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 Canada
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| Silver | Svatoslav Ton Czech Republic
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| Silver | Ben Challenger United Kingdom
|
Results
Final
24 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Mark Boswell | Canada |
2.24 | |
 |
Svatoslav Ton | Czech Republic |
2.21 | |
|
Ben Challenger | United Kingdom |
2.21 | |
| 4 | Dave Furman |  United States |
2.18 | |
| 5 | Toni Huikuri |  Finland |
2.18 | |
| 6 | Dejan Vreljakovic |  Yugoslavia |
2.18 | |
| 7 | James Brierley | United Kingdom |
2.15 | |
| 7 | Roman Fricke |  Germany |
2.15 | |
| 9 | François Potgieter |  South Africa |
2.15 | |
| 10 | Yannick Tregaro |  Sweden |
2.10 | |
| 11 | Tivadar Kovács |  Hungary |
2.10 | |
| 12 | Noriyasu Arai |  Japan |
2.05 |
Qualifications
22 Aug
Group A
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Svatoslav Ton | Czech Republic |
2.14 | q |
| 1 | Toni Huikuri | Finland |
2.14 | q |
| 1 | James Brierley | United Kingdom |
2.14 | q |
| 1 | Noriyasu Arai | Japan |
2.14 | q |
| 5 | Yannick Tregaro | Sweden |
2.14 | q |
| 5 | Dejan Vreljakovic | Yugoslavia |
2.14 | q |
| 7 | Alfredo Deza |  Peru |
2.10 | |
| 8 | Vagner Principe |  Brazil |
2.10 | |
| 9 | Alberto Juantorena Jr. |  Cuba |
2.10 | |
| 10 | Marcin Kaczocha |  Poland |
2.10 | |
| 11 | Andrey Krasulya |  Ukraine |
2.05 | |
| 12 | David Larsen | United States |
2.05 | |
| 13 | Ronald Garlett |  Australia |
2.00 | |
| 13 | Oleg Prokopov |  Belarus |
2.00 | |
| 15 | Felipe Apablaza |  Chile |
2.00 | |
| 16 | Luis Soto Caballero |  Puerto Rico |
2.00 | |
| Zoltán Akacz | Hungary |
NH |
Group B
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Boswell | Canada |
2.14 | q |
| 1 | Ben Challenger | United Kingdom |
2.14 | q |
| 1 | Roman Fricke | Germany |
2.14 | q |
| 1 | Tivadar Kovács | Hungary |
2.14 | q |
| 1 | Dave Furman | United States |
2.14 | q |
| 6 | François Potgieter | South Africa |
2.14 | q |
| 7 | Sauli Niemi | Finland |
2.10 | |
| 7 | Katsuyoshi Miyamichi | Japan |
2.10 | |
| 9 | Marat Rakipov |  Russia |
2.10 | |
| 10 | Adi Mordel |  Israel |
2.10 | |
| 11 | Fabrício Romero | Brazil |
2.10 | |
| 12 | Abderahmane Hammad |  Algeria |
2.05 | |
| 12 | Luke Temme | Australia |
2.05 | |
| 14 | Aleksey Lesnichiy | Belarus |
2.05 | |
| 15 | Ha Chung-Soo |  South Korea |
2.00 | |
| 16 | Dejan Dokleja |  Croatia |
2.00 | |
| Fawzi Warsame |  Somalia |
NH |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 34 athletes from 26 countries participated in the event.
- Algeria (1)
- Australia (2)
- Belarus (2)
- Brazil (2)
- Canada (1)
- Chile (1)
- Croatia (1)
- Cuba (1)
- Czech Republic (1)
- Finland (2)
- Germany (1)
- Hungary (2)
- Israel (1)
- Japan (2)
- Peru (1)
- Poland (1)
- Puerto Rico (1)
- Russia (1)
- Somalia (1)
- South Africa (1)
- South Korea (1)
- Sweden (1)
- Ukraine (1)
- United Kingdom (2)
- 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 October 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
- IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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