Season's Bests
| Event | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athlete | Mark | Notes | Athlete | Mark | Notes | |
| 100 metres | Donovan Bailey (CAN) | 9.84 | WR | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 10.74 | |
| 200 metres | Michael Johnson (USA) | 19.32 | WR | Marie-José Pérec (FRA) Read more about this topic: 1996 In Athletics (track And Field) Famous quotes containing the word season:“The morning, which is the most memorable season of the day, is the awakening hour. Then there is least somnolence in us; and for an hour, at least, some part of us awakes which slumbers all the rest of the day and night.” | ||