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

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Women's 100 metres
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Venue Centennial Olympic Stadium
Date26 July 1996 (heats, quarter-finals)
27 July 1996 (semi-finals, finals)
Competitors56 from 42 nations
Winning time10.94
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Gail Devers
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Merlene Ottey
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Bronze medal icon.svg Gwen Torrence
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1992
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The women's 100 metres was an 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.

Records

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

World Record10.49 Flag of the United States.svg Florence Griffith-Joyner Indianapolis (USA)July 16, 1988
Olympic Record10.62 Flag of the United States.svg Florence Griffith-Joyner Seoul (KOR)September 24, 1988

Results

Heats

Heat 1

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Chandra Sturrup Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 11.24Q
2 Hanitriniaina Rakotondrabe Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 11.36Q
3 Irina Privalova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 11.42Q
4 Zlatka Georgieva Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 11.74Q
5 Nataliya Vorobyova Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan 11.91
6 Lyudmila Dmitriady Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Uzbekistan 12.04
7 Ouk Chanthan Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 14.82

Heat 2

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Zhanna Pintusevich Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 11.20Q
2 Melanie Paschke Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 11.27Q
3 Odiah Sidibé Flag of France.svg  France 11.40Q
4 Mary Tombiri-Shirey Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 11.50Q
5 Hermin Joseph Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica 11.56
6 Cleide Amaral Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 11.76
7 Myriam Mani Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 11.76
8 Elvira Cabbarova Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Azerbaijan 11.96

Heat 3

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Merlene Ottey Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 11.13Q
2 Susanthika Jayasinghe Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 11.18Q
3 Ekaterini Thanou Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 11.35Q
4 Iryna Pukha Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 11.36Q
5 Heather Samuel Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 11.44q
6 Yan Jiankui Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 11.46
7 Mirtha Brock Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 11.83
8 Sortelina Pires Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe 13.31

Heat 4

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Juliet Cuthbert Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 11.06Q
2 D'Andre Hill Flag of the United States.svg  United States 11.11Q
3 Silke Lichtenhagen Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 11.30Q
4 Eldece Clarke Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 11.33Q
5 Petya Pendareva Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 11.59
6 Cydonie Mothersill Flag of the Cayman Islands (pre-1999).svg  Cayman Islands 11.61
7 Michelle Baptiste Flag of Saint Lucia (1979-2002).svg  Saint Lucia 11.92
8 Natalie Martindale Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12.25

Heat 5

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Marina Trandenkova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 11.20Q
2 Chioma Ajunwa Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 11.25Q
3 Myra Mayberry Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 11.51Q
4 Stephi Douglas Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 11.61Q
5 Zandra Borrero Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 11.62
6 Jerneja Perc Civil Ensign of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 11.63
7 Beverly McDonald Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 12.08
8 Isménia do Frederico Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde 13.03

Heat 6

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Gwen Torrence Flag of the United States.svg  United States 11.11Q
2 Natalya Voronova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 11.22Q
3 Lucrécia Jardim Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 11.32Q
4 Katerina Koffa Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 11.33Q
5 Sanna Hernesniemi Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 11.39q
6 Marcia Richardson Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 11.42q
7 Wang Huei-Chen Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 11.70
8 Nester Geniwala'a Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 13.74
9 Juliana Obiong Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 13.88

Heat 7

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Gail Devers Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10.92Q
2 Mary Onyali Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 11.17Q
3 Andrea Philipp Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 11.32Q
4 Debbie Ferguson Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 11.33Q
5 Simmone Jacobs Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 11.39q
6 Mireille Donders Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 11.67
7 Lee Young-sook Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 11.88
8 Elizabeth Chávez Flag of Honduras (before 2022).svg  Honduras 12.10NR

Quarterfinals

Quarterfinal 1

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Gwen Torrence Flag of the United States.svg  United States 11.11Q
2 Marina Trandenkova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 11.15Q
3 Chioma Ajunwa Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 11.24Q
4 Odiah Sidibé Flag of France.svg  France 11.38Q
5 Katerina Koffa Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 11.38
6 Hanitriniaina Rakotondrabe Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 11.43
7 Heather Samuel Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 11.60
8 Stephi Douglas Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 11.75

Quarterfinal 2

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Gail Devers Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10.94Q
2 Mary Onyali Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 11.08Q
3 Debbie Ferguson Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 11.26Q
4 Lucrécia Jardim Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 11.37Q
5 Andrea Philipp Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 11.38
6 Iryna Pukha Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 11.42
7 Marcia Richardson Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 11.55
Susanthika Jayasinghe Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka DNF

Quarterfinal 3

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Juliet Cuthbert Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 11.20Q
2 Chandra Sturrup Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 11.21Q
3 D'Andre Hill Flag of the United States.svg  United States 11.21Q
4 Irina Privalova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 11.40Q
5 Simmone Jacobs Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 11.47
6 Ekaterini Thanou Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 11.48
7 Silke Lichtenhagen Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 11.53
8 Mary Tombiri-Shirey Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 11.56

Quarterfinal 4

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Merlene Ottey Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 11.02Q
2 Zhanna Pintusevich Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 11.14Q
3 Natalya Voronova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 11.17Q
4 Melanie Paschke Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 11.18Q
5 Eldece Clarke Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 11.47
6 Sanna Hernesniemi Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 11.49
7 Myra Mayberry Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 11.66
8 Zlatka Georgieva Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 11.99

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Merlene Ottey Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 10.93Q
2 Gwen Torrence Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10.97Q
3 Marina Trandenkova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 11.07Q
4 Zhanna Pintusevich Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 11.14Q
5 Chioma Ajunwa Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 11.14
6 D'Andre Hill Flag of the United States.svg  United States 11.20
7 Debbie Ferguson Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 11.28
8 Odiah Sidibé Flag of France.svg  France 11.35

Semifinal 2

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Gail Devers Flag of the United States.svg  United States 11.00Q
2 Mary Onyali Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 11.04Q
3 Natalya Voronova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 11.07Q
4 Chandra Sturrup Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 11.07Q
5 Juliet Cuthbert Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 11.07
6 Melanie Paschke Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 11.14
7 Irina Privalova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 11.31
8 Lucrécia Jardim Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 11.32

Final

RankLaneAthleteNationTime
Gold medal icon.svg6 Gail Devers Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10.94
Silver medal icon.svg3 Merlene Ottey Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 10.94
Bronze medal icon.svg5 Gwen Torrence Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10.96
47 Chandra Sturrup Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 11.00
51 Marina Trandenkova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 11.06
62 Natalya Voronova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 11.10
74 Mary Onyali Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 11.13
88 Zhanna Pintusevich Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 11.14

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.