at the 1996 summer olympics in atlanta, 44 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 20 by women. there were a total number of 2053 participating athletes from 191 countries. ==medal winners== ===men=== {|  |- |100 metres | || 9.84(wr) | || 9.89 | || 9.90 |- |200 metres | || 19.32(wr) | || 19.68 (pb) | || 19.80 |- |400 metres | || 43.49(or) | || 44.41 | || 44.53 |- |800 metres | || 1:42.58(or) | || 1:42.74 | || 1:42.79 |- |1500 metres | || 3:35.78 | || 3:36.40 | || 3:36.72 |- |5000 metres | || 13:07.96 | || 13:08.16 | || 13:08.37 |- |10,000 metres | || 27:07.34(or) | || 27:08.17 | || 27:28.59 |- |110 metres hurdles | || 12.95(or) | || 13.09 | || 13.17 |- |400 metres hurdles | || 47.54 | || 47.78 | || 47.96 
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