1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres
The men's 200 metres event at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sydney, Australia, at International Athletic Centre on 23 and 24 August.[1][2]
Medalists[]
| Gold | Francis Obikwelu Nigeria
|
| Silver |  South Africa
|
| Bronze |  United States
|
Results[]
Final[]
24 August
Wind: -1.6m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Francis Obikwelu | Nigeria |
20.47 | |
 |
South Africa |
20.96 | ||
 |
United States |
21.10 | ||
| 4 | Sunday Emmanuel | Nigeria |
21.11 | |
| 5 |  France |
21.11 | ||
| 6 |  Australia |
21.12 | ||
| 7 |  Switzerland |
21.22 | ||
| 8 |  Jamaica |
21.24 |
Semifinals[]
24 August
Semifinal 1[]
Wind: -2.9m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
21.13 | Q | |
| 2 | France |
21.21 | Q | |
| 3 | Jamaica |
21.25 | Q | |
| 4 | Sunday Emmanuel | Nigeria |
21.27 | Q |
| 5 | Australia |
21.32 | ||
| 6 | Marcus La Grange | South Africa |
21.51 | |
| 7 | Alessandro Attene |  Italy |
21.53 | |
| 8 |  United Kingdom |
21.70 |
Semifinal 2[]
Wind: -0.8m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francis Obikwelu | Nigeria |
20.95 | Q |
| 2 | South Africa |
21.25 | Q | |
| 3 | Australia |
21.38 | Q | |
| 4 | Switzerland |
21.40 | Q | |
| 5 | Christian Malcolm | United Kingdom |
21.52 | |
| 6 | France |
21.56 | ||
| 7 |  Brazil |
21.60 | ||
| 8 |  New Zealand |
21.75 |
Quarterfinals[]
23 August
Quarterfinal 1[]
Wind: +0.5m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France |
21.18 | Q | |
| 2 | Jamaica |
21.22 | Q | |
| 3 | Australia |
21.27 | Q | |
| 4 | United Kingdom |
21.42 | Q | |
| 5 | Charles Allen |  Canada |
21.52 | |
| 6 | Christie van Wyk |  Namibia |
21.54 | |
| 7 |  Germany |
21.81 | ||
| 8 |  Cuba |
21.89 |
Quarterfinal 2[]
Wind: -1.5m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France |
21.03 | Q | |
| 2 | Sunday Emmanuel | Nigeria |
21.09 | Q |
| 3 | Marcus La Grange | South Africa |
21.32 | Q |
| 4 | Christian Malcolm | United Kingdom |
21.33 | Q |
| 5 |  Japan |
21.68 | ||
| 6 |  Belarus |
21.76 | ||
| 7 | Misael Ortíz | Cuba |
21.91 | |
| William To Wai Lok |  Hong Kong |
DNS |
Quarterfinal 3[]
Wind: -1.1m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
21.18 | Q | |
| 2 | Brazil |
21.25 | Q | |
| 3 | Switzerland |
21.31 | Q | |
| 4 | Australia |
21.48 | Q | |
| 5 | Italy |
21.64 | ||
| 6 |  Greece |
21.73 | ||
| 7 | Dominic Demeritte |  Bahamas |
21.79 | |
| 8 | David Wilson |  Guam |
21.83 |
Quarterfinal 4[]
Wind: -1.6m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francis Obikwelu | Nigeria |
20.83 | Q |
| 2 | South Africa |
21.12 | Q | |
| 3 | Alessandro Attene | Italy |
21.28 | Q |
| 4 | New Zealand |
21.49 | Q | |
| 5 | United States |
21.50 | ||
| 6 | Japan |
21.61 | ||
| 7 | Malik Louahla |  Algeria |
22.06 | |
| 8 |  Malaysia |
22.14 |
Heats[]
23 August
Heat 1[]
Wind: -2.9m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa |
21.36 | Q | |
| 2 | France |
21.53 | Q | |
| 3 | Christian Malcolm | United Kingdom |
21.83 | Q |
| 4 | Germany |
21.94 | Q | |
| 5 | Namibia |
22.09 | ||
| 6 |  Costa Rica |
22.43 | ||
| 7 |  Maldives |
24.58 |
Heat 2[]
Wind: -0.8m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland |
21.54 | Q | |
| 2 | Brazil |
21.57 | Q | |
| 3 | Australia |
21.70 | Q | |
| 4 | Belarus |
21.83 | Q | |
| 5 | Cuba |
22.02 | q | |
| 6 | New Zealand |
22.08 | ||
| 7 | Greece |
22.80 |
Heat 3[]
Wind: +0.2m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francis Obikwelu | Nigeria |
21.33 | Q |
| 2 | Alessandro Attene | Italy |
21.64 | Q |
| 3 | Christie van Wyk | Namibia |
21.70 | Q |
| 4 | New Zealand |
21.75 | Q | |
| 5 | Greece |
22.00 | q |
Heat 4[]
Wind: -0.7m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunday Emmanuel | Nigeria |
21.25 | Q |
| 2 | France |
21.38 | Q | |
| 3 | United States |
21.44 | Q | |
| 4 | Dominic Demeritte | Bahamas |
21.80 | Q |
| 5 | Malik Louahla | Algeria |
21.99 | q |
| 6 | William To Wai Lok | Hong Kong |
22.05 | q |
| 7 |  United Arab Emirates |
22.80 |
Heat 5[]
Wind: +0.3m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia |
21.32 | Q | |
| 2 | Marcus La Grange | South Africa |
21.34 | Q |
| 3 | Japan |
21.41 | Q | |
| 4 | Italy |
21.49 | Q | |
| 5 | David Wilson | Guam |
21.78 | q |
| 6 | Malaysia |
21.91 | q | |
| 7 |  Pakistan |
22.70 |
Heat 6[]
Wind: -1.8m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamaica |
21.19 | Q | |
| 2 | Charles Allen | Canada |
21.43 | Q |
| 3 | Misael Ortíz | Cuba |
21.44 | Q |
| 4 | United States |
21.52 | Q | |
| 5 | United Kingdom |
21.64 | q | |
| 6 | Japan |
21.75 | q | |
| 7 |  Haiti |
22.51 | ||
 Papua New Guinea |
DQ | (163.3) |
Participation[]
According to an unofficial count, 41 athletes from 29 countries participated in the event.
Algeria (1)
Australia (2)
Bahamas (1)
Belarus (1)
Brazil (1)
Canada (1)
Costa Rica (1)
Cuba (2)
France (2)
Germany (1)
Greece (2)
Guam (1)
Haiti (1)
Hong Kong (1)
Italy (2)
Jamaica (1)
Japan (2)
Malaysia (1)
Maldives (1)
Namibia (2)
New Zealand (2)
Nigeria (2)
Pakistan (1)
Papua New Guinea (1)
South Africa (2)
Switzerland (1)
United Arab Emirates (1)
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 ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 31 October 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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