1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres explained

The men's 400 metres event at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sydney, Australia, at International Athletic Centre on 21, 22 and 23 August.

Medalists

Gold	Obea Moore
Silver	Jerome Davis
Bronze	Shane Niemi

Results

Final

23 August

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	align=left		align=left		45.27
	align=left		align=left		45.86
	align=left		align=left		45.94
4	align=left		align=left		46.03
5	align=left		align=left		46.29
6	align=left		align=left		46.88
7	align=left		align=left		47.21
8	align=left		align=left		47.43

Semifinals

22 August

Semifinal 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		46.58	Q
2	align=left		align=left		46.92	Q
3	align=left		align=left		46.93	q
4	align=left		align=left		47.24
5	align=left		align=left		47.26
6	align=left		align=left		47.35
7	align=left		align=left		48.03
8	align=left		align=left		48.28

Semifinal 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		46.50	Q
2	align=left		align=left		46.60	Q
3	align=left		align=left		46.92	q
4	align=left		align=left		47.07
5	align=left		align=left		47.79
6	align=left		align=left		47.90
7	align=left		align=left		48.04
8	align=left		align=left		48.16

Semifinal 3

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		46.82	Q
2	align=left		align=left		47.06	Q
3	align=left		align=left		47.40
4	align=left		align=left		47.70
5	align=left		align=left		47.72
6	align=left		align=left		48.05
7	align=left		align=left		48.21
8	align=left		align=left		48.27

Heats

21 August

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		47.17	Q
2	align=left		align=left		47.19	Q
3	align=left		align=left		47.20	Q
4	align=left		align=left		47.72	q
5	align=left		align=left		47.83	q
6	align=left		align=left		48.46
7	align=left		align=left		48.96

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		47.43	Q
2	align=left		align=left		47.43	Q
3	align=left		align=left		47.66	Q
4	align=left		align=left		47.80	q
5	align=left		align=left		47.98
6	align=left		align=left		48.19
7	align=left		align=left		49.63

Heat 3

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		47.18	Q
2	align=left		align=left		47.23	Q
3	align=left		align=left		47.76	Q
4	align=left		align=left		48.31
5	align=left		align=left		48.66
6	align=left		align=left		49.58

Heat 4

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		47.34	Q
2	align=left		align=left		47.52	Q
3	align=left		align=left		47.70	Q
4	align=left		align=left		47.91
5	align=left		align=left		48.81
6	align=left		align=left		48.91
7	align=left		align=left		50.49

Heat 5

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		47.11	Q
2	align=left		align=left		47.47	Q
3	align=left		align=left		47.94	Q
4	align=left		align=left		48.16
5	align=left		align=left		48.60
6	align=left		align=left		49.31

Heat 6

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		47.28	Q
2	align=left		align=left		47.67	Q
3	align=left		align=left		47.76	Q
4	align=left		align=left		48.00
5	align=left		align=left		48.05
6	align=left		align=left		48.56

Heat 7

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		47.30	Q
2	align=left		align=left		47.48	Q
3	align=left		align=left		47.78	Q
4	align=left		align=left		48.08
5	align=left		align=left		48.25
6	align=left		align=left		48.76
7	align=left		align=left		49.17

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 46 athletes from 35 countries participated in the event.