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1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics
Track events
100 m	men	women
200 m	men	women
400 m	men	women
800 m	men	women
1500 m	men	women
3000 m		women
5000 m	men	women
10,000 m	men
100 m hurdles		women
110 m hurdles	men
400 m hurdles	men	women
3000 m steeplechase	men
4 × 100 m relay	men	women
4 × 400 m relay	men	women
5000 m walk		women
10,000 m walk	men
Field events
High jump	men	women
Pole vault	men
Long jump	men	women
Triple jump	men
Shot put	men	women
Discus throw	men	women
Hammer throw	men
Javelin throw	men	women
Combined events
Heptathlon		women
Decathlon	men
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The women's 4x100 metres relay event at the: 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sydney, Australia, at International Athletic Centre on 25 August.

Medalists※

Gold	Andrea Anderson Lakeesha White Jernae Wright Nanceen Perry  United States
Silver	Tulia Robinson Peta-Gaye Dowdie Saran Patterson Aleen Bailey  Jamaica
Bronze	Sandra Abel Esther Möller Nancy Kette Marion Wagner  Germany

Results※

Final※

25 August

Rank	Nation	Competitors	Time	Notes
	United States	Andrea Anderson Lakeesha White Jernae Wright Nanceen Perry	43.79
	Jamaica	Tulia Robinson Peta-Gaye Dowdie Saran Patterson Aleen Bailey	44.26
	Germany	Sandra Abel Esther Möller Nancy Kette Marion Wagner	44.57
4	France	Céline Thélamon Doris Deruel Nadine Mahobah Fabé Dia	44.58
5	Italy	Stefania Ferrante Irene Daniele Manuela Grillo Manuela Levorato	45.27
6	Australia	Simone Purvis Tamsyn Lewis Mindy Slomka Lauren Hewitt	45.50
7	Japan	Kozue Motohashi Kayo Kuramoto Emiko Toda Ayumi Shimazaki	45.97
	United Kingdom	Gosha Rostek Sarah Wilhelmy Victoria Shipman Rebecca Drummond	DNF

Heats※

25 August

Heat 1※

Rank	Nation	Competitors	Time	Notes
1	Jamaica	Tulia Robinson Peta-Gaye Dowdie Saran Patterson Aleen Bailey	44.38	Q
2	France	Céline Thélamon Doris Deruel Nadine Mahobah Fabé Dia	44.88	Q
3	Italy	Stefania Ferrante Irene Daniele Manuela Grillo Manuela Levorato	45.29	Q
4	Australia	Mindy Slomka Lauren Hewitt Simone Purvis Rosemary Hayward	45.30	q
	Finland	Niina Saarman Johanna Manninen Annika Kumlin Johanna Halkoaho	DQ

Heat 2※

Rank	Nation	Competitors	Time	Notes
1	United States	Andrea Anderson Lakeesha White Jernae Wright Nanceen Perry	44.16	Q
2	Germany	Sandra Abel Esther Möller Nancy Kette Marion Wagner	45.01	Q
3	United Kingdom	Gosha Rostek Sarah Wilhelmy Victoria Shipman Rebecca Drummond	45.49	Q
4	Japan	Kozue Motohashi Kayo Kuramoto Emiko Toda Tomomi Suzuki	45.66	q
5	Czech Republic	Pavla Sichová Jitka Burianová Štepánka Klapácová Gabriela Švecová	45.88
6	New Zealand	Anna Smythe Felicity Major Bryony Barker Rebecca Murphy	46.11
7	Canada	Deniece Bell Natasha Quan-Vie Veronica Dyer Margaret Fox	46.65
8	Indonesia	Meivy Ratnasari Irene Joseph Nyoman Rae Sih Ernawati	47.12

Participation※

According——to an unofficial count, 54 athletes from 13 countries participated in the——event.

References※