 | |
| Venue | Cairns, Australia |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | 18–19 September 1996 |
| Events | 9 |
The 1996 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships was the 7th edition of the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships. The events included were cross-country and downhill.
The 1996 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships were the first to be held in Australia, all previous editions having been held in North America or Europe.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-country [1] |  Thomas Frischknecht (SUI) |  Rune Høydahl (NOR) |  Hubert Pallhuber (ITA) |
| Under 23 cross-country | Dario Acquaroli (ITA) |  Miguel Martinez (FRA) |  Cadel Evans (AUS) |
| Junior cross-country |  José Antonio Hermida (ESP) | Mickaël Reynaud (FRA) | Håkon Austad (NOR) |
| Downhill [2] | Nicolas Vouilloz (FRA) |  Shaun Palmer (USA) |  Bas De Bever (NED) |
| Junior downhill [3] | Andy Büler (SUI) | Cédric Gracia (FRA) | Maxime Gardella (FRA) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-country [4] |  Alison Sydor (CAN) | Ruthie Matthes (USA) | Maria Paola Turcutto (ITA) |
| Junior cross-country |  Helena Eriksson (SWE) | Emelie Öhrstig (SWE) | Sonja Morf (SUI) |
| Downhill [5] | Anne-Caroline Chausson (FRA) | Leigh Donovan (USA) | Missy Giove (USA) |
| Junior downhill [6] | Nolvenn Le Caër (FRA) | Sari Jörgensen (SUI) | Sabrina Jonnier (FRA) |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France (FRA) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 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 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | |
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