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

The men's long jump 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 | Aleksey Lukashevich Ukraine |
| Silver | Raúl Fernández Spain |
| Bronze | Nathan Morgan United Kingdom |

## Results
### Final

22 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes |
| | Aleksey Lukashevich | Ukraine | 7.57 (w: +0.4 m/s) | x | 7.76 (w: -0.1 m/s) | 7.53 (w: +0.1 m/s) | 7.91 (w: +0.6 m/s) | x | 7.91 (w: +0.6 m/s) | |
| | Raúl Fernández | Spain | 7.59 (w: -0.2 m/s) | 7.48 (w: +0.1 m/s) | x | 7.45 (w: +0.4 m/s) | x | 7.75 (w: 0.0 m/s) | 7.75 (w: 0.0 m/s) | |
| | Nathan Morgan | United Kingdom | 7.74 (w: +1.0 m/s) | 7.60 (w: +0.3 m/s) | 7.38 (w: +0.5 m/s) | 7.52 (w: +0.7 m/s) | x | 7.47 (w: +0.4 m/s) | 7.74 (w: +1.0 m/s) | |
| 4 | Yago Lamela | Spain | 7.55 (w: +0.4 m/s) | 7.69 (w: +0.6 m/s) | x | 7.59 (w: +0.7 m/s) | 7.67 (w: +0.8 m/s) | 7.73 (w: +0.4 m/s) | 7.73 (w: +0.4 m/s) | |
| 5 | Ranko Leskovar | Slovenia | 7.68 (w: +0.6 m/s) | x | 7.22 (w: -0.2 m/s) | x | 7.61 (w: +0.2 m/s) | 7.61 (w: +0.2 m/s) | 7.68 (w: +0.6 m/s) | |
| 6 | Yann Doménech | France | 7.51 (w: -0.2 m/s) | 7.31 (w: +0.2 m/s) | 7.68 (w: -0.1 m/s) | 7.32 (w: +0.5 m/s) | 7.38 (w: +0.5 m/s) | 7.57 (w: +0.3 m/s) | 7.68 (w: -0.1 m/s) | |
| 7 | Joan Lino Martínez | Cuba | 7.59 (w: +0.1 m/s) | x | 7.37 (w: +0.5 m/s) | 7.39 (w: +0.9 m/s) | x | - | 7.59 (w: +0.1 m/s) | |
| 8 | Younès Moudrik | Morocco | 7.49 (w: +1.0 m/s) | 7.48 (w: +0.2 m/s) | 7.44 (w: +0.9 m/s) | 7.37 (w: +0.6 m/s) | 7.50 (w: +0.3 m/s) | 7.51 (w: +0.6 m/s) | 7.51 (w: +0.6 m/s) | |
| 9 | Vasil Gergov | Bulgaria | 7.43 (w: +0.7 m/s) | 7.35 (w: +0.4 m/s) | 7.39 (w: +0.7 m/s) | | | | 7.43 (w: +0.7 m/s) | |
| 10 | Áron Szmuda | Slovakia | 7.23 (w: +0.2 m/s) | x | 7.42 (w: +0.5 m/s) | | | | 7.42 (w: +0.5 m/s) | |
| 11 | Melvin Lister | United States | x | 7.12 (w: +0.2 m/s) | 7.19 (w: +0.5 m/s) | | | | 7.19 (w: +0.5 m/s) | |
| 12 | Aleksey Shchukin | Kazakhstan | 7.13 (w: +0.9 m/s) | x | 6.91 (w: -0.3 m/s) | | | | 7.13 (w: +0.9 m/s) | |

### Qualifications

21 Aug

#### Group A

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Yann Doménech | France | 7.03 (w: -0.5 m/s) | 7.39 (w: -0.1 m/s) | x | 7.69 | Q |
| 2 | Yago Lamela | Spain | 7.34 (w: +0.1 m/s) | 7.53 (w: -0.1 m/s) | 7.67 (w: -0.5 m/s) | 7.67 (w: -0.5 m/s) | Q |
| 3 | Vasil Gergov | Bulgaria | 7.14 (w: +0.4 m/s) | 7.43 (w: +0.4 m/s) | 7.67 (w: +0.9 m/s) | 7.67 (w: +0.9 m/s) | Q |
| 4 | Ranko Leskovar | Slovenia | 7.56 (w: 0.0 m/s) | 7.13 (w: -0.4 m/s) | - | 7.56 (w: 0.0 m/s) | q |
| 5 | Nathan Morgan | United Kingdom | 7.51 (w: +0.5 m/s) | 7.13 (w: -0.3 m/s) | - | 7.51 (w: +0.5 m/s) | q |
| 6 | Áron Szmuda | Slovakia | x | 7.48 (w: -0.1 m/s) | 7.44 (w: 0.0 m/s) | 7.48 (w: -0.1 m/s) | q |
| 7 | Younès Moudrik | Morocco | 7.35 (w: -0.5 m/s) | 7.35 (w: 0.0 m/s) | 7.48 (w: +0.5 m/s) | 7.48 (w: +0.5 m/s) | q |
| 8 | Aleksey Lukashevich | Ukraine | 7.44 (w: +0.1 m/s) | 7.30 (w: +0.4 m/s) | x | 7.44 (w: +0.1 m/s) | q |
| 9 | Adam Connelly | Australia | 7.31 (w: -0.2 m/s) | 5.46 (w: -0.6 m/s) | 7.39 (w: +0.9 m/s) | 7.39 (w: +0.9 m/s) | |
| 10 | Bashir Yamini | United States | 7.03 (w: -0.5 m/s) | 7.39 (w: -0.1 m/s) | x | 7.39 (w: -0.1 m/s) | |
| 11 | Luis Soto Caballero | Puerto Rico | 7.11 (w: 0.0 m/s) | 6.83 (w: -0.4 m/s) | 7.06 (w: +0.6 m/s) | 7.11 (w: 0.0 m/s) | |
| 12 | Konstadínos Vasiliádis | Greece | 6.99 (w: -0.7 m/s) | 7.02 (w: 0.0 m/s) | 7.07 (w: +1.0 m/s) | 7.07 (w: +1.0 m/s) | |
| 13 | Patrick Weimer | Germany | 6.91 (w: +0.2 m/s) | 7.01 (w: -0.6 m/s) | x | 7.01 (w: -0.6 m/s) | |
| 14 | Juan Pedro Toledo | Mexico | 6.90 (w: +0.2 m/s) | 6.94 (w: -0.3 m/s) | 6.62 (w: -0.6 m/s) | 6.94 (w: -0.3 m/s) | |
| 15 | Gable Garenamotse | Botswana | 6.60 (w: 0.0 m/s) | 6.92 (w: -0.4 m/s) | 6.90 (w: +1.5 m/s) | 6.92 (w: -0.4 m/s) | |
| 16 | David Zhishonaya | Georgia | x | 6.47 (w: +0.1 m/s) | x | 6.47 (w: +0.1 m/s) | |

#### Group B

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Aleksey Shchukin | Kazakhstan | 7.06 (w: -0.9 m/s) | 6.97 (w: -0.2 m/s) | 7.59 w (w: +3.3 m/s) | 7.59 w (w: +3.3 m/s) | q |
| 2 | Joan Lino Martínez | Cuba | x | 7.59 (w: -0.7 m/s) | x | 7.59 (w: -0.7 m/s) | q |
| 3 | Raúl Fernández | Spain | x | 7.53 (w: +0.6 m/s) | 7.31 (w: -0.2 m/s) | 7.53 (w: +0.6 m/s) | q |
| 4 | Melvin Lister | United States | 6.66 (w: -0.8 m/s) | 6.98 (w: -0.6 m/s) | 7.50 w (w: +2.5 m/s) | 7.50 w (w: +2.5 m/s) | q |
| 5 | Dean Stevens | Australia | 7.42 (w: +1.3 m/s) | 7.09 (w: -0.4 m/s) | 7.43 w (w: +2.6 m/s) | 7.43 w (w: +2.6 m/s) | |
| 6 | Grzegorz Marciniszyn | Poland | 7.18 (w: -1.2 m/s) | 7.22 (w: +0.9 m/s) | 7.43 w (w: +3.2 m/s) | 7.43 w (w: +3.2 m/s) | |
| 7 | Huang Le | China | x | 7.07 (w: -0.6 m/s) | 7.43 (w: +0.1 m/s) | 7.43 (w: +0.1 m/s) | |
| 8 | Abdul Rahman Al-Nubi | Qatar | 7.33 (w: 0.0 m/s) | - | - | 7.33 (w: 0.0 m/s) | |
| 9 | Sergey Kubyshkin | Russia | 7.28 (w: +0.3 m/s) | 7.23 (w: -0.2 m/s) | 7.18 (w: +1.6 m/s) | 7.28 (w: +0.3 m/s) | |
| 10 | Anastasios Makrinikólas | Greece | 7.24 (w: -0.2 m/s) | 7.23 (w: -0.4 m/s) | 7.19 (w: +0.9 m/s) | 7.24 (w: -0.2 m/s) | |
| 11 | Paris Meletiou | Cyprus | 7.21 (w: -0.1 m/s) | 6.79 (w: +0.6 m/s) | x | 7.21 (w: -0.1 m/s) | |
| 12 | Staņislavs Olijars | Latvia | 5.95 (w: -0.3 m/s) | 7.06 (w: +0.3 m/s) | 7.19 (w: +1.3 m/s) | 7.19 (w: +1.3 m/s) | |
| 13 | Dan Bibi | Seychelles | x | 6.76 (w: -1.2 m/s) | 7.17 (w: +1.3 m/s) | 7.17 (w: +1.3 m/s) | |
| 14 | Ban Ki-Hoon | South Korea | 6.95 (w: -1.8 m/s) | 7.04 (w: 0.0 m/s) | 7.14 w (w: +2.4 m/s) | 7.14 w (w: +2.4 m/s) | |
| 15 | Danial Jahic | Yugoslavia | x | x | 7.10 (w: -1.2 m/s) | 7.10 (w: -1.2 m/s) | |
| 16 | Mervyn Swaby | Jamaica | x | 6.78 (w: -1.4 m/s) | x | 6.78 (w: -1.4 m/s) | |
| 17 | Noam Rabinovitch | Israel | 6.66 (w: +0.7 m/s) | x | 6.68 w (w: +2.5 m/s) | 6.68 w (w: +2.5 m/s) | |
| 18 | Pierre Doutau | France | 6.09 (w: +0.7 m/s) | x | x | 6.09 (w: +0.7 m/s) | |
| | Primoz Oberauner | Slovenia | x | x | x | NM | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 35 athletes from 29 countries participated in the event.
* Australia (2)
* Botswana (1)
* Bulgaria (1)
* China (1)
* Cuba (1)
* Cyprus (1)
* France (2)
* Georgia (1)
* Germany (1)
* Greece (2)
* Israel (1)
* Jamaica (1)
* Kazakhstan (1)
* Latvia (1)
* Mexico (1)
* Morocco (1)
* Poland (1)
* Puerto Rico (1)
* Qatar (1)
* Russia (1)
* Seychelles (1)
* Slovakia (1)
* Slovenia (2)
* South Korea (1)
* Spain (2)
* Ukraine (1)
* United Kingdom (1)
* United States (2)
* Yugoslavia (1)