1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres
The men's 100 metres event at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sydney, Australia, at International Athletic Centre on 21 and 22 August.[1][2]
Medalists
| Gold | Francis Obikwelu Nigeria |
| Silver | Seun Ogunkoya Nigeria |
| Bronze | Francesco Scuderi Italy |
Results
Final
22 August
Wind: +1.0m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Francis Obikwelu | Nigeria | 10.21 | |
 | Seun Ogunkoya | Nigeria | 10.25 | |
 | Francesco Scuderi | Italy | 10.43 | |
| 4 | Jamie Henthorn |  United Kingdom | 10.45 | |
| 5 | Dwain Chambers | United Kingdom | 10.47 | |
| 6 | Lawrence Armstrong |  United States | 10.48 | |
| 7 | Lindel Frater |  Jamaica | 10.52 | |
| 8 | Dean Wise |  New Zealand | 10.59 |
Semifinals
22 August
Semifinal 1
Wind: -0.5m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seun Ogunkoya | Nigeria | 10.35 | Q |
| 2 | Dwain Chambers | United Kingdom | 10.48 | Q |
| 3 | Lindel Frater | Jamaica | 10.52 | Q |
| 4 | Lawrence Armstrong | United States | 10.57 | Q |
| 5 | José Illán |  Spain | 10.61 | |
| 6 | Georgios Skender | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Cyprus | 10.71 | |
| 7 | Paul Pearce | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 10.75 | |
| 8 | Marcus La Grange |  South Africa | 10.79 |
Semifinal 2
Wind: +1.6m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francis Obikwelu | Nigeria | 10.31 | Q |
| 2 | Jamie Henthorn | United Kingdom | 10.48 | Q |
| 3 | Francesco Scuderi | Italy | 10.50 | Q |
| 4 | Dean Wise | New Zealand | 10.54 | Q |
| 5 | Paulo Poersch |  Brazil | 10.58 | |
| 6 | Vince Williams | United States | 10.59 | |
| 7 | Christofer Ohlsson |  Sweden | 10.66 | |
| 8 | Erik Kringeland |  Norway | 10.99 |
Quarterfinals
21 August
Quarterfinal 1
Wind: -2.2m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seun Ogunkoya | Nigeria | 10.54 | Q |
| 2 | Lawrence Armstrong | United States | 10.84 | Q |
| 3 | Christofer Ohlsson | Sweden | 10.86 | Q |
| 4 | Erik Kringeland | Norway | 10.90 | Q |
| 5 | Dominic Demeritte |  Bahamas | 10.91 | |
| 6 | László Babály |  Hungary | 11.04 | |
| 7 | Charles Allen | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 11.13 | |
| Ioánnis Paraschópoulos |  Greece | DNF |
Quarterfinal 2
Wind: -2.5m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dwain Chambers | United Kingdom | 10.80 | Q |
| 2 | Paulo Poersch | Brazil | 10.81 | Q |
| 3 | Paul Pearce | Australia | 10.87 | Q |
| 4 | Marcus La Grange | South Africa | 10.92 | Q |
| 5 | Jens Weissbach |  Germany | 10.98 | |
| 6 | Benedictus Botha |  Namibia | 10.99 | |
| 7 | Misael Ortíz |  Cuba | 11.12 | |
| 8 | Joseph Colville |  Costa Rica | 11.13 |
Quarterfinal 3
Wind: -1.5m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francis Obikwelu | Nigeria | 10.69 | Q |
| 2 | Jamie Henthorn | United Kingdom | 10.75 | Q |
| 3 | Vince Williams | United States | 10.86 | Q |
| 4 | Francesco Scuderi | Italy | 10.86 | Q |
| 5 | Shingo Kawabata |  Japan | 10.88 | |
| 6 | Oscar Meneses |  Guatemala | 10.94 | |
| 7 | David Patros |  France | 10.97 | |
| 8 | Stéphane Buckland |  Mauritius | 11.13 |
Quarterfinal 4
Wind: -1.3m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dean Wise | New Zealand | 10.66 | Q |
| 2 | Lindel Frater | Jamaica | 10.73 | Q |
| 3 | Georgios Skender | Cyprus | 10.74 | Q |
| 4 | José Illán | Spain | 10.82 | Q |
| 5 | Vitaliy Medvedev |  Kazakhstan | 10.88 | |
| 6 | David Baxter | Australia | 10.91 | |
| 7 | Henrik Grönqvist |  Finland | 10.99 | |
| 8 | Omar Sacco | Italy | 11.10 |
Heats
21 August
Heat 1
Wind: +0.9m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francis Obikwelu | Nigeria | 10.53 | Q |
| 2 | David Patros | France | 10.61 | Q |
| 3 | José Illán | Spain | 10.67 | Q |
| 4 | Dominic Demeritte | Bahamas | 10.76 | Q |
| 5 | Hristóforos Hoídis | Greece | 10.76 | |
| 6 | Vegard Hollås | Norway | 10.82 | |
| 7 | Shane Brown | Jamaica | 10.84 | |
| 8 | Jeffrey Bai |  Papua New Guinea | 11.33 |
Heat 2
Wind: -1.7m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paulo Poersch | Brazil | 10.58 | Q |
| 2 | Dwain Chambers | United Kingdom | 10.62 | Q |
| 3 | Jens Weissbach | Germany | 10.81 | Q |
| 4 | Vince Williams | United States | 10.82 | Q |
| 5 | Takashi Miyata | Japan | 10.83 | |
| 6 | Julio César Roque |  El Salvador | 11.03 | |
| 7 | Adam Afrah |  Maldives | 12.00 |
Heat 3
Wind: -0.6m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dean Wise | New Zealand | 10.63 | Q |
| 2 | Francesco Scuderi | Italy | 10.72 | Q |
| 3 | Misael Ortíz | Cuba | 10.74 | Q |
| 4 | Joseph Colville | Costa Rica | 11.00 | Q |
| 5 | Frantz Valbona |  Haiti | 11.16 | |
| 6 | Felimon Pasante | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Philippines | 11.49 | |
| 7 | Eduard Martin | Germany | 12.47 |
Heat 4
Wind: +0.1m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie Henthorn | United Kingdom | 10.61 | Q |
| 2 | Marcus La Grange | South Africa | 10.68 | Q |
| 3 | Oscar Meneses | Guatemala | 10.72 | Q |
| 4 | Omar Sacco | Italy | 10.79 | Q |
| 5 | William To Wai Lok | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Hong Kong | 10.91 | |
| 6 | Orkatz Beitia | Spain | 10.95 | |
| 7 | Valentin Borsuk | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belarus | 11.05 |
Heat 5
Wind: +1.4m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seun Ogunkoya | Nigeria | 10.44 | Q |
| 2 | Christofer Ohlsson | Sweden | 10.54 | Q |
| 3 | Erik Kringeland | Norway | 10.62 | Q |
| 4 | László Babály | Hungary | 10.67 | Q |
| 5 | Stéphane Buckland | Mauritius | 10.68 | q |
| 6 | Kok Lim Tan |  Malaysia | 10.79 |
Heat 6
Wind: +0.5m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Pearce | Australia | 10.55 | Q |
| 2 | Georgios Skender | Cyprus | 10.58 | Q |
| 3 | Charles Allen | Canada | 10.62 | Q |
| 4 | Lindel Frater | Jamaica | 10.65 | Q |
| 5 | Benedictus Botha | Namibia | 10.67 | q |
| 6 | Ioánnis Paraschópoulos | Greece | 10.74 | q |
| 7 | Kamarudizaman Abu Bakar | Malaysia | 10.87 | |
| 8 | Boonyarit Phuksachat |  Thailand | 10.88 |
Heat 7
Wind: +0.5m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Baxter | Australia | 10.52 | Q |
| 2 | Lawrence Armstrong | United States | 10.56 | Q |
| 3 | Vitaliy Medvedev | Kazakhstan | 10.60 | Q |
| 4 | Shingo Kawabata | Japan | 10.64 | Q |
| 5 | Henrik Grönqvist | Finland | 10.74 | q |
| 6 | Malik Louahla |  Algeria | 10.82 | |
| 7 | Vincent Caure | France | 10.85 | |
| 8 | Ekkachai Janthana | Thailand | 10.96 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 51 athletes from 37 countries participated in the event.
- Algeria (1)
- Australia (2)
- Bahamas (1)
- Belarus (1)
- Brazil (1)
- Canada (1)
- Costa Rica (1)
- Cuba (1)
- Cyprus (1)
- El Salvador (1)
- Finland (1)
- France (2)
- Germany (2)
- Greece (2)
- Guatemala (1)
- Haiti (1)
- Hong Kong (1)
- Hungary (1)
- Italy (2)
- Jamaica (2)
- Japan (2)
- Kazakhstan (1)
- Malaysia (2)
- Maldives (1)
- Mauritius (1)
- Namibia (1)
- New Zealand (1)
- Nigeria (2)
- Norway (2)
- Papua New Guinea (1)
- Philippines (1)
- South Africa (1)
- Spain (2)
- Sweden (1)
- Thailand (2)
- United Kingdom (2)
- United States (2)
References
- Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, World Junior Championships WJC - 1996 Sydney AUS Aug 20-25, World Junior Athletics History, archived from the original on 31 Oct 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
- IAAF World Junior Championships – Eugene 2014 - Facts & Figures (PDF), International Association of Athletics Federations, retrieved 13 June 2015
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