title: Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres hurdles
text: # Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres hurdles
  
  These are the official results of the Women's 100m Hurdles at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. There were a total of 44 competitors.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Ludmila Engquist Sweden |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Brigita Bukovec Slovenia |
  | Bronze | Patricia Girard France |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Heats
  
  | Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 3 | Ludmila Engquist | Sweden | 12.66 | Q |
  | 2 | 5 | Brigita Bukovec | Slovenia | 12.72 | Q |
  | 3 | 6 | Gail Devers | United States | 12.73 | Q |
  | 4 | 2 | Michelle Freeman | Jamaica | 12.76 | Q |
  | 5 | 5 | Dione Rose | Jamaica | 12.81 | Q |
  | 6 | 2 | Patricia Girard-Leno | France | 12.84 | Q |
  | 7 | 6 | Gillian Russell | Jamaica | 12.85 | Q |
  | 8 | 1 | Katie Anderson | Canada | 12.86 | Q |
  | 8 | 4 | Julie Baumann | Switzerland | 12.86 | Q |
  | 10 | 3 | Angela Atede | Nigeria | 12.88 | Q |
  | 11 | 2 | Nicole Ramalalanirina | Madagascar | 12.90 | Q |
  | 12 | 3 | María José Mardomingo | Spain | 12.91 | Q |
  | 13 | 1 | Cheryl Dickey | United States | 12.92 | Q |
  | 13 | 2 | Svetla Dimitrova | Bulgaria | 12.92 | Q |
  | 15 | 4 | Angela Thorp | Great Britain | 12.93 | Q |
  | 16 | 6 | Yuliya Graudyn | Russia | 12.95 | Q |
  | 17 | 4 | Lynda Goode | United States | 12.97 | Q |
  | 18 | 4 | Kristin Patzwahl | Germany | 12.98 | Q |
  | 19 | 4 | Tatyana Reshetnikova | Russia | 13.01 | q |
  | 20 | 4 | Cécile Cinélu | France | 13.05 | q |
  | 21 | 1 | Aliuska López | Cuba | 13.06 | Q |
  | 21 | 5 | Taiwo Aladefa | Nigeria | 13.06 | Q |
  | 23 | 1 | Sriyani Kulawansa | Sri Lanka | 13.09 | Q |
  | 24 | 6 | Ime Akpan | Nigeria | 13.11 | Q |
  | 25 | 3 | Monique Tourret | France | 13.12 | Q |
  | 26 | 3 | Lena Solli Reimann | Norway | 13.13 | q |
  | 27 | 1 | Birgit Wolf | Germany | 13.16 | q |
  | 27 | 3 | Nataliya Grygoryeva | Ukraine | 13.16 | q |
  | 29 | 5 | Lidiya Yurkova | Belarus | 13.20 | Q |
  | 30 | 5 | Nadiya Bodrova | Ukraine | 13.22 | q |
  | 31 | 6 | Olena Ovcharova | Ukraine | 13.23 | q |
  | 32 | 1 | Jacqui Agyepong | Great Britain | 13.24 | |
  | 33 | 3 | Sonia Paquette | Canada | 13.29 | |
  | 34 | 2 | Yvonne Kanazawa | Japan | 13.30 | |
  | 35 | 2 | Vida Nsiah | Ghana | 13.34 | |
  | 36 | 6 | Véronique Linster | Luxembourg | 13.47 | |
  | 37 | 2 | Lesley Tashlin | Canada | 13.61 | |
  | 38 | 1 | Chan Sau Ying | Hong Kong | 13.63 | |
  | 39 | 4 | Vũ Bích Hường | Vietnam | 13.85 | |
  | 40 | 5 | Rachel Rogers | Fiji | 14.07 | |
  | 41 | 4 | Aminata Camara | Mali | 14.94 | |
  | | 5 | Elisabeta Anghel | Romania | DNF | |
  | | 6 | Carla Tuzzi | Italy | DNF | |
  | | 1 | Nataliya Shekhodanova | Russia | DQ | Doping |
  
  ### Quarterfinals
  
  | Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 2 | Ludmila Engquist | Sweden | 12.47 | Q |
  | 2 | 3 | Michelle Freeman | Jamaica | 12.57 | Q |
  | 3 | 1 | Brigita Bukovec | Slovenia | 12.66 | Q |
  | 4 | 2 | Aliuska López | Cuba | 12.67 | Q |
  | 5 | 2 | Patricia Girard-Leno | France | 12.72 | Q |
  | 6 | 1 | Dione Rose | Jamaica | 12.76 | Q |
  | 7 | 1 | Yuliya Graudyn | Russia | 12.77 | Q |
  | 8 | 2 | Lynda Goode | United States | 12.78 | Q |
  | 9 | 2 | Gillian Russell | Jamaica | 12.78 | |
  | 10 | 4 | Gail Devers | United States | 12.83 | Q |
  | 11 | 1 | Svetla Dimitrova | Bulgaria | 12.84 | Q |
  | 12 | 1 | Angela Atede | Nigeria | 12.85 | |
  | 13 | 3 | Nicole Ramalalanirina | Madagascar | 12.90 | Q |
  | 14 | 3 | Kristin Patzwahl | Germany | 12.91 | Q |
  | 15 | 3 | Sriyani Kulawansa | Sri Lanka | 12.91 | |
  | 16 | 3 | Cheryl Dickey | United States | 12.92 | |
  | 17 | 3 | Nataliya Grygoryeva | Ukraine | 12.96 | |
  | 18 | 4 | Julie Baumann | Switzerland | 12.98 | Q |
  | 19 | 4 | Angela Thorp | Great Britain | 12.99 | Q |
  | 20 | 2 | Tatyana Reshetnikova | Russia | 13.01 | |
  | 21 | 2 | Ime Akpan | Nigeria | 13.02 | |
  | 22 | 4 | María José Mardomingo | Spain | 13.05 | Q |
  | 23 | 1 | Cécile Cinélu | France | 13.06 | |
  | 24 | 1 | Lidiya Yurkova | Belarus | 13.07 | |
  | 25 | 4 | Birgit Wolf | Germany | 13.08 | |
  | 26 | 4 | Taiwo Aladefa | Nigeria | 13.11 | |
  | 27 | 2 | Olena Ovcharova | Ukraine | 13.16 | |
  | 28 | 3 | Katie Anderson | Canada | 13.17 | |
  | 28 | 4 | Monique Tourret | France | 13.17 | |
  | 30 | 4 | Lena Solli Reimann | Norway | 13.30 | |
  | | 1 | Nadiya Bodrova | Ukraine | DNF | |
  | | 3 | Natalya Shekhodanova | Russia | DQ | Doping |
  
  ### Semi finals
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Lane | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Michelle Freeman | Jamaica | 12.61 | 5 | Q |
  | 2 | Brigita Bukovec | Slovenia | 12.63 | 4 | Q |
  | 3 | Lynda Tolbert-Goode | United States | 12.77 | 2 | Q |
  | 4 | Angie Thorp | Great Britain | 12.80 | 8 | |
  | 5 | Julie Baumann | Switzerland | 12.90 | 6 | |
  | 6 | Nicole Ramalalanirina | Madagascar | 13.01 | 1 | |
  | 7 | Kristin Patzwahl | Germany | 13.05 | 7 | |
  | — | Natalya Shekhodanova | Russia | 12.67 | 3 | DSQ |
  | Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Lane | Notes |
  | 1 | Ludmila Engquist | Sweden | 12.51 | 5 | Q |
  | 2 | Patricia Girard | France | 12.59 | 2 | Q |
  | 3 | Gail Devers | United States | 12.62 | 6 | Q |
  | 4 | Dione Rose | Jamaica | 12.64 | 3 | Q |
  | 5 | Aliuska López | Cuba | 12.70 | 4 | |
  | 6 | Yuliya Graudyn | Russia | 12.74 | 7 | |
  | 7 | María José Mardomingo | Spain | 12.89 | 1 | |
  | — | Svetla Dimitrova | Bulgaria | DNF | 8 | |
  
  ### Final
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Lane | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Ludmila Engquist | Sweden | 12.58 | 6 | |
  | | Brigita Bukovec | Slovenia | 12.59 | 3 | |
  | | Patricia Girard | France | 12.65 | 5 | |
  | 4 | Gail Devers | United States | 12.66 | 8 | |
  | 5 | Dione Rose | Jamaica | 12.74 | 2 | |
  | 6 | Michelle Freeman | Jamaica | 12.76 | 4 | |
  | 7 | Lynda Tolbert-Goode | United States | 13.11 | 1 | |
  | — | Natalya Shekhodanova | Russia | 12.80 | 7 | DSQ |
  