1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres hurdles

The women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sydney, Australia, at International Athletic Centre on 22 and 23 August.

Medalists Gold Ulrike Urbansky Silver Vicki Jamison Bronze Tanya Jarrett

Results Final 23 August Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Ulrike Urbansky 56.65 Vicki Jamison 57.57 Tanya Jarrett 57.91 4 Josephine Fowley 58.52 5 Svetlana Badrankova 58.53 6 Annika Kumlin 58.80 7 Medina Tudor 58.90 8 Yasnay Lescay 59.40

Heats 22 August

Heat 1 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Josephine Fowley 58.36 Q 2 Annika Kumlin 58.45 Q 3 Svetlana Badrankova 58.48 q 4 Chou Ya-Chun 62.28 5 Yuko Iida 63.56 Astrid Joziasse DNF Yuliya Nosova DNF

Heat 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Ulrike Urbansky 56.96 Q 2 Vicki Jamison 57.49 Q 3 Tanya Jarrett 58.40 q 4 Deniece Bell 59.20 5 Char Foster 59.50 6 Florence Delaune 60.35 7 Jennifer Marshall 60.57

Heat 3 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Yasnay Lescay 59.01 Q 2 Medina Tudor 59.03 Q 3 Wu Wei 60.08 4 Elizabeth Ndubueze 60.82 5 Ana Costa 62.00 6 Anika Ahrens 62.48 7 Shontel Powell 62.56

Participation According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 18 countries participated in the event.

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