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Host City: Atlanta, United States
Venue(s): Stone Mountain Velodrome, Stone Mountain, Georgia
Date Started: July 24, 1996
Date Finished: July 27, 1996
Format: 1,000 metres.
Gold: | Félicia Ballanger |
Silver: | Michelle Ferris |
Bronze: | Ingrid Haringa |
The favorite was the 1995 World Champion, Franceâs [Félicia Ballanger]. Ballanger finished second in qualifying, which was surprisingly won by Australiaâs [Michelle Ferris]. In the quarter-finals, Ballanger faced the 1988 and 1992 gold medalist, [Erika Salumäe] of Estonia, who had only made the quarters by advancing via the repêchage. Ballanger would defeat her in two straight races, and would not lose a race en route to the gold medal. In the final she defeated Ferris, who had advanced by defeating the 1992 bronze medalist, [Ingrid Haringa] (NED), in the semis. Haringa repeated as bronze medalist, defeating the 1992 silver medalist, Germanyâs [Annett Neumann]. Over the next few years, Ballanger would establish herself as the top female sprinter in the world, winning the World Championships in 1996-1999 and defending her gold medal at Sydney in 2000.
Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | Medal | |
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1 | Félicia Ballanger | 25 | France | FRA | Gold | |
2 | Michelle Ferris | 19 | Australia | AUS | Silver | |
3 | Ingrid Haringa | 32 | Netherlands | NED | Bronze | |
4 | Annett Neumann | 26 | Germany | GER | ||
5 | Oksana Grishina | 27 | Russia | RUS | ||
6 | Erika Salumäe | 34 | Estonia | EST | ||
7 | Wang Yan | 21 | China | CHN | ||
8 | Tanya Dubnicoff | 26 | Canada | CAN | ||
2 h1 r2/5 | Connie Paraskevin-Young | 35 | United States | USA | ||
2 h2 r2/5 | Daniela Larreal | 23 | Venezuela | VEN | ||
3 h1 r2/5 | Donna Wynd | 34 | New Zealand | NZL | ||
3 h2 r2/5 | Mira Kasslin | 18 | Finland | FIN | ||
13 QR | Rita RazmaitÄ | 29 | Lithuania | LTU | ||
14 QR | Nancy Contreras | 18 | Mexico | MEX |