The men's high jump event at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sydney, Australia, at International Athletic Centre on 22 and 24 August.[1][2]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Mark Boswell Canada
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| Silver | Svatoslav Ton Czech Republic
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| Silver | Ben Challenger United Kingdom
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Results edit
Final edit
24 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Mark Boswell | Canada |
2.24 | |
 |
Svatoslav Ton | Czech Republic |
2.21 | |
| |
Ben Challenger | United Kingdom |
2.21 | |
| 4 | Dave Furman |  United States |
2.18 | |
| 5 | Toni Huikuri |  Finland |
2.18 | |
| 6 | Dejan Vreljakovic |  Yugoslavia |
2.18 | |
| 7 | James Brierley | United Kingdom |
2.15 | |
| 7 | Roman Fricke |  Germany |
2.15 | |
| 9 | François Potgieter |  South Africa |
2.15 | |
| 10 | Yannick Tregaro |  Sweden |
2.10 | |
| 11 | Tivadar Kovács |  Hungary |
2.10 | |
| 12 | Noriyasu Arai |  Japan |
2.05 |
Qualifications edit
22 Aug
Group A edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Svatoslav Ton | Czech Republic |
2.14 | q |
| 1 | Toni Huikuri | Finland |
2.14 | q |
| 1 | James Brierley | United Kingdom |
2.14 | q |
| 1 | Noriyasu Arai | Japan |
2.14 | q |
| 5 | Yannick Tregaro | Sweden |
2.14 | q |
| 5 | Dejan Vreljakovic | Yugoslavia |
2.14 | q |
| 7 | Alfredo Deza |  Peru |
2.10 | |
| 8 | Vagner Principe |  Brazil |
2.10 | |
| 9 | Alberto Juantorena Jr. |  Cuba |
2.10 | |
| 10 | Marcin Kaczocha |  Poland |
2.10 | |
| 11 | Andrey Krasulya |  Ukraine |
2.05 | |
| 12 | David Larsen | United States |
2.05 | |
| 13 | Ronald Garlett |  Australia |
2.00 | |
| 13 | Oleg Prokopov |  Belarus |
2.00 | |
| 15 | Felipe Apablaza |  Chile |
2.00 | |
| 16 | Luis Soto Caballero |  Puerto Rico |
2.00 | |
| Zoltán Akacz | Hungary |
NH |
Group B edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Boswell | Canada |
2.14 | q |
| 1 | Ben Challenger | United Kingdom |
2.14 | q |
| 1 | Roman Fricke | Germany |
2.14 | q |
| 1 | Tivadar Kovács | Hungary |
2.14 | q |
| 1 | Dave Furman | United States |
2.14 | q |
| 6 | François Potgieter | South Africa |
2.14 | q |
| 7 | Sauli Niemi | Finland |
2.10 | |
| 7 | Katsuyoshi Miyamichi | Japan |
2.10 | |
| 9 | Marat Rakipov |  Russia |
2.10 | |
| 10 | Adi Mordel |  Israel |
2.10 | |
| 11 | Fabrício Romero | Brazil |
2.10 | |
| 12 | Abderahmane Hammad |  Algeria |
2.05 | |
| 12 | Luke Temme | Australia |
2.05 | |
| 14 | Aleksey Lesnichiy | Belarus |
2.05 | |
| 15 | Ha Chung-Soo |  South Korea |
2.00 | |
| 16 | Dejan Dokleja |  Croatia |
2.00 | |
| Fawzi Warsame |  Somalia |
NH |
Participation edit
According to an unofficial count, 34 athletes from 26 countries participated in the event.
Algeria (1)
Australia (2)
Belarus (2)
Brazil (2)
Canada (1)
Chile (1)
Croatia (1)
Cuba (1)
Czech Republic (1)
Finland (2)
Germany (1)
Hungary (2)
Israel (1)
Japan (2)
Peru (1)
Poland (1)
Puerto Rico (1)
Russia (1)
Somalia (1)
South Africa (1)
South Korea (1)
Sweden (1)
Ukraine (1)
United Kingdom (2)
United States (2)
Yugoslavia (1)
References edit
- ^ 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