| Event: | Men's cross-country |
| Games: | 1996 Summer |
| Venue: | Georgia International Horse Park, Conyers |
| Date: | 30 July |
| Competitors: | 43 |
| Nations: | 26 |
| Win Value: | 2:17.38 |
| Longnames: | yes |
| Gold: | Bart Brentjens |
| Goldnoc: | NED |
| Silver: | Thomas Frischknecht |
| Silvernoc: | SUI |
| Bronze: | Miguel Martinez |
| Bronzenoc: | FRA |
| Next: | 2000 |
These are the official results of the Men's Mountainbike Race at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. There were a total number of 43 participants, with seven non-finishers, in this inaugural Olympic event over 47.7 kilometres, held on July 30, 1996. The mountain biking events were held at the Georgia International Horse Park in Conyers, Georgia, located 30miles east of Atlanta.[1]
| Rank | Cyclist | NOC | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bart Brentjens | 2:17.38 | |||
| Thomas Frischknecht | 2:20:14 | |||
| Miguel Martinez | 2:20:36 | |||
| 4. | Christophe Dupouey | 2:25:03 | ||
| 5. | Daniele Pontoni | 2:25:08 | ||
| 6. | José Andrés Brenes | 2:25:51 | ||
| 7. | Lennie Kristensen | 2:26:02 | ||
| 8. | Luca Bramati | 2:26:05 | ||
| 9. | Cadel Evans | 2:26:15 | ||
| 10. | Ralph Berner | 2:27:45 | ||
| 11. | Rune Høydahl | 2:28:16 | ||
| 12. | Gary Foord | 2:29:10 | ||
| 13. | Warren Sallenback | 2:29:57 | ||
| 14. | Beat Wabel | 2:32:17 | ||
| 15. | David Baker | 2:32:30 | ||
| 16. | Robert Woods | 2:33:14 | ||
| 17. | Roel Paulissen | 2:33:53 | ||
| 18. | Jan Østergaard | 2:34:30 | ||
| 19. | David Juarez | 2:35:15 | ||
| 20. | Don Myrah | 2:35:50 | ||
| 21. | Roger Persson | 2:37:17 | ||
| 22. | Jokin Mújika | 2:41:15 | ||
| 23. | Jhon Arias | 2:42:04 | ||
| 24. | Radovan Fořt | 2:42:43 | ||
| 25. | Martin Earley | 2:43:56 | ||
| 26. | Kyoshi Miura | 2:45:03 | ||
| 27. | Márcio Ravelli | 2:45:16 | ||
| 28. | Ernst Denifl | 2:45:34 | ||
| 29. | Marek Galiński | 2:45:54 | ||
| 30. | Peter Hric | 2:45:54 | ||
| 31. | Andreas Hestler | 2:46:45 | ||
| 32. | Alister Martin | 2:47:46 | ||
| 33. | Pavel Camrda | 2:49:09 | ||
| 34. | Juan Arias | 2:50:44 | ||
| 35. | Ivanir Lopes | 2:53:29 | ||
| 36. | Sławomir Barul | 2:53:56 | ||
| - | Latauro Chávez | DNF | ||
| - | Rory Gonsalves | DNF | ||
| - | Alges Maasikmets | DNF | ||
| - | Mike Kluge | DNF | ||
| - | Roberto Lezaun | DNF | ||
| - | Marcel Arntz | DNF | ||
| - | Peter Van Den Abeele | DNF |