1996 in the sport of athletics

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1996 in athletics
Major world events	Olympic Games
IAAF Athletes of the Year	Michael Johnson Svetlana Masterkova
← 1995 1997 →

1996 in sports
Years in the sport of athletics
← 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 →
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This article contains an overview of the year 1996 in athletics.

Major events

World

Regional

World records

Men

Event	Athlete	Nation	Performance	Meeting	Place	Date
100 m	Donovan Bailey	Canada	9.84	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	27 July
200 m	Michael Johnson	United States	19.66	US Olympic Trials	Atlanta, United States	23 June
200 m	Michael Johnson	United States	19.32	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	1 August
3000 m	Daniel Komen	Kenya	7:20.67	Rieti Meeting	Rieti, Italy	1 September
10,000 m	Salah Hissou	Morocco	26:38.08	Memorial Van Damme	Brussels, Belgium	23 August
Javelin throw	Jan Železný	Czech Republic	98.48 m		Jena, Germany	1 September

Women

Event	Athlete	Nation	Performance	Meeting	Place	Date
1000 m	Svetlana Masterkova	Russia	2:28.98	Memorial Van Damme	Brussels, Belgium	23 August
Mile	Svetlana Masterkova	Russia	4:12.56		Zürich, Switzerland	14 August
3000 m steeplechase	Courtney Meldrum	United States	10:23.47	US Olympic Trials	Atlanta, United States	23 June
Pole vault	Emma George	Australia	4.30 m		Perth, Australia	28 January
Pole vault	Emma George	Australia	4.41 m		Perth, Australia	28 January
Pole vault	Emma George	Australia	4.42 m		Reims, France	29 June
Pole vault	Emma George	Australia	4.45 m		Sapporo, Japan	14 July
Hammer throw	Olga Kuzenkova	Russia	68.20 m		Sydney, Australia	8 February
Hammer throw	Olga Kuzenkova	Russia	69.46 m		Sydney, Australia	17 February

note that records for the women's 3000 m steeplechase were not officially recognised until 2000

Awards

Men

1996 TRACK & FIELD AWARDS	ATHLETE
IAAF World Athlete of the Year	Michael Johnson (USA)
Track & Field Athlete of the Year	Michael Johnson (USA)
European Athlete of the Year Award	Jan Železný (CZE)
Best Male Track Athlete ESPY Award	Michael Johnson (USA)

Women

1996 TRACK & FIELD AWARDS	ATHLETE
IAAF World Athlete of the Year	Svetlana Masterkova (RUS)
Track & Field Athlete of the Year	Svetlana Masterkova (RUS)
European Athlete of the Year Award	Svetlana Masterkova (RUS)
Best Female Track Athlete ESPY Award	Kim Batten (USA)

Season's bests

Best marks of the year
Event	Men			Women
Event	Athlete	Mark	Notes	Athlete	Mark	Notes
100 metres	Donovan Bailey (CAN)	9.84	WR	Merlene Ottey (JAM)	10.74
200 metres	Michael Johnson (USA)	19.32	WR	Marie-José Pérec (FRA) Mary Onyali (NGR)	22.07
400 metres	Michael Johnson (USA)	43.44		Marie-José Pérec (FRA)	48.25
800 metres	Wilson Kipketer (DEN)	1:41.83		Svetlana Masterkova (RUS)	1:56.04
1500 metres	Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR)	3:29.05		Svetlana Masterkova (RUS)	3:56.77
3000 metres	Daniel Komen (KEN)	7:20.67	WR	Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL)	8:35.42
5000 metres	Daniel Komen (KEN)	12:45.09		Fernanda Ribeiro (POR)	14:41.07
10,000 metres	Salah Hissou (MAR)	26:38.08	WR	Fernanda Ribeiro (POR)	31:01.63
100/110 metres hurdles	Allen Johnson (USA)	12.92		Ludmila Engquist (SWE)	12.47
400 metres hurdles	Derrick Adkins (USA)	47.54		Deon Hemmings (JAM)	52.82
3000 metres steeplechase	John Kosgei (KEN)	8:05.68		Courtney Meldrum (USA)	10:23.47	WR
Pole vault	Sergei Bubka (UKR)	6.02 m		Emma George (AUS)	4.45 m	WR
High jump	Charles Austin (USA)	2.39 m		Stefka Kostadinova (BUL)	2.05 m
Long jump	Erick Walder (USA)	8.58 m		Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA)	7.20 m
Triple jump	Kenny Harrison (USA)	18.09 m		Inessa Kravets (UKR)	15.33 m
Shot put	Randy Barnes (USA)	22.40 m		Astrid Kumbernuss (GER)	20.97 m
Discus throw	Anthony Washington (USA)	71.14 m		Ilke Wyludda (GER)	69.66 m
Javelin throw	Jan Železný (CZE)	98.48 m	WR	Steffi Nerius (GER)	69.42 m
Hammer throw	Lance Deal (USA)	82.52 m		Olga Kuzenkova (RUS)	69.46 m	WR
Heptathlon	—			Ghada Shouaa (SYR)	6942 pts
Decathlon	Dan O'Brien (USA)	8824 pts		—
4 × 100 metres relay	Canada Robert Esmie Glenroy Gilbert Bruny Surin Donovan Bailey	37.69		United States Chryste Gaines Gail Devers Inger Miller Gwen Torrence	41.95
4 × 400 metres relay	United States LaMont Smith Alvin Harrison Derek Mills Anthuan Maybank	2:55.99		United States Rochelle Stevens Maicel Malone Kim Graham Jearl Miles Clark	3:20.91

References

Matti Koskimies (1 January 2012). "Season Bests by Year (Men)". Retrieved 6 January 2012.
Matti Koskimies (1 January 2012). "Season Bests by Year (Women)". Retrieved 6 January 2012.
Matti Koskimies (1 January 2012). "World Record Progression (Men)". Retrieved 7 January 2012.
Matti Koskimies (1 January 2012). "World Record Progression (Women)". Retrieved 7 January 2012.

1996 in the sport of athletics

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World

Regional

Championships	Asian African Balkan Outdoor Indoor Central African European Indoor Ibero-American Oceanian
Cross country	Balkan European South American West African
Other	European Cup Mountain Running Race Walking Pan American Race Walking South American Race Walking
Age group	Arab U20 Asian U20 CARIFTA Games Central American and Caribbean U20 European O35 Oceanian U20 South American U20 U18

Seasonal

National

Indoor	Belgian Czech Dutch English French German Italian Polish Russian Spanish Swedish Ukrainian United States NCAA
Outdoor	Australian Belgian Canadian Chinese Czech Dutch English Finnish French German Hungarian Icelandic Italian Jamaican Japanese Lithuanian Norwegian Polish Portuguese Russian Spanish Swedish Ukrainian United States NCAA Cross Country NCAA Track

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