# 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's javelin throw

The men's javelin throw event at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sydney, Australia, at International Athletic Centre on 23 and 25 August.

## Medalists

| Gold | Sergey Voynov Uzbekistan |
| Silver | Harri Haatainen Finland |
| Bronze | Steven Madeo Australia |

## Results
### Final

25 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes |
| | Sergey Voynov | Uzbekistan | 75.58 | 76.56 | x | 72.76 | 79.78 | 75.26 | 79.78 | |
| | Harri Haatainen | Finland | 71.54 | 70.90 | x | 73.46 | 73.52 | 76.12 | 76.12 | |
| | Steven Madeo | Australia | 73.88 | 66.76 | 70.82 | - | x | 70.60 | 73.88 | |
| 4 | Juha Aarnio | Finland | 70.54 | 71.18 | 69.46 | x | x | 73.10 | 73.10 | |
| 5 | Johan Vosloo | South Africa | 71.96 | x | 67.76 | x | x | 66.66 | 71.96 | |
| 6 | Ju Ki-Young | South Korea | 71.60 | x | 70.40 | 70.38 | - | x | 71.60 | |
| 7 | Christian Fusenig | Germany | x | x | 67.72 | x | 69.84 | x | 69.84 | |
| 8 | Ola Larsen Pramm | Norway | 58.50 | 64.38 | 69.58 | 64.22 | 63.38 | x | 69.58 | |
| 9 | Troy Burkholder | United States | 65.66 | 67.28 | x | | | | 67.28 | |
| 10 | Igor Lisovskiy | Belarus | 66.78 | 63.88 | 65.28 | | | | 66.78 | |
| 11 | Andrew Hawthorne | Australia | 64.28 | x | 65.20 | | | | 65.20 | |
| 12 | Didier Richard | France | x | 60.40 | x | | | | 60.40 | |

### Qualifications

23 Aug

#### Group A

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Sergey Voynov | Uzbekistan | 76.44 | - | - | 76.44 | Q |
| 2 | Steven Madeo | Australia | 75.74 | - | - | 75.74 | Q |
| 3 | Ju Ki-Young | South Korea | x | 71.10 | - | 71.10 | Q |
| 4 | Harri Haatainen | Finland | 70.92 | - | - | 70.92 | Q |
| 5 | Johan Vosloo | South Africa | 64.96 | 63.80 | 70.90 | 70.90 | Q |
| 6 | Igor Lisovskiy | Belarus | 67.30 | 66.44 | 69.30 | 69.30 | q |
| 7 | Steffen Schwinn | Germany | 67.66 | x | 66.50 | 67.66 | |
| 8 | Radek Pejrimovský | Czech Republic | 67.28 | 63.66 | x | 67.28 | |
| 9 | David Parker | United Kingdom | 64.08 | x | 63.18 | 64.08 | |
| 10 | Shen Wanggen | China | 57.90 | 63.38 | 63.00 | 63.38 | |
| 11 | Arman Mikhtaryan | Armenia | 57.68 | 56.20 | 59.02 | 59.02 | |
| 12 | John Hetzendorf | United States | 57.06 | 55.40 | x | 57.06 | |

#### Group B

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Christian Fusenig | Germany | 74.08 | - | - | 74.08 | Q |
| 2 | Juha Aarnio | Finland | 71.84 | - | - | 71.84 | Q |
| 3 | Troy Burkholder | United States | 70.44 | - | - | 70.44 | Q |
| 4 | Andrew Hawthorne | Australia | 69.36 | 67.52 | x | 69.36 | q |
| 5 | Ola Larsen Pramm | Norway | 68.82 | 63.12 | 62.76 | 68.82 | q |
| 6 | Didier Richard | France | 65.58 | x | 68.78 | 68.78 | q |
| 7 | Lim Sang-Sup | South Korea | 65.06 | 63.72 | 64.32 | 65.06 | |
| 8 | László Majoros | Hungary | 64.66 | 58.90 | 58.60 | 64.66 | |
| 9 | Francesco Pignata | Italy | 61.74 | x | x | 61.74 | |
| 10 | Vedran Kadric | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 57.76 | 55.60 | 56.10 | 57.76 | |
| 11 | Andrus Värnik | Estonia | x | x | 56.94 | 56.94 | |
| 12 | Sidro Tebuteb | Northern Mariana Islands | 42.98 | 44.80 | 46.96 | 46.96 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event.
* Armenia (1)
* Australia (2)
* Belarus (1)
* Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)
* China (1)
* Czech Republic (1)
* Estonia (1)
* Finland (2)
* France (1)
* Germany (2)
* Hungary (1)
* Italy (1)
* Northern Mariana Islands (1)
* Norway (1)
* South Africa (1)
* South Korea (2)
* United Kingdom (1)
* United States (2)
* Uzbekistan (1)