1996 IAAF Grand Prix

The 1996 IAAF Grand Prix was the twelfth edition of the annual global series of one-day track and field competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). The series consisted of three levels: IAAF Grand Prix, IAAF Grand Prix II and finally IAAF Permit Meetings. There were seventeen Grand Prix meetings and twelve Grand Prix II meetings, making a combined total of 29 meetings for the series from 29 February to 16 September. An additional ten IAAF Outdoor Permit Meetings were attached to the circuit.

Performances on designated events on the circuit earned athletes points which qualified them for entry to the 1996 IAAF Grand Prix Final, held on 7 September in Milan, Italy. Daniel Komen was the winner of the overall men's title with 103 points, while Ludmila Enquist topped the women's rankings with 93 points.

Meetings

Key:   Non-Grand Prix, scoring meeting

Points standings

Overall men

1996 IAAF Grand Prix men's standings

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Points
1	Daniel Komen	Kenya	103
2	Jonathan Edwards	Great Britain	99
3	Dennis Mitchell	United States	95
4	Noureddine Morceli	Algeria	93
5	Derrick Adkins	United States	91
6	Samuel Matete	Zambia	90
7	Donovan Bailey	Canada	85
8	Maksim Tarasov	Russia	79.5
9	Igor Astapkovich	Belarus	77
10	Balazs Kiss	Hungary	77

Overall women

1996 IAAF Grand Prix women's standings

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Points
1	Ludmila Enquist	Sweden	93
2	Merlene Ottey	Jamaica	90
3	Michelle Freeman	Jamaica	85
4	Falilat Ogunkoya	Nigeria	83
5	Inessa Kravets	Ukraine	80
6	Oksana Ovchinnikova	Russia	78
7	Ilke Wyludda	Germany	76
8	Cathy Freeman	Australia	75
9	Tanja Damaske	Germany	72
10	Pauline Davis	Bahamas	71

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