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

Events at the
1996 World Junior
Championships in Athletics

Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
3000 m women
5000 m men women
10,000 m men
100 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men women
3000 m
steeplechase
men
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men women
5000 m walk women
10,000 m walk men
Field events
High jump men women
Pole vault men
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Hammer throw men
Javelin throw men women
Combined events
Heptathlon women
Decathlon men

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]

Medalists

Gold Obea Moore
 United States
Silver Jerome Davis
 United States
Bronze Shane Niemi
 Canada

Results

Final

23 August

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st Obea Moore  United States 45.27
2nd Jerome Davis  United States 45.86
3rd Shane Niemi  Canada 45.94
4 Dai Tamesue  Japan 46.03
5 Piotr Haczek  Poland 46.29
6 Rohan McDonald  Jamaica 46.88
7 David Canal  Spain 47.21
8 Piotr Długosielski  Poland 47.43

Semifinals

22 August

Semifinal 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Jerome Davis  United States 46.58 Q
2 Rohan McDonald  Jamaica 46.92 Q
3 Piotr Długosielski  Poland 46.93 q
4 Sofiène Labidi  Tunisia 47.24
5 Honory McDonald  Trinidad and Tobago 47.26
6 Edoardo Vallet  Italy 47.35
7 Chris Jacobs  South Africa 48.03
8 Paul Ngotho  Kenya 48.28

Semifinal 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Dai Tamesue  Japan 46.50 Q
2 Obea Moore  United States 46.60 Q
3 Shane Niemi  Canada 46.92 q
4 Carlos Gachanja  Germany 47.07
5 Jimisola Laursen  Sweden 47.79
6 Avard Moncur  Bahamas 47.90
7 Michael Campbell  Jamaica 48.04
8 Casey Vincent  Australia 48.16

Semifinal 3

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Piotr Haczek  Poland 46.82 Q
2 David Canal  Spain 47.06 Q
3 Geoff Dearman  United Kingdom 47.40
4 Brad Jamieson  Australia 47.70
5 Edel Hevia  Cuba 47.72
6 Themba Ncube  Zimbabwe 48.05
7 Moses Mabaso  South Africa 48.21
8 Tommi Hartonen  Finland 48.27

Heats

21 August

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Piotr Długosielski  Poland 47.17 Q
2 Honory McDonald  Trinidad and Tobago 47.19 Q
3 Shane Niemi  Canada 47.20 Q
4 Jimisola Laursen  Sweden 47.72 q
5 Moses Mabaso  South Africa 47.83 q
6 Gustavo Aguirre  Argentina 48.46
7 Angelo Ignatius  Netherlands Antilles 48.96

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 David Canal  Spain 47.43 Q
2 Michael Campbell  Jamaica 47.43 Q
3 Avard Moncur  Bahamas 47.66 Q
4 Sofiène Labidi  Tunisia 47.80 q
5 Periklís Iakovákis  Greece 47.98
6 Simon Potter  New Zealand 48.19
7 Henele Taliai  Tonga 49.63

Heat 3

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Carlos Gachanja  Germany 47.18 Q
2 Obea Moore  United States 47.23 Q
3 Brad Jamieson  Australia 47.76 Q
4 Marco Cagnazzi  Italy 48.31
5 Aleksey Baryshnikov  Russia 48.66
6 Emmanuel Rubayiza  Rwanda 49.58

Heat 4

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Themba Ncube  Zimbabwe 47.34 Q
2 Edel Hevia  Cuba 47.52 Q
3 Paul Ngotho  Kenya 47.70 Q
4 Ryo Fujimori  Japan 47.91
5 David Wilson  Guam 48.81
6 Wendell da Silva  Brazil 48.91
7 David Eichenberger   Switzerland 50.49

Heat 5

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Piotr Haczek  Poland 47.11 Q
2 Edoardo Vallet  Italy 47.47 Q
3 Casey Vincent  Australia 47.94 Q
4 Chang Po-Chih  Chinese Taipei 48.16
5 Hyginus Anugho  Nigeria 48.60
6 André dos Santos  Brazil 49.31

Heat 6

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Dai Tamesue  Japan 47.28 Q
2 Rohan McDonald  Jamaica 47.67 Q
3 Tommi Hartonen  Finland 47.76 Q
4 Adrián Fernández  Spain 48.00
5 Kris Stewart  United Kingdom 48.05
6 Frano Bakaric  Croatia 48.56

Heat 7

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Jerome Davis  United States 47.30 Q
2 Geoff Dearman  United Kingdom 47.48 Q
3 Chris Jacobs  South Africa 47.78 Q
4 Andrey Tverdostup  Ukraine 48.08
5 Pierre Constentias  France 48.25
6 Novian Suhendra  Indonesia 48.76
7 Yeóryios Ikonomídis  Greece 49.17

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 46 athletes from 35 countries participated in the event.

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 Oct 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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