1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres explained

The men's 100 metres event at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sydney, Australia, at International Athletic Centre on 21 and 22 August.

Medalists

Gold	Francis Obikwelu
Silver	Seun Ogunkoya
Bronze	Francesco Scuderi

Results

Final

22 August
Wind: +1.0 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	align=left		align=left		10.21
	align=left		align=left		10.25
	align=left		align=left		10.43
4	align=left		align=left		10.45
5	align=left		align=left		10.47
6	align=left		align=left		10.48
7	align=left		align=left		10.52
8	align=left		align=left		10.59

Semifinals

22 August

Semifinal 1

Wind: -0.5 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		10.35	Q
2	align=left		align=left		10.48	Q
3	align=left		align=left		10.52	Q
4	align=left		align=left		10.57	Q
5	align=left		align=left		10.61
6	align=left		align=left		10.71
7	align=left		align=left		10.75
8	align=left		align=left		10.79

Semifinal 2

Wind: +1.6 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		10.31	Q
2	align=left		align=left		10.48	Q
3	align=left		align=left		10.50	Q
4	align=left		align=left		10.54	Q
5	align=left		align=left		10.58
6	align=left		align=left		10.59
7	align=left		align=left		10.66
8	align=left		align=left		10.99

Quarterfinals

21 August

Quarterfinal 1

Wind: -2.2 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		10.54	Q
2	align=left		align=left		10.84	Q
3	align=left		align=left		10.86	Q
4	align=left		align=left		10.90	Q
5	align=left		align=left		10.91
6	align=left		align=left		11.04
7	align=left		align=left		11.13
	align=left		align=left		DNF

Quarterfinal 2

Wind: -2.5 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		10.80	Q
2	align=left		align=left		10.81	Q
3	align=left		align=left		10.87	Q
4	align=left		align=left		10.92	Q
5	align=left		align=left		10.98
6	align=left		align=left		10.99
7	align=left		align=left		11.12
8	align=left		align=left		11.13

Quarterfinal 3

Wind: -1.5 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		10.69	Q
2	align=left		align=left		10.75	Q
3	align=left		align=left		10.86	Q
4	align=left		align=left		10.86	Q
5	align=left		align=left		10.88
6	align=left		align=left		10.94
7	align=left		align=left		10.97
8	align=left		align=left		11.13

Quarterfinal 4

Wind: -1.3 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		10.66	Q
2	align=left		align=left		10.73	Q
3	align=left		align=left		10.74	Q
4	align=left		align=left		10.82	Q
5	align=left		align=left		10.88
6	align=left		align=left		10.91
7	align=left		align=left		10.99
8	align=left		align=left		11.10

Heats

21 August

Heat 1

Wind: +0.9 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		10.53	Q
2	align=left		align=left		10.61	Q
3	align=left		align=left		10.67	Q
4	align=left		align=left		10.76	Q
5	align=left		align=left		10.76
6	align=left		align=left		10.82
7	align=left		align=left		10.84
8	align=left		align=left		11.33

Heat 2

Wind: -1.7 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		10.58	Q
2	align=left		align=left		10.62	Q
3	align=left		align=left		10.81	Q
4	align=left		align=left		10.82	Q
5	align=left		align=left		10.83
6	align=left		align=left		11.03
7	align=left		align=left		12.00

Heat 3

Wind: -0.6 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		10.63	Q
2	align=left		align=left		10.72	Q
3	align=left		align=left		10.74	Q
4	align=left		align=left		11.00	Q
5	align=left		align=left		11.16
6	align=left		align=left		11.49
7	align=left		align=left		12.47

Heat 4

Wind: +0.1 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		10.61	Q
2	align=left		align=left		10.68	Q
3	align=left		align=left		10.72	Q
4	align=left		align=left		10.79	Q
5	align=left		align=left		10.91
6	align=left		align=left		10.95
7	align=left		align=left		11.05

Heat 5

Wind: +1.4 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		10.44	Q
2	align=left		align=left		10.54	Q
3	align=left		align=left		10.62	Q
4	align=left		align=left		10.67	Q
5	align=left		align=left		10.68	q
6	align=left		align=left		10.79

Heat 6

Wind: +0.5 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		10.55	Q
2	align=left		align=left		10.58	Q
3	align=left		align=left		10.62	Q
4	align=left		align=left		10.65	Q
5	align=left		align=left		10.67	q
6	align=left		align=left		10.74	q
7	align=left		align=left		10.87
8	align=left		align=left		10.88

Heat 7

Wind: +0.5 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		10.52	Q
2	align=left		align=left		10.56	Q
3	align=left		align=left		10.60	Q
4	align=left		align=left		10.64	Q
5	align=left		align=left		10.74	q
6	align=left		align=left		10.82
7	align=left		align=left		10.85
8	align=left		align=left		10.96

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 51 athletes from 37 countries participated in the event.