The 5th World Puzzle Championship (and Congress) took place October 15 – 19, 1996 in Utrecht.
Individual results
| Rank | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Babilon | CZE |
| 2 | Zack Butler | USA |
| 3 | Wei-Hwa Huang | USA |
| 4 | Pavel Kalhous | CZE |
| 5 | Ron Osher | USA |
| 6 | Paul Jacobs | NED |
| 7 | Nick Baxter | USA |
| 8 | Markus Gegenheimer | GER |
| 9 | Petr Nepovim | CZE |
| 10 | Guray Erus | TUR |
Team results
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | USA |
| 2 | Czech Republic |
| 3 | Turkey |
| 4 | Netherlands |
| 5 | Poland |
| 6 | Russia |
| 7 | Germany |
| 8 | Japan |
| 9 | Hungary |
| 10 | Slovakia |