At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 44 events in athletics were contested.

There were a total number of 2053 participating athletes from 191 countries.

* Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals.

* Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals.

Note: Any world record is also an Olympic record A total of 190 nations participated in the different Athletics events at the 1996 Summer Olympics.