The women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sydney, Australia, at International Athletic Centre on 22 and 23 August.[1][2]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Ulrike Urbansky Germany
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| Silver | Vicki Jamison United Kingdom
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| Bronze | Tanya Jarrett Jamaica
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Results edit
Final edit
23 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Ulrike Urbansky | Germany |
56.65 | |
 |
Vicki Jamison | United Kingdom |
57.57 | |
 |
Tanya Jarrett | Jamaica |
57.91 | |
| 4 | Josephine Fowley |  Australia |
58.52 | |
| 5 | Svetlana Badrankova |  Kazakhstan |
58.53 | |
| 6 | Annika Kumlin |  Finland |
58.80 | |
| 7 | Medina Tudor |  Romania |
58.90 | |
| 8 | Yasnay Lescay |  Cuba |
59.40 |
Heats edit
22 August
Heat 1 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josephine Fowley | Australia |
58.36 | Q |
| 2 | Annika Kumlin | Finland |
58.45 | Q |
| 3 | Svetlana Badrankova | Kazakhstan |
58.48 | q |
| 4 | Chou Ya-Chun |  Chinese Taipei |
62.28 | |
| 5 | Yuko Iida |  Japan |
63.56 | |
| Astrid Joziasse |  Netherlands |
DNF | ||
| Yuliya Nosova |  Russia |
DNF |
Heat 2 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ulrike Urbansky | Germany |
56.96 | Q |
| 2 | Vicki Jamison | United Kingdom |
57.49 | Q |
| 3 | Tanya Jarrett | Jamaica |
58.40 | q |
| 4 | Deniece Bell |  Canada |
59.20 | |
| 5 | Char Foster |  United States |
59.50 | |
| 6 | Florence Delaune |  France |
60.35 | |
| 7 | Jennifer Marshall | Australia |
60.57 |
Heat 3 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yasnay Lescay | Cuba |
59.01 | Q |
| 2 | Medina Tudor | Romania |
59.03 | Q |
| 3 | Wu Wei |  China |
60.08 | |
| 4 | Elizabeth Ndubueze |  Nigeria |
60.82 | |
| 5 | Ana Costa |  Portugal |
62.00 | |
| 6 | Anika Ahrens | Germany |
62.48 | |
| 7 | Shontel Powell | United States |
62.56 |
Participation edit
According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 18 countries participated in the event.
Australia (2)
Canada (1)
China (1)
Chinese Taipei (1)
Cuba (1)
Finland (1)
France (1)
Germany (2)
Jamaica (1)
Japan (1)
Kazakhstan (1)
Netherlands (1)
Nigeria (1)
Portugal (1)
Romania (1)
Russia (1)
United Kingdom (1)
United States (2)
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 Oct 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015