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Athletics; at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad;
	; Pictogram for Athletics;
Dates	; July 26 August 3;
; No. of events	44
Competitors	2053 from 191 nations
	; ← Barcelona 1992; ; ; Sydney 2000 →;

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.

Medal winners

Men

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres details	Donovan Bailey Canada	9.84 (WR)	Frankie Fredericks Namibia	9.89	Ato Boldon Trinidad and Tobago	9.90
200 metres details	Michael Johnson United States	19.32 (WR)	Frankie Fredericks Namibia	19.68 (AR)	Ato Boldon Trinidad and Tobago	19.80
400 metres details	Michael Johnson United States	43.49 (OR)	Roger Black Great Britain	44.41	Davis Kamoga Uganda	44.53
800 metres details	Vebjørn Rodal Norway	1:42.58 (OR)	Hezekiél Sepeng South Africa	1:42.74	Fred Onyancha Kenya	1:42.79
1500 metres details	Noureddine Morceli Algeria	3:35.78	Fermín Cacho Spain	3:36.40	Stephen Kipkorir Kenya	3:36.72
5000 metres details	Vénuste Niyongabo Burundi	13:07.96	Paul Bitok Kenya	13:08.16	Khalid Boulami Morocco	13:08.37
10,000 metres details	Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia	27:07.34 (OR)	Paul Tergat Kenya	27:08.17	Salah Hissou Morocco	27:28.59
110 metres hurdles details	Allen Johnson United States	12.95 (OR)	Mark Crear United States	13.09	Florian Schwarthoff Germany	13.17
400 metres hurdles details	Derrick Adkins United States	47.54	Samuel Matete Zambia	47.78	Calvin Davis United States	47.96
3000 metres steeplechase details	Joseph Keter Kenya	8:07.12	Moses Kiptanui Kenya	8:08.33	Alessandro Lambruschini Italy	8:11.28
4×100 metres relay details	Canada (CAN) Robert Esmie Glenroy Gilbert Bruny Surin Donovan Bailey Carlton Chambers*	37.69	United States (USA) Jon Drummond Tim Harden Michael Marsh Dennis Mitchell Tim Montgomery*	38.05	Brazil (BRA) Arnaldo da Silva Robson da Silva Édson Ribeiro André da Silva	38.41
4×400 metres relay details	United States (USA) LaMont Smith Alvin Harrison Derek Mills Anthuan Maybank Jason Rouser*	2:55.99	Great Britain (GBR) Iwan Thomas Jamie Baulch Mark Richardson Roger Black Mark Hylton* Du'aine Ladejo*	2:56.60	Jamaica (JAM) Michael McDonald Greg Haughton Roxbert Martin Davian Clarke Dennis Blake* Garth Robinson*	2:59.42
Marathon details	Josia Thugwane South Africa	2:12:36	Lee Bong-Ju South Korea	2:12:39	Erick Wainaina Kenya	2:12:44
20 kilometres walk details	Jefferson Pérez Ecuador	1:20:07	Ilya Markov Russia	1:20:16	Bernardo Segura Mexico	1:20:23
50 kilometres walk details	Robert Korzeniowski Poland	3:43:30	Mikhail Shchennikov Russia	3:43:36	Valentí Massana Spain	3:44:19
High jump details	Charles Austin United States	2.39 m (OR)	Artur Partyka Poland	2.37 m	Steve Smith Great Britain	2.35 m
Pole vault details	Jean Galfione France	5.92 m	Igor Trandenkov Russia	5.92 m	Andrei Tivontchik Germany	5.92 m
Long jump details	Carl Lewis United States	8.50 m	James Beckford Jamaica	8.29 m	Joe Greene United States	8.24 m
Triple jump details	Kenny Harrison United States	18.09 m (OR)	Jonathan Edwards Great Britain	17.88 m	Yoelbi Quesada Cuba	17.44 m
Shot put details	Randy Barnes United States	21.62 m	John Godina United States	20.79 m	Oleksandr Bagach Ukraine	20.75 m
Discus throw details	Lars Riedel Germany	69.40 m	Vladimir Dubrovshchik Belarus	66.60 m	Vasiliy Kaptyukh Belarus	65.80 m
Hammer throw details	Balázs Kiss Hungary	81.24 m	Lance Deal United States	81.12 m	Oleksandr Krykun Ukraine	80.02 m
Javelin throw details	Jan Železný Czech Republic	88.16 m	Steve Backley Great Britain	87.44 m	Seppo Räty Finland	86.98 m
Decathlon details	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

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres details	Gail Devers United States	10.94	Merlene Ottey Jamaica	10.94	Gwen Torrence United States	10.96
200 metres details	Marie-José Pérec France	22.12	Merlene Ottey Jamaica	22.24	Mary Onyali Nigeria	22.38
400 metres details	Marie-José Pérec France	48.25 (OR)	Cathy Freeman Australia	48.63	Falilat Ogunkoya Nigeria	49.10
800 metres details	Svetlana Masterkova Russia	1:57.73	Ana Fidelia Quirot Cuba	1:58.11	Maria de Lurdes Mutola Mozambique	1:58.71
1500 metres details	Svetlana Masterkova Russia	4:00.83	Gabriela Szabo Romania	4:01.54	Theresia Kiesl Austria	4:03.02 (NR)
5000 metres details	Wang Junxia China	14:59.88 (OR)	Pauline Konga Kenya	15:03.49	Roberta Brunet Italy	15:07.52
10,000 metres details	Fernanda Ribeiro Portugal	31:01.63 (OR)	Wang Junxia China	31:02.59	Gete Wami Ethiopia	31:06.65
100 metres hurdles details	Ludmila Engquist Sweden	12.58	Brigita Bukovec Slovenia	12.59	Patricia Girard France	12.65
400 metres hurdles details	Deon Hemmings Jamaica	52.82 (OR)	Kim Batten United States	53.08	Tonja Buford-Bailey United States	53.22
4×100 metres relay details	United States (USA) Chryste Gaines Gail Devers Inger Miller Gwen Torrence Carlette Guidry*	41.95	Bahamas (BAH) Eldece Clarke Chandra Sturrup Savatheda Fynes Pauline Davis-Thompson Debbie Ferguson*	42.14	Jamaica (JAM) Michelle Freeman Juliet Cuthbert Nikole Mitchell Merlene Ottey Gillian Russell* Andria Lloyd*	42.24
4×400 metres relay details	United States (USA) Rochelle Stevens Maicel Malone-Wallace Kim Graham Jearl Miles Linetta Wilson*	3:20.91	Nigeria (NGR) Olabisi Afolabi Fatima Yusuf Charity Opara Falilat Ogunkoya	3:21.04	Germany (GER) Uta Rohländer Linda Kisabaka Anja Rücker Grit Breuer	3:21.14
Marathon details	Fatuma Roba Ethiopia	2:26:05	Valentina Yegorova Russia	2:28:05	Yuko Arimori Japan	2:28:39
10 kilometres walk details	Yelena Nikolayeva Russia	41:49 (OR)	Elisabetta Perrone Italy	42:12	Wang Yan China	42:19
High jump details	Stefka Kostadinova Bulgaria	2.05 m	Niki Bakoyianni Greece	2.03 m	Inha Babakova Ukraine	2.01 m
Long jump details	Chioma Ajunwa Nigeria	7.12 m	Fiona May Italy	7.02 m	Jackie Joyner-Kersee United States	7.00 m
Triple jump details	Inessa Kravets Ukraine	15.33 m (OR)	Inna Lasovskaya Russia	14.98 m	Šárka Kašpárková Czech Republic	14.98 m
Shot put details	Astrid Kumbernuss Germany	20.56 m	Sui Xinmei China	19.88 m	Irina Khudoroshkina Russia	19.35 m
Discus throw details	Ilke Wyludda Germany	69.66 m	Natalya Sadova Russia	66.48 m	Ellina Zvereva Belarus	65.64 m
Javelin throw details	Heli Rantanen Finland	67.94 m	Louise McPaul Australia	65.54 m	Trine Hattestad Norway	64.98 m
Heptathlon details	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.

Medal table


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States (USA)	13	5	5	23
2	Russia (RUS)	3	6	1	10
3	Germany (GER)	3	1	3	7
4	France (FRA)	3	0	1	4
5	Ethiopia (ETH)	2	0	1	3
6	Canada (CAN)	2	0	0	2
7	Kenya (KEN)	1	4	3	8
8	Jamaica (JAM)	1	3	2	6
9	China (CHN)	1	2	1	4
10	Nigeria (NGR)	1	1	2	4
11	Poland (POL)	1	1	0	2
11	South Africa (RSA)	1	1	0	2
13	Ukraine (UKR)	1	0	3	4
14	Czech Republic (CZE)	1	0	2	3
15	Finland (FIN)	1	0	1	2
15	Norway (NOR)	1	0	1	2
17	Algeria (ALG)	1	0	0	1
	Bulgaria (BUL)	1	0	0	1
	Burundi (BDI)	1	0	0	1
	Ecuador (ECU)	1	0	0	1
	Hungary (HUN)	1	0	0	1
	Portugal (POR)	1	0	0	1
	Sweden (SWE)	1	0	0	1
	Syria (SYR)	1	0	0	1
25	Great Britain (GBR)	0	4	2	6
26	Belarus (BLR)	0	2	2	4
26	Italy (ITA)	0	2	2	4
28	Australia (AUS)	0	2	0	2
28	Namibia (NAM)	0	2	0	2
30	Cuba (CUB)	0	1	1	2
30	Spain (ESP)	0	1	1	2
32	Bahamas (BAH)	0	1	0	1
	Greece (GRE)	0	1	0	1
	Romania (ROU)	0	1	0	1
	Slovenia (SLO)	0	1	0	1
	South Korea (KOR)	0	1	0	1
	Zambia (ZAM)	0	1	0	1
38	Morocco (MAR)	0	0	2	2
38	Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)	0	0	2	2
40	Austria (AUT)	0	0	1	1
	Brazil (BRA)	0	0	1	1
	Japan (JPN)	0	0	1	1
	Mexico (MEX)	0	0	1	1
	Mozambique (MOZ)	0	0	1	1
	Uganda (UGA)	0	0	1	1
Totals (45 nations)		44	44	44	132

Participating nations

A total of 190 nations participated in the different Athletics events at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Numbers in parenthesis indicate the number of athletes representing each nation.