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1996 Olympic Games Atlanta - Women's 100 m

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Category: 1996 Olympic Games Atlanta - (Athletics)
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Host City: Atlanta, United States Format: Top four in each heat advanced to the final.
Date Started: July 26, 1996 Format: Top four in each heat advanced to the semi-finals.
Date Finished: July 27, 1996 Format: Top four in each heat and next four fastest advanced to the quarter-finals
(Competitors: 56; Countries: 38; Finalists: 8)  
    Venue(s): Centennial Olympic Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Overview by IAAF    1996_olympic_stadium.jpg
Devers was fastest in the first two rounds with the only sub-11 clockings, 10.92 then 10.94. In the first semi-final Ottey took an early lead and edged Torrence 10.93 to 10.97, while Devers won the second race in 11.00, with Cuthbert missing out on the final despite running 11.07. Voronova had the quickest reaction to the gun in the final, but Devers quickly took the lead with Ottey and Torrence just behind. The Jamaican caught the reigning champion at 60m, but Devers fought back, and the two went through the line together, with Torrence perhaps 15cm behind. Sturrup was an unheralded fourth just behind Torrence. The winning margin was deemed to be 0.005, approximately 5cm, and was a re-run of the 1993 World Championships, where Devers also won from Ottey by just one thousandth. Six years earlier, Devers had been diagnosed as suffering from Graves’ disease, which affects the thyroid gland, and at one point was in danger of having a foot amputated.
       
Summary by Sports-reference.com      
The defending champion was Gail Devers (USA) and she was back. But Gwen Torrence (USA) was world ranked #1 in both the 100 and 200 in 1995, having finished a close fourth in the 1992 Olympic 100. She had won the 1995 World Championships over Jamaica’s Merlene Ottey. Ottey had also finished second at the 1993 Worlds to Devers, the margin there an infinitesimal 0.001 seconds. The 1994 European Championship had been won by Russia’s Irina Privalova. Devers, Ottey and Torrence made the final, but Privalova slowed in the semis with an injury and did not qualify. The final was very close between the three favorites. Devers led early but was caught by Ottey at 60 metres, taking a slight lead. Devers closed quickly and outleaned Ottey to win by 0.005 seconds, both timed officially in 10.94, with Torrence third, only 0.02 back.
 

Records

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

World Record 10.49 United States Florence Griffith-Joyner Indianapolis (USA) July 16, 1988
Olympic Record 10.62 United States Florence Griffith-Joyner Seoul (KOR) September 24, 1988
 
        Results        
 
100 m Women     Final 27 July      
                 
Rank Mark Wind   Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 10.94 -0.7   Gail Devers United States USA 19 Nov 66  
2 10.94 -0.7   Merlene Ottey Jamaica JAM 10 May 60  
3 10.96 -0.7   Gwen Torrence United States USA 12 Jun 65  
4 11.00 -0.7   Chandra Sturrup Bahamas BAH 12 Sep 71  
5 11.06 -0.7   Marina Trandenkova Russia RUS 7 Jan 67  
6 11.10 -0.7   Natalya Voronova Russia RUS 9 Jul 65  
7 11.13 -0.7   Mary Onyali Nigeria NGR 3 Feb 68  
8 11.14 -0.7   Zhanna Block Ukraine UKR 6 Jul 72  
100 m Women     Semifinal 1 27 July      
                 
Rank Mark Wind   Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 10.93 0.4   Merlene Ottey Jamaica JAM 10 May 60  
2 10.97 0.4   Gwen Torrence United States USA 12 Jun 65  
3 11.07 0.4   Marina Trandenkova Russia RUS 7 Jan 67  
4 11.14 0.4   Zhanna Block Ukraine UKR 6 Jul 72  
5 11.14 0.4   Chioma Ajunwa Nigeria NGR 25 Dec 70  
6 11.20 0.4   D'Andre Hill United States USA 19 Apr 73  
7 11.28 0.4   Debbie Ferguson McKenzie Bahamas BAH 16 Jan 76  
8 11.35 0.4   Odiah Sidibé France FRA 13 Jan 70  
100 m Women     Semifinal 2 27 July      
                 
Rank Mark Wind   Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 11.01 -0.1   Gail Devers United States USA 19 Nov 66  
2 11.04 -0.1   Mary Onyali Nigeria NGR 3 Feb 68  
3 11.07 -0.1   Natalya Voronova Russia RUS 9 Jul 65  
4 11.07 -0.1   Chandra Sturrup Bahamas BAH 12 Sep 71  
5 11.07 -0.1   Juliet Cuthbert Jamaica JAM 9 Apr 64  
6 11.14 -0.1   Melanie Paschke Germany GER 29 Jun 70  
7 11.31 -0.1   Irina Privalova Russia RUS 22 Nov 68  
8 11.32 -0.1   Lucrécia Jardim Portugal POR 28 Jan 71  
100 m Women     Heat 1 26 July      
                 
Rank Mark Wind   Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 11.11 -0.7   Gwen Torrence United States USA 12 Jun 65  
2 11.15 -0.7   Marina Trandenkova Russia RUS 7 Jan 67  
3 11.24 -0.7   Chioma Ajunwa Nigeria NGR 25 Dec 70  
4 11.38 -0.7   Odiah Sidibé France FRA 13 Jan 70  
5 11.38 -0.7   Katerína Kóffa Greece GRE 10 Apr 69  
6 11.43 -0.7   Hanitriniana Rakotondrabe Madagascar MAD 1 Jan 67  
7 11.60 -0.7   Heather Samuel Antigua and Barbuda ANT 6 Jul 70  
8 11.75 -0.7   Stephanie Douglas Great Britain GBR 22 Jan 69  
100 m Women     Heat 2 26 July      
                 
Rank Mark Wind   Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 10.94 0   Gail Devers United States USA 19 Nov 66  
2 11.08 0   Mary Onyali Nigeria NGR 3 Feb 68  
3 11.26 0   Debbie Ferguson McKenzie Bahamas BAH 16 Jan 76  
4 11.37 0   Lucrécia Jardim Portugal POR 28 Jan 71  
5 11.38 0   Andrea Philipp Germany GER 29 Jul 71  
6 11.42 0   Irina Pukha Ukraine UKR 10 Jan 73  
7 11.55 0   Marcia Richardson Great Britain GBR 10 Feb 72  
8 11.66 0   Susanthika Jayasinghe Sri Lanka SRI 17 Dec 75  
100 m Women     Heat 3 26 July      
                 
Rank Mark Wind   Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 11.20 -0.9   Juliet Cuthbert Jamaica JAM 9 Apr 64  
2 11.21 -0.9   Chandra Sturrup Bahamas BAH 12 Sep 71  
3 11.21 -0.9   D'Andre Hill United States USA 19 Apr 73  
4 11.40 -0.9   Irina Privalova Russia RUS 22 Nov 68  
5 11.47 -0.9   Simmone Jacobs Great Britain GBR 5 Sep 66  
6 11.48 -0.9   Ekateríni Thánou Greece GRE 1 Feb 75  
7 11.53 -0.9   Silke Lichtenhagen Germany GER 20 Nov 73  
8 11.56 -0.9   Mary Tombiri-Shirley Nigeria NGR 23 Jul 72  
100 m Women     Heat 4 26 July      
                 
Rank Mark Wind   Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 11.02 0   Merlene Ottey Jamaica JAM 10 May 60  
2 11.14 0   Zhanna Block Ukraine UKR 6 Jul 72  
3 11.17 0   Natalya Voronova Russia RUS 9 Jul 65  
4 11.18 0   Melanie Paschke Germany GER 29 Jun 70  
5 11.47 0   Eldece Clarke-Lewis Bahamas BAH 13 Feb 65  
6 11.49 0   Sanna Kyllönen Finland FIN 9 Mar 71  
7 11.66 0   Myra Wilkinson Puerto Rico PUR 5 May 65  
8 11.99 0   Zlatka Georgieva-Radukanova Bulgaria BUL 20 Jul 69  
100 m Women     Heat 1 26 July      
                 
Rank Mark Wind   Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 11.24 0.5   Chandra Sturrup Bahamas BAH 12 Sep 71  
2 11.36 0.5   Hanitriniana Rakotondrabe Madagascar MAD 1 Jan 67  
3 11.42 0.5   Irina Privalova Russia RUS 22 Nov 68  
4 11.74 0.5   Zlatka Georgieva-Radukanova Bulgaria BUL 20 Jul 69  
5 11.91 0.5   Natalya Vorobyeva Kazakhstan KAZ 15 Nov 71  
6 12.04 0.5   Lyudmila Dmitriadi Uzbekistan UZB 24 Sep 69  
7 14.82 0.5   Chan Than Ouk Cambodia CAM 11 Mar 74  
100 m Women     Heat 2 26 July      
                 
Rank Mark Wind   Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 11.20 0.2   Zhanna Block Ukraine UKR 6 Jul 72  
2 11.27 0.2   Melanie Paschke Germany GER 29 Jun 70  
3 11.40 0.2   Odiah Sidibé France FRA 13 Jan 70  
4 11.50 0.2   Mary Tombiri-Shirley Nigeria NGR 23 Jul 72  
5 11.56 0.2   Hermin Joseph Dominica DMA 13 Apr 64  
6 11.76 0.2   Cleide Amaral Brazil BRA 17 Jul 67  
7 11.76 0.2   Myriam Mani Cameroon CMR 21 May 77  
8 11.96 0.2   Elvira Dzhabarova Azerbaijan AZE 15 Nov 76 NR
100 m Women     Heat 3 26 July      
                 
Rank Mark Wind   Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 11.13 0.6   Merlene Ottey Jamaica JAM 10 May 60  
2 11.18 0.6   Susanthika Jayasinghe Sri Lanka SRI 17 Dec 75  
3 11.35 0.6   Ekateríni Thánou Greece GRE 1 Feb 75  
4 11.36 0.6   Irina Pukha Ukraine UKR 10 Jan 73  
5 11.44 0.6   Heather Samuel Antigua and Barbuda ANT 6 Jul 70  
6 11.46 0.6   Yan Jiankui China CHN 19 Mar 76  
7 11.83 0.6   Mirtha Brock Colombia COL 9 Apr 70  
8 13.31 0.6   Sortelina Pires São Tomé and Príncipe STP 29 Jun 77  
100 m Women     Heat 4 26 July      
                 
Rank Mark Wind   Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 11.06 0.6   Juliet Cuthbert Jamaica JAM 9 Apr 64  
2 11.11 0.6   D'Andre Hill United States USA 19 Apr 73  
3 11.30 0.6   Silke Lichtenhagen Germany GER 20 Nov 73  
4 11.33 0.6   Eldece Clarke-Lewis Bahamas BAH 13 Feb 65  
5 11.59 0.6   Petya Pendareva Bulgaria BUL 20 Jan 71  
6 11.61 0.6   Cydonie Mothersill Cayman Islands CAY 19 Mar 78  
7 11.92 0.6   Michelle Baptiste Saint Lucia LCA 27 Aug 77  
8 12.25 0.6   Natalie Martindale Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VIN 26 Apr 77  
100 m Women     Heat 5 26 July      
                 
Rank Mark Wind   Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 11.20 -0.7   Marina Trandenkova Russia RUS 7 Jan 67  
2 11.25 -0.7   Chioma Ajunwa Nigeria NGR 25 Dec 70  
3 11.51 -0.7   Myra Wilkinson Puerto Rico PUR 5 May 65  
4 11.61 -0.7   Stephanie Douglas Great Britain GBR 22 Jan 69  
5 11.62 -0.7   Sandra Borrero Colombia COL 17 Jul 73  
6 11.63 -0.7   Jerneja Perc Slovenia SLO 17 Feb 71  
7 12.08 -0.7   Beverly McDonald Jamaica JAM 15 Feb 70  
8 13.03 -0.7   Ismenia Frederico Cape Verde CPV 15 Jun 71  
100 m Women     Heat 6 26 July      
                 
Rank Mark Wind   Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 11.11 0.2   Gwen Torrence United States USA 12 Jun 65  
2 11.22 0.2   Natalya Voronova Russia RUS 9 Jul 65  
3 11.32 0.2   Lucrécia Jardim Portugal POR 28 Jan 71  
4 11.33 0.2   Katerína Kóffa Greece GRE 10 Apr 69  
5 11.39 0.2   Sanna Kyllönen Finland FIN 9 Mar 71  
6 11.42 0.2   Marcia Richardson Great Britain GBR 10 Feb 72  
7 11.70 0.2   Wang Huei-Chen Chinese Taipei TPE 21 Feb 70  
8 13.74 0.2   Nester Geniwala'A Solomon Islands SOL 22 Mar 77  
9 13.88 0.2   Juliana Nzang Equatorial Guinea GEQ 23 May 66  
100 m Women     Heat 7 26 July      
                 
Rank Mark Wind   Athlete Country NOC Birth Date Records
1 10.92 -0.5   Gail Devers United States USA 19 Nov 66  
2 11.17 -0.5   Mary Onyali Nigeria NGR 3 Feb 68  
3 11.32 -0.5   Andrea Philipp Germany GER 29 Jul 71  
4 11.33 -0.5   Debbie Ferguson McKenzie Bahamas BAH 16 Jan 76  
5 11.39 -0.5   Simmone Jacobs Great Britain GBR 5 Sep 66  
6 11.67 -0.5   Mireille Donders Switzerland SUI 7 Jul 74  
7 11.88 -0.5   Lee Young-Sook South Korea KOR 16 Dec 65  
8 12.10 -0.5   Pastora Chávez Honduras HON 20 Mar 72  
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

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