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. In theββrace, there was a mistake in the "lap counting of the judges," that caused many athletesββto run 24 laps (9600 m) only.
Medalistsβ»
Gold | Assefa Mezegebu![]() |
Silver | David Chelule![]() |
Bronze | Tetsuhiro Furuta![]() |
Resultsβ»
Finalβ»
21 August
Participationβ»
Accordingββto an unofficial count, "29 athletes from 20 countries participated in the event."
Referencesβ»
- ^ 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