1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres

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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]

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Medalists

Gold Obea Moore
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver Jerome Davis
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze Shane Niemi
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada

Results

Final

23 August

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Obea Moore Flag of the United States.svg  United States 45.27
Silver medal icon.svg Jerome Davis Flag of the United States.svg  United States 45.86
Bronze medal icon.svg Shane Niemi Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 45.94
4 Dai Tamesue Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 46.03
5 Piotr Haczek Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 46.29
6 Rohan McDonald Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 46.88
7 David Canal Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 47.21
8 Piotr Długosielski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 47.43

Semifinals

22 August

Semifinal 1

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Jerome Davis Flag of the United States.svg  United States 46.58Q
2 Rohan McDonald Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 46.92Q
3 Piotr Długosielski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 46.93q
4 Sofiène Labidi Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia 47.24
5 Honory McDonald Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 47.26
6 Edoardo Vallet Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 47.35
7 Chris Jacobs Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 48.03
8 Paul Ngotho Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 48.28

Semifinal 2

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Dai Tamesue Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 46.50Q
2 Obea Moore Flag of the United States.svg  United States 46.60Q
3 Shane Niemi Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 46.92q
4 Carlos Gachanja Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 47.07
5 Jimisola Laursen Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 47.79
6 Avard Moncur Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 47.90
7 Michael Campbell Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 48.04
8 Casey Vincent Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 48.16

Semifinal 3

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Piotr Haczek Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 46.82Q
2 David Canal Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 47.06Q
3 Geoff Dearman Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 47.40
4 Brad Jamieson Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 47.70
5 Edel Hevia Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 47.72
6 Themba Ncube Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 48.05
7 Moses Mabaso Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 48.21
8 Tommi Hartonen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 48.27

Heats

21 August

Heat 1

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Piotr Długosielski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 47.17Q
2 Honory McDonald Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 47.19Q
3 Shane Niemi Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 47.20Q
4 Jimisola Laursen Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 47.72q
5 Moses Mabaso Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 47.83q
6 Gustavo Aguirre Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 48.46
7 Angelo Ignatius Flag of the Netherlands Antilles.svg  Netherlands Antilles 48.96

Heat 2

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 David Canal Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 47.43Q
2 Michael Campbell Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 47.43Q
3 Avard Moncur Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 47.66Q
4 Sofiène Labidi Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia 47.80q
5 Periklís Iakovákis Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 47.98
6 Simon Potter Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 48.19
7 Henele Taliai Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 49.63

Heat 3

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Carlos Gachanja Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 47.18Q
2 Obea Moore Flag of the United States.svg  United States 47.23Q
3 Brad Jamieson Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 47.76Q
4 Marco Cagnazzi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 48.31
5 Aleksey Baryshnikov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 48.66
6 Emmanuel Rubayiza Flag of Rwanda (1962-2001).svg  Rwanda 49.58

Heat 4

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Themba Ncube Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 47.34Q
2 Edel Hevia Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 47.52Q
3 Paul Ngotho Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 47.70Q
4 Ryo Fujimori Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 47.91
5 David Wilson Flag of Guam.svg  Guam 48.81
6 Wendell da Silva Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 48.91
7 David Eichenberger Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland 50.49

Heat 5

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Piotr Haczek Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 47.11Q
2 Edoardo Vallet Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 47.47Q
3 Casey Vincent Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 47.94Q
4 Chang Po-Chih Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 48.16
5 Hyginus Anugho Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 48.60
6 André dos Santos Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 49.31

Heat 6

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Dai Tamesue Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 47.28Q
2 Rohan McDonald Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 47.67Q
3 Tommi Hartonen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 47.76Q
4 Adrián Fernández Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 48.00
5 Kris Stewart Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 48.05
6 Frano Bakaric Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 48.56

Heat 7

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Jerome Davis Flag of the United States.svg  United States 47.30Q
2 Geoff Dearman Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 47.48Q
3 Chris Jacobs Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 47.78Q
4 Andrey Tverdostup Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 48.08
5 Pierre Constentias Flag of France.svg  France 48.25
6 Novian Suhendra Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 48.76
7 Yeóryios Ikonomídis Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 49.17

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 46 athletes from 35 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 ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 31 October 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF , retrieved 13 June 2015