The women's heptathlon event at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sydney, Australia, at International Athletic Centre on 23 and 24 August.
| Gold | Yelizaveta Shalygina | |
| Silver | Johanna Halkoaho | |
| Bronze | Hana Dolezelová |
23/24 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 100m H | HJ | SP | 200m | LJ | JT | 800m | Points | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | | 14.48 (w: -1.7 m/s) | 1.81 | 12.74 | 25.25 (w: -0.1 m/s) | 5.91 | 33.18 | 2:16.28 | 5711 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 14.01 (w: -1.7 m/s) | 1.75 | 11.01 | 24.94 (w: -0.3 m/s) | 6.23 | 38.30 | 2:27.90 | 5656 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 14.74 (w: -1.7 m/s) | 1.75 | 11.71 | 25.89 (w: -0.1 m/s) | 5.77 | 43.36 | 2:25.46 | 5504 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 14.54 (w: -1.7 m/s) | 1.66 | 11.76 | 25.38 (w: -0.3 m/s) | 5.69 | 41.82 | 2:19.81 | 5490 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 15.01 (w: -1.7 m/s) | 1.72 | 12.41 | 25.35 (w: -0.3 m/s) | 5.64 | 36.32 | 2:18.20 | 5448 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 14.78 (w: -1.7 m/s) | 1.72 | 12.32 | 26.49 (w: -0.1 m/s) | 5.52 | 38.14 | 2:19.72 | 5352 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 14.69 (w: -1.7 m/s) | 1.66 | 11.94 | 26.16 (w: -0.1 m/s) | 5.51 | 46.06 | 2:28.92 | 5322 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | 15.65 (w: -1.7 m/s) | 1.69 | 13.45 | 25.65 (w: -0.1 m/s) | 5.49 | 45.46 | 2:33.11 | 5308 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | 14.47 (w: -1.7 m/s) | 1.69 | 10.42 | 24.77 (w: -0.3 m/s) | 5.80 | 32.72 | 2:33.40 | 5188 | ||||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | 15.01 (w: -1.7 m/s) | 1.66 | 12.89 | 25.43 (w: -0.3 m/s) | 4.93 | 37.98 | 2:29.72 | 5079 | ||||
| 11 | align=left | align=left |  | 15.59 (w: -1.7 m/s) | 1.66 | 12.03 | 26.90 (w: -0.3 m/s) | 5.45 | 34.14 | 2:33.26 | 4848 | |||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | | 15.28 (w: -1.7 m/s) | 1.57 | 9.12 | 25.88 (w: -0.1 m/s) | 5.14 | 34.48 | 2:36.13 | 4564 | |||
| align=left | align=left |  | 15.36 (w: -1.7 m/s) | 1.75 | NM | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNF |
According to an unofficial count, 13 athletes from 8 countries participated in the event.