1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres
Appearance
The men's 10,000 metres event at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sydney, Australia, at International Athletic Centre on 21 August 1996.[1][2] In the race, there was a mistake in the lap counting of the judges, that caused many athletes to run 24 laps (9600 m) only.
Medalists
[edit]Gold | Assefa Mezegebu Ethiopia |
Silver | David Chelule Kenya |
Bronze | Tetsuhiro Furuta Japan |
Results
[edit]Final
[edit]21 August
Participation
[edit]According to an unofficial count, 29 athletes from 20 countries participated in the event.
References
[edit]- ^ 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