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Host City: Atlanta, United States
Venue(s): Centennial Olympic Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Date Started: July 27, 1996
Date Finished: July 27, 1996
Format: Top four in each heat advanced to the final.
| Gold: | Donovan Bailey |
| Silver: | Frankie Fredericks |
| Bronze: | Ato Boldon |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(A) | RT | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frankie Fredericks | 28 | Namibia | NAM | 9.94 | 0,142 | 5 | QU |
| 2 | Donovan Bailey | 28 | Canada | CAN | 10.00 | 0,170 | 3 | QU |
| 3 | Mike Marsh | 28 | United States | USA | 10.08 | 0,157 | 6 | QU |
| 4 | Michael Green | 25 | Jamaica | JAM | 10.11 | 0,152 | 4 | QU |
| 5 | Nobuharu Asahara | 24 | Japan | JPN | 10.16 | 0,147 | 1 | |
| 6 | Obadele Thompson | 20 | Barbados | BAR | 10.16 | 0,184 | 8 | |
| 7 | Emmanuel Tuffour | 29 | Ghana | GHA | 10.22 | 0,167 | 2 | |
| 8 | Anninos Markoullidis | 25 | Cyprus | CYP | 10.36 | 0,164 | 7 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(A) | RT | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ato Boldon | 22 | Trinidad and Tobago | TTO | 9.93 | 0,145 | 3 | QU |
| 2 | Dennis Mitchell | 30 | United States | USA | 10.00 | 0,141 | 5 | QU |
| 3 | Linford Christie | 36 | Great Britain | GBR | 10.04 | 0,125 | 6 | QU |
| 4 | Davidson Ezinwa | 24 | Nigeria | NGR | 10.04 | 0,146 | 4 | QU |
| 5 | Bruny Surin | 29 | Canada | CAN | 10.13 | 0,151 | 1 | |
| 6 | Jon Drummond | 27 | United States | USA | 10.16 | 0,132 | 2 | |
| 7 | Eric Nkansah | 20 | Ghana | GHA | 10.26 | 0,189 | 8 |