1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics
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Host city | ![]() |
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Nations participating | 142 |
Athletes participating | 1049 |
Events | 41 |
Dates | August 20–25 |
Main venue | Sydney International Athletic Centre |
The 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics were held in Sydney, Australia on August 20–25.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Sydney_Olympic_Park_Athletic_Centre.jpg/240px-Sydney_Olympic_Park_Athletic_Centre.jpg)
The host stadium in Sydney.
Results[]
Men[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres |
Francis Obikwelu![]() |
10.21 | Seun Ogunkoya![]() |
10.25 | Francesco Scuderi![]() |
10.43 |
200 metres |
Francis Obikwelu![]() |
20.47 | ![]() |
20.96 | ![]() |
21.10 |
400 metres |
Obea Moore![]() |
45.27 | Jerome Davis![]() |
45.86 | Shane Niemi![]() |
45.94 |
800 metres |
Joseph Mutua![]() |
1:48.21 | ![]() |
1:48.40 | Grant Cremer![]() |
1:48.46 |
1500 metres |
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3:38.96 | ![]() |
3:39.17 | Miloud Abaoub![]() |
3:39.37 |
5000 metres |
Assefa Mezgebu![]() |
13:35.30 CR | David Chelule![]() |
13:36.27 | ![]() |
13:46.19 |
10,000 metres |
Assefa Mezgebu![]() |
28:27.78 | David Chelule![]() |
28:29.14 | ![]() |
28:31.61 |
110 metres hurdles |
Yoel Hernández![]() |
13.83 | Tomasz Scigaczewski![]() |
13.88 | Jovesa Naivalu![]() |
13.91 |
400 metres hurdles |
Mubarak Al-Nubi![]() |
49.07 CR | Llewellyn Herbert![]() |
49.15 | Angelo Taylor![]() |
50.18 |
3000 metres steeplechase |
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8:33.09 | Kipkurui Misoi![]() |
8:33.31 | Ali Ezzine![]() |
8:35.60 |
10,000 metres walk |
Paquillo Fernández![]() |
40:38.25 | David Márquez![]() |
41:03.73 | Nathan Deakes![]() |
41:11.44 |
4 × 100 metres relay |
![]() Jerome Davis Obea Moore |
39.36 | ![]() David Patros |
39.47 | ![]() Paul Di Bella |
39.62 |
4 × 400 metres relay |
![]() Jerome Davis Robin Martin Obea Moore |
3:03.65 | ![]() Hiroki Takahashi Dai Tamesue Shinji Morita |
3:06.01 | ![]() |
3:06.76 |
High jump |
Mark Boswell![]() |
2.24 | Ben Challenger![]() Svatoslav Ton ![]() |
2.21 | None awarded | None awarded |
Pole vault |
Paul Burgess![]() |
5.35 | Patrik Kristiansson![]() |
5.30 | Danny Ecker![]() |
5.30 |
Long jump |
Olexiy Lukashevych![]() |
7.91 | Raúl Fernández![]() |
7.75 | Nathan Morgan![]() |
7.74 |
Triple jump |
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16.50 | Michael Calvo![]() |
16.17 | Ionut Punga![]() |
16.15 |
Shot put |
Ralf Bartels![]() |
18.71 | Justin Anlezark![]() |
18.21 | Clay Cross![]() |
17.69 |
Discus throw |
Casey Malone![]() |
56.22 | Roland Varga![]() |
55.20 | Frank Casañas![]() |
54.86 |
Javelin throw |
Sergey Voynov![]() |
79.78 | Harri Haatainen![]() |
76.12 | ![]() |
73.88 |
Hammer throw |
Maciej Palyszko![]() |
71.24 | Vadim Devyatovskiy![]() |
70.88 | ![]() |
70.32 |
Decathlon |
Attila Zsivoczky![]() |
7582 | Dean Macey![]() |
7480 | Chiel Warners![]() |
7368 |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)
|
Women[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres |
Nora Ivanova![]() |
11.32 | Andrea Anderson![]() |
11.43 | ![]() |
11.46 |
200 metres |
Sylviane Félix![]() |
23.16 | Lauren Hewitt![]() |
23.32 | Nora Ivanova![]() |
23.59 |
400 metres |
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52.32 | Suziann Reid![]() |
53.17 | Rosemary Hayward![]() |
53.28 |
800 metres |
Claudia Gesell![]() |
2:02.67 | Kathleen Friedrich![]() |
2:02.70 | Jebet Langat![]() |
2:03.21 |
1500 metres |
Kutre Dulecha![]() |
4:08.65 | Jackline Maranga![]() |
4:08.98 | ![]() |
4:09.49 |
3000 metres |
Anita Weyermann![]() |
8:50.73 | Edna Kiplagat![]() |
8:53.06 | ![]() |
8:53.77 |
5000 metres |
Ayelech Worku![]() |
15:40.03 | Olivera Jevtić![]() |
15:40.59 | Cristina Iloc![]() |
15:41.44 |
100 metres hurdles |
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13.27 | Glory Alozie![]() |
13.30 | ![]() |
13.37 |
400 metres hurdles |
Ulrike Urbansky![]() |
56.65 | ![]() |
57.57 | ![]() |
57.91 |
5000 metres walk |
Irina Stankina![]() |
21:31.85 | Olga Panfyorova![]() |
21:52.27 | Claudia Iovan![]() |
21:57.11 |
4 × 100 metres relay |
![]() Andrea Anderson Nanceen Perry |
43.79 | ![]() Peta-Gaye Dowdie Aleen Bailey |
44.26 | ![]() Marion Wagner |
44.57 |
4 × 400 metres relay |
![]() Claudia Gesell Ulrike Urbansky |
3:31.12 | ![]() Otilia Ruicu |
3:32.16 | ![]() Tamsyn Lewis Rosemary Hayward |
3:32.47 |
High jump |
Yuliya Lyakhova![]() |
1.93 | Dóra Győrffy![]() |
1.91 | Svetlana Lapina![]() |
1.91 |
Long jump |
Guan Yingnan![]() |
6.53 | Cristina Nicolau![]() |
6.47 | Johanna Halkoaho![]() |
6.38 |
Triple jump |
Tereza Marinova![]() |
14.62 CR | Cristina Nicolau![]() |
13.64 | Adelina Gavrila![]() |
13.50 |
Shot put |
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16.58 | Nadine Beckel![]() |
16.39 | ![]() |
16.22 |
Discus throw |
Ma Shuli![]() |
56.32 | Seilala Sua![]() |
56.32 | ![]() |
55.70 |
Javelin throw |
Osleidys Menéndez![]() |
60.96 | Nikolett Szabó![]() |
58.34 | Bina Ramesh![]() |
57.70 |
Heptathlon |
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5711 | Johanna Halkoaho![]() |
5656 | ![]() |
5504 |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)
|
Medal table[]
* Host nation (Australia)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
5 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
6 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
7 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
8 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
9 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
10 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
11 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
12 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
13 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
14 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
15 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
16 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
17 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
21 | ![]() | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
22 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
![]() | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
24 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
27 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
31 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (35 nations) | 41 | 42 | 40 | 123 |
Participation[]
According to an unofficial count through an unofficial result list,[1] 1049 athletes from 142 countries participated in the event. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[2]
Albania (2)
Algeria (12)
Andorra (1)
Anguilla (1)
Antigua and Barbuda (1)
Argentina (2)
Armenia (1)
Australia (54)
Austria (5)
Bahamas (5)
Barbados (3)
Belarus (9)
Belgium (6)
Benin (1)
Bermuda (1)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (2)
Botswana (2)
Brazil (24)
Bulgaria (6)
Burundi (2)
Canada (12)
Cayman Islands (1)
Chile (1)
China (28)
Chinese Taipei (10)
Colombia (5)
Cook Islands (2)
Costa Rica (1)
Croatia (5)
Cuba (17)
Cyprus (4)
Czech Republic (15)
Denmark (4)
Dominica (1)
Egypt (2)
El Salvador (1)
Estonia (6)
Ethiopia (9)
Fiji (1)
Finland (36)
France (43)
Gabon (1)
Gambia (1)
Georgia (2)
Germany (65)
Great Britain (36)
Greece (25)
Guam (1)
Guatemala (1)
Haiti (1)
Honduras (1)
Hong Kong (2)
Hungary (24)
India (2)
Indonesia (7)
Ireland (7)
Israel (4)
Italy (20)
Jamaica (19)
Japan (40)
Kazakhstan (4)
Kenya (19)
Kuwait (1)
Kyrgyzstan (1)
Laos (1)
Latvia (3)
Lithuania (2)
Luxembourg (1)
Macedonia (1)
Madagascar (1)
Malawi (1)
Malaysia (6)
Maldives (1)
Mauritania (1)
Mauritius (1)
Mexico (8)
Moldova (2)
Mongolia (1)
Morocco (6)
Myanmar (1)
Namibia (5)
Netherlands (9)
Netherlands Antilles (1)
New Zealand (13)
Nigeria (7)
Northern Mariana Islands (1)
Norway (8)
Pakistan (2)
Palestine (1)
Panama (1)
Papua New Guinea (1)
Paraguay (1)
Peru (1)
Philippines (2)
Poland (21)
Portugal (9)
Puerto Rico (1)
Qatar (8)
Romania (19)
Russia (43)
Rwanda (3)
Saint Lucia (1)
San Marino (1)
Senegal (1)
Seychelles (2)
Singapore (2)
Slovakia (7)
Slovenia (11)
Solomon Islands (1)
Somalia (1)
South Africa (17)
South Korea (10)
Spain (32)
Sri Lanka (1)
Sudan (1)
Swaziland (1)
Sweden (12)
Switzerland (7)
Syria (1)
Tajikistan (2)
Tahiti (1)
Tanzania (2)
Thailand (4)
Tonga (1)
Trinidad and Tobago (2)
Tunisia (2)
Turkey (2)
Turkmenistan (1)
Turks and Caicos Islands (1)
Uganda (4)
Ukraine (12)
United Arab Emirates (1)
United States (62)
Uruguay (2)
Uzbekistan (1)
Vanuatu (1)
Western Samoa (1)
Yemen (1)
FR Yugoslavia (12)
Zaire (1)
Zambia (1)
Zimbabwe (1)
References[]
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1996 Sydney AUS Aug 20-25, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 31 October 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, p. 5, retrieved 13 June 2015
External links[]
- Medalists at GBRathletics.com
- Results
- Official results
Categories:
- 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics
- World Athletics U20 Championships
- 1996 in athletics (track and field)
- 1996 in Australian sport
- Sports competitions in Sydney
- International athletics competitions hosted by Australia
- Youth sport in Australia