Women's 100 metres at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
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Competitors | 56 | ||||||||||||
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Gail Devers | United States | ||
Merlene Ottey | Jamaica | ||
Gwen Torrence | United States |
These are the official results of the women's 100 metres event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were a total number of 56 participating athletes, with two rounds (seven heats in round 1, four heats at round 2), two semifinals and a final.
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics.