1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres explained

The women's 100 metres event at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sydney, Australia, at International Athletic Centre on 21 and 22 August.

Medalists

Gold	Nora Ivanova
Silver	Andrea Anderson
Bronze	Esther Möller

Results

Final

22 August

Wind: +0.6 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	align=left		align=left		11.32
	align=left		align=left		11.43
	align=left		align=left		11.46
4	align=left		align=left		11.47
5	align=left		align=left		11.48
6	align=left		align=left		11.51
7	align=left		align=left		11.54
8	align=left		align=left		11.55

Semifinals

22 August

Semifinal 1

Wind: ?.? m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		11.46	Q
2	align=left		align=left		11.59	Q
3	align=left		align=left		11.72	Q
4	align=left		align=left		11.72	Q
5	align=left		align=left		11.76
6	align=left		align=left		11.78
7	align=left		align=left		11.83
8	align=left		align=left		12.21

Semifinal 2

Wind: -0.8 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		11.55	Q
2	align=left		align=left		11.58	Q
3	align=left		align=left		11.58	Q
4	align=left		align=left		11.64	Q
5	align=left		align=left		11.67
6	align=left		align=left		11.74
7	align=left		align=left		11.92
8	align=left		align=left		11.99

Quarterfinals

21 August

Quarterfinal 1

Wind: -1.8 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		11.53	Q
2	align=left		align=left		11.76	Q
3	align=left		align=left		11.84	Q
4	align=left		align=left		11.91	Q
5	align=left		align=left		12.15
6	align=left		align=left		12.17
7	align=left		align=left		12.22
	align=left		align=left		DNS

Quarterfinal 2

Wind: -1.3 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		11.60	Q
2	align=left		align=left		11.79	Q
3	align=left		align=left		11.81	Q
4	align=left		align=left		11.92	Q
5	align=left		align=left		12.03
6	align=left		align=left		12.21
7	align=left		align=left		12.23
8	align=left		align=left		12.24

Quarterfinal 3

Wind: -1.3 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		11.63	Q
2	align=left		align=left		11.73	Q
3	align=left		align=left		11.81	Q
4	align=left		align=left		11.82	Q
5	align=left		align=left		11.90
6	align=left		align=left		12.01
7	align=left		align=left		12.08
8	align=left		align=left		12.11

Quarterfinal 4

Wind: -1.1 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		11.71	Q
2	align=left		align=left		11.74	Q
3	align=left		align=left		11.95	Q
4	align=left		align=left		12.02	Q
5	align=left		align=left		12.20
6	align=left		align=left		12.25
7	align=left		align=left		12.27
8	align=left		align=left		12.30

Heats

21 August

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		11.51	Q
2	align=left		align=left		11.71	Q
3	align=left		align=left		12.05	Q
4	align=left		align=left		12.06	Q
5	align=left		align=left		12.25
6	align=left		align=left		12.28

Heat 2

Wind: +0.9 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		11.34	Q
2	align=left		align=left		11.67	Q
3	align=left		align=left		11.67	Q
4	align=left		align=left		11.88	Q
5	align=left		align=left		11.93	q
6	align=left		align=left		12.04	q
7	align=left		align=left		12.07	q
8	align=left		align=left		13.28

Heat 3

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		11.64	Q
2	align=left		align=left		11.79	Q
3	align=left		align=left		12.01	Q
4	align=left		align=left		12.10	Q
5	align=left		align=left		12.13	q
6	align=left		align=left		12.17
7	align=left		align=left		12.77

Heat 4

Wind: -0.6 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		11.68	Q
2	align=left		align=left		11.69	Q
3	align=left		align=left		11.97	Q
4	align=left		align=left		12.08	Q
5	align=left		align=left		12.11	q
6	align=left		align=left		12.12	q
7	align=left		align=left		12.27
8	align=left		align=left		13.07

Heat 5

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		11.91	Q
2	align=left		align=left		11.93	Q
3	align=left		align=left		11.93	Q
4	align=left		align=left		12.07	Q
5	align=left		align=left		12.26
6	align=left		align=left		12.43
7	align=left		align=left		12.71
8	align=left		align=left		12.84

Heat 6

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		11.68	Q
2	align=left		align=left		11.70	Q
3	align=left		align=left		11.71	Q
4	align=left		align=left		11.92	Q
5	align=left		align=left		11.99	q
6	align=left		align=left		12.13	q
7	align=left		align=left		12.18
8	align=left		align=left		12.24

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 45 athletes from 34 countries participated in the event.