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 Nico Snyman Bronze Shane Niemi
Results Final 23 August Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Obea Moore 45.27 Nico Snyman 45.71 Shane Niemi 45.94 4 Dai Tamesue 46.03 5 Piotr Haczek 46.29 6 Rohan McDonald 46.88 7 David Canal 47.21 8 Piotr Długosielski 47.43
Semifinals 22 August
Semifinal 1 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Jerome Davis 46.58 Q 2 Rohan McDonald 46.92 Q 3 Piotr Długosielski 46.93 q 4 Sofiène Labidi 47.24 5 Honory McDonald 47.26 6 Edoardo Vallet 47.35 7 Chris Jacobs 48.03 8 Paul Ngotho 48.28
Semifinal 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Nico Snyman 46.03 Q 2 Obea Moore 46.60 Q 3 Shane Niemi 46.92 q 4 Carlos Gachanja 47.07 5 Jimisola Laursen 47.79 6 Avard Moncur 47.90 7 Michael Campbell 48.04 8 Casey Vincent 48.16
Semifinal 3 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Piotr Haczek 46.82 Q 2 David Canal 47.06 Q 3 Geoff Dearman 47.40 4 Brad Jamieson 47.70 5 Edel Hevia 47.72 6 Themba Ncube 48.05 7 Moses Mabaso 48.21 8 Tommi Hartonen 48.27
Heats 21 August
Heat 1 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Piotr Długosielski 47.17 Q 2 Honory McDonald 47.19 Q 3 Shane Niemi 47.20 Q 4 Jimisola Laursen 47.72 q 5 Moses Mabaso 47.83 q 6 Gustavo Aguirre 48.46 7 Angelo Ignatius 48.96
Heat 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 David Canal 47.43 Q 2 Michael Campbell 47.43 Q 3 Avard Moncur 47.66 Q 4 Sofiène Labidi 47.80 q 5 Periklís Iakovákis 47.98 6 Simon Potter 48.19 7 Henele Taliai 49.63
Heat 3 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Carlos Gachanja 47.18 Q 2 Obea Moore 47.23 Q 3 Brad Jamieson 47.76 Q 4 Marco Cagnazzi 48.31 5 Aleksey Baryshnikov 48.66 6 Emmanuel Rubayiza 49.58
Heat 4 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Themba Ncube 47.34 Q 2 Edel Hevia 47.52 Q 3 Paul Ngotho 47.70 Q 4 Ryo Fujimori 47.91 5 David Wilson 48.81 6 Wendell da Silva 48.91 7 David Eichenberger 50.49
Heat 5 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Piotr Haczek 47.11 Q 2 Edoardo Vallet 47.47 Q 3 Casey Vincent 47.94 Q 4 Chang Po-Chih 48.16 5 Hyginus Anugho 48.60 6 André dos Santos 49.31
Heat 6 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Dai Tamesue 47.28 Q 2 Rohan McDonald 47.67 Q 3 Tommi Hartonen 47.76 Q 4 Adrián Fernández 48.00 5 Kris Stewart 48.05 6 Frano Bakaric 48.56
Heat 7 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Jerome Davis 47.30 Q 2 Geoff Dearman 47.48 Q 3 Chris Jacobs 47.78 Q 4 Andrey Tverdostup 48.08 5 Pierre Constentias 48.25 6 Novian Suhendra 48.76 7 Yeóryios Ikonomídis 49.17
Participation According to an unofficial count, 46 athletes from 35 countries participated in the event.
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