The 1996 Oceania Junior Athletics Championships were held in Townsville, Australia, between November 28–30, 1996. They were held together with the 1996 Oceania Open Championships. A total of 35 events were contested, 18 by men and 17 by women.

Medal summary Complete results can be found as compiled by Bob Snow on the Athletics Papua New Guinea, on the Athletics Weekly, and on the World Junior Athletics History webpages.

Boys under 20 (Junior) 100 metres (wind: +0.9 m/s) 10.50 10.85 10.97200 metres (wind: +3.2 m/s) 21.55 w 21.70 w 21.84 w400 metres 49.48 49.99 50.21800 metres 1:58.70/ 1:59.47 2:00.411500 metres 4:09.57 4:11.71 4:18.325000 metres 15:57.49 16:11.31 17:17.233000 metres steeplechase 10:12.64 11:26.22 12:01.61110 metres hurdles (wind: +1.7 m/s) 15.33 15.47 15.65400 metres hurdles 55.49 55.96 56.71High jump 2.01 2.01 1.95Long jump 7.02 w (wind: +2.3 m/s) 6.90 w (wind: +2.2 m/s) 6.84 w (wind: +2.2 m/s) Triple jump 15.01 w (wind: +3.4 m/s) 14.78 (wind: +1.0 m/s) 14.15 (wind: +1.4 m/s) Shot put 16.13 15.06 14.71 Discus throw 49.20 48.14 48.04 Hammer throw 44.30 43.04 30.40 Javelin throw 60.68 59.30 55.16 4 x 100 metres relay 42.51 43.17 43.23 4 x 400 metres relay 3:22.99 3:27.07 3:34.34

Girls under 20 (Junior) 100 metres (wind: +1.2 m/s) 12.46 12.50 12.51200 metres (wind: +1.6 m/s) 25.30 27.23 27.44400 metres 58.70 59.50 65.93800 metres 2:22.20 2:29.31 2:44.121500 metres 4:33.85 4:43.67 4:50.403000 metres 9:50.77 9:51.83 10:25.67100 metres hurdles (wind: +2.3 m/s) 14.77 w 15.95 w 400 metres hurdles 68.93 High jump 1.74 1.50Long jump 5.77 (wind: +1.1 m/s) 5.67 w (wind: +3.4 m/s) 5.62 w (wind: +3.7 m/s) Triple jump 11.85 w (wind: +2.7 m/s) 11.45 w (wind: +3.5 m/s) 10.86 w (wind: +4.1 m/s) Shot put 11.98 11.89 11.29 Discus throw 38.44 36.84 31.68 Hammer throw 47.38 41.38 41.36 Javelin throw 46.96 41.60 36.58 4 x 100 metres relay 48.90 52.56 4 x 400 metres relay 3:57.10 4:29.20

Medal table (unofficial)

Participation (unofficial) An unofficial count yields the number of about 112 athletes from 16 countries:

(5) (34) (5) (5) (1) (2) (6) (14) (4) (3) (11) (7) (7) / (5) (1) (2)

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