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Sprint, Women

Date	24 – 27 July 1996
Status	Olympic
Location	Stone Mountain Velodrome, Stone Mountain, Georgia
Participants	14 from 14 countries
Format	1,000 metres.

The favorite was the 1995 World Champion, France’s Félicia Ballanger. Ballanger finished second in qualifying, which was surprisingly won by Australia’s Michelle Ferris. In the quarter-finals, Ballanger faced the 1988 and 1992 gold medalist, Erika Salumäe of Estonia, who had only made the quarters by advancing via the repêchage. Ballanger would defeat her in two straight races, and would not lose a race en route to the gold medal. In the final she defeated Ferris, who had advanced by defeating the 1992 bronze medalist, Ingrid Haringa (NED), in the semis. Haringa repeated as bronze medalist, defeating the 1992 silver medalist, Germany’s Annett Neumann. Over the next few years, Ballanger would establish herself as the top female sprinter in the world, winning the World Championships in 1996-1999 and defending her gold medal at Sydney in 2000.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC
1	Félicia Ballanger	FRA	Gold
2	Michelle Ferris	AUS	Silver
3	Ingrid Haringa	NED	Bronze
4	Annett Neumann	GER
5	Oksana Grishina	RUS
6	Erika Salumäe	EST
7	Wang Yan	CHN
8	Tanya Dubnicoff	CAN
2 h1 r2/5	Connie Paraskevin-Young	USA
2 h2 r2/5	Daniela Larreal	VEN
3 h1 r2/5	Donna Wynd	NZL
3 h2 r2/5	Mira Kasslin	FIN
13 r1/6	Rita Razmaitė	LTU
14 r1/6	Nancy Contreras	MEX

Qualifying Round (24 July 1996 — 13:00)

Top eight advanced to quarter-finals.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Michelle Ferris	AUS	11.212	QOR
2	Félicia Ballanger	FRA	11.277	Q
3	Oksana Grishina	RUS	11.298	Q
4	Ingrid Haringa	NED	11.456	Q
5	Wang Yan	CHN	11.519	Q
6	Annett Neumann	GER	11.536	Q
7	Connie Paraskevin-Young	USA	11.545	Q
8	Tanya Dubnicoff	CAN	11.566	Q
8	Erika Salumäe	EST	11.566	Q
10	Daniela Larreal	VEN	11.878	Q
11	Mira Kasslin	FIN	11.924	Q
12	Donna Wynd	NZL	11.961	Q
13	Rita Razmaitė	LTU	11.971		1
14	Nancy Contreras	MEX	11.992

Round One (25 July 1996 — 11:40)

Winner of each heat advanced to quarter-finals.

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Michelle Ferris	AUS	11.923	Q
2	Donna Wynd	NZL	–

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Félicia Ballanger	FRA	11.901	Q
2	Mira Kasslin	FIN	–

Heat Three

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Oksana Grishina	RUS	12.209	Q
2	Daniela Larreal	VEN	–

Heat Four

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Ingrid Haringa	NED	12.164	Q
2	Erika Salumäe	EST	–

Heat Five

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Tanya Dubnicoff	CAN	12.002	Q
2	Wang Yan	CHN	–

Heat Six

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Annett Neumann	GER	12.078	Q
2	Connie Paraskevin-Young	USA	–

Round One Repêchage (25 July 1996 — 12:25)

Winner of each heat advanced to quarter-finals.

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Erika Salumäe	EST	12.018	Q
2	Connie Paraskevin-Young	USA	–
3	Donna Wynd	NZL	–

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Wang Yan	CHN	12.067	Q
2	Daniela Larreal	VEN	–
3	Mira Kasslin	FIN	–

Quarter-Finals (26 July 1996 — 11:20-12:10-12:45)

Best two of three races. Winner of each heat advanced to semi-finals.

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Races Won
1	Michelle Ferris	AUS	2	Q
2	Wang Yan	CHN	0

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Races Won
1	Félicia Ballanger	FRA	2	Q
2	Erika Salumäe	EST	0

Heat Three

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Races Won
1	Annett Neumann	GER	2	Q
2	Oksana Grishina	RUS	1

Heat Four

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Races Won
1	Ingrid Haringa	NED	2	Q
2	Tanya Dubnicoff	CAN	1

Semi-Finals (26 July 1996 — 13:40-14:30)

Best two of three races. Winner of each heat advanced to final.

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Races Won
1	Michelle Ferris	AUS	2	Q
2	Ingrid Haringa	NED	0

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Races Won
1	Félicia Ballanger	FRA	2	Q
2	Annett Neumann	GER	0

Final Round (26 – 27 July 1996 — 12:15-12:45)

Best two of three races.

Match 1/2 (27 July 1996 — 12:15-12:45)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Races Won
1	Félicia Ballanger	FRA	2
2	Michelle Ferris	AUS	0

Match 3/4 (27 July 1996 — 12:15-12:45)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Races Won
1	Ingrid Haringa	NED	2
2	Annett Neumann	GER	1

Match 5-8 (26 July 1996 — 14:40)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Oksana Grishina	RUS	12.416
2	Erika Salumäe	EST	–
3	Wang Yan	CHN	–
4	Tanya Dubnicoff	CAN	–