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 discus throw event at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sydney, Australia, at International Athletic Centre on 24 and 25 August.^[1][2]

Gold	Ma Shuli  China
Silver	Seilala Sua  United States
Bronze	Zhang Yaqing  China

25 August

Rank	Name	Nationality	Attempts						Result	Notes
			1	2	3	4	5	6
	Ma Shuli	China	46.18	x	55.50	56.32	52.18	52.46	56.32
	Seilala Sua	United States	51.14	53.56	56.32	x	x	53.82	56.32
	Zhang Yaqing	China	54.26	51.64	x	x	54.08	55.70	55.70
4	Nadine Beckel	Germany	47.12	52.10	52.98	x	x	52.60	52.98
5	Lăcrămioara Ionescu	Romania	51.64	50.64	50.76	x	52.86	50.56	52.86
6	Yuka Murofushi	Japan	47.86	49.64	51.56	49.18	47.26	x	51.56
7	Lyudmila Rublevskaya	Russia	49.60	50.08	50.96	x	x	51.20	51.20
8	Barbara Sugár	Hungary	50.84	x	x	x	x	46.00	50.84
9	Katrina Steele	Australia	49.36	49.68	50.58				50.58
10	Alani Diloi	Australia	x	43.40	46.78				46.78
11	Karin Vikne	Norway	44.80	44.16	x				44.80
12	Roberta Collins	United States	x	x	42.08				42.08

24 Aug

Rank	Name	Nationality	Attempts			Result	Notes
			1	2	3
1	Seilala Sua	United States	53.98	-	-	53.98	Q
2	Nadine Beckel	Germany	52.64	-	-	52.64	Q
3	Zhang Yaqing	China	51.32	-	-	51.32	Q
4	Lăcrămioara Ionescu	Romania	x	51.28	-	51.28	Q
5	Katrina Steele	Australia	46.24	50.26	-	50.26	Q
6	Karin Vikne	Norway	x	48.46	40.64	48.46	q
7	Satu Järvenpää	Finland	x	43.14	47.44	47.44
8	Yania Ferrales	Cuba	44.68	x	44.72	44.72
9	Katiuscia de Jesús	Brazil	x	42.94	x	42.94
10	Noella Flores	Tahiti	x	33.54	x	33.54
11	Siniva Marsters	Cook Islands	x	x	27.54	27.54

Rank	Name	Nationality	Attempts			Result	Notes
			1	2	3
1	Ma Shuli	China	x	52.58	-	52.58	Q
2	Yuka Murofushi	Japan	44.74	x	50.78	50.78	Q
3	Barbara Sugár	Hungary	48.04	45.58	50.02	50.02	Q
4	Alani Diloi	Australia	49.78	48.38	47.78	49.78	q
5	Roberta Collins	United States	x	x	49.18	49.18	q
6	Lyudmila Rublevskaya	Russia	x	48.68	46.72	48.68	q
7	Katja Tenhonen	Finland	46.10	47.62	46.42	47.62
8	Catherine Gery	France	45.70	46.84	45.18	46.84
9	Philippa Roles	United Kingdom	46.40	x	46.48	46.48
10	Ileana Brindusoiu	Romania	38.14	45.94	x	45.94
11	Lindy Leveaux	Seychelles	28.60	33.90	x	33.90

According to an unofficial count, 22 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.