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.
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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 Athleticsat the Games of the XXVI OlympiadPictogram for AthleticsDatesJuly 26 August 3 1996No of events44Competitors2053 from 191 nations Barcelona 1992Sydney 2000 A total of two world records and 14 Olympic records were set during the competition Contents 1 Medal winners 1 1 Men 1 2 Women 2 Olympic and world records broken 2 1 Men 2 2 Women 3 Medal table 4 Participating nations 5 References 6 External linksMedal winners editMen edit Event Gold Silver Bronze100 metresdetails Donovan Bailey nbsp Canada 9 84 WR Frankie Fredericks nbsp Namibia 9 89 Ato Boldon nbsp Trinidad and Tobago 9 90200 metresdetails Michael Johnson nbsp United States 19 32 WR Frankie Fredericks nbsp Namibia 19 68 AR Ato Boldon nbsp Trinidad and Tobago 19 80400 metresdetails Michael Johnson nbsp United States 43 49 OR Roger Black nbsp Great Britain 44 41 Davis Kamoga nbsp Uganda 44 53800 metresdetails Vebjorn Rodal nbsp Norway 1 42 58 OR Hezekiel Sepeng nbsp South Africa 1 42 74 Fred Onyancha nbsp Kenya 1 42 791500 metresdetails Noureddine Morceli nbsp Algeria 3 35 78 Fermin Cacho nbsp Spain 3 36 40 Stephen Kipkorir nbsp Kenya 3 36 725000 metresdetails Venuste Niyongabo nbsp Burundi 13 07 96 Paul Bitok nbsp Kenya 13 08 16 Khalid Boulami nbsp Morocco 13 08 3710 000 metresdetails Haile Gebrselassie nbsp Ethiopia 27 07 34 OR Paul Tergat nbsp Kenya 27 08 17 Salah Hissou nbsp Morocco 27 24 67110 metres hurdlesdetails Allen Johnson nbsp United States 12 95 OR Mark Crear nbsp United States 13 09 Florian Schwarthoff nbsp Germany 13 17400 metres hurdlesdetails Derrick Adkins nbsp United States 47 54 Samuel Matete nbsp Zambia 47 78 Calvin Davis nbsp United States 47 963000 metres steeplechasedetails Joseph Keter nbsp Kenya 8 07 12 Moses Kiptanui nbsp Kenya 8 08 33 Alessandro Lambruschini nbsp Italy 8 11 284 100 metres relaydetails nbsp Canada CAN Robert EsmieGlenroy GilbertBruny SurinDonovan BaileyCarlton Chambers 37 69 nbsp United States USA Jon DrummondTim HardenMichael MarshDennis MitchellTim Montgomery 38 05 nbsp Brazil BRA Arnaldo da SilvaRobson da SilvaEdson RibeiroAndre da Silva 38 414 400 metres relaydetails nbsp United States USA LaMont SmithAlvin HarrisonDerek MillsAnthuan MaybankJason Rouser 2 55 99 nbsp Great Britain GBR Iwan ThomasJamie BaulchMark RichardsonRoger BlackMark Hylton Du aine Ladejo 2 56 60 nbsp Jamaica JAM Michael McDonaldGreg HaughtonRoxbert MartinDavian ClarkeDennis Blake Garth Robinson 2 59 42Marathondetails Josia Thugwane nbsp South Africa 2 12 36 Lee Bong Ju nbsp South Korea 2 12 39 Erick Wainaina nbsp Kenya 2 12 4420 kilometres walkdetails Jefferson Perez nbsp Ecuador 1 20 07 Ilya Markov nbsp Russia 1 20 16 Bernardo Segura nbsp Mexico 1 20 2350 kilometres walkdetails Robert Korzeniowski nbsp Poland 3 43 30 Mikhail Shchennikov nbsp Russia 3 43 36 Valenti Massana nbsp Spain 3 44 19High jumpdetails Charles Austin nbsp United States 2 39 m OR Artur Partyka nbsp Poland 2 37 m Steve Smith nbsp Great Britain 2 35 mPole vaultdetails Jean Galfione nbsp France 5 92 m Igor Trandenkov nbsp Russia 5 92 m Andrei Tivontchik nbsp Germany 5 92 mLong jumpdetails Carl Lewis nbsp United States 8 50 m James Beckford nbsp Jamaica 8 29 m Joe Greene nbsp United States 8 24 mTriple jumpdetails Kenny Harrison nbsp United States 18 09 m OR Jonathan Edwards nbsp Great Britain 17 88 m Yoelbi Quesada nbsp Cuba 17 44 mShot putdetails Randy Barnes nbsp United States 21 62 m John Godina nbsp United States 20 79 m Oleksandr Bagach nbsp Ukraine 20 75 mDiscus throwdetails Lars Riedel nbsp Germany 69 40 m Vladimir Dubrovshchik nbsp Belarus 66 60 m Vasiliy Kaptyukh nbsp Belarus 65 80 mHammer throwdetails Balazs Kiss nbsp Hungary 81 24 m Lance Deal nbsp United States 81 12 m Oleksandr Krykun nbsp Ukraine 80 02 mJavelin throwdetails Jan Zelezny nbsp Czech Republic 88 16 m Steve Backley nbsp Great Britain 87 44 m Seppo Raty nbsp Finland 86 98 mDecathlondetails Dan O Brien nbsp United States 8824 pts Frank Busemann nbsp Germany 8706 pts Tomas Dvorak nbsp Czech Republic 8664 pts Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals Women edit Games Gold Silver Bronze100 metresdetails Gail Devers nbsp United States 10 94 Merlene Ottey nbsp Jamaica 10 94 Gwen Torrence nbsp United States 10 96200 metresdetails Marie Jose Perec nbsp France 22 12 Merlene Ottey nbsp Jamaica 22 24 Mary Onyali nbsp Nigeria 22 38400 metresdetails Marie Jose Perec nbsp France 48 25 OR Cathy Freeman nbsp Australia 48 63 Falilat Ogunkoya nbsp Nigeria 49 10800 metresdetails Svetlana Masterkova nbsp Russia 1 57 73 Ana Fidelia Quirot nbsp Cuba 1 58 11 Maria de Lurdes Mutola nbsp Mozambique 1 58 711500 metresdetails Svetlana Masterkova nbsp Russia 4 00 83 Gabriela Szabo nbsp Romania 4 01 54 Theresia Kiesl nbsp Austria 4 03 02 NR 5000 metresdetails Wang Junxia nbsp China 14 59 88 OR Pauline Konga nbsp Kenya 15 03 49 Roberta Brunet nbsp Italy 15 07 5210 000 metresdetails Fernanda Ribeiro nbsp Portugal 31 01 63 OR Wang Junxia nbsp China 31 02 59 Gete Wami nbsp Ethiopia 31 06 65100 metres hurdlesdetails Ludmila Engquist nbsp Sweden 12 58 Brigita Bukovec nbsp Slovenia 12 59 Patricia Girard nbsp France 12 65400 metres hurdlesdetails Deon Hemmings nbsp Jamaica 52 82 OR Kim Batten nbsp United States 53 08 Tonja Buford Bailey nbsp United States 53 224 100 metres relaydetails nbsp United States USA Chryste GainesGail DeversInger MillerGwen TorrenceCarlette Guidry 41 95 nbsp Bahamas BAH Eldece ClarkeChandra SturrupSavatheda FynesPauline Davis ThompsonDebbie Ferguson 42 14 nbsp Jamaica JAM Michelle FreemanJuliet CuthbertNikole MitchellMerlene OtteyGillian Russell Andria Lloyd 42 244 400 metres relaydetails nbsp United States USA Rochelle StevensMaicel Malone WallaceKim GrahamJearl MilesLinetta Wilson 3 20 91 nbsp Nigeria NGR Olabisi AfolabiFatima YusufCharity OparaFalilat Ogunkoya 3 21 04 nbsp Germany GER Uta RohlanderLinda KisabakaAnja RuckerGrit Breuer 3 21 14Marathondetails Fatuma Roba nbsp Ethiopia 2 26 05 Valentina Yegorova nbsp Russia 2 28 05 Yuko Arimori nbsp Japan 2 28 3910 kilometres walkdetails Yelena Nikolayeva nbsp Russia 41 49 OR Elisabetta Perrone nbsp Italy 42 12 Wang Yan nbsp China 42 19High jumpdetails Stefka Kostadinova nbsp Bulgaria 2 05 m Niki Bakoyianni nbsp Greece 2 03 m Inha Babakova nbsp Ukraine 2 01 mLong jumpdetails Chioma Ajunwa nbsp Nigeria 7 12 m Fiona May nbsp Italy 7 02 m Jackie Joyner Kersee nbsp United States 7 00 mTriple jumpdetails Inessa Kravets nbsp Ukraine 15 33 m OR Inna Lasovskaya nbsp Russia 14 98 m Sarka Kasparkova nbsp Czech Republic 14 98 mShot putdetails Astrid Kumbernuss nbsp Germany 20 56 m Sui Xinmei nbsp China 19 88 m Irina Khudoroshkina nbsp Russia 19 35 mDiscus throwdetails Ilke Wyludda nbsp Germany 69 66 m Natalya Sadova nbsp Russia 66 48 m Ellina Zvereva nbsp Belarus 65 64 mJavelin throwdetails Heli Rantanen nbsp Finland 67 94 m Louise McPaul nbsp Australia 65 54 m Trine Hattestad nbsp Norway 64 98 mHeptathlondetails Ghada Shouaa nbsp Syria 6780 pts Natallia Sazanovich nbsp Belarus 6563 pts Denise Lewis nbsp Great Britain 6489 pts Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals Olympic and world records broken editMen edit Note Any world record is also an Olympic record Event Date Round Name Nationality Time Record100m 27 July Final Donovan Bailey nbsp Canada 9 84 WR200m 29 July Michael Johnson nbsp United States 19 32400m 27 July 43 49 OR800m 30 July Vebjorn Rodal nbsp Norway 1 42 5810 000m 26 July Haile Gebrselassie nbsp Ethiopia 27 07 34110m hurdles 28 July Allen Johnson nbsp United States 12 95High jump 30 July Charles Austin 2 39Pole vault 1 August Jean Galfione 5 92Triple jump 2 August Kenny Harrison 18 09Women edit Event Date Round Name Nationality Time Record400m 28 July Final Marie Jose Perec nbsp France 48 26 OR5000m 29 July Wang Junxia nbsp China 14 59 88400m hurdles 2 August Deon Hemmings nbsp Jamaica 52 8210 km race walk 27 July Yelena Nikolayeva nbsp Russia 41 49Triple jump 30 July Inessa Kravets nbsp Ukraine 15 33Medal table editRankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal1 nbsp United States USA 1355232 nbsp Russia RUS 361103 nbsp Germany GER 31374 nbsp France FRA 30145 nbsp Ethiopia ETH 20136 nbsp Canada CAN 20027 nbsp Kenya KEN 14388 nbsp Jamaica JAM 13269 nbsp China CHN 121410 nbsp Nigeria NGR 112411 nbsp Poland POL 1102 nbsp South Africa RSA 110213 nbsp Ukraine UKR 103414 nbsp Czech Republic CZE 102315 nbsp Finland FIN 1012 nbsp Norway NOR 101217 nbsp Algeria ALG 1001 nbsp Bulgaria BUL 1001 nbsp Burundi BDI 1001 nbsp Ecuador ECU 1001 nbsp Hungary HUN 1001 nbsp Portugal POR 1001 nbsp Sweden SWE 1001 nbsp Syria SYR 100125 nbsp Great Britain GBR 042626 nbsp Belarus BLR 0224 nbsp Italy ITA 022428 nbsp Australia AUS 0202 nbsp Namibia NAM 020230 nbsp Cuba CUB 0112 nbsp Spain ESP 011232 nbsp Bahamas BAH 0101 nbsp Greece GRE 0101 nbsp Romania ROU 0101 nbsp Slovenia SLO 0101 nbsp South Korea KOR 0101 nbsp Zambia ZAM 010138 nbsp Morocco MAR 0022 nbsp Trinidad and Tobago TRI 002240 nbsp Austria AUT 0011 nbsp Brazil BRA 0011 nbsp Japan JPN 0011 nbsp Mexico MEX 0011 nbsp Mozambique MOZ 0011 nbsp Uganda UGA 0011Totals 45 entries 444444132Participating nations editA total of 190 nations participated in the different Athletics events at the 1996 Summer Olympics nbsp Afghanistan 2 athletes nbsp Albania 2 nbsp Algeria 8 nbsp American Samoa 2 nbsp Andorra 1 nbsp Angola 2 nbsp Antigua and Barbuda 8 nbsp Argentina 8 nbsp Armenia 2 nbsp Aruba 1 nbsp Australia 60 nbsp Austria 11 nbsp Azerbaijan 4 nbsp Bahamas 20 nbsp Bahrain 1 nbsp Bangladesh 2 nbsp Barbados 4 nbsp Belarus 34 nbsp Belgium 12 nbsp Belize 4 nbsp Benin 5 nbsp Bermuda 3 nbsp Bolivia 3 nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 nbsp Botswana 6 nbsp Brazil 40 nbsp British Virgin Islands 6 nbsp Bulgaria 17 nbsp Burkina Faso 4 nbsp Burundi 7 nbsp Cambodia 2 nbsp Cameroon 8 nbsp Canada 39 nbsp Cape Verde 3 nbsp Cayman Islands 1 nbsp Central African Republic 5 nbsp Chad 4 nbsp Chile 4 nbsp China 31 nbsp Chinese Taipei 7 nbsp Colombia 13 nbsp Comoros 4 nbsp Republic of the Congo 2 nbsp Cook Islands 1 nbsp Costa Rica 2 nbsp Ivory Coast 5 nbsp Croatia 3 nbsp Cuba 46 nbsp Cyprus 8 nbsp Czech Republic 23 nbsp Denmark 7 nbsp Zaire 2 nbsp Djibouti 3 nbsp Dominica 5 nbsp Dominican Republic 3 nbsp Ecuador 4 nbsp El Salvador 2 nbsp Equatorial Guinea 5 nbsp Estonia 12 nbsp Ethiopia 16 nbsp Fiji 7 nbsp Finland 26 nbsp France 49 nbsp Gabon 4 nbsp The Gambia 9 nbsp Georgia 2 nbsp Germany 85 nbsp Ghana 15 nbsp Great Britain 77 nbsp Greece 25 nbsp Grenada 5 nbsp Guam 2 nbsp Guatemala 6 nbsp Guinea 4 nbsp Guinea Bissau 2 nbsp Guyana 6 nbsp Haiti 3 nbsp Honduras 1 nbsp Hong Kong 1 nbsp Hungary 22 nbsp Iceland 3 nbsp India 6 nbsp Indonesia 1 nbsp Iran 1 nbsp Iraq 1 nbsp Ireland 24 nbsp Israel 4 nbsp Italy 50 nbsp Jamaica 38 nbsp Japan 32 nbsp Jordan 2 nbsp Kazakhstan 18 nbsp Kenya 43 nbsp Kuwait 1 nbsp Kyrgyzstan 6 nbsp Laos 5 nbsp Latvia 16 nbsp Lesotho 9 nbsp Liberia 5 nbsp Libya 4 nbsp Liechtenstein 1 nbsp Lithuania 14 nbsp Luxembourg 1 nbsp Madagascar 6 nbsp Malaysia 3 nbsp Malawi 2 nbsp Maldives 5 nbsp Mali 3 nbsp Malta 2 nbsp Mauritania 4 nbsp Mauritius 12 nbsp Mexico 15 nbsp Moldova 7 nbsp Mongolia 2 nbsp Morocco 17 nbsp Mozambique 1 nbsp Myanmar 2 nbsp Namibia 3 nbsp Nepal 2 nbsp Netherlands 10 nbsp Netherlands Antilles 1 nbsp New Zealand 18 nbsp Nicaragua 2 nbsp Niger 3 nbsp Nigeria 32 nbsp North Korea 4 nbsp Norway 13 nbsp Oman 1 nbsp Pakistan 2 nbsp Palestine 1 nbsp Panama 1 nbsp Papua New Guinea 6 nbsp Paraguay 2 nbsp Peru 5 nbsp Philippines 2 nbsp Poland 23 nbsp Portugal 30 nbsp Puerto Rico 5 nbsp Qatar 9 nbsp Romania 25 nbsp Russia 85 nbsp Rwanda 4 nbsp Saint Kitts and Nevis 10 nbsp Saint Lucia 5 nbsp Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8 nbsp Samoa 2 nbsp San Marino 1 nbsp Sao Tome and Principe 2 nbsp Saudi Arabia 9 nbsp Senegal 7 nbsp FR Yugoslavia 8 nbsp Seychelles 2 nbsp Sierra Leone 12 nbsp Singapore 2 nbsp Slovakia 14 nbsp Slovenia 10 nbsp Solomon Islands 3 nbsp Somalia 4 nbsp South Africa 22 nbsp South Korea 17 nbsp Spain 56 nbsp Sri Lanka 6 nbsp Sudan 3 nbsp Suriname 2 nbsp Swaziland 4 nbsp Sweden 17 nbsp Switzerland 23 nbsp Syria 1 nbsp Tanzania 5 nbsp Tajikistan 1 nbsp Thailand 8 nbsp Togo 5 nbsp Tonga 2 nbsp Trinidad and Tobago 6 nbsp Tunisia 6 nbsp Turkey 3 nbsp Turkmenistan 1 nbsp Uganda 4 nbsp Ukraine 43 nbsp United Arab Emirates 1 nbsp United States 121 nbsp Uruguay 2 nbsp Uzbekistan 12 nbsp Vanuatu 4 nbsp Venezuela 4 nbsp Vietnam 2 nbsp Virgin Islands 7 nbsp Yemen 3 nbsp Zambia 4 nbsp Zimbabwe 6 References editExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics Official Report GBR Athletics Sports123 at the Wayback Machine archived 2010 11 28 Athletics Australia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics amp oldid 1181149020, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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