1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put
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The men's shot put event at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sydney, Australia, at International Athletic Centre on 23 and 25 August.[1][2] A 7257g (Senior implement) shot was used.
Medalists
| Gold | Ralf Bartels Germany
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| Silver | Justin Anlezark Australia
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| Bronze | Clay Cross Australia
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Results
Final
25 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Result | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||
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Ralf Bartels | Germany |
16.31 | 16.61 | 17.92 | x | 17.49 | 18.71 | 18.71 | |
 |
Justin Anlezark | Australia |
17.76 | 17.47 | 18.06 | 18.20 | 18.21 | 16.53 | 18.21 | |
 |
Clay Cross | Australia |
17.51 | 17.69 | 15.86 | 17.09 | x | 16.72 | 17.69 | |
| 4 | Petr Stehlík |  Czech Republic |
16.84 | 16.59 | 17.10 | x | 17.35 | x | 17.35 | |
| 5 | Mikuláš Konopka |  Slovakia |
17.33 | 17.09 | 16.41 | x | 16.79 | 16.63 | 17.33 | |
| 6 | Ian Waltz |  United States |
17.21 | 16.90 | 17.09 | 17.29 | 17.31 | x | 17.31 | |
| 7 | Jarkko Haukijärvi |  Finland |
16.80 | 16.86 | 16.96 | 16.74 | 17.09 | 16.92 | 17.09 | |
| 8 | Iker Sukía |  Spain |
16.63 | 16.77 | 16.69 | 16.40 | 16.45 | 16.66 | 16.77 | |
| 9 | Matthias Wiese | Germany |
16.48 | x | 16.07 | 16.48 | ||||
| 10 | Attila Pintér |  Hungary |
15.75 | 15.87 | 16.14 | 16.14 | ||||
| 11 | Yves Niaré |  France |
15.44 | 16.12 | x | 16.12 | ||||
| 12 | Mirosław Dec |  Poland |
x | 15.10 | 15.74 | 15.74 | ||||
Qualifications
23 Aug
Group A
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Result | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | Ralf Bartels | Germany |
17.93 | - | - | 17.93 | Q |
| 2 | Clay Cross | Australia |
16.00 | 17.75 | - | 17.75 | Q |
| 3 | Mikuláš Konopka | Slovakia |
16.27 | 17.35 | - | 17.35 | Q |
| 4 | Petr Stehlík | Czech Republic |
17.15 | - | - | 17.15 | Q |
| 5 | Iker Sukía | Spain |
16.83 | 16.54 | x | 16.83 | q |
| 6 | Yves Niaré | France |
15.79 | 16.59 | x | 16.59 | q |
| 7 | Váios Tíngas |  Greece |
16.12 | 16.20 | 16.25 | 16.25 | |
| 8 | John Davis | United States |
15.97 | x | 15.08 | 15.97 | |
| 9 | Jhonny Rodríguez |  Colombia |
15.90 | 15.60 | 15.67 | 15.90 | |
| 10 | Igor Tuchak |  Russia |
15.79 | 15.85 | 15.63 | 15.85 | |
| 11 | Arpad Sinko |  Yugoslavia |
15.42 | x | 15.38 | 15.42 | |
| 12 | Carl Myerscough |  United Kingdom |
x | 14.57 | x | 14.57 | |
Group B
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Result | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | Justin Anlezark | Australia |
17.43 | - | - | 17.43 | Q |
| 2 | Jarkko Haukijärvi | Finland |
17.21 | - | - | 17.21 | Q |
| 3 | Ian Waltz | United States |
17.08 | 17.08 | - | 17.08 | Q |
| 4 | Attila Pintér | Hungary |
15.93 | 16.64 | 16.84 | 16.84 | q |
| 5 | Mirosław Dec | Poland |
16.68 | 16.67 | 16.20 | 16.68 | q |
| 6 | Matthias Wiese | Germany |
16.62 | 15.80 | x | 16.62 | q |
| 7 | Miran Vodovnik |  Slovenia |
16.49 | 16.26 | x | 16.49 | |
| 8 | Yevgeniy Belyakov | Russia |
16.16 | 15.98 | 16.24 | 16.24 | |
| 9 | Marius Vornicu |  Romania |
16.17 | 15.94 | 16.15 | 16.17 | |
| 10 | Erwin Simpelaar |  Netherlands |
15.79 | x | 16.03 | 16.03 | |
| 11 | Charles Winchester |  Cook Islands |
11.37 | x | 11.16 | 11.37 | |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event.
Australia (2)
Colombia (1)
Cook Islands (1)
Czech Republic (1)
Finland (1)
France (1)
Germany (2)
Greece (1)
Hungary (1)
Netherlands (1)
Poland (1)
Romania (1)
Russia (2)
Slovakia (1)
Slovenia (1)
Spain (1)
United Kingdom (1)
United States (2)
Yugoslavia (1)
References
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1996 Sydney AUS Aug 20-25, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 31 Oct 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015