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1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's high jump

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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

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Gold Mark Boswell
 Canada
Silver Svatoslav Ton
 Czech Republic
Silver Ben Challenger
 United Kingdom

Results

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Final

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24 August

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mark Boswell  Canada 2.24
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Svatoslav Ton  Czech Republic 2.21
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 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

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22 Aug

Group A

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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

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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

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According to an unofficial count, 34 athletes from 26 countries participated in the event.

References

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  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