1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's high jump
The men's high jump event at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sydney, Australia, at International Athletic Centre on 22 and 24 August.[1][2]
Medalists[]
| Gold | Mark Boswell Canada
|
| Silver | Svatoslav Ton Czech Republic
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| Silver | Ben Challenger United Kingdom
|
Results[]
Final[]
24 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Mark Boswell | Canada |
2.24 | |
 |
Svatoslav Ton | Czech Republic |
2.21 | |
|
Ben Challenger | United Kingdom |
2.21 | |
| 4 |  United States |
2.18 | ||
| 5 | Toni Huikuri |  Finland |
2.18 | |
| 6 |  FR Yugoslavia |
2.18 | ||
| 7 | United Kingdom |
2.15 | ||
| 7 | Roman Fricke |  Germany |
2.15 | |
| 9 |  South Africa |
2.15 | ||
| 10 | Yannick Tregaro |  Sweden |
2.10 | |
| 11 |  Hungary |
2.10 | ||
| 12 |  Japan |
2.05 |
Qualifications[]
22 Aug
Group A[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Svatoslav Ton | Czech Republic |
2.14 | q |
| 1 | Toni Huikuri | Finland |
2.14 | q |
| 1 | United Kingdom |
2.14 | q | |
| 1 | Japan |
2.14 | q | |
| 5 | Yannick Tregaro | Sweden |
2.14 | q |
| 5 | FR Yugoslavia |
2.14 | q | |
| 7 | Alfredo Deza |  Peru |
2.10 | |
| 8 |  Brazil |
2.10 | ||
| 9 |  Cuba |
2.10 | ||
| 10 |  Poland |
2.10 | ||
| 11 |  Ukraine |
2.05 | ||
| 12 | United States |
2.05 | ||
| 13 |  Australia |
2.00 | ||
| 13 |  Belarus |
2.00 | ||
| 15 |  Chile |
2.00 | ||
| 16 |  Puerto Rico |
2.00 | ||
| Hungary |
NH |
Group B[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Boswell | Canada |
2.14 | q |
| 1 | Ben Challenger | United Kingdom |
2.14 | q |
| 1 | Roman Fricke | Germany |
2.14 | q |
| 1 | Hungary |
2.14 | q | |
| 1 | United States |
2.14 | q | |
| 6 | South Africa |
2.14 | q | |
| 7 | Finland |
2.10 | ||
| 7 | Japan |
2.10 | ||
| 9 |  Russia |
2.10 | ||
| 10 |  Israel |
2.10 | ||
| 11 | Brazil |
2.10 | ||
| 12 | Abderahmane Hammad |  Algeria |
2.05 | |
| 12 | Australia |
2.05 | ||
| 14 | Aleksey Lesnichiy | Belarus |
2.05 | |
| 15 |  South Korea |
2.00 | ||
| 16 |  Croatia |
2.00 | ||
 Somalia |
NH |
Participation[]
According to an unofficial count, 34 athletes from 26 countries participated in the event.
Algeria (1)
Australia (2)
Belarus (2)
Brazil (2)
Canada (1)
Chile (1)
Croatia (1)
Cuba (1)
Czech Republic (1)
Finland (2)
Germany (1)
Hungary (2)
Israel (1)
Japan (2)
Peru (1)
Poland (1)
Puerto Rico (1)
Russia (1)
Somalia (1)
South Africa (1)
South Korea (1)
Sweden (1)
Ukraine (1)
United Kingdom (2)
United States (2)
FR Yugoslavia (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, retrieved 13 June 2015
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