiro Portugal | 31:01.63 (OR) | Wang Junxia China | 31:02.59 | Gete Wami Ethiopia | 31:06.65 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Ludmila Engquist Sweden | 12.58 | Brigita Bukovec Slovenia | 12.59 | Patricia Girard France | 12.65 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Deon Hemmings Jamaica | 52.82 (OR) | Kim Batten United States | 53.08 | Tonja Buford-Bailey United States | 53.22 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | United States Chryste Gaines Gail Devers Inger Miller Gwen Torrence Carlette Guidry* | 41.95 | Bahamas Eldece Clarke Chandra Sturrup Savatheda Fynes Pauline Davis-Thompson Debbie Ferguson* | 42.14 | Jamaica Michelle Freeman Juliet Cuthbert Nikole Mitchell Merlene Ottey Gillian Russell* Andria Lloyd* | 42.24 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | United States Rochelle Stevens Maicel Malone-Wallace Kim Graham Jearl Miles Linetta Wilson* | 3:20.91 | Nigeria Olabisi Afolabi Fatima Yusuf Charity Opara Falilat Ogunkoya | 3:21.04 | Germany Uta Rohländer Linda Kisabaka Anja Rücker Grit Breuer | 3:21.14 |
| Marathon | Fatuma Roba Ethiopia | 2:26:05 | Valentina Yegorova Russia | 2:28:05 | Yuko Arimori Japan | 2:28:39 |
| 10 kilometres walk | Yelena Nikolayeva Russia | 41:49 (OR) | Elisabetta Perrone Italy | 42:12 | Wang Yan China | 42:19 |
| High jump | Stefka Kostadinova Bulgaria | 2.05 m | Niki Bakoyianni Greece | 2.03 m | Inha Babakova Ukraine | 2.01 m |
| Long jump | Chioma Ajunwa Nigeria | 7.12 m | Fiona May Italy | 7.02 m | Jackie Joyner-Kersee United States | 7.00 m |
| Triple jump | Inessa Kravets Ukraine | 15.33 m (OR) | Inna Lasovskaya Russia | 14.98 m | Šárka Kašpárková Czech Republic | 14.98 m |
| Shot put | Astrid Kumbernuss Germany | 20.56 m | Sui Xinmei China | 19.88 m | Irina Khudoroshkina Russia | 19.35 m |
| Discus throw | Ilke Wyludda Germany | 69.66 m | Natalya Sadova Russia | 66.48 m | Ellina Zvereva Belarus | 65.64 m |
| Javelin throw | Heli Rantanen Finland | 67.94 m | Louise McPaul Australia | 65.54 m | Trine Hattestad Norway | 64.98 m |
| Heptathlon | Ghada Shouaa Syria | 6780 pts | Natallia Sazanovich Belarus | 6563 pts | Denise Lewis Great Britain | 6489 pts |
* Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Olympic and world records broken
Men
Note: Any world record is also an Olympic record
| Event | Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | 27 July | Final | Donovan Bailey | Canada | 9.84 | WR |
| 200 m | 29 July | Michael Johnson | United States | 19.32 | ||
| 400 m | 27 July | 43.49 | OR | |||
| 800 m | 30 July | Vebjørn Rodal | Norway | 1:42.58 | ||
| 10,000 m | 26 July | Haile Gebrselassie | Ethiopia | 27:07.34 | ||
| 110 m hurdles | 28 July | Allen Johnson | United States | 12.95 | ||
| High jump | 30 July | Charles Austin | 2.39 | |||
| Pole vault | 1 August | Jean Galfione | 5.92 | |||
| Triple jump | 2 August | Kenny Harrison | 18.09 |
Women
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 13 | 5 | 5 | 23 |
| 2 | Russia | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | France | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Canada | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Kenya | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | Jamaica | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | China | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Nigeria | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | Poland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 13 | Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Finland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Norway | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 17 | Algeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Burundi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ecuador | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Hungary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Portugal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Syria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 25 | Great Britain | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 26 | Belarus | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Italy | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 28 | Australia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Namibia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 30 | Cuba | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Spain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 32 | Bahamas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Greece | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Romania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| South Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Zambia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 38 | Morocco | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 40 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mexico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mozambique | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Uganda | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (45 entries) | 44 | 44 | 44 | 132 | |
Participating nations
A total of 190 nations participated in the different Athletics events at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
- Afghanistan (2 athletes)
- Albania (2)
- Algeria (8)
- American Samoa (2)
- Andorra (1)
- Angola (2)
- Antigua and Barbuda (8)
- Argentina (8)
- Armenia (2)
- Aruba (1)
- Australia (60)
- Austria (11)
- Azerbaijan (4)
- Bahamas (20)
- Bahrain (1)
- Bangladesh (2)
- Barbados (4)
- Belarus (34)
- Belgium (12)
- Belize (4)
- Benin (5)
- Bermuda (3)
- Bolivia (3)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (2)
- Botswana (6)
- Brazil (40)
- British Virgin Islands (6)
- Bulgaria (17)
- Burkina Faso (4)
- Burundi (7)
- Cambodia (2)
- Cameroon (8)
- Canada (39)
- Cape Verde (3)
- Cayman Islands (1)
- Central African Republic (5)
- Chad (4)
- Chile (4)
- China (31)
- Chinese Taipei (7)
- Colombia (13)
- Comoros (4)
- Republic of the Congo (2)
- Cook Islands (1)
- Costa Rica (2)
- Ivory Coast (5)
- Croatia (3)
- Cuba (46)
- Cyprus (8)
- Czech Republic (23)
- Denmark (7)
- Zaire (2)
- Djibouti (3)
- Dominica (5)
- Dominican Republic (3)
- Ecuador (4)
- El Salvador (2)
- Equatorial Guinea (5)
- Estonia (12)
- Ethiopia (16)
- Fiji (7)
- Finland (26)
- France (49)
- Gabon (4)
- The Gambia (9)
- Georgia (2)
- Germany (85)
- Ghana (15)
- Great Britain (77)
- Greece (25)
- Grenada (5)
- Guam (2)
- Guatemala (6)
- Guinea (4)
- Guinea-Bissau (2)
- Guyana (6)
- Haiti (3)
- Honduras (1)
- Hong Kong (1)
- Hungary (22)
- Iceland (3)
- India (6)
- Indonesia (1)
- Iran (1)
- Iraq (1)
- Ireland (24)
- Israel (4)
- Italy (50)
- Jamaica (38)
- Japan (32)
- Jordan (2)
- Kazakhstan (18)
- Kenya (43)
- Kuwait (1)
- Kyrgyzstan (6)
- Laos (5)
- Latvia (16)
- Lesotho (9)
- Liberia (5)
- Libya (4)
- Liechtenstein (1)
- Lithuania (14)
- Luxembourg (1)
- Madagascar (6)
- Malaysia (3)
- Malawi (2)
- Maldives (5)
- Mali (3)
- Malta (2)
- Mauritania (4)
- Mauritius (12)
- Mexico (15)
- Moldova (7)
- Mongolia (2)
- Morocco (17)
- Mozambique (1)
- Myanmar (2)
- Namibia (3)
- Nepal (2)
- Netherlands (10)
- Netherlands Antilles (1)
- New Zealand (18)
- Nicaragua (2)
- Niger (3)
- Nigeria (32)
- North Korea (4)
- Norway (13)
- Oman (1)
- Pakistan (2)
- Palestine (1)
- Panama (1)
- Papua New Guinea (6)
- Paraguay (2)
- Peru (5)
- Philippines (2)
- Poland (23)
- Portugal (30)
- Puerto Rico (5)
- Qatar (9)
- Romania (25)
- Russia (85)
- Rwanda (4)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis (10)
- Saint Lucia (5)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (8)
- Samoa (2)
- San Marino (1)
- São Tomé and Príncipe (2)
- Saudi Arabia (9)
- Senegal (7)
- FR Yugoslavia (8)
- Seychelles (2)
- Sierra Leone (12)
- Singapore (2)
- Slovakia (14)
- Slovenia (10)
- Solomon Islands (3)
- Somalia (4)
- South Africa (22)
- South Korea (17)
- Spain (56)
- Sri Lanka (6)
- Sudan (3)
- Suriname (2)
- Swaziland (4)
- Sweden (17)
- Switzerland (23)
- Syria (1)
- Tanzania (5)
- Tajikistan (1)
- Thailand (8)
- Togo (5)
- Tonga (2)
- Trinidad and Tobago (6)
- Tunisia (6)
- Turkey (3)
- Turkmenistan (1)
- Uganda (4)
- Ukraine (43)
- United Arab Emirates (1)
- United States (121)
- Uruguay (2)
- Uzbekistan (12)
- Vanuatu (4)
- Venezuela (4)
- Vietnam (2)
- Virgin Islands (7)
- Yemen (3)
- Zambia (4)
- Zimbabwe (6)
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