| II Oceania Junior Athletics Championships | |
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| Host City: | Townsville, Australia  |
| Dates: | November 28–30 |
| Nations Participating: | 16 |
| Athletes Participating: | 112 |
| Events: | 35 (18 men, 17 women) |
| Level: | Junior |
| Previous: | 1994 Auckland |
| Next: | 1998 Nuku'alofa |
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.
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.
| 100 metres (wind: +0.9 m/s) | 10.50 | 10.85 | 10.97 | ||||
| 200 metres (wind: +3.2 m/s) | 21.55 w | 21.70 w | 21.84 w | ||||
| 400 metres | 49.48 | 49.99 | 50.21 | ||||
| 800 metres | 1:58.70 |  / | 1:59.47 | 2:00.41 | |||
| 1500 metres | 4:09.57 | 4:11.71 | 4:18.32 | ||||
| 5000 metres | 15:57.49 | 16:11.31 | 17:17.23 | ||||
| 3000 metres steeplechase | 10:12.64 | 11:26.22 | 12:01.61 | ||||
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: +1.7 m/s) | 15.33 | 15.47 | 15.65 | ||||
| 400 metres hurdles | 55.49 | 55.96 | 56.71 | ||||
| High Jump | 2.01 | 2.01 | 1.95 | ||||
| Long 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 |
| 100 metres (wind: +1.2 m/s) | 12.46 | 12.50 | 12.51 | ||||
| 200 metres (wind: +1.6 m/s) | 25.30 | 27.23 | 27.44 | ||||
| 400 metres | 58.70 | 59.50 | 65.93 | ||||
| 800 metres | 2:22.20 | 2:29.31 | 2:44.12 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 4:33.85 | 4:43.67 | 4:50.40 | ||||
| 3000 metres | 9:50.77 | 9:51.83 | 10:25.67 | ||||
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: +2.3 m/s) | 14.77 w | 15.95 w | |||||
| 400 metres hurdles | 68.93 | ||||||
| High Jump | | 1.74 | 1.50 | ||||
| Long 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 |
An unofficial count yields the number of about 112 athletes from 16 countries:
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