Accomplishments
Two silver medals (100 & 200 m) and a bronze medal (4x100 m)
at her fifth Olympic Games.
Second in the Overall Grand Prix Series (behind hurdler Ludmila Enquist).
Winner of the 100 metre Grand Prix title.
Set a 100 metre World Veteran Record (over 35 years) in the GP Final: 10.74 sec.
(also PB).
Double Jamaican champion (100 & 200 metres).
Total victories: 29 (35 races)
Indoor races 1996
| Date | Venue | Time | Wind | Place |
| 04.02 | Stuttgart, Germany | 7.13 | - | 2 |
| 09.02 | Madrid, Spain | 7.10 | - | 1 |
| 12.02 | Tampere, Finland | 7.15 7.15 |
- - |
1h1 1 |
| 18.02 | Lievin, France | 7.02 SB | - | 1 |
| 25.02 | Stockholm, Sweden | 7.14 | - | 1 |
Outdoor races 1996
| Date | Venue | Time | Wind | Place |
| 19.05 | Chemnitz, Germany | 11.04 22.80w |
1.9 4.1 |
1 1 |
| 27.05 | Hengelo, Netherlands | 11.02w | 3.2 | 1 |
| 28.5-4.6 | Ostrava, | 11.18 | wreg | 1 |
| 05.06 | Roma, Italy | 11.00 | 0.25 | 1 |
| 07.06 | Moscow, Russia | 10.92 | 0.6 | 1 |
| 12.06 | Madrid, Spain | 11.07 | - 0.2 | 1 |
| 27.06 | Kingston, Jamaica (Jamaican Trials) |
11.10 11.08w |
0.4 2.1 |
1h1 1s1 |
| 28.06 | Kingston, Jamaica (Jamaican Trials) |
11.03 22.50w |
0.3 2.3 |
1 1 |
| 05.07 | Oslo, Norway | 10.95 | - 1.0 | 1 |
| 12.07 | Bellinzona, Switzerland | 10.95 22.09 |
0.4 0.0 |
1 1 |
| 26.07 | Atlanta, USA (Olympic Games) |
11.13 11.02 |
? 0.0 |
1h3 1q4 |
| 27.07 | Atlanta, USA (Olympic Games) |
10.93 10.94 |
0.4 - 0.7 |
1s1 2 |
| 31.07 | Atlanta, USA (Olympic Games) |
22.82 22.61 |
0.6 0.3 |
1h4 1q2 |
| 01.08 | Atlanta, USA (Olympic Games) |
22.08 22.24 |
0.1 0.3 |
1s2 2 |
| 03.08 | Atlanta, USA (Olympic Games) |
42.24 (4 x 100 metres) |
Ottey ran anchor | 3 |
| 14.08 | Zürich, Switzerland | 10.95 | - 0.4 | 1 |
| 16.08 | Cologne, Germany | 10.98 | 0.2 | 1 |
| 23.08 | Bruxelles, Belgium | 11.04 | - 0.5 | 3 |
| 30.08 | Berlin, Germany | 10.94 | - 0.1 | 2 |
| 07.09 | Milan, Italy | 10.74 PB / WVR | 1.3 | 1 |
| 16.09 | Tokyo, Japan | 10.94 | 0.1 | 1 |
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