1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres

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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]

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Medalists

Gold Francis Obikwelu
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Silver Seun Ogunkoya
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Bronze Francesco Scuderi
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy

Results

Final

22 August
Wind: +1.0 m/s

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Francis Obikwelu Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 10.21
Silver medal icon.svg Seun Ogunkoya Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 10.25
Bronze medal icon.svg Francesco Scuderi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 10.43
4 Jamie Henthorn Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 10.45
5 Dwain Chambers Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 10.47
6 Lawrence Armstrong Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10.48
7 Lindel Frater Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 10.52
8 Dean Wise Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 10.59

Semifinals

22 August

Semifinal 1

Wind: -0.5 m/s

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Seun Ogunkoya Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 10.35Q
2 Dwain Chambers Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 10.48Q
3 Lindel Frater Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 10.52Q
4 Lawrence Armstrong Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10.57Q
5 José Illán Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 10.61
6 Georgios Skender Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus 10.71
7 Paul Pearce Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 10.75
8 Marcus La Grange Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 10.79

Semifinal 2

Wind: +1.6 m/s

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Francis Obikwelu Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 10.31Q
2 Jamie Henthorn Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 10.48Q
3 Francesco Scuderi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 10.50Q
4 Dean Wise Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 10.54Q
5 Paulo Poersch Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 10.58
6 Vince Williams Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10.59
7 Christofer Ohlsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 10.66
8 Erik Kringeland Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 10.99

Quarterfinals

21 August

Quarterfinal 1

Wind: -2.2 m/s

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Seun Ogunkoya Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 10.54Q
2 Lawrence Armstrong Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10.84Q
3 Christofer Ohlsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 10.86Q
4 Erik Kringeland Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 10.90Q
5 Dominic Demeritte Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 10.91
6 László Babály Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 11.04
7 Charles Allen Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 11.13
Ioánnis Paraschópoulos Flag of Greece.svg  Greece DNF

Quarterfinal 2

Wind: -2.5 m/s

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Dwain Chambers Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 10.80Q
2 Paulo Poersch Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 10.81Q
3 Paul Pearce Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 10.87Q
4 Marcus La Grange Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 10.92Q
5 Jens Weissbach Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 10.98
6 Benedictus Botha Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 10.99
7 Misael Ortíz Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 11.12
8 Joseph Colville Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 11.13

Quarterfinal 3

Wind: -1.5 m/s

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Francis Obikwelu Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 10.69Q
2 Jamie Henthorn Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 10.75Q
3 Vince Williams Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10.86Q
4 Francesco Scuderi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 10.86Q
5 Shingo Kawabata Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 10.88
6 Oscar Meneses Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 10.94
7 David Patros Flag of France.svg  France 10.97
8 Stéphane Buckland Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 11.13

Quarterfinal 4

Wind: -1.3 m/s

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Dean Wise Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 10.66Q
2 Lindel Frater Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 10.73Q
3 Georgios Skender Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus 10.74Q
4 José Illán Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 10.82Q
5 Vitaliy Medvedev Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 10.88
6 David Baxter Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 10.91
7 Henrik Grönqvist Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 10.99
8 Omar Sacco Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 11.10

Heats

21 August

Heat 1

Wind: +0.9 m/s

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Francis Obikwelu Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 10.53Q
2 David Patros Flag of France.svg  France 10.61Q
3 José Illán Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 10.67Q
4 Dominic Demeritte Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 10.76Q
5 Hristóforos Hoídis Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 10.76
6 Vegard Hollås Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 10.82
7 Shane Brown Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 10.84
8 Jeffrey Bai Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 11.33

Heat 2

Wind: -1.7 m/s

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Paulo Poersch Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 10.58Q
2 Dwain Chambers Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 10.62Q
3 Jens Weissbach Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 10.81Q
4 Vince Williams Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10.82Q
5 Takashi Miyata Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 10.83
6 Julio César Roque Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 11.03
7 Adam Afrah Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 12.00

Heat 3

Wind: -0.6 m/s

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Dean Wise Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 10.63Q
2 Francesco Scuderi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 10.72Q
3 Misael Ortíz Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 10.74Q
4 Joseph Colville Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 11.00Q
5 Frantz Valbona Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 11.16
6 Felimon Pasante Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines 11.49
7 Eduard Martin Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 12.47

Heat 4

Wind: +0.1 m/s

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Jamie Henthorn Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 10.61Q
2 Marcus La Grange Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 10.68Q
3 Oscar Meneses Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 10.72Q
4 Omar Sacco Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 10.79Q
5 William To Wai Lok Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong 10.91
6 Orkatz Beitia Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 10.95
7 Valentin Borsuk Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 11.05

Heat 5

Wind: +1.4 m/s

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Seun Ogunkoya Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 10.44Q
2 Christofer Ohlsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 10.54Q
3 Erik Kringeland Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 10.62Q
4 László Babály Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 10.67Q
5 Stéphane Buckland Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 10.68q
6 Kok Lim Tan Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 10.79

Heat 6

Wind: +0.5 m/s

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Paul Pearce Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 10.55Q
2 Georgios Skender Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus 10.58Q
3 Charles Allen Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 10.62Q
4 Lindel Frater Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 10.65Q
5 Benedictus Botha Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 10.67q
6 Ioánnis Paraschópoulos Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 10.74q
7 Kamarudizaman Abu Bakar Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 10.87
8 Boonyarit Phuksachat Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 10.88

Heat 7

Wind: +0.5 m/s

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 David Baxter Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 10.52Q
2 Lawrence Armstrong Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10.56Q
3 Vitaliy Medvedev Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 10.60Q
4 Shingo Kawabata Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 10.64Q
5 Henrik Grönqvist Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 10.74q
6 Malik Louahla Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 10.82
7 Vincent Caure Flag of France.svg  France 10.85
8 Ekkachai Janthana Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 10.96

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 51 athletes from 37 countries participated in the event.

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References

  1. 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
  2. IAAF World Junior Championships – Eugene 2014 - Facts & Figures (PDF), International Association of Athletics Federations , retrieved 13 June 2015