The men's triple jump event at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sydney, Australia, at International Athletic Centre on 23 and 24 August.
| Gold | René Hernández | |
| Silver | Michael Calvo | |
| Bronze | Ionuț Pungă |
24 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Result | Notes | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||
| align=left | align=left | | 16.29 (w: +0.7 m/s) | 16.15 (w: +1.7 m/s) | 15.83 (w: +1.3 m/s) | 16.47 (w: +0.8 m/s) | 16.14 (w: +0.3 m/s) | 16.50 (w: NWI) | 16.50 (w: NWI) | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 15.90 w (w: +2.6 m/s) | 14.59 (w: +1.5 m/s) | 16.16 w (w: +2.2 m/s) | 16.15 (w: +0.9 m/s) | 15.79 (w: +1.8 m/s) | 16.47 (w: NWI) | 16.47 (w: NWI) | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 15.97 w (w: +3.8 m/s) | 16.45 w (w: +3.1 m/s) | 15.27 (w: -0.8 m/s) | 14.91 (w: +1.2 m/s) | 15.59 (w: +1.4 m/s) | 16.04 (w: +1.7 m/s) | 16.45 w (w: +3.1 m/s) | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | x | 15.96 (w: +1.3 m/s) | 15.51 (w: +1.2 m/s) | 14.62 (w: +1.1 m/s) | 15.74 (w: +0.2 m/s) | 16.44 (w: +0.2 m/s) | 16.44 (w: +0.2 m/s) | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 16.09 w (w: +2.4 m/s) | x | 15.86 w (w: +2.7 m/s) | x | x | 15.79 (w: +0.7 m/s) | 16.09 w (w: +2.4 m/s) | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 15.61 (w: +1.3 m/s) | 15.87 (w: +1.8 m/s) | 15.58 (w: +1.3 m/s) | 15.77 (w: +1.0 m/s) | 15.50 (w: +0.6 m/s) | x | 15.87 (w: +1.8 m/s) | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 15.74 (w: +1.6 m/s) | 13.05 (w: +1.4 m/s) | 15.15 (w: +0.5 m/s) | 15.39 (w: 0.0 m/s) | 15.50 (w: +1.2 m/s) | 15.51 (w: +0.8 m/s) | 15.74 (w: +1.6 m/s) | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 15.69 (w: +0.4 m/s) | 15.56 (w: +1.5 m/s) | 15.39 (w: +0.9 m/s) | 15.23 (w: +0.8 m/s) | 14.63 (w: +1.4 m/s) | 15.23 (w: +1.5 m/s) | 15.69 (w: +0.4 m/s) | ||||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | x | 15.41 (w: +1.3 m/s) | 15.61 (w: -0.9 m/s) | 15.61 (w: -0.9 m/s) | |||||||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | | 15.52 w (w: +2.8 m/s) | 14.91 (w: +0.3 m/s) | 15.45 (w: -0.6 m/s) | 15.52 w (w: +2.8 m/s) | ||||||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | 15.52 (w: +1.3 m/s) | 15.39 (w: +1.1 m/s) | 14.95 (w: +1.4 m/s) | 15.52 (w: +1.3 m/s) | |||||||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | 15.42 (w: 0.0 m/s) | 15.48 w (w: +2.1 m/s) | 15.39 (w: +0.2 m/s) | 15.48 w (w: +2.1 m/s) | |||||||
23 Aug
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Result | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 15.80 (w: +0.5 m/s) | – | – | 15.80 (w: +0.5 m/s) | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 15.37 (w: -0.3 m/s) | 15.66 (w: 0.0 m/s) | 15.55 (w: -0.1 m/s) | 15.66 (w: 0.0 m/s) | q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 15.63 (w: NWI) | x | – | 15.63 (w: NWI) | q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 15.13 (w: -0.3 m/s) | 15.51 (w: 0.0 m/s) | 15.51 (w: +1.2 m/s) | 15.51 (w: 0.0 m/s) | q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 15.32 | |||||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 15.29 (w: -0.7 m/s) | 15.20 (w: -0.1 m/s) | 14.50 (w: -0.5 m/s) | 15.29 (w: -0.7 m/s) | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 14.43 (w: -0.8 m/s) | 15.25 (w: -0.3 m/s) | 15.07 (w: -0.7 m/s) | 15.25 (w: -0.3 m/s) | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 14.75 (w: -0.1 m/s) | 14.55 (w: +0.3 m/s) | 15.23 (w: +0.5 m/s) | 15.23 (w: +0.5 m/s) | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | 15.20 (w: -0.1 m/s) | 15.02 (w: -0.4 m/s) | 14.96 (w: 0.0 m/s) | 15.20 (w: -0.1 m/s) | ||||
| 10 | align=left | align=left |  | 15.18 (w: -0.3 m/s) | 13.28 (w: -0.2 m/s) | 14.28 (w: -0.1 m/s) | 15.18 (w: -0.3 m/s) | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | | 15.05 (w: -0.2 m/s) | x | x | 15.05 (w: -0.2 m/s) | |||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | 14.70 (w: -0.3 m/s) | 14.89 (w: -0.1 m/s) | 14.82 (w: -0.6 m/s) | 14.89 (w: -0.1 m/s) | ||||
| 13 | align=left | align=left |  | x | 14.44 (w: -1.5 m/s) | 14.79 (w: +0.3 m/s) | 14.79 (w: +0.3 m/s) | |||
| 14 | align=left | align=left | 14.77 (w: +0.6 m/s) | x | x | 14.77 (w: +0.6 m/s) | ||||
| 15 | align=left | align=left | 13.95 (w: +0.3 m/s) | 14.73 (w: -1.0 m/s) | 14.56 (w: -0.2 m/s) | 14.73 (w: -1.0 m/s) | ||||
| 16 | align=left | align=left | x | x | 14.56 (w: -0.8 m/s) | 14.56 (w: -0.8 m/s) | ||||
| 17 | align=left | align=left |  | 14.07 (w: +0.1 m/s) | 13.84 (w: -0.6 m/s) | 14.33 (w: +0.2 m/s) | 14.33 (w: +0.2 m/s) | |||
| 18 | align=left | align=left | x | 13.87 (w: -0.8 m/s) | 14.08 (w: -0.7 m/s) | 14.08 (w: -0.7 m/s) | ||||
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Result | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 15.42 (w: -1.0 m/s) | x | 15.90 (w: -0.5 m/s) | 15.90 (w: -0.5 m/s) | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left |  | 15.43 (w: -1.3 m/s) | 15.82 (w: -2.2 m/s) | – | 15.82 (w: -2.2 m/s) | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 15.77 (w: -0.5 m/s) | – | – | 15.77 (w: -0.5 m/s) | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | x | 15.67 (w: +0.6 m/s) | 15.47 (w: -1.0 m/s) | 15.67 (w: +0.6 m/s) | q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 15.63 (w: -0.5 m/s) | x | 14.98 (w: -0.3 m/s) | 15.63 (w: -0.5 m/s) | q | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 13.88 (w: -1.6 m/s) | 15.35 (w: -0.8 m/s) | 15.57 (w: -0.2 m/s) | 15.57 (w: -0.2 m/s) | q | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | x | x | 15.52 (w: -0.8 m/s) | 15.52 (w: -0.8 m/s) | q | ||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | 15.45 (w: +1.1 m/s) | 15.08 (w: -1.8 m/s) | 15.17 (w: -2.1 m/s) | 15.45 (w: +1.1 m/s) | q | ||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | | 15.30 (w: -1.3 m/s) | 15.38 (w: -0.8 m/s) | 15.34 (w: -1.4 m/s) | 15.38 (w: -0.8 m/s) | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | x | 14.28 (w: +0.6 m/s) | 14.86 (w: -1.3 m/s) | 14.86 (w: -1.3 m/s) | ||||
| 11 | align=left | align=left |  | 14.82 (w: +0.3 m/s) | 14.55 (w: -0.5 m/s) | 13.97 (w: -1.2 m/s) | 14.82 (w: +0.3 m/s) | |||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | 13.63 (w: -1.7 m/s) | 14.79 (w: -1.6 m/s) | x | 14.79 (w: -1.6 m/s) | ||||
| 13 | align=left | align=left |  | x | 14.64 (w: -0.4 m/s) | 14.54 (w: +0.4 m/s) | 14.64 (w: -0.4 m/s) | |||
| 14 | align=left | align=left | | x | 14.11 (w: +1.2 m/s) | x | 14.11 (w: +1.2 m/s) | |||
| 15 | align=left | align=left | x | x | 14.08 (w: -1.6 m/s) | 14.08 (w: -1.6 m/s) | ||||
| 16 | align=left | align=left | 14.00 (w: -1.4 m/s) | x | 13.97 (w: -1.6 m/s) | 14.00 (w: -1.4 m/s) | ||||
According to an unofficial count, 34 athletes from 24 countries participated in the event.