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100 metres, Women

Date	26 – 27 July 1996
Status	Olympic
Location	Centennial Olympic Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Participants	56 from 38 countries

The defending champion in the 100 metres was Gail Devers (USA) and she was back. However, 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.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC
1	3828	Gail Devers	USA	Gold
2	3478	Merlene Ottey	JAM	Silver
3	3877	Gwen Torrence	USA	Bronze
4	3061	Chandra Sturrup	BAH
5	3717	Marina Trandenkova	RUS
6	3720	Nataliya Pomoshchnikova-Voronova	RUS
7	3597	Mary Onyali	NGR
8	3807	Zhanna Pintusevych	UKR
5 h1 r3/4	3588	Chioma Ajunwa	NGR
5 h2 r3/4	3468	Juliet Cuthbert	JAM
6 h1 r3/4	3844	D'Andre Hill	USA
6 h2 r3/4	3368	Melanie Paschke	GER
7 h1 r3/4	3059	Debbie Ferguson	BAH
7 h2 r3/4	3706	Irina Privalova	RUS
8 h1 r3/4	3301	Odiah Sidibé	FRA
8 h2 r3/4	3637	Lucrécia Jardim	POR
5 h1 r2/4	3389	Katerina Koffa	GRE
5 h2 r2/4	3370	Andrea Philipp	GER
5 h3 r2/4	3315	Simmone Jacobs	GBR
5 h4 r2/4	3055	Eldece Clarke	BAH
6 h1 r2/4	3551	Hanitriniaina Rakotondrabé	MAD
6 h2 r2/4	3806	Iryna Pukha	UKR
6 h3 r2/4	3392	Aikaterini Thanou	GRE
6 h4 r2/4	3269	Sanna Hernesniemi	FIN
7 h1 r2/4	3009	Heather Samuel	ANT
7 h2 r2/4	3330	Marcia Richardson	GBR
7 h3 r2/4	3362	Silke Lichtenhagen	GER
7 h4 r2/4	3648	Myra Mayberry-Wilkinson	PUR
8 h1 r2/4	3306	Stephi Douglas	GBR
8 h3 r2/4	3600	Mary Tombiri-Shirey	NGR
8 h4 r2/4	3109	Zlatka Georgieva	BUL
AC h2 r2/4	3744	Susanthika Jayasinghe	SRI
5 h1 r1/4	3508	Nataliya Vorobyova	KAZ
5 h2 r1/4	3218	Hermin Joseph	DMA
5 h4 r1/4	3112	Petya Pendareva	BUL
5 h5 r1/4	3170	Zandra Borrero	COL
6 h1 r1/4	3889	Lyudmila Dmitriady	UZB
6 h2 r1/4	3097	Cleide Amaral	BRA
6 h3 r1/4	3160	Yan Jiankui	CHN
6 h4 r1/4	3140	Cydonie Mothersill	CAY
6 h5 r1/4	3740	Jerneja Perc	SLO
6 h7 r1/4	3751	Mireille Donders	SUI
7 h1 r1/4	3122	Ouk Chanthan	CAM
7 h2 r1/4	3165	Myriam Mani	CMR
7 h3 r1/4	3171	Mirtha Brock	COL
7 h4 r1/4	3539	Michelle Baptiste	LCA
7 h5 r1/4	3476	Beverly McDonald	JAM
7 h6 r1/4	3782	Wang Huei-Chen	TPE
7 h7 r1/4	3523	Lee Yeong-Suk	KOR
8 h2 r1/4	3053	Elvira Cabbarova	AZE
8 h3 r1/4	3747	Sortelina Pires	STP
8 h4 r1/4	3893	Natalie Martindale	VIN
8 h5 r1/4	3177	Isménia do Frederico	CPV
8 h6 r1/4	3743	Nester Geniwala'a	SOL
8 h7 r1/4	3401	Elizabeth Chávez	HON
9 h6 r1/4	3339	Juliana Obiong	GEQ

Round One

Date	26 July 1996
Format	Top 4 in each heat and next four fastest advanced to the quarter-finals.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)	Reaction Time
1	3828	Gail Devers	USA	10.92	0.189	Q
2	3468	Juliet Cuthbert	JAM	11.06	0.181	Q
=3	3844	D'Andre Hill	USA	11.11	0.133	Q
=3	3877	Gwen Torrence	USA	11.11	0.153	Q
5	3478	Merlene Ottey	JAM	11.13	0.187	Q
6	3597	Mary Onyali	NGR	11.17	0.192	Q
7	3744	Susanthika Jayasinghe	SRI	11.18	0.209	Q
=8	3807	Zhanna Pintusevych	UKR	11.20	0.238	Q
=8	3717	Marina Trandenkova	RUS	11.20	0.175	Q	1
10	3720	Nataliya Pomoshchnikova-Voronova	RUS	11.22	–	Q
11	3061	Chandra Sturrup	BAH	11.24	0.158	Q
12	3588	Chioma Ajunwa	NGR	11.25	0.163	Q
13	3368	Melanie Paschke	GER	11.27	0.191	Q
14	3362	Silke Lichtenhagen	GER	11.30	0.152	Q
=15	3637	Lucrécia Jardim	POR	11.32	0.219	Q
=15	3370	Andrea Philipp	GER	11.32	0.154	Q
=17	3055	Eldece Clarke	BAH	11.33	–	Q
=17	3389	Katerina Koffa	GRE	11.33	0.169	Q
=17	3059	Debbie Ferguson	BAH	11.33	–	Q
20	3392	Aikaterini Thanou	GRE	11.35	–	Q
=21	3551	Hanitriniaina Rakotondrabé	MAD	11.36	0.201	Q
=21	3806	Iryna Pukha	UKR	11.36	0.181	Q
=23	3269	Sanna Hernesniemi	FIN	11.39	0.171	q
=23	3315	Simmone Jacobs	GBR	11.39	0.179	q
25	3301	Odiah Sidibé	FRA	11.40	0.187	Q
=26	3706	Irina Privalova	RUS	11.42	–	Q
=26	3330	Marcia Richardson	GBR	11.42	0.159	q
28	3009	Heather Samuel	ANT	11.44	0.170	q
29	3160	Yan Jiankui	CHN	11.46	–
30	3600	Mary Tombiri-Shirey	NGR	11.50	0.154	Q
31	3648	Myra Mayberry-Wilkinson	PUR	11.51	–	Q	2
32	3218	Hermin Joseph	DMA	11.56	0.172
33	3112	Petya Pendareva	BUL	11.59	–
=34	3140	Cydonie Mothersill	CAY	11.61	0.203
=34	3306	Stephi Douglas	GBR	11.61	0.192	Q
36	3170	Zandra Borrero	COL	11.62	0.167
37	3740	Jerneja Perc	SLO	11.63	–
38	3751	Mireille Donders	SUI	11.67	0.149
39	3782	Wang Huei-Chen	TPE	11.70	0.157
40	3109	Zlatka Georgieva	BUL	11.74	–	Q
41	3097	Cleide Amaral	BRA	11.76	0.184
42	3165	Myriam Mani	CMR	11.76	–
43	3171	Mirtha Brock	COL	11.83	0.198
44	3523	Lee Yeong-Suk	KOR	11.88	0.156
45	3508	Nataliya Vorobyova	KAZ	11.91	0.159
46	3539	Michelle Baptiste	LCA	11.92	0.201
47	3053	Elvira Cabbarova	AZE	11.96	0.196
48	3889	Lyudmila Dmitriady	UZB	12.04	0.188
49	3476	Beverly McDonald	JAM	12.08	0.147
50	3401	Elizabeth Chávez	HON	12.10	0.184
51	3893	Natalie Martindale	VIN	12.25	0.196
52	3177	Isménia do Frederico	CPV	13.03	0.182
53	3747	Sortelina Pires	STP	13.31	0.197
54	3743	Nester Geniwala'a	SOL	13.74	–
55	3339	Juliana Obiong	GEQ	13.88	–
56	3122	Ouk Chanthan	CAM	14.82	–

Heat #1

Time	10:00
Wind	0.5 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	7	Chandra Sturrup	BAH	11.24	0.158	Q
2	8	Hanitriniaina Rakotondrabé	MAD	11.36	0.201	Q
3	9	Irina Privalova	RUS	11.42	–	Q
4	5	Zlatka Georgieva	BUL	11.74	–	Q
5	1	Nataliya Vorobyova	KAZ	11.91	0.159
6	2	Lyudmila Dmitriady	UZB	12.04	0.188
7	6	Ouk Chanthan	CAM	14.82	–

Heat #2

Time	10:05
Wind	0.2 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	8	Zhanna Pintusevych	UKR	11.20	0.238	Q
2	4	Melanie Paschke	GER	11.27	0.191	Q
3	1	Odiah Sidibé	FRA	11.40	0.187	Q
4	3	Mary Tombiri-Shirey	NGR	11.50	0.154	Q
5	2	Hermin Joseph	DMA	11.56	0.172
6	6	Cleide Amaral	BRA	11.76	0.184
7	5	Myriam Mani	CMR	11.76	–
8	7	Elvira Cabbarova	AZE	11.96	0.196

Heat #3

Time	10:10
Wind	0.6 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	6	Merlene Ottey	JAM	11.13	0.187	Q
2	2	Susanthika Jayasinghe	SRI	11.18	0.209	Q
3	9	Aikaterini Thanou	GRE	11.35	–	Q
4	3	Iryna Pukha	UKR	11.36	0.181	Q
5	7	Heather Samuel	ANT	11.44	0.170	q
6	5	Yan Jiankui	CHN	11.46	–
7	8	Mirtha Brock	COL	11.83	0.198
8	1	Sortelina Pires	STP	13.31	0.197

Heat #4

Time	10:15
Wind	0.6 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	4	Juliet Cuthbert	JAM	11.06	0.181	Q
2	7	D'Andre Hill	USA	11.11	0.133	Q
3	2	Silke Lichtenhagen	GER	11.30	0.152	Q
4	9	Eldece Clarke	BAH	11.33	–	Q
5	5	Petya Pendareva	BUL	11.59	–
6	1	Cydonie Mothersill	CAY	11.61	0.203
7	3	Michelle Baptiste	LCA	11.92	0.201
8	8	Natalie Martindale	VIN	12.25	0.196

Heat #5

Time	10:20
Wind	-0.7 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	2	Marina Trandenkova	RUS	11.20	0.175	Q	3
2	6	Chioma Ajunwa	NGR	11.25	0.163	Q
3	9	Myra Mayberry-Wilkinson	PUR	11.51	–	Q	4
4	7	Stephi Douglas	GBR	11.61	0.192	Q
5	4	Zandra Borrero	COL	11.62	0.167
6	5	Jerneja Perc	SLO	11.63	–
7	1	Beverly McDonald	JAM	12.08	0.147
8	8	Isménia do Frederico	CPV	13.03	0.182

Heat #6

Time	10:25
Wind	0.2 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	9	Gwen Torrence	USA	11.11	0.153	Q
2	5	Nataliya Pomoshchnikova-Voronova	RUS	11.22	–	Q
3	4	Lucrécia Jardim	POR	11.32	0.219	Q
4	3	Katerina Koffa	GRE	11.33	0.169	Q
5	2	Sanna Hernesniemi	FIN	11.39	0.171	q
6	1	Marcia Richardson	GBR	11.42	0.159	q
7	7	Wang Huei-Chen	TPE	11.70	0.157
8	8	Nester Geniwala'a	SOL	13.74	–
9	6	Juliana Obiong	GEQ	13.88	–

Heat #7

Time	10:30
Wind	-0.5 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	5	Gail Devers	USA	10.92	0.189	Q
2	7	Mary Onyali	NGR	11.17	0.192	Q
3	3	Andrea Philipp	GER	11.32	0.154	Q
4	9	Debbie Ferguson	BAH	11.33	–	Q
5	4	Simmone Jacobs	GBR	11.39	0.179	q
6	6	Mireille Donders	SUI	11.67	0.149
7	2	Lee Yeong-Suk	KOR	11.88	0.156
8	1	Elizabeth Chávez	HON	12.10	0.184

Quarter-Finals

Date	26 July 1996
Format	Top 4 in each heat advanced to the semi-finals.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)	Reaction Time
1	3828	Gail Devers	USA	10.94	0.175	Q
2	3478	Merlene Ottey	JAM	11.02	0.182	Q
3	3597	Mary Onyali	NGR	11.08	0.189	Q
4	3877	Gwen Torrence	USA	11.11	0.165	Q
5	3807	Zhanna Pintusevych	UKR	11.14	0.206	Q
6	3717	Marina Trandenkova	RUS	11.15	0.173	Q	5
7	3720	Nataliya Pomoshchnikova-Voronova	RUS	11.17	0.143	Q
8	3368	Melanie Paschke	GER	11.18	0.166	Q
9	3468	Juliet Cuthbert	JAM	11.20	0.207	Q
10	3061	Chandra Sturrup	BAH	11.21	0.174	Q
11	3844	D'Andre Hill	USA	11.21	0.155	Q
12	3588	Chioma Ajunwa	NGR	11.24	0.167	Q
13	3059	Debbie Ferguson	BAH	11.26	0.179	Q
14	3637	Lucrécia Jardim	POR	11.37	0.184	Q
15	3301	Odiah Sidibé	FRA	11.38	0.189	Q
16	3389	Katerina Koffa	GRE	11.38	0.218
17	3370	Andrea Philipp	GER	11.38	0.147
18	3706	Irina Privalova	RUS	11.40	0.195	Q
19	3806	Iryna Pukha	UKR	11.42	0.191
20	3551	Hanitriniaina Rakotondrabé	MAD	11.43	0.163
=21	3315	Simmone Jacobs	GBR	11.47	0.185
=21	3055	Eldece Clarke	BAH	11.47	0.200
23	3392	Aikaterini Thanou	GRE	11.48	0.186
24	3269	Sanna Hernesniemi	FIN	11.49	0.157
25	3362	Silke Lichtenhagen	GER	11.53	0.165
26	3330	Marcia Richardson	GBR	11.55	0.164
27	3600	Mary Tombiri-Shirey	NGR	11.56	0.182
28	3009	Heather Samuel	ANT	11.60	0.199
29	3648	Myra Mayberry-Wilkinson	PUR	11.66	0.200
30	3306	Stephi Douglas	GBR	11.75	0.180
31	3109	Zlatka Georgieva	BUL	11.99	0.220
DNF	3744	Susanthika Jayasinghe	SRI	–	0.206

Heat #1

Time	18:05
Wind	-0.7 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	4	Gwen Torrence	USA	11.11	0.165	Q
2	8	Marina Trandenkova	RUS	11.15	0.173	Q	6
3	5	Chioma Ajunwa	NGR	11.24	0.167	Q
4	3	Odiah Sidibé	FRA	11.38	0.189	Q
5	1	Katerina Koffa	GRE	11.38	0.218
6	7	Hanitriniaina Rakotondrabé	MAD	11.43	0.163
7	6	Heather Samuel	ANT	11.60	0.199
8	2	Stephi Douglas	GBR	11.75	0.180

Heat #2

Time	18:10
Wind	0.0 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	3	Gail Devers	USA	10.94	0.175	Q
2	4	Mary Onyali	NGR	11.08	0.189	Q
3	7	Debbie Ferguson	BAH	11.26	0.179	Q
4	6	Lucrécia Jardim	POR	11.37	0.184	Q
5	2	Andrea Philipp	GER	11.38	0.147
6	8	Iryna Pukha	UKR	11.42	0.191
7	1	Marcia Richardson	GBR	11.55	0.164
DNF	5	Susanthika Jayasinghe	SRI	–	0.206

Heat #3

Time	18:15
Wind	-0.9 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	4	Juliet Cuthbert	JAM	11.20	0.207	Q
2	6	Chandra Sturrup	BAH	11.21	0.174	Q
3	5	D'Andre Hill	USA	11.21	0.155	Q
4	2	Irina Privalova	RUS	11.40	0.195	Q
5	1	Simmone Jacobs	GBR	11.47	0.185
6	8	Aikaterini Thanou	GRE	11.48	0.186
7	3	Silke Lichtenhagen	GER	11.53	0.165
8	7	Mary Tombiri-Shirey	NGR	11.56	0.182

Heat #4

Time	18:20
Wind	0.0 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	6	Merlene Ottey	JAM	11.02	0.182	Q
2	4	Zhanna Pintusevych	UKR	11.14	0.206	Q
3	5	Nataliya Pomoshchnikova-Voronova	RUS	11.17	0.143	Q
4	3	Melanie Paschke	GER	11.18	0.166	Q
5	1	Eldece Clarke	BAH	11.47	0.200
6	7	Sanna Hernesniemi	FIN	11.49	0.157
7	8	Myra Mayberry-Wilkinson	PUR	11.66	0.200
8	2	Zlatka Georgieva	BUL	11.99	0.220

Semi-Finals

Date	27 July 1996
Format	Top 4 in each heat advanced to the final.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)	Reaction Time
1	3478	Merlene Ottey	JAM	10.93	0.176	Q
2	3877	Gwen Torrence	USA	10.97	0.138	Q
3	3828	Gail Devers	USA	11.00	0.177	Q
4	3597	Mary Onyali	NGR	11.04	0.177	Q
=5	3717	Marina Trandenkova	RUS	11.07	0.184	Q	7
=5	3720	Nataliya Pomoshchnikova-Voronova	RUS	11.07	0.143	Q
7	3061	Chandra Sturrup	BAH	11.07	0.163	Q
8	3468	Juliet Cuthbert	JAM	11.07	0.166
9	3807	Zhanna Pintusevych	UKR	11.14	0.147	Q
10	3588	Chioma Ajunwa	NGR	11.14	0.202
11	3368	Melanie Paschke	GER	11.14	0.200
12	3844	D'Andre Hill	USA	11.20	0.164
13	3059	Debbie Ferguson	BAH	11.28	0.153
14	3706	Irina Privalova	RUS	11.31	0.168
15	3637	Lucrécia Jardim	POR	11.32	0.182
16	3301	Odiah Sidibé	FRA	11.35	0.177

Heat #1

Time	19:15
Wind	0.4 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	4	Merlene Ottey	JAM	10.93	0.176	Q
2	6	Gwen Torrence	USA	10.97	0.138	Q
3	7	Marina Trandenkova	RUS	11.07	0.184	Q	8
4	3	Zhanna Pintusevych	UKR	11.14	0.147	Q
5	5	Chioma Ajunwa	NGR	11.14	0.202
6	8	D'Andre Hill	USA	11.20	0.164
7	2	Debbie Ferguson	BAH	11.28	0.153
8	1	Odiah Sidibé	FRA	11.35	0.177

Heat #2

Time	19:20
Wind	-0.1 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	6	Gail Devers	USA	11.00	0.177	Q
2	3	Mary Onyali	NGR	11.04	0.177	Q
3	2	Nataliya Pomoshchnikova-Voronova	RUS	11.07	0.143	Q
4	5	Chandra Sturrup	BAH	11.07	0.163	Q
5	4	Juliet Cuthbert	JAM	11.07	0.166
6	8	Melanie Paschke	GER	11.14	0.200
7	1	Irina Privalova	RUS	11.31	0.168
8	7	Lucrécia Jardim	POR	11.32	0.182

Final Round

Date	27 July 1996 — 20:45
Wind	-0.7 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	3	Gail Devers	USA	10.94	0.166
2	4	Merlene Ottey	JAM	10.94	0.166
3	6	Gwen Torrence	USA	10.96	0.151
4	8	Chandra Sturrup	BAH	11.00	0.176
5	7	Marina Trandenkova	RUS	11.06	0.151	9
6	2	Nataliya Pomoshchnikova-Voronova	RUS	11.10	0.133
7	1	Mary Onyali	NGR	11.13	0.174
8	5	Zhanna Pintusevych	UKR	11.14	0.176