Athletics at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | |
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![]() Pictogram for Athletics | |
Dates | July 26 August 3, 1996 |
No. of events | 44 |
Competitors | 2053 from 191 nations |
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.
* Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals.
* Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Note: Any world record is also an Olympic record
Event | Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100m | 27 July | Final | Donovan Bailey | ![]() |
9.84 | WR |
200m | 29 July | Michael Johnson | ![]() |
19.32 | ||
400m | 27 July | 43.49 | OR | |||
800m | 30 July | Vebjørn Rodal | ![]() |
1:42.58 | ||
10,000m | 26 July | Haile Gebrselassie | ![]() |
27:07.34 | ||
110m hurdles | 28 July | Allen Johnson | ![]() |
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 |
Event | Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | Record | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
400m | 28 July | Final | Marie-José Pérec | ![]() |
48.26 | OR | |
5000m | 29 July | Wang Junxia | ![]() |
14:59.88 | |||
400m hurdles | 2 August | Deon Hemmings | ![]() |
52.82 | |||
10 km race walk | 27 July | Yelena Nikolayeva | ![]() |
41:49 | |||
Triple jump | 30 July | Inessa Kravets | ![]() |
15.33 |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 13 | 5 | 5 | 23 |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
5 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
6 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
7 | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
8 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
9 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
10 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
11 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
13 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
14 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
15 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
17 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
25 | ![]() | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
26 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
![]() | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
28 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
30 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
32 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
38 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
40 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (45 entries) | 44 | 44 | 44 | 132 |
A total of 190 nations participated in the different Athletics events at the 1996 Summer Olympics.