1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres
The men's 400 metres event at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sydney, Australia, at International Athletic Centre on 21, 22 and 23 August.[1][2]
Medalists
| Gold | Obea Moore United States |
| Silver | Jerome Davis United States |
| Bronze | Shane Niemi.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
Results
Final
23 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Obea Moore | United States | 45.27 | |
 | Jerome Davis | United States | 45.86 | |
 | Shane Niemi | Canada | 45.94 | |
| 4 | Dai Tamesue |  Japan | 46.03 | |
| 5 | Piotr Haczek |  Poland | 46.29 | |
| 6 | Rohan McDonald |  Jamaica | 46.88 | |
| 7 | David Canal |  Spain | 47.21 | |
| 8 | Piotr Długosielski | Poland | 47.43 |
Semifinals
22 August
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerome Davis | United States | 46.58 | Q |
| 2 | Rohan McDonald | Jamaica | 46.92 | Q |
| 3 | Piotr Długosielski | Poland | 46.93 | q |
| 4 | Sofiène Labidi | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Tunisia | 47.24 | |
| 5 | Honory McDonald |  Trinidad and Tobago | 47.26 | |
| 6 | Edoardo Vallet |  Italy | 47.35 | |
| 7 | Chris Jacobs |  South Africa | 48.03 | |
| 8 | Paul Ngotho |  Kenya | 48.28 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dai Tamesue | Japan | 46.50 | Q |
| 2 | Obea Moore | United States | 46.60 | Q |
| 3 | Shane Niemi | Canada | 46.92 | q |
| 4 | Carlos Gachanja |  Germany | 47.07 | |
| 5 | Jimisola Laursen |  Sweden | 47.79 | |
| 6 | Avard Moncur |  Bahamas | 47.90 | |
| 7 | Michael Campbell | Jamaica | 48.04 | |
| 8 | Casey Vincent | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 48.16 |
Semifinal 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piotr Haczek | Poland | 46.82 | Q |
| 2 | David Canal | Spain | 47.06 | Q |
| 3 | Geoff Dearman |  United Kingdom | 47.40 | |
| 4 | Brad Jamieson | Australia | 47.70 | |
| 5 | Edel Hevia |  Cuba | 47.72 | |
| 6 | Themba Ncube |  Zimbabwe | 48.05 | |
| 7 | Moses Mabaso | South Africa | 48.21 | |
| 8 | Tommi Hartonen |  Finland | 48.27 |
Heats
21 August
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piotr Długosielski | Poland | 47.17 | Q |
| 2 | Honory McDonald | Trinidad and Tobago | 47.19 | Q |
| 3 | Shane Niemi | Canada | 47.20 | Q |
| 4 | Jimisola Laursen | Sweden | 47.72 | q |
| 5 | Moses Mabaso | South Africa | 47.83 | q |
| 6 | Gustavo Aguirre |  Argentina | 48.46 | |
| 7 | Angelo Ignatius | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Netherlands Antilles | 48.96 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Canal | Spain | 47.43 | Q |
| 2 | Michael Campbell | Jamaica | 47.43 | Q |
| 3 | Avard Moncur | Bahamas | 47.66 | Q |
| 4 | Sofiène Labidi | Tunisia | 47.80 | q |
| 5 | Periklís Iakovákis |  Greece | 47.98 | |
| 6 | Simon Potter |  New Zealand | 48.19 | |
| 7 | Henele Taliai |  Tonga | 49.63 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Gachanja | Germany | 47.18 | Q |
| 2 | Obea Moore | United States | 47.23 | Q |
| 3 | Brad Jamieson | Australia | 47.76 | Q |
| 4 | Marco Cagnazzi | Italy | 48.31 | |
| 5 | Aleksey Baryshnikov |  Russia | 48.66 | |
| 6 | Emmanuel Rubayiza | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Rwanda | 49.58 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Themba Ncube | Zimbabwe | 47.34 | Q |
| 2 | Edel Hevia | Cuba | 47.52 | Q |
| 3 | Paul Ngotho | Kenya | 47.70 | Q |
| 4 | Ryo Fujimori | Japan | 47.91 | |
| 5 | David Wilson |  Guam | 48.81 | |
| 6 | Wendell da Silva |  Brazil | 48.91 | |
| 7 | David Eichenberger |  Switzerland | 50.49 |
Heat 5
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piotr Haczek | Poland | 47.11 | Q |
| 2 | Edoardo Vallet | Italy | 47.47 | Q |
| 3 | Casey Vincent | Australia | 47.94 | Q |
| 4 | Chang Po-Chih |  Chinese Taipei | 48.16 | |
| 5 | Hyginus Anugho |  Nigeria | 48.60 | |
| 6 | André dos Santos | Brazil | 49.31 |
Heat 6
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dai Tamesue | Japan | 47.28 | Q |
| 2 | Rohan McDonald | Jamaica | 47.67 | Q |
| 3 | Tommi Hartonen | Finland | 47.76 | Q |
| 4 | Adrián Fernández | Spain | 48.00 | |
| 5 | Kris Stewart | United Kingdom | 48.05 | |
| 6 | Frano Bakaric |  Croatia | 48.56 |
Heat 7
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerome Davis | United States | 47.30 | Q |
| 2 | Geoff Dearman | United Kingdom | 47.48 | Q |
| 3 | Chris Jacobs | South Africa | 47.78 | Q |
| 4 | Andrey Tverdostup |  Ukraine | 48.08 | |
| 5 | Pierre Constentias |  France | 48.25 | |
| 6 | Novian Suhendra |  Indonesia | 48.76 | |
| 7 | Yeóryios Ikonomídis | Greece | 49.17 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 46 athletes from 35 countries participated in the event.
- Argentina (1)
- Australia (2)
- Bahamas (1)
- Brazil (2)
- Canada (1)
- Chinese Taipei (1)
- Croatia (1)
- Cuba (1)
- Finland (1)
- France (1)
- Germany (1)
- Greece (2)
- Guam (1)
- Indonesia (1)
- Italy (2)
- Jamaica (2)
- Japan (2)
- Kenya (1)
- Netherlands Antilles (1)
- New Zealand (1)
- Nigeria (1)
- Poland (2)
- Russia (1)
- Rwanda (1)
- South Africa (2)
- Spain (2)
- Sweden (1)
- Switzerland (1)
- Tonga (1)
- Trinidad and Tobago (1)
- Tunisia (1)
- Ukraine (1)
- United Kingdom (2)
- United States (2)
- Zimbabwe (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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