The women's 100 metres hurdles event at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sydney, Australia, at International Athletic Centre on 23, 24 and 25 August.
| Gold | Joyce Bates | |
| Silver | Glory Alozie | |
| Bronze | Tan Yali |
25 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | | 13.27 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | 13.30 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | | 13.37 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 13.55 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 13.88 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 14.00 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 14.11 | |||
| align=left | align=left |  | DQ | IAAF rule 168.7 |
24 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 13.47 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 13.73 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 13.88 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 13.89 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 13.97 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 14.06 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 14.24 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | DNF |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 13.58 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 13.68 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 13.79 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 14.04 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 14.07 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 14.27 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 14.32 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 14.67 |
23 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 13.80 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 14.06 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 14.16 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 14.32 | q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 14.33 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 14.71 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 15.95 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 13.63 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 13.64 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 13.91 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 14.11 | q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 14.60 | |||
| align=left | align=left | DNF | |||||
| align=left | align=left |  | DNF |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 13.91 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 13.99 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 14.15 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 14.31 | q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 14.42 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 14.84 | ||||
| align=left | align=left |  | DNF |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 13.55 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 13.82 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 14.16 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 14.28 | q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 14.36 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 14.56 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 35.09 | |||
| align=left | align=left |  | DNF |
According to an unofficial count, 29 athletes from 23 countries participated in the event.