1996 Olympic Medal Winners: Track and Field (Women)

For the 1996 Olympic Medal Winners, Medalists are listed in order of gold, silver, and bronze for track and field (Women).

100 meters: Gail Devers, U.S.A.; Merlene Ottey, Jamaica; Gwen Torrence, U.S.A.

200 meters: Marie-José Pérec, France; Merlene Ottey, Jamaica; Mary Onyali, Nigeria

400 meters: Marie-José Pérec, France; Cathy Freeman, Australia; Falilat Ogunkoya, Nigeria

800 meters: Svetlana Masterkova, Russia; Ana Quirot, Cuba; Maria Mutola, Mozambique

1,500 meters: Svetlana Masterkova, Russia; Gabriela Szabo, Romania; Theresia Kiesl, Austria

5,000 meters: Wang Junxia, China; Pauline Konga, Kenya; Roberta Bruney, Italy

10,000 meters: Fernanda Ribeiro, Portugal; Wang Junxia, China; Gete Wami, Ethiopia

100-m Hurdles: Ludmila Enquist, Sweden; Brigita Bukovec, Slovenia; Patricia Girard-Leno, France

400-m Hurdles: Deon Hemmings, Jamaica; Kim Batten, U.S.A.; Tonja Buford-Bailey, U.S.A.

10-km Walk: Yelena Nikolayeva, Russia; Elisabetta Perrone, Italy; Wang Yan, China

4 x 100-m Relay: U.S.A. (Gail Devers, Chryste Gaines, Gwen Torrence, Inger Miller, Carlette Guidry); Bahamas (Chandra Sturrup, Eldece Clarke, Sevatheda Fynes, Pauline Davis, Debbie Ferguson); Jamaica (Michelle Freeman, Juliet Cuthbert, Nikole Mitchell, Merlene Ottey, Gillian Russell, Andrea Lloyd)

4 x 400-m Relay: U.S.A. (Rochelle Stevens, Maicel Malone, Kim Graham, Jearl Miles, Linetta Wilson); Nigeria (Bisi Afolabi, Fatima Yusuf, Charity Opara, Falilat Ogunkoya); Germany (Uta Rohlander, Linda Kisabaka, Anja Ruecker, Grit Breuer)

Heptathlon: Ghada Shouaa, Syria; Natasha Sazanovich, Byelarus; Denise Lewis, Britain

High Jump: Stefka Kostadinova, Bulgaria; Niki Bakoyianni, Greece; Inga Babakova, Ukraine

Long Jump: Chioma Ajunwa, Nigeria; Fiona May, Italy; Jackie Joyner-Kersee, U.S.A.

Triple Jump: Inessa Kravets, Ukraine; Inna Lasovskaya, Russia; Sarka Kasparkova, Czech Republic

Discus: Ilke Wyludda, Germany; Natalya Sadova, Russia; Elya Zvereva, Byelarus

Javelin: Heli Rantanen, Finland; Louise McPaul, Australia; Trine Hattestad, Norway

Shot Put: Astrid Kumbernuss, Germany; Sui Xinmei, China; Irina Khudorozhkina, Russia

Marathon: Fatuma Roba, Ethiopia; Valentina Yegorova, Russia; Yuko Arimori, Japan

The 1996 Olympic Medal Winners: Track and Field (Women) produced the above individuals and champions.

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