Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's individual road race

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Women's road race
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Venue Atlanta
DateJuly 21
Competitors58 from 31 nations
Winning time02:36:13
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Jeannie Longo
Flag of France.svg  France
Silver medal icon.svg Imelda Chiappa
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Bronze medal icon.svg Clara Hughes
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
  1992
2000  

These are the official results of the Women's Individual Road Race at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, held on July 21, 1996. There were 58 participants in the race over 104 km, with fifteen cyclists who did not finish. [1]

Final classification

RankCyclistNationTime
Gold medal icon.svg Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli Flag of France.svg  France 02:36:13
Silver medal icon.svg Imelda Chiappa Flag of Italy.svg  Italy + 25"
Bronze medal icon.svg Clara Hughes Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada + 31"
4. Vera Hohlfeld Flag of Germany.svg  Germany + 53"
5. Jolanta Polikevičiūtė Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania s.t.
6. Zulfiya Zabirova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia s.t.
7. Alessandra Cappellotto Flag of Italy.svg  Italy s.t.
8. Barbara Heeb Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland s.t.
9. Kathryn Watt Flag of Australia.svg  Australia s.t.
10. Susan Palmer Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada s.t.
11. Marie Purvis Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain s.t.
12. Rasa Polikevičiūtė Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania s.t.
13. Yvonne Schnorf Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland s.t.
14. Zinaida Stahurskaya Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus s.t.
15. Diana Rast Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland s.t.
16. Catherine Marsal Flag of France.svg  France s.t.
17. Anna Wilson Flag of Australia.svg  Australia s.t.
18. Ragnhild Kostøl Flag of Norway.svg  Norway s.t.
19. Sarah Phillips Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain s.t.
20. Heidi Van De Vijver Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium s.t.
21. Joane Somarriba Flag of Spain.svg  Spain s.t.
22. Tanja Klein Flag of Austria.svg  Austria s.t.
23. Ana Barros Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal s.t.
24. Lenka Ilavská Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia s.t.
25. Susanne Ljungskog Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden s.t.
26. Yvonne Brunen Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands s.t.
27. Eva Orvošová Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia s.t.
28. Elsbeth Vink Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands s.t.
29. Jeanne Golay Flag of the United States.svg  United States s.t.
30. Natalya Kishchuk Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine s.t.
31. Susy Pryde Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand s.t.
32. Roberta Bonanomi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy s.t.
33. Rebecca Bailey Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand s.t.
34. Tea Vikstedt-Nyman Flag of Finland.svg  Finland s.t.
35. Erica Green Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa + 1' 03"
36. Linda Brenneman Flag of the United States.svg  United States + 4' 14"
37. Alison Dunlap Flag of the United States.svg  United States + 5' 08"
38. Marion Clignet Flag of France.svg  France + 5' 37"
39. Tracey Watson Flag of Australia.svg  Australia + 6' 22"
40. Fátima Blázquez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain + 10' 14"
41. Guo Xinghong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China + 13' 34"
42. Jacqueline Martin Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa + 16' 59"
43. Caroline Alexander Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain + 17' 34"
Linda Jackson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada DNF
Zhao Haijuan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China DNF
Dania Pérez Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba DNF
Camille Solis Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg  Belize DNF
Svetlana Samokhvalova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia DNF
Ingunn Bollerud Flag of Norway.svg  Norway DNF
Alla Vasilenko Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan DNF
Diana Žiliūtė Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania DNF
Jacqui Nelson Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand DNF
Maureen Kaila Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador DNF
Maritza Corredor Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia DNF
Ingrid Haringa Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands DNF
Kim Yong-mi Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea DNF
Svetlana Bubnenkova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia DNF
Izaskun Bengoa Flag of Spain.svg  Spain DNF

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References

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