1996 World Mountain Bike Championships
| Host City | Cairns |
|---|---|
| Country |  AUS |
| Held | 18 – 19 September 1996 |
| Events | 9 |
| Competitors | 27 |
| Countries | 10 |
Events
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Mountain Bike Downhill, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Mountain Bike Junior, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Mountain Bike Downhill Junior, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Mountain Bike Downhill U23, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Mountain Bike, Women | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Mountain Bike Downhill, Women | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Mountain Bike Junior, Women | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Mountain Bike Downhill Junior, Women | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
Medal table
| Pos | Country | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France |  FRA |
3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Switzerland |  SUI |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Sweden |  SWE |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Italy |  ITA |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Canada |  CAN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | Spain |  ESP |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | United States |  USA |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Norway |  NOR |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Australia | AUS |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| = | Netherlands |  NED |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |