The men's 4x400 metres relay event at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sydney, Australia, at International Athletic Centre on 24 and 25 August.[1][2]
Medalists edit
Results edit
Final edit
25 August
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
 United States |
Desmond Johnson Jerome Davis Robin Martin Obea Moore |
3:03.65 | |
 |
 Japan |
Hiroki Takahashi Dai Tamesue Masayuki Okusako Shinji Morita |
3:06.01 | |
 |
 United Kingdom |
Kris Stewart Tom Lerwill Mark Rowlands Geoff Dearman |
3:06.76 | |
| 4 |  Spain |
Victor Vallejo Adrián Fernández Alberto Martínez David Canal |
3:06.95 | |
| 5 |  Australia |
Scott Thom Eugene Bernaudo Brad Jamieson Casey Vincent |
3:07.21 | |
| 6 |  Poland |
Piotr Jagiello Jacek Lewandowski Piotr Długosielski Piotr Haczek |
3:08.04 | |
| 7 |  Jamaica |
Michael Campbell Roy Bailey David Spencer Rohan McDonald |
3:09.04 | |
| 8 |  Kenya |
Joseph Mutua Paul Ngotho Japheth Kimutai Isaac Magut |
3:09.04 |
Heats edit
24 August
Heat 1 edit
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
Desmond Johnson Jerome Davis Robin Martin Obea Moore |
3:08.21 | Q |
| 2 | United Kingdom |
Kris Stewart Tom Lerwill Mark Rowlands Geoff Dearman |
3:08.36 | Q |
| 3 | Poland |
Piotr Jagiello Jacek Lewandowski Piotr Długosielski Piotr Haczek |
3:08.39 | Q |
| 4 | Australia |
Clay Murphy Eugene Bernaudo Brad Jamieson Bryce Barnwell |
3:08.48 | q |
| 5 | Spain |
Victor Vallejo Adrián Fernández Alberto Martínez David Canal |
3:08.69 | q |
| 6 |  South Africa |
Juan Labuschagne Chris Jacobs Thabo Thobelangope Moses Mabaso |
3:13.85 | |
| 7 |  New Zealand |
Nathan Godfrey Clyde McIntosh David Baird Simon Potter |
3:14.16 | |
 Greece |
Nikólaos Giannadákis Nikólaos Grigorópoulos Yeóryios Ikonomídis Periklís Iakovákis |
DNF |
Heat 2 edit
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamaica |
Marlon Baugh Michael Campbell David Spencer Rohan McDonald |
3:08.45 | Q |
| 2 | Japan |
Hiroki Takahashi Ryo Fujimori Shinji Morita Dai Tamesue |
3:09.31 | Q |
| 3 | Kenya |
Joseph Mutua Paul Ngotho Japheth Kimutai Isaac Magut |
3:11.17 | Q |
| 4 |  Germany |
Aljoscha Nemitz Maik Liebe Thomas Goller Carlos Gachanja |
3:11.39 | |
| 5 |  Canada |
Alexandre Marchand Zach Whitmarsh Jay Cantin Shane Niemi |
3:12.03 | |
| 6 |  Italy |
Marco Cagnazzi Ezio Preatoni Edoardo Vallet Francesco Filisetti |
3:12.24 | |
| 7 |  Russia |
Andrey Semyonov Boris Gorban Sergey Fedko Aleksey Baryshnikov |
3:13.56 | |
 Qatar |
Mubarak Al-Nubi Khalifa Mubarak Waleed Amjad Abbass Hamad Al-Dosari |
DNF |
Participation edit
According to an unofficial count, 68 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.
Australia (6)
Canada (4)
Germany (4)
Greece (4)
Italy (4)
Jamaica (5)
Japan (5)
Kenya (4)
New Zealand (4)
Poland (4)
Qatar (4)
Russia (4)
South Africa (4)
Spain (4)
United Kingdom (4)
United States (4)
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