World and Olympic records set at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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A number of world records and Olympic records were set in various events at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.

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Records by sport

Cycling

EventNameNationTimeDateRecord
Men's flying 200 m time trial Gary Neiwand Australia 10"12924 July OR
Men's 1 km time trial Florian Rousseau France 1'02"71224 July OR
Men's individual pursuit Andrea Collinelli Italy 4'19"69924 July WR , OR
Men's team pursuit Eduard Gritsun
Nikolay Kuznetsov
Aleksey Markov
Anton Chantyr
Russia 4'08"78526 July OR
Christophe Capelle
Philippe Ermenault
Jean-Michel Monin
Francis Moreau
France 4'06"88027 JulyOR
Christophe Capelle
Philippe Ermenault
Jean-Michel Monin
Francis Moreau
France 4'05"93027 JulyOR
Women's flying 200 m time trial Michelle Ferris Australia 11"21224 July OR
Women's individual pursuit Antonella Bellutti Italy 3'34"13025 July OR
Antonella Bellutti Italy 3'32"37125 JulyOR

OR = Olympic record, WR = World record

Swimming

Men

EventDateRoundNameNationalityTimeRecord
100m Breaststroke20 JulyHeat 6 Frédérik Deburghgraeve Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1:00.60 WR
100m Butterfly24 JulyHeat 7 Scott Miller Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 52.89 OR
100m Butterfly24 JulyFinal A Denis Pankratov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 52.27 WR
200m Individual Medley25 JulyFinal A Attila Czene Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1:59.91 OR
4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay23 JulyFinal Jon Olsen (49.94)
Josh Davis (49.00)
Brad Schumacher (49.02)
Gary Hall, Jr. (47.45)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3:15.41 OR
4 × 100 m Medley Relay26 JulyFinal Jeff Rouse (53.95)
Jeremy Linn (1:00.32)
Mark Henderson (52.39)
Gary Hall, Jr. (48.18)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3:34.84 WR

Women

EventDateRoundNameNationalityTimeRecord
100m Freestyle20 JulyFinal A Le Jingyi Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 54.50 OR
100m Breaststroke21 JulyHeat 6 Penny Heyns Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1:07.02 WR
200m Breaststroke23 JulyHeat 4 Penny Heyns Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2:26.63 OR
200m Breaststroke23 JulyFinal A Penny Heyns Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2:25.41 OR
4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay22 JulyFinal Angel Martino (55.34)
Amy Van Dyken (53.91)
Catherine Fox (55.93)
Jenny Thompson (54.11)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3:39.29 OR
4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay25 JulyHeat 2 Lisa Jacob (2:01.31)
Ashley Whitney (2:01.77)
Sheila Taormina (2:00.57)
Annette Salmeen (2:01.34)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 8:04.99 OR
4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay25 JulyFinal Trina Jackson (1:59.71)
Cristina Teuscher (1:58.86)
Sheila Taormina (2:01.29)
Jenny Thompson (1:56.83)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 7:59.87 OR

Athletics

Men

Note: Any world record is also an Olympic record

EventDateRoundNameNationalityTimeRecord
100m27 JulyFinal Donovan Bailey Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 9.84 WR
200m29 JulyFinal Michael Johnson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 19.32 WR
400m27 JulyFinal Michael Johnson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 43.49 OR
800m30 JulyFinal Vebjørn Rodal Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1:42.58 OR
10,000m26 JulyFinal Haile Gebrselassie Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 27:07.34 OR
110m hurdles28 JulyFinal Allen Johnson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 12.95 OR
High jump30 JulyFinal Charles Austin Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2.39 OR
Pole vault1 AugustFinal Jean Galifione Flag of the United States.svg  United States 5.92 OR
Triple jump2 AugustFinal Kenny Harrison Flag of the United States.svg  United States 18.09 OR
Triple jump2 AugustFinal Kenny Harrison Flag of the United States.svg  United States 18.09 OR

Women

EventDateRoundNameNationalityTimeRecord
400m29 JulyFinal Marie-José Pérec Flag of France.svg  France 48.26 OR
5000m29 JulyFinal Wang Junxia Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 14:59.88 OR
400m hurdles2 AugustFinal Deon Hemmings Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 52.82 OR
10km race walk27 JulyFinal Yelena Nikolayeva Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 41:49 OR
Triple jump30 JulyFinal Inessa Kravets Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 15.33 OR


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References

  1. "Union Cycliste Internationale - Men - Olympic Record" (PDF). Union Cycliste Internationale. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  2. "Union Cycliste Internationale - Women - Olympic Record" (PDF). Union Cycliste Internationale. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.