1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres hurdles
The women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sydney, Australia, at International Athletic Centre on 22 and 23 August.[1][2]
Medalists[]
| Gold | Ulrike Urbansky Germany
|
| Silver |  United Kingdom
|
| Bronze |  Jamaica
|
Results[]
Final[]
23 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Ulrike Urbansky | Germany |
56.65 | |
 |
United Kingdom |
57.57 | ||
 |
Jamaica |
57.91 | ||
| 4 |  Australia |
58.52 | ||
| 5 |  Kazakhstan |
58.53 | ||
| 6 |  Finland |
58.80 | ||
| 7 |  Romania |
58.90 | ||
| 8 |  Cuba |
59.40 |
Heats[]
22 August
Heat 1[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia |
58.36 | Q | |
| 2 | Finland |
58.45 | Q | |
| 3 | Kazakhstan |
58.48 | q | |
| 4 |  Chinese Taipei |
62.28 | ||
| 5 |  Japan |
63.56 | ||
 Netherlands |
DNF | |||
| Yuliya Nosova |  Russia |
DNF |
Heat 2[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ulrike Urbansky | Germany |
56.96 | Q |
| 2 | United Kingdom |
57.49 | Q | |
| 3 | Jamaica |
58.40 | q | |
| 4 |  Canada |
59.20 | ||
| 5 |  United States |
59.50 | ||
| 6 |  France |
60.35 | ||
| 7 | Australia |
60.57 |
Heat 3[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba |
59.01 | Q | |
| 2 | Romania |
59.03 | Q | |
| 3 |  China |
60.08 | ||
| 4 |  Nigeria |
60.82 | ||
| 5 | Ana Costa |  Portugal |
62.00 | |
| 6 | Germany |
62.48 | ||
| 7 | United States |
62.56 |
Participation[]
According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 18 countries participated in the event.
Australia (2)
Canada (1)
China (1)
Chinese Taipei (1)
Cuba (1)
Finland (1)
France (1)
Germany (2)
Jamaica (1)
Japan (1)
Kazakhstan (1)
Netherlands (1)
Nigeria (1)
Portugal (1)
Romania (1)
Russia (1)
United Kingdom (1)
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 Oct 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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