Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Marie-José Pérec (born 9 May 1968) is a retired French track and field sprinter who specialised in the 200 and 400 metres and is a three-time Olympic gold medalist.

Patricia Girard (also Girard-Léno, born 8 April 1968) is a French athlete who competed mainly in the 100m hurdles.

Elisabetta Perrone (born 9 July 1968) is a former race walker from Italy who won eighteen medals, eight of these at senior level, at the International athletics competitions.

Marc Dollendorf (born 7 February 1966 in Sankt Vith) is a retired Belgian athlete who specialised in the 400 metres hurdles. He represented his country at the 1996 Summer Olympics as well as four consecutive World Championships starting in 1991.
His personal best in the event is 48.91 seconds set in Atlanta in 1996. This is the standing national records.

Christophe Épalle (born 23 January 1969 in Saint-Etienne) is a French hammer thrower, whose personal best throw is 81.79 metres, achieved in June 2000 in Clermont-Ferrand.

Abdelkader Chékhémani (born 18 July 1971 in Barentin) is a French former middle distance runner who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Jean-Olivier Brosseau (born 23 June 1967 in Bressuire, Deux-Sèvres, is a retired male race walker from France, who was affiliated with Sèvre Bocage AC during his career. He specialised in the 20 km distance and was selected for the World Championships in Athletics three times from 1993 to 1997. He competed at one Olympic Games – the 1996 Summer Olympics, where he was 35th in the men's 20 km walk.

Denis Langlois (born 10 December 1968 in Drancy) is a French race walker.

Jean-Paul Bruwier (born 18 February 1971) is a Belgian hurdler. He competed in the men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Christophe Impens (born 9 December 1969 in Ghent) is a retired Belgian athlete who competed in middle-distance events. He represented his country at the 1996 Summer Olympics, as well as two outdoor and two indoor World Championships. His biggest success is the silver medal in the 3000 metres at the 1996 European Indoor Championships.