1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
| 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 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
| Gold | Desmond Johnson Jerome Davis Robin Martin Obea Moore  United States |
| Silver | Hiroki Takahashi Dai Tamesue Masayuki Okusako Shinji Morita  Japan |
| Bronze | Kris Stewart Tom Lerwill Mark Rowlands Geoff Dearman  United Kingdom |
Results
Final
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
24 August
Heat 1
| 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 | |
| 8 |  Greece | Nikólaos Giannadákis Nikólaos Grigorópoulos Yeóryios Ikonomídis Periklís Iakovákis | DNF |
Heat 2
| 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 | |
| 8 |  Qatar | Mubarak Al-Nubi Khalifa Mubarak Waleed Amjad Abbass Hamad Al-Dosari | DNF |
Participation
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
- ↑ 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
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