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Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| event | Athletics |
| games | 1996 Summer |
| image | JO Atlanta 1996 - Stade.jpg |
| image_size | 200 |
| dates | July 26 August 3, 1996 |
| num_events | 44 |
| nations | 191 |
| competitors | 2053 |
| prev | Barcelona 1992 |
| next | 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.
A total of two world records and 14 Olympic records were set during the competition.
Medal winners
Men
| Decathlon | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan O'Brien | 8824 pts | Frank Busemann | 8706 pts | Tomáš Dvořák | 8664 pts |
- Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Women
| Heptathlon | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghada Shouaa | 6780 pts | Natallia Sazanovich | 6563 pts | Denise Lewis | 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 | CAN | 9.84 | |
| 200 m | 29 July | Michael Johnson | USA | 19.32 | ||
| 400 m | 27 July | 43.49 | OR | |||
| 800 m | 30 July | Vebjørn Rodal | NOR | 1:42.58 | ||
| 10,000 m | 26 July | Haile Gebrselassie | ETH | 27:07.34 | ||
| 110 m hurdles | 28 July | Allen Johnson | USA | 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
| Event | Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 400 m | 28 July | Final | Marie-José Pérec | FRA | 48.26 | OR |
| 5000 m | 29 July | Wang Junxia | CHN | 14:59.88 | ||
| 400 m hurdles | 2 August | Deon Hemmings | JAM | 52.82 | ||
| 10 km race walk | 27 July | Yelena Nikolayeva | RUS | 41:49 | ||
| Triple jump | 30 July | Inessa Kravets | UKR | 15.33 |
Medal table
Participating nations
A total of 190 nations participated in the different Athletics events at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
- AFG
- ALB
- ALG
- ASA
- AND
- ANG
- ANT
- ARG
- ARM
- ARU
- AUS
- AUT
- AZE
- BAH
- BRN
- BAN
- BAR
- BLR
- BEL
- BIZ
- BEN
- BER
- BOL
- BIH
- BOT
- BRA
- IVB
- BUL
- BUR
- BDI
- CAM
- CMR
- CAN
- CPV
- CAY
- CAF
- CHA
- CHI
- CHN
- TPE
- COL
- COM
- CGO
- COK
- CRC
- CIV
- CRO
- CUB
- CYP
- CZE
- DEN
- COD
- DJI
- DMA
- DOM
- ECU
- ESA
- GEQ
- EST
- ETH
- FIJ
- FIN
- FRA
- GAB
- GAM
- GEO
- GER
- GHA
- GBR
- GRE
- GRN
- GUM
- GUA
- GUI
- GBS
- GUY
- HAI
- HON
- HKG
- HUN
- ISL
- IND
- INA
- IRI
- IRQ
- IRL
- ISR
- ITA
- JAM
- JPN
- JOR
- KAZ
- KEN
- KUW
- KGZ
- LAO
- LAT
- LES
- LBR
- LBA
- LIE
- LTU
- LUX
- MAD
- MAS
- MAW
- MDV
- MLI
- MLT
- MTN
- MRI
- MEX
- MDA
- MGL
- MAR
- MOZ
- MYA
- NAM
- NEP
- NED
- AHO
- NZL
- NCA
- NIG
- NGR
- PRK
- NOR
- OMA
- PAK
- PLE
- PAN
- PNG
- PAR
- PER
- PHI
- POL
- POR
- PUR
- QAT
- ROU
- RUS
- RWA
- SKN
- LCA
- VIN
- SAM
- SMR
- STP
- KSA
- SEN
- SCG
- SEY
- SLE
- SIN
- SVK
- SLO
- SOL
- SOM
- RSA
- KOR
- ESP
- SRI
- SUD
- SUR
- SWZ
- SWE
- SUI
- SYR
- TAN
- TJK
- THA
- TOG
- TGA
- TRI
- TUN
- TUR
- TKM
- UGA
- UKR
- UAE
- USA
- URU
- UZB
- VAN
- VEN
- VIE
- ISV
- YEM
- ZAM
- ZIM
References
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