Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres

These are the official results of the women's 100 metres event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were a total number of 56 participating athletes, with two rounds (seven heats in round 1, four heats at round 2), two semifinals and a final.[1] Although both Gail Devers of the United States and Merlene Ottey of Jamaica had clocked the same time in the final at the finish line at 10.94 seconds, snapshot of their photo finish confirmed that Devers had edged Ottey out for the gold medal.

Women's 100 metres
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
VenueCentennial Olympic Stadium
Date26 July 1996 (heats and quarter-finals)
27 July 1996 (semi-finals and finals)
Competitors56 from 42 nations
Winning time10.94
Medalists
Gail Devers
 United States
Merlene Ottey
 Jamaica
Gwen Torrence
 United States
Athletics at the
1996 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmenwomen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4×100 m relaymenwomen
4×400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
10 km walkwomen
20 km walkmen
50 km walkmen
Field events
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen
Wheelchair races

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics.

World Record 10.49 Florence Griffith-Joyner Indianapolis (USA) July 16, 1988
Olympic Record 10.62 Florence Griffith-Joyner Seoul (KOR) September 24, 1988

Final
  • Held on July 27, 1996
RANK FINAL TIME
 Gail Devers (USA) 10.94
 Merlene Ottey (JAM) 10.94
 Gwen Torrence (USA) 10.96
4.  Chandra Sturrup (BAH) 11.00
5.  Marina Trandenkova (RUS) 11.06
6.  Natalya Voronova (RUS) 11.10
7.  Mary Onyali (NGR) 11.13
8.  Zhanna Pintusevich (UKR) 11.14

Semifinals
RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1.  Merlene Ottey (JAM) 10.93
2.  Gwen Torrence (USA) 10.97
3.  Marina Trandenkova (RUS) 11.07
4.  Zhanna Pintusevich (UKR) 11.14
5.  Chioma Ajunwa (NGR) 11.14
6.  D'Andre Hill (USA) 11.20
7.  Debbie Ferguson (BAH) 11.28
8.  Odiah Sidibé (FRA) 11.35


RANK HEAT 2 TIME
1.  Gail Devers (USA) 11.00
2.  Mary Onyali (NGR) 11.04
3.  Natalya Voronova (RUS) 11.07
4.  Chandra Sturrup (BAH) 11.07
5.  Juliet Cuthbert (JAM) 11.07
6.  Melanie Paschke (GER) 11.14
7.  Irina Privalova (RUS) 11.31
8.  Lucrécia Jardim (POR) 11.32

Round 2 - Heats
RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1.  Gwen Torrence (USA) 11.11
2.  Marina Trandenkova (RUS) 11.15
3.  Chioma Ajunwa (NGR) 11.24
4.  Odiah Sidibé (FRA) 11.38
5.  Katerina Koffa (GRE) 11.38
6.  Hanitriniaina Rakotondrabe (MAD) 11.43
7.  Heather Samuel (ANT) 11.60
8.  Stephi Douglas (GBR) 11.75


RANK HEAT 2 TIME
1.  Gail Devers (USA) 10.94
2.  Mary Onyali (NGR) 11.08
3.  Debbie Ferguson (BAH) 11.26
4.  Lucrécia Jardim (POR) 11.37
5.  Andrea Philipp (GER) 11.38
6.  Iryna Pukha (UKR) 11.42
7.  Marcia Richardson (GBR) 11.55
—  Susanthika Jayasinghe (SRI) DNF


RANK HEAT 3 TIME
1.  Juliet Cuthbert (JAM) 11.20
2.  Chandra Sturrup (BAH) 11.21
3.  D'Andre Hill (USA) 11.21
4.  Irina Privalova (RUS) 11.40
5.  Simmone Jacobs (GBR) 11.47
6.  Ekaterini Thanou (GRE) 11.48
7.  Silke Lichtenhagen (GER) 11.53
8.  Mary Tombiri-Shirey (NGR) 11.56


RANK HEAT 4 TIME
1.  Merlene Ottey (JAM) 11.02
2.  Zhanna Pintusevich (UKR) 11.14
3.  Natalya Voronova (RUS) 11.17
4.  Melanie Paschke (GER) 11.18
5.  Eldece Clarke (BAH) 11.47
6.  Sanna Hernesniemi (FIN) 11.49
7.  Myra Mayberry (PUR) 11.66
8.  Zlatka Georgieva (BUL) 11.99

Round 1 - Heats
RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1.  Chandra Sturrup (BAH) 11.24
2.  Hanitriniaina Rakotondrabe (MAD) 11.36
3.  Irina Privalova (RUS) 11.42
4.  Zlatka Georgieva (BUL) 11.74
5.  Nataliya Vorobyova (KAZ) 11.91
6.  Lyudmila Dmitriady (UZB) 12.04
7.  Ouk Chanthan (CAM) 14.82


RANK HEAT 2 TIME
1.  Zhanna Pintusevich (UKR) 11.20
2.  Melanie Paschke (GER) 11.27
3.  Odiah Sidibé (FRA) 11.40
4.  Mary Tombiri-Shirey (NGR) 11.50
5.  Hermin Joseph (DMA) 11.56
6.  Cleide Amaral (BRA) 11.76
7.  Myriam Mani (CMR) 11.76
8.  Elvira Cabbarova (AZE) 11.96


RANK HEAT 3 TIME
1.  Merlene Ottey (JAM) 11.13
2.  Susanthika Jayasinghe (SRI) 11.18
3.  Ekaterini Thanou (GRE) 11.35
4.  Iryna Pukha (UKR) 11.36
5.  Heather Samuel (ANT) 11.44
6.  Yan Jiankui (CHN) 11.46
7.  Mirtha Brock (COL) 11.83
8.  Sortelina Pires (STP) 13.31


RANK HEAT 4 TIME
1.  Juliet Cuthbert (JAM) 11.06
2.  D'Andre Hill (USA) 11.11
3.  Silke Lichtenhagen (GER) 11.30
4.  Eldece Clarke (BAH) 11.33
5.  Petya Pendareva (BUL) 11.59
6.  Cydonie Mothersill (CAY) 11.61
7.  Michelle Baptiste (LCA) 11.92
8.  Natalie Martindale (VIN) 12.25


RANK HEAT 5 TIME
1.  Marina Trandenkova (RUS) 11.20
2.  Chioma Ajunwa (NGR) 11.25
3.  Myra Mayberry (PUR) 11.51
4.  Stephi Douglas (GBR) 11.61
5.  Zandra Borrero (COL) 11.62
6.  Jerneja Perc (SLO) 11.63
7.  Beverly McDonald (JAM) 12.08
8.  Isménia do Frederico (CPV) 13.03


RANK HEAT 6 TIME
1.  Gwen Torrence (USA) 11.11
2.  Natalya Voronova (RUS) 11.22
3.  Lucrécia Jardim (POR) 11.32
4.  Katerina Koffa (GRE) 11.33
5.  Sanna Hernesniemi (FIN) 11.39
6.  Marcia Richardson (GBR) 11.42
7.  Wang Huei-Chen (TPE) 11.70
8.  Nester Geniwala'a (SOL) 13.74
9.  Juliana Obiong (GEQ) 13.88


RANK HEAT 7 TIME
1.  Gail Devers (USA) 10.92
2.  Mary Onyali (NGR) 11.17
3.  Andrea Philipp (GER) 11.32
4.  Debbie Ferguson (BAH) 11.33
5.  Simmone Jacobs (GBR) 11.39
6.  Mireille Donders (SUI) 11.67
7.  Lee Young-sook (KOR) 11.88
8.  Elizabeth Chávez (HON) 12.10 (NR)

References
  1. "Athletics at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's 100 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
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