Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics


At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 44 events in athletics were contested. There were a total number of 2053 participating athletes from 191 countries.

Medal winners

Men

* Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals.

Women

* Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals.

Medal table

Participating nations

A total of 190 nations participated in the different Athletics events at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Numbers in parenthesis indicate the number of athletes representing each nation.