1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres
The men's 100 metres event at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sydney, Australia, at International Athletic Centre on 21 and 22 August.[1][2]
Medalists[]
| Gold | Francis Obikwelu Nigeria
|
| Silver | Seun Ogunkoya Nigeria
|
| Bronze | Francesco Scuderi Italy
|
Results[]
Final[]
22 August
Wind: +1.0m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Francis Obikwelu | Nigeria |
10.21 | |
 |
Seun Ogunkoya | Nigeria |
10.25 | |
 |
Francesco Scuderi | Italy |
10.43 | |
| 4 |  United Kingdom |
10.45 | ||
| 5 | Dwain Chambers | United Kingdom |
10.47 | |
| 6 |  United States |
10.48 | ||
| 7 | Lindel Frater |  Jamaica |
10.52 | |
| 8 |  New Zealand |
10.59 |
Semifinals[]
22 August
Semifinal 1[]
Wind: -0.5m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seun Ogunkoya | Nigeria |
10.35 | Q |
| 2 | Dwain Chambers | United Kingdom |
10.48 | Q |
| 3 | Lindel Frater | Jamaica |
10.52 | Q |
| 4 | United States |
10.57 | Q | |
| 5 |  Spain |
10.61 | ||
| 6 |  Cyprus |
10.71 | ||
| 7 |  Australia |
10.75 | ||
| 8 | Marcus La Grange |  South Africa |
10.79 |
Semifinal 2[]
Wind: +1.6m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francis Obikwelu | Nigeria |
10.31 | Q |
| 2 | United Kingdom |
10.48 | Q | |
| 3 | Francesco Scuderi | Italy |
10.50 | Q |
| 4 | New Zealand |
10.54 | Q | |
| 5 |  Brazil |
10.58 | ||
| 6 | United States |
10.59 | ||
| 7 |  Sweden |
10.66 | ||
| 8 |  Norway |
10.99 |
Quarterfinals[]
21 August
Quarterfinal 1[]
Wind: -2.2m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seun Ogunkoya | Nigeria |
10.54 | Q |
| 2 | United States |
10.84 | Q | |
| 3 | Sweden |
10.86 | Q | |
| 4 | Norway |
10.90 | Q | |
| 5 | Dominic Demeritte |  Bahamas |
10.91 | |
| 6 | László Babály |  Hungary |
11.04 | |
| 7 | Charles Allen |  Canada |
11.13 | |
 Greece |
DNF |
Quarterfinal 2[]
Wind: -2.5m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dwain Chambers | United Kingdom |
10.80 | Q |
| 2 | Brazil |
10.81 | Q | |
| 3 | Australia |
10.87 | Q | |
| 4 | Marcus La Grange | South Africa |
10.92 | Q |
| 5 |  Germany |
10.98 | ||
| 6 |  Namibia |
10.99 | ||
| 7 | Misael Ortíz |  Cuba |
11.12 | |
| 8 |  Costa Rica |
11.13 |
Quarterfinal 3[]
Wind: -1.5m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francis Obikwelu | Nigeria |
10.69 | Q |
| 2 | United Kingdom |
10.75 | Q | |
| 3 | United States |
10.86 | Q | |
| 4 | Francesco Scuderi | Italy |
10.86 | Q |
| 5 | Shingo Kawabata |  Japan |
10.88 | |
| 6 | Oscar Meneses |  Guatemala |
10.94 | |
| 7 | David Patros |  France |
10.97 | |
| 8 | Stéphane Buckland |  Mauritius |
11.13 |
Quarterfinal 4[]
Wind: -1.3m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand |
10.66 | Q | |
| 2 | Lindel Frater | Jamaica |
10.73 | Q |
| 3 | Cyprus |
10.74 | Q | |
| 4 | Spain |
10.82 | Q | |
| 5 | Vitaliy Medvedev |  Kazakhstan |
10.88 | |
| 6 | Australia |
10.91 | ||
| 7 |  Finland |
10.99 | ||
| 8 | Omar Sacco | Italy |
11.10 |
Heats[]
21 August
Heat 1[]
Wind: +0.9m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francis Obikwelu | Nigeria |
10.53 | Q |
| 2 | David Patros | France |
10.61 | Q |
| 3 | Spain |
10.67 | Q | |
| 4 | Dominic Demeritte | Bahamas |
10.76 | Q |
| 5 | Hristóforos Hoídis | Greece |
10.76 | |
| 6 | Norway |
10.82 | ||
| 7 | Jamaica |
10.84 | ||
| 8 |  Papua New Guinea |
11.33 |
Heat 2[]
Wind: -1.7m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil |
10.58 | Q | |
| 2 | Dwain Chambers | United Kingdom |
10.62 | Q |
| 3 | Germany |
10.81 | Q | |
| 4 | United States |
10.82 | Q | |
| 5 | Japan |
10.83 | ||
| 6 |  El Salvador |
11.03 | ||
| 7 |  Maldives |
12.00 |
Heat 3[]
Wind: -0.6m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand |
10.63 | Q | |
| 2 | Francesco Scuderi | Italy |
10.72 | Q |
| 3 | Misael Ortíz | Cuba |
10.74 | Q |
| 4 | Costa Rica |
11.00 | Q | |
| 5 |  Haiti |
11.16 | ||
| 6 |  Philippines |
11.49 | ||
| 7 | Eduard Martin | Germany |
12.47 |
Heat 4[]
Wind: +0.1m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom |
10.61 | Q | |
| 2 | Marcus La Grange | South Africa |
10.68 | Q |
| 3 | Oscar Meneses | Guatemala |
10.72 | Q |
| 4 | Omar Sacco | Italy |
10.79 | Q |
| 5 | William To Wai Lok |  Hong Kong |
10.91 | |
| 6 | Spain |
10.95 | ||
| 7 |  Belarus |
11.05 |
Heat 5[]
Wind: +1.4m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seun Ogunkoya | Nigeria |
10.44 | Q |
| 2 | Sweden |
10.54 | Q | |
| 3 | Norway |
10.62 | Q | |
| 4 | László Babály | Hungary |
10.67 | Q |
| 5 | Stéphane Buckland | Mauritius |
10.68 | q |
| 6 |  Malaysia |
10.79 |
Heat 6[]
Wind: +0.5m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia |
10.55 | Q | |
| 2 | Cyprus |
10.58 | Q | |
| 3 | Charles Allen | Canada |
10.62 | Q |
| 4 | Lindel Frater | Jamaica |
10.65 | Q |
| 5 | Namibia |
10.67 | q | |
| 6 | Greece |
10.74 | q | |
| 7 | Malaysia |
10.87 | ||
| 8 | Boonyarit Phuksachat |  Thailand |
10.88 |
Heat 7[]
Wind: +0.5m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia |
10.52 | Q | |
| 2 | United States |
10.56 | Q | |
| 3 | Vitaliy Medvedev | Kazakhstan |
10.60 | Q |
| 4 | Shingo Kawabata | Japan |
10.64 | Q |
| 5 | Finland |
10.74 | q | |
| 6 | Malik Louahla |  Algeria |
10.82 | |
| 7 | France |
10.85 | ||
| 8 | Ekkachai Janthana | Thailand |
10.96 |
Participation[]
According to an unofficial count, 51 athletes from 37 countries participated in the event.
Algeria (1)
Australia (2)
Bahamas (1)
Belarus (1)
Brazil (1)
Canada (1)
Costa Rica (1)
Cuba (1)
Cyprus (1)
El Salvador (1)
Finland (1)
France (2)
Germany (2)
Greece (2)
Guatemala (1)
Haiti (1)
Hong Kong (1)
Hungary (1)
Italy (2)
Jamaica (2)
Japan (2)
Kazakhstan (1)
Malaysia (2)
Maldives (1)
Mauritius (1)
Namibia (1)
New Zealand (1)
Nigeria (2)
Norway (2)
Papua New Guinea (1)
Philippines (1)
South Africa (1)
Spain (2)
Sweden (1)
Thailand (2)
United Kingdom (2)
United States (2)
References[]
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, World Junior Championships WJC - 1996 Sydney AUS Aug 20-25, World Junior Athletics History, archived from the original on 31 Oct 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF World Junior Championships – Eugene 2014 - Facts & Figures (PDF), International Association of Athletics Federations, retrieved 13 June 2015
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