1996 World Athletics Junior Championships

Host City Sydney
Country AUS
Held 20 – 25 August 1996
Events 41
Competitors 147
Countries 35

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m, Men Men — Medal 3 2
200 m, Men Men — Medal 3 3
400 m, Men Men — Medal 3 2
800 m, Men Men — Medal 3 3
1,500 m, Men Men — Medal 3 3
5,000 m, Men Men — Medal 3 3
10,000 m, Men Men — Medal 3 3
110 m Hurdles, Men Men — Medal 3 3
400 m Hurdles, Men Men — Medal 3 3
3,000 m Steeplechase, Men Men — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Relay, Men Men — Medal 13 3
4 x 400 m Relay, Men Men — Medal 13 3
10 km Walk, Men Men — Medal 3 2
High Jump, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Pole Vault, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Long Jump, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Triple Jump, Men Men — Medal 3 2
Shot Put, Men Men — Medal 3 2
Discus Throw, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Hammer Throw, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Javelin Throw, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Decathlon, Men Men — Medal 3 3
100 m, Women Women — Medal 3 3
200 m, Women Women — Medal 3 3
400 m, Women Women — Medal 3 3
800 m, Women Women — Medal 3 2
1,500 m, Women Women — Medal 3 2
3,000 m, Women Women — Medal 3 3
5,000 m, Women Women — Medal 3 3
100 m Hurdles, Women Women — Medal 3 3
400 m Hurdles, Women Women — Medal 3 3
4 x 100 m Relay, Women Women — Medal 12 3
4 x 400 m Relay, Women Women — Medal 15 3
5,000 m Walk, Women Women — Medal 3 2
High Jump, Women Women — Medal 3 2
Long Jump, Women Women — Medal 3 3
Triple Jump, Women Women — Medal 3 2
Shot Put, Women Women — Medal 3 3
Discus Throw, Women Women — Medal 3 2
Javelin Throw, Women Women — Medal 3 3
Heptathlon, Women Women — Medal 3 3

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 United States USA 6 4 2 12
2 Germany GER 4 2 3 9
3 Ethiopia ETH 4 0 2 6
4 Kenya KEN 3 5 1 9
5 Russia RUS 3 1 2 6
6 Cuba CUB 3 1 1 5
7 China CHN 3 0 2 5
8 Nigeria NGR 2 2 0 4
9 Bulgaria BUL 2 0 1 3
10 Romania ROU 1 3 4 8
11 Hungary HUN 1 3 0 4
12 Australia AUS 1 2 7 10
13 Spain ESP 1 2 0 3
14 France FRA 1 1 1 3
15 Poland POL 1 1 0 2
16 Canada CAN 1 0 1 2
17 Qatar QAT 1 0 0 1
= Switzerland SUI 1 0 0 1
= Ukraine UKR 1 0 0 1
= Uzbekistan UZB 1 0 0 1
21 Great Britain GBR 0 4 2 6
22 Finland FIN 0 2 1 3
= South Africa RSA 0 2 1 3
24 Belarus BLR 0 1 1 2
= Czech Republic CZE 0 1 1 2
= Jamaica JAM 0 1 1 2
= Japan JPN 0 1 1 2
28 Serbia and Montenegro SCG 0 1 0 1
= Sudan SUD 0 1 0 1
= Sweden SWE 0 1 0 1
31 Algeria ALG 0 0 1 1
= Fiji FIJ 0 0 1 1
= Italy ITA 0 0 1 1
= Morocco MAR 0 0 1 1
= Netherlands NED 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 m, Men Francis Obikwelu NGR Seun Ogunkoya NGR Francesco Scuderi ITA
200 m, Men Francis Obikwelu NGR Riaan Dempers RSA Bryan Harrison USA
400 m, Men William Moore USA Jerome Davis USA Shane Niemi CAN
800 m, Men Joseph Mutua KEN Tom Lerwill GBR Grant Cremer AUS
1,500 m, Men Shadrack Langat KEN Mohamed Babiker Yagoub SUD Miloud Abaoub ALG
5,000 m, Men Assefa Mezgebu ETH David Chelule KEN Aaron Gabonewe RSA
10,000 m, Men Assefa Mezgebu ETH David Chelule KEN Tetsuhiro Furuta JPN
110 m Hurdles, Men Yoel Hernández CUB Tomasz Ścigaczewski POL Joe Naivalu FIJ
400 m Hurdles, Men Mubarak Sultan Al-Nubi Faraj QAT Llewellyn Herbert RSA Angelo Taylor USA
3,000 m Steeplechase, Men Julius Kipling Chelule KEN Kipkurui Misoi KEN Ali Ezzine MAR
4 x 100 m Relay, Men United States USA France FRA Australia AUS
4 x 400 m Relay, Men United States USA Japan JPN Great Britain GBR
10 km Walk, Men Francisco Javier Fernández ESP David Márquez ESP Nathan Deakes AUS
High Jump, Men Mark Boswell CAN Svatoslav Ton
Ben Challenger 		CZE
GBR
Pole Vault, Men Paul Burgess AUS Patrik Kristiansson SWE Danny Ecker GER
Long Jump, Men Oleksiy Lukashevych UKR Raúl Fernández ESP Nathan Morgan GBR
Triple Jump, Men René Hernández CUB Michael Calvo CUB Ionuț Pungă ROU
Shot Put, Men Ralf Bartels GER Justin Anlezark AUS Clay Jack Cross AUS
Discus Throw, Men Casey Malone USA Roland Varga HUN Frank Casañas CUB
Hammer Throw, Men Maciej Pałyszko POL Vadzim Dzeviatouski BLR Roman Konevtsov RUS
Javelin Throw, Men Sergey Voynov UZB Harri Haatainen FIN Steven Madeo AUS
Decathlon, Men Attila Zsivóczky HUN Dean Macey GBR Chiel Warners NED
100 m, Women Nora Ivanova BUL Andrea Anderson USA Esther Möller GER
200 m, Women Sylviane Félix FRA Lauren Hewitt AUS Nora Ivanova BUL
400 m, Women Andreea Burlacu ROU Suziann Reid USA Rosemary Hayward AUS
800 m, Women Claudia Gesell GER Kathleen Friedrich GER Nancy Langat KEN
1,500 m, Women Kutre Dulecha ETH Jackline Maranga KEN Shura Hotesa ETH
3,000 m, Women Anita Weyermann SUI Edna Kiplagat KEN Etaferahu Tarekegne ETH
5,000 m, Women Ayelech Worku ETH Olivera Jevtić SCG Cristina Iloc ROU
100 m Hurdles, Women Joyce Bates USA Glory Alozie NGR Tan Yali CHN
400 m Hurdles, Women Ulrike Urbansky GER Vicki Jamison GBR Tanya Jarrett JAM
4 x 100 m Relay, Women United States USA Jamaica JAM Germany GER
4 x 400 m Relay, Women Germany GER Romania ROU Australia AUS
5,000 m Walk, Women Irina Stankina RUS Olga Panfyorova RUS Claudia Ștef ROU
High Jump, Women Yuliya Lyakhova RUS Dóra Győrffy HUN Svetlana Lapina RUS
Long Jump, Women Guan Yingnan CHN Cristina Nicolau ROU Johanna Halkoaho FIN
Triple Jump, Women Tereza Marinova BUL Cristina Nicolau ROU Adelina Gavrilă ROU
Shot Put, Women Song Feina CHN Nadine Beckel GER Yelena Ivanenko BLR
Discus Throw, Women Ma Shuli CHN Seilala Sua USA Zhang Yaqing CHN
Javelin Throw, Women Osleidys Menéndez CUB Nikolett Szabó HUN Bina Ramesh FRA
Heptathlon, Women Yelizaveta Shalygina RUS Johanna Halkoaho FIN Hana Doležalová CZE