# 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's triple jump

The men's triple jump event at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sydney, Australia, at International Athletic Centre on 23 and 24 August.

## Medalists

| Gold | René Hernández Cuba |
| Silver | Michael Calvo Cuba |
| Bronze | Ionuț Pungă Romania |

## Results
### Final

24 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes |
| | René Hernández | Cuba | 16.29 (w: +0.7 m/s) | 16.15 (w: +1.7 m/s) | 15.83 (w: +1.3 m/s) | 16.47 (w: +0.8 m/s) | 16.14 (w: +0.3 m/s) | 16.50 (w: NWI) | 16.50 (w: NWI) | |
| | Michael Calvo | Cuba | 15.90 w (w: +2.6 m/s) | 14.59 (w: +1.5 m/s) | 16.16 w (w: +2.2 m/s) | 16.15 (w: +0.9 m/s) | 15.79 (w: +1.8 m/s) | 16.47 (w: NWI) | 16.47 (w: NWI) | |
| | Ionuț Pungă | Romania | 15.97 w (w: +3.8 m/s) | 16.45 w (w: +3.1 m/s) | 15.27 (w: -0.8 m/s) | 14.91 (w: +1.2 m/s) | 15.59 (w: +1.4 m/s) | 16.04 (w: +1.7 m/s) | 16.45 w (w: +3.1 m/s) | |
| 4 | Allen Mortimer | Bahamas | x | 15.96 (w: +1.3 m/s) | 15.51 (w: +1.2 m/s) | 14.62 (w: +1.1 m/s) | 15.74 (w: +0.2 m/s) | 16.44 (w: +0.2 m/s) | 16.44 (w: +0.2 m/s) | |
| 5 | Colomba Fofana | France | 16.09 w (w: +2.4 m/s) | x | 15.86 w (w: +2.7 m/s) | x | x | 15.79 (w: +0.7 m/s) | 16.09 w (w: +2.4 m/s) | |
| 6 | Wang Tao | Chile | 15.61 (w: +1.3 m/s) | 15.87 (w: +1.8 m/s) | 15.58 (w: +1.3 m/s) | 15.77 (w: +1.0 m/s) | 15.50 (w: +0.6 m/s) | x | 15.87 (w: +1.8 m/s) | |
| 7 | Kim Hyuk | South Korea | 15.74 (w: +1.6 m/s) | 13.05 (w: +1.4 m/s) | 15.15 (w: +0.5 m/s) | 15.39 (w: 0.0 m/s) | 15.50 (w: +1.2 m/s) | 15.51 (w: +0.8 m/s) | 15.74 (w: +1.6 m/s) | |
| 8 | Viktor Gushchinskiy | Russia | 15.69 (w: +0.4 m/s) | 15.56 (w: +1.5 m/s) | 15.39 (w: +0.9 m/s) | 15.23 (w: +0.8 m/s) | 14.63 (w: +1.4 m/s) | 15.23 (w: +1.5 m/s) | 15.69 (w: +0.4 m/s) | |
| 9 | François-Philippe Dofén | Greece | x | 15.41 (w: +1.3 m/s) | 15.61 (w: -0.9 m/s) | | | | 15.61 (w: -0.9 m/s) | |
| 10 | Ionut Esanu | Romania | 15.52 w (w: +2.8 m/s) | 14.91 (w: +0.3 m/s) | 15.45 (w: -0.6 m/s) | | | | 15.52 w (w: +2.8 m/s) | |
| 11 | Thomas Moede | Germany | 15.52 (w: +1.3 m/s) | 15.39 (w: +1.1 m/s) | 14.95 (w: +1.4 m/s) | | | | 15.52 (w: +1.3 m/s) | |
| 12 | Djeke Mambo | Zaire | 15.42 (w: 0.0 m/s) | 15.48 w (w: +2.1 m/s) | 15.39 (w: +0.2 m/s) | | | | 15.48 w (w: +2.1 m/s) | |

### Qualifications

23 Aug

#### Group A

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | René Hernández | Cuba | 15.80 (w: +0.5 m/s) | – | – | 15.80 (w: +0.5 m/s) | Q |
| 2 | Djeke Mambo | Zaire | 15.37 (w: -0.3 m/s) | 15.66 (w: 0.0 m/s) | 15.55 (w: -0.1 m/s) | 15.66 (w: 0.0 m/s) | q |
| 3 | Thomas Moede | Germany | 15.63 (w: NWI) | x | – | 15.63 (w: NWI) | q |
| 4 | Allan Mortimer | Bahamas | 15.13 (w: -0.3 m/s) | 15.51 (w: 0.0 m/s) | 15.51 (w: +1.2 m/s) | 15.51 (w: 0.0 m/s) | q |
| 5 | Gable Garenamotse | Botswana | | | | 15.32 | |
| 6 | Stamatios Lenis | Greece | 15.29 (w: -0.7 m/s) | 15.20 (w: -0.1 m/s) | 14.50 (w: -0.5 m/s) | 15.29 (w: -0.7 m/s) | |
| 7 | Lenton Herring | United States | 14.43 (w: -0.8 m/s) | 15.25 (w: -0.3 m/s) | 15.07 (w: -0.7 m/s) | 15.25 (w: -0.3 m/s) | |
| 8 | Hiroyuki Ochi | Japan | 14.75 (w: -0.1 m/s) | 14.55 (w: +0.3 m/s) | 15.23 (w: +0.5 m/s) | 15.23 (w: +0.5 m/s) | |
| 9 | Sébastien Pincemail | France | 15.20 (w: -0.1 m/s) | 15.02 (w: -0.4 m/s) | 14.96 (w: 0.0 m/s) | 15.20 (w: -0.1 m/s) | |
| 10 | Eduardo Pérez | Spain | 15.18 (w: -0.3 m/s) | 13.28 (w: -0.2 m/s) | 14.28 (w: -0.1 m/s) | 15.18 (w: -0.3 m/s) | |
| 11 | Lee Bu-Young | South Korea | 15.05 (w: -0.2 m/s) | x | x | 15.05 (w: -0.2 m/s) | |
| 12 | Diogo Cruz | Portugal | 14.70 (w: -0.3 m/s) | 14.89 (w: -0.1 m/s) | 14.82 (w: -0.6 m/s) | 14.89 (w: -0.1 m/s) | |
| 13 | Marcos da Costa | Brazil | x | 14.44 (w: -1.5 m/s) | 14.79 (w: +0.3 m/s) | 14.79 (w: +0.3 m/s) | |
| 14 | Chi Jung-Chun | Chinese Taipei | 14.77 (w: +0.6 m/s) | x | x | 14.77 (w: +0.6 m/s) | |
| 15 | Karim Ould Ahmed | Algeria | 13.95 (w: +0.3 m/s) | 14.73 (w: -1.0 m/s) | 14.56 (w: -0.2 m/s) | 14.73 (w: -1.0 m/s) | |
| 16 | Ranko Leskovar | Slovenia | x | x | 14.56 (w: -0.8 m/s) | 14.56 (w: -0.8 m/s) | |
| 17 | David Zhishonaya | Georgia | 14.07 (w: +0.1 m/s) | 13.84 (w: -0.6 m/s) | 14.33 (w: +0.2 m/s) | 14.33 (w: +0.2 m/s) | |
| 18 | Dmitriy Semenyuk | Russia | x | 13.87 (w: -0.8 m/s) | 14.08 (w: -0.7 m/s) | 14.08 (w: -0.7 m/s) | |

#### Group B

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | François-Philippe Dofén | Greece | 15.42 (w: -1.0 m/s) | x | 15.90 (w: -0.5 m/s) | 15.90 (w: -0.5 m/s) | Q |
| 2 | Wang Tao | China | 15.43 (w: -1.3 m/s) | 15.82 (w: -2.2 m/s) | – | 15.82 (w: -2.2 m/s) | Q |
| 3 | Colomba Fofana | France | 15.77 (w: -0.5 m/s) | – | – | 15.77 (w: -0.5 m/s) | Q |
| 4 | Ionuț Pungă | Romania | x | 15.67 (w: +0.6 m/s) | 15.47 (w: -1.0 m/s) | 15.67 (w: +0.6 m/s) | q |
| 5 | Kim Hyuk | South Korea | 15.63 (w: -0.5 m/s) | x | 14.98 (w: -0.3 m/s) | 15.63 (w: -0.5 m/s) | q |
| 6 | Viktor Gushchinskiy | Russia | 13.88 (w: -1.6 m/s) | 15.35 (w: -0.8 m/s) | 15.57 (w: -0.2 m/s) | 15.57 (w: -0.2 m/s) | q |
| 7 | Michael Calvo | Cuba | x | x | 15.52 (w: -0.8 m/s) | 15.52 (w: -0.8 m/s) | q |
| 8 | Ionut Esanu | Romania | 15.45 (w: +1.1 m/s) | 15.08 (w: -1.8 m/s) | 15.17 (w: -2.1 m/s) | 15.45 (w: +1.1 m/s) | q |
| 9 | Tadashi Oguri | Japan | 15.30 (w: -1.3 m/s) | 15.38 (w: -0.8 m/s) | 15.34 (w: -1.4 m/s) | 15.38 (w: -0.8 m/s) | |
| 10 | Simone Zeppo | Italy | x | 14.28 (w: +0.6 m/s) | 14.86 (w: -1.3 m/s) | 14.86 (w: -1.3 m/s) | |
| 11 | Ambrus Szabó | Hungary | 14.82 (w: +0.3 m/s) | 14.55 (w: -0.5 m/s) | 13.97 (w: -1.2 m/s) | 14.82 (w: +0.3 m/s) | |
| 12 | Chou Chian-Chen | Chinese Taipei | 13.63 (w: -1.7 m/s) | 14.79 (w: -1.6 m/s) | x | 14.79 (w: -1.6 m/s) | |
| 13 | Igor Rjabtsikov | Estonia | x | 14.64 (w: -0.4 m/s) | 14.54 (w: +0.4 m/s) | 14.64 (w: -0.4 m/s) | |
| 14 | Jeferson Lopes | Brazil | x | 14.11 (w: +1.2 m/s) | x | 14.11 (w: +1.2 m/s) | |
| 15 | Levar Anderson | United States | x | x | 14.08 (w: -1.6 m/s) | 14.08 (w: -1.6 m/s) | |
| 16 | Dan Bibi | Seychelles | 14.00 (w: -1.4 m/s) | x | 13.97 (w: -1.6 m/s) | 14.00 (w: -1.4 m/s) | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 34 athletes from 24 countries participated in the event.
* Algeria (1)
* Bahamas (1)
* Botswana (1)
* Brazil (2)
* China (1)
* Chinese Taipei (2)
* Cuba (2)
* Estonia (1)
* France (2)
* Georgia (1)
* Germany (1)
* Greece (2)
* Hungary (1)
* Italy (1)
* Japan (2)
* Portugal (1)
* Romania (2)
* Russia (2)
* Seychelles (1)
* Slovenia (1)
* South Korea (2)
* Spain (1)
* United States (2)
* Zaire (1)