The men's high jump event at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sydney, Australia, at International Athletic Centre on 22 and 24 August.
Medalists Gold Mark Boswell Silver Svatoslav Ton Silver Ben Challenger
Results Final 24 August Rank Name Nationality Result Notes Mark Boswell 2.24 Svatoslav Ton 2.21 Ben Challenger 2.21 4 Dave Furman 2.18 5 Toni Huikuri 2.18 6 Dejan Vreljakovic 2.18 7 James Brierley 2.15 7 Roman Fricke 2.15 9 François Potgieter 2.15 10 Yannick Tregaro 2.10 11 Tivadar Kovács 2.10 12 Noriyasu Arai 2.05
Qualifications 22 Aug
Group A Rank Name Nationality Result Notes 1 Svatoslav Ton 2.14 q 1 Toni Huikuri 2.14 q 1 James Brierley 2.14 q 1 Noriyasu Arai 2.14 q 5 Yannick Tregaro 2.14 q 5 Dejan Vreljakovic 2.14 q 7 Alfredo Deza 2.10 8 Vagner Principe 2.10 9 Alberto Juantorena Jr. 2.10 10 Marcin Kaczocha 2.10 11 Andrey Krasulya 2.05 12 David Larsen 2.05 13 Ronald Garlett 2.00 13 Oleg Prokopov 2.00 15 Felipe Apablaza 2.00 16 Luis Soto Caballero 2.00 Zoltán Akacz NH
Group B Rank Name Nationality Result Notes 1 Mark Boswell 2.14 q 1 Ben Challenger 2.14 q 1 Roman Fricke 2.14 q 1 Tivadar Kovács 2.14 q 1 Dave Furman 2.14 q 6 François Potgieter 2.14 q 7 Sauli Niemi 2.10 7 Katsuyoshi Miyamichi 2.10 9 Marat Rakipov 2.10 10 Adi Mordel 2.10 11 Fabrício Romero 2.10 12 Abderahmane Hammad 2.05 12 Luke Temme 2.05 14 Aleksey Lesnichiy 2.05 15 Ha Chung-Soo 2.00 16 Dejan Dokleja 2.00 Fawzi Warsame NH
Participation According to an unofficial count, 34 athletes from 26 countries participated in the event.
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